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US officials have approved an oil-spill plan for Royal Dutch Shell as the company looks to begin drilling in the Arctic, saying that Shell has demonstrated its ability to respond to potential spills in icy waters despite protests from environmental groups. Shell still has to obtain drilling permits from the Interior Department.
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Hydraulic fracturing of shale formations to extract natural gas has no direct connection to reports of groundwater contamination, based on evidence reviewed in a new study.
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Enbridge Energy is investigating the cause of a pipeline leak in eastern Michigan, according to a government filing made pubic Thursday. Enbridge said it discovered a small amount of oil Thursday in the soil near the town of Sterling in Arena County, according to the company's filing with the National Response Center.
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BP raised its dividend on the strength of improved earnings, but reiterated that it would only settle upcoming litigation related to the 2010 Gulf oil spill if certain minimum conditions are met. CEO Bob Dudley said the company's "bias has always been towards settlement, but only at a fair and reasonable price."
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ExxonMobil has awarded the first license for its patented steam injection system and production method to Baker Hughes to improve the efficiency of in-situ oil sands projects. The technology provides more effective regulation and distribution of steam in long horizontal wells.
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Operating companies are looking to new technology and innovation to provide practical solutions for meeting market demands and creating shareholder value.
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The governance of energy by our federal government is broken, dysfunctional and unfixable in its current form, according to the author.
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The region is facing tremendous pressure to develop a radically different energy and power mix.
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Shell’s plans to drill for oil and gas in the Arctic region will be centered on Alaska and Greenland, though the Anglo-Dutch major is also eyeing Russia's far north as an exploration frontier, said CEO Peter Voser. Vast hydrocarbon reserves are believed to lie off the coast of Greenland.
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Politicians unveiled a bill that could push through approval of the project over the objections of President Barack Obama.
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There is no need for new legislation to regulate shale gas exploration in the European Union, according to a study that proposed the bloc adopt a low profile on what is a controversial issue among its member countries. Exploratory drilling is taking place at more than 20 sites in the EU, half of which are in Poland.
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The transportation arm of Brazilian state energy company Petrobras reported an oil leak at its Osorio terminal in Rio Grande do Sul state. Transpetro said that it immediately deployed personnel and equipment to contain and remove the spill.
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The NPRA, API and Western States Petroleum Association jointly filed a petition Friday requesting that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) waive the 2011 cellulosic biofuel volume mandate in its entirety. The groups claim no cellulosic biofuel was actually produced last year.
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Obama's decision to deny TransCanada a permit for Keystone XL underlines the need for Canada to diversify its energy exports, with particular focus on China, the official says.
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US specialty chemicals producer Albemarle has officially announced the formation of its Electronic Materials business unit. The business has already begun selling commercial quantities of ultra high purity trimethyl gallium (TMG) and triethylgallium (TEG) under its new PureGrowth brand name.
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TransCanada said late Wednesday that it had received the US Department of State's decision that the Presidential Permit for its proposed Keystone XL pipeline has been denied. However, the company will reapply for a permit and hopes to start up pipeline service as soon as 2014.
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Global energy demand will continue to grow over the next 20 years, albeit at a slowing annual rate, fueled by economic and population growth in non-OECD countries, BP said in its Energy Outlook 2030 report. The demand projection is up 1.2% from the year-earlier estimate.
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Norwegian energy company Statoil said late Thursday that it temporarily shut down production Wednesday at its liquefied natural gas plant at Melkoya outside Hammerfest, Norway. Statoil's share of production from the plant totals 48,000 barrels of oil equivalent a day of LNG.
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Enbridge is investigating the report of a small natural gas leak in the West Cameron Block 275, located 66 miles off the coast of Louisiana in the US Gulf of Mexico. A three-foot diameter patch of bubbles has been spotted on the surface of the water in the vicinity of the Stingray natural gas pipeline.
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ExxonMobil on Monday said operations at its oil refinery in Beaumont, Texas, had returned to normal following a gas compressor problem the day before. The Beaumont refinery has a capacity of 344,000 bpd.
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BP has been ordered to take immediate steps to address a number of "serious breaches" of regulations in connection with a fire on its Valhall platform last year, Norway's offshore safety authority said Thursday. No people were injured in that incident, although the safety body said that under slightly different circumstances it could have escalated and led to the loss of life.
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Global engineering and construction major Foster Wheeler has completed the purchase of Graf-Wulff GmbH, a German company that designs, manufactures and installs circulating dry ash flue gas scrubbing technology for all types of boilers in the power and industrial sectors.
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BP is asking Halliburton to pay all costs tied to the cleanup of the disastrous spring 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill, media reports say. BP previously estimated the cleanup expense at $42 billion.
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Installing new equipment involves more processes to ensure safety and to meet new codes