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News Briefs: Shale Gas Shipment to go to Brazil
Petroleo Brasileiro SA, Brazil’s state-owned energy company, is scheduled to receive the first cargo of shale gas to be shipped from the U.S., according to Bloomberg news services.
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News Briefs: Iowa Decision on Bakken Pipeline On Hold
The Iowa Utilities Board approved a motion on Feb. 19 to recess its deliberation meeting on the proposed Dakota Access pipeline case. The pipeline has been approved in North and South…
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News Briefs: Schlumberger to Cut 10,000 More Jobs
On the heels of disclosing a $1 billion loss for the final quarter of 2015 and customers abruptly cancelling projects, oilfields services company Schlumberger plans to cut 10,000 jobs…
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News Briefs: 1 Dead in Oilsands Plant Explosion
One worker was killed and another was critically injured Jan. 15 in an explosion at an oilsands plant near Fort McMurray, Alberta.
Nexen Energy ULC says the explosion at its…
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News Briefs: Shell Haults Canadian Oilsands Project
Royal Dutch Shell will stop construction of its Carmon Creek thermal oilsands venture in Canada due to “uncertainties” facing the project, including a lack of infrastructure.
The…
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News Briefs: BLM Fracking Rule Temporarily Blocked by Federal Judge
A federal judge in Wyoming issued a temporary stay against the implementation of the U.S. Bureau of Land Management’s fracking rule that would have gone into effect June 24.
The…
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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: U.S. Funds to Invest $900 Million in Mexican Gas Pipeline
Pemex, Mexico’s state-owned petroleum company, signed an agreement March 27 that will give two investment funds a 45 percent stake in a natural gas pipeline in exchange for $900…
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American Power Group Introduces “Fueled By Flare” Dual Fuel System
American Power Group Corporation announced today that its subsidiary, American Power Group Inc. (APG), will display its Fueled By Flare Dual Fuel System on a 2015 Freightliner 122SD…
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News Briefs: Onshore Storage Space for Oil Running Low
Onshore oil storage is nearing capacity, causing some companies to store crude oil in offshore tankers, according to a CNBC story.
The American Petroleum Institute released…