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May 16, 2014

'Thick extensive' layer of oil in shale encountered in Kenya
London (UPI) May 15, 2013
British energy explorer Tullow Oil said Thursday it was reviewing options at its oil basins in Kenya after encountering extensive reserves in shale. Tullow said Thursday it ran into a 200-foot column of oil while drilling into its Twiga-2 appraisal well. At least 16 feet of oil was encountered during drilling operations at the company's Ekunyuk-1 well in northern Kenya. "The presence of a thick extensive oil shale gives us new options to study the basin's substantial unconventional oil p ... read more

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Gazprom's South Stream gas pipeline, which avoids Ukraine, progressing as planned The process for building the South Stream gas pipeline through Hungary is progressing on schedule, Russian energy company Gazprom said. ... more		Still no agreement on huge China-Russia gas deal: official China and Russia still disagree over pricing a multi-billion-dollar gas deal despite years of negotiations, a senior Beijing official said Thursday, ahead of a visit by Vladimir Putin when a contract signature had been expected. ... more		French services company lands deal to help build Yamal LNG French energy services company Technip said Thursday it secured a contract to help build a liquefied natural gas terminal in Russia's Yamal Peninsula. ... more
				Iranian crude oil export levels slip from February peak Iranian oil exports for April were down by about 180,000 barrels per day and consistent with a gradual decline, the International Energy Agency said Thursday. ... more		Vietnam-China South China Sea conflict developing into dangerous checkmate scenario The Chinese deployment of Marine Oil 981 offshore drill rig to the coast of Vietnam in early May was yet another serious escalation in an already tense South China Sea. The possibility of a naval clash between China and Vietnam has not been more probable than since their last skirmish on Johnson Reef in 1988 that killed some 70 Vietnamese sailors. Many in Washington perceive Beijing as reckless, but in the Chinese mind, this provocation is rooted in strategic logic. ... more

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