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News Briefs: 1 Injured in Texas Refinery Fire
One person was burned when a unit making diesel ruptured on Saturday morning at a refinery in Pasadena, Texas, owned by Brazil’s national oil company, Petrobras.
The company said in…
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Ohio Water Hauling Company Growing Even in Industry Downturn
Mustang Oilfield Services owners get creative with their business model, hauling both water and equipment to customers in the Marcellus and Utica Shale plays.
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News Briefs: Congress Votes to Lift Export Ban
The U.S. Congress voted on Dec. 18 to lift the 40-year-old ban on exporting U.S. crude oil in an energy policy shift sought by Republicans as part of a bipartisan deal that also…
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News Briefs: Oil Company to Pay Millions for Oil Spill Clean-up
Enbridge Energy and its affiliates will pay $75 million to settle a 2010 oil spill that dumped 800,000 gallons of oil into Michigan’s Talmadge Creek and Kalamazoo River, state officials…
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News Briefs: US Projected as Net Exporter of Natural Gas by 2017
The U.S. Energy Information Administration’s (EIA) Annual Energy Outlook 2015, released April 14, shows the potential to eliminate net U.S. energy imports sometime between 2020 and…
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News Briefs: 2 More Refineries Go on Strike
The strike by U.S. refinery workers expanded to two more plants on Sunday. Workers say they are striking because of unfair labor practices by oil companies.
Workers at BP’s Whiting,…
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News Briefs: Fire Destroys Tanks Near Enbridge Facility in North Dakota
Storage tanks near a major gathering and distribution hub for crude oil produced in North Dakota caught fire on Jan. 1.
The storage tanks in Williston, N.D., caught fire while…
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News Briefs: Regulators Approve Gas Pipeline to New York
Federal regulators approved a $700 million pipeline project Dec. 8 that will bring Marcellus Shale natural gas from Pennsylvania to New England and New York.
With the approval, the…
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News Briefs: Five Companies Win STEER Awards
South Texas Energy & Economic Roundtable (STEER) presented its second annual Eagle Ford Excellence Awards on Nov. 6, honoring five companies in three categories.
STEER honors…
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Diversified Expertise Helps CMS Oilfield Services Stand Out In The Crowd
Diversification keys continued growth and helps CMS Oilfield Services provide year-round client support.
