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January 28, 2014
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Norwegian oil worker unions pull out of offshore platform safety group
Oslo, Norway (UPI) Jan 27, 2013
Unions representing Norwegian offshore oil rig workers have pulled out of an industry-sponsored group amid harsh criticism of cutbacks in safety training. The four unions - Fellesforbundet, Industri Energi, Lederne and SAFE - announced Friday they have suspended their membership in the Norwegian Oil and Gas Association's Network for Safety and Emergency Response Training, NSOB, which was established in the wake of the 1980 Alexander Kielland platform disaster in which 123 people died. ... read more
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Arctic ruling a setback for Shell?
A court decision regarding offshore oil and gas leases off the coast of Alaska could hinder oil giant Shell's plans to drill in the Chukchi Sea. ... more
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South Sudan agrees truce, but crisis not over yet
South Sudan's government and rebels have signed a ceasefire, but analysts warn that bringing battling gunmen on the ground under control and making the truce stick is far from guaranteed. ... more
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Kurds' oil deal with Turkey 'endangers Iraq's budget'
The feud between Iraq's central government and the minority Kurds' semiautonomous enclave over oil is reaching critical mass, the head of parliament's treasury committee says. ... more
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Australia on course for a shale boom?
Australia is slated to be the next big energy market for shale, experts say. ... more


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US leg of controversial Canadian oil pipeline opens
Oil started to flow on Wednesday through the southern US leg of the controversial Keystone XL pipeline, its Canadian operator said, while Washington mulls whether on not to approve its northern half. ... more
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Abbas 'seeks $1B deal with Russia on Gaza natural gas field
Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas is in Moscow on a four-day visit seeking to secure a $1 billion deal with Russia to develop a natural gas field off the Gaza Strip, ... more
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EU issues framework for shale gas exploitation
The European Commission issued Wednesday recommendations to ensure that clear environmental safeguards are in place when the controversial technique of "fracking" is used to tap shale gas reserves. ... more
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Iraq oil exports, revenues dip in 2013
Iraq's oil exports and revenues declined in 2013 compared to the previous year, official figures showed Wednesday, despite efforts to dramatically ramp up crude sales to fund much-needed reconstruction. ... more
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Iran's oil minister to seek investment at Davos
Iran's oil minister will hold a "face-to-face" meeting at Davos with major oil companies to try to coax them back to the sanctions-hit Islamic republic, media reported Wednesday. ... more
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New EPA Rule Requires Chemical Disclosure for Offshore Fracking
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency published a rule on January 9, 2014 requiring oil and gas companies using hydraulic fracturing off the coast of California to disclose the chemicals they dis ... more
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Ukraine sets back Gazprom profits by 10.5%
Russia's natural gas giant Gazprom reported on Thursday a 10.5-percent plunge in third-quarter profits but gains over the first nine months of 2013 thanks booming European sales. ... more
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Shell to further scale down Australian operations?
Shell's Australian investments are in the spotlight after the company offloaded its holdings in a major gas project in Western Australia. ... more
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EU wants common rules for shale gas 'fracking'
The European Commission wants EU member states to accept common environment and health rules if they use controversial 'fracking' to develop shale gas resources. ... more
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Norway to build modern icebreaker for oil, gas exploration in Arctic by 2016
The Kronprins Haakon modern icebreaker for exploration of resources in the Arctic will be ready by 2016, Norway's Minister of Fishery Elisabeth Aspaker said at the opening of the Arctic Borders inte ... more
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Vietnam anti-China activists mark Paracels defeat
Activists chanted anti-China slogans and laid flowers Sunday at a protest in Hanoi marking the 40th anniversary of the Chinese invasion of contested islands in the South China Sea. ... more
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Oil prices drop on China data
Oil prices fell on Monday as China's economic growth data fuelled concerns over energy demand in the world's second largest economy, traders said. ... more
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5,900 natural gas leaks discovered under Washington, D.C.
than 5,893 leaks from aging natural gas pipelines have been found under the streets of Washington, D.C. by a research team from Duke University and Boston University. A dozen of the leaks could have ... more
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Syrian energy deal puts Russia in gas-rich Med
Syria's new 25-year energy deal with Russia, a key ally of embattled President Bashar Assad, could open the way for Moscow's eventual move into the gas-rich eastern Mediterranean - if the Damascus regime survives the civil war that's raged since March 2011. ... more
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Suez Canal, energy lifeline, seen vulnerable to jihadist attack
Egypt's military has stepped up security along the Suez Canal, a vital oil shipping artery that's one of the world's most strategically important waterways, to protect it from attack amid a swelling jihadist insurgency in the Sinai Peninsula. ... more
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EU, Russia to discuss concerns over South Stream pipeline

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Netherlands slashes gas production after quake protests

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Iraq threatens Turk boycott, contract cuts in Kurd row

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Canadian foreign minister demands Keystone decision

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Iraq: Maliki threatens Kurds if they export oil to Turkey

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Polish auditors slam government for slow pace of shale gas development

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Acid mine drainage reduces radioactivity in fracking waste

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Oil price gains capped by prospect of Iran supplies

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Violence Threatens to Thwart Iraqi Oil Resurgence

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Japan, Ethiopia urge peace in South Sudan

Oil prices drop after interim Iran nuclear deal

Tax breaks for fracking firms as UK goes 'all out for shale'

Iraq summons Turkish diplomat over Kurd oil sale

Oil market slides on Iran news

Sinopec to pay compensation over pipeline blast

US court upholds BP settlement for Gulf oil spill

Lebanon's prospects of gas bonanza slip further away

Probe 'blames Sinopec, city for deadly China pipeline blast'

Libyan oil crisis swells as militias refuse to end shutdown

Exxon Mobil launches Singapore petrochemical processing

Shell New Zealand to drill in Great South Basin

Abe to offer help in Africa tour as Ethiopia hopes for trade

India urges Asian unity for fair LNG pricing

Canada PM predicts Keystone pipeline 'will proceed'

Beached Morocco oil tanker to be 'unloaded by Monday'

China weighs in as S.Sudan peace talks open

Sudan, South mull joint oil protection force: minister

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Iraq oil pipeline bombed, pumping halted

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