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September 16, 2014

Contaminated water in 2 states linked to faulty shale gas wells
Durham NC (SPX) Sep 16, 2014
Faulty well integrity, not hydraulic fracturing deep underground, is the primary cause of drinking water contamination from shale gas extraction in parts of Pennsylvania and Texas, according to a new study by researchers from five universities. The scientists from Duke, Ohio State, Stanford, Dartmouth and the University of Rochester published their peer-reviewed study Sept. 15 in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. Using noble gas and hydrocarbon tracers, they analyzed the gas con ... read more

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Tate Modern called to come clean on ties to BP Tate Modern art gallery in London needs to come clean about its financial ties to British oil company BP, advocates said Monday. ... more		China Sinopec unit to sell 30% stake Chinese oil giant Sinopec will sell a 30 percent stake in its marketing arm to outside investors for more than $17 billion, the company said, as the government pushes key economic reforms. ... more		Shell assessing 'possible impact' of Russian sanctions A spokesman for Royal Dutch Shell said Monday the company was reviewing what impact, if any, sanctions would have on its ties to the Russian energy sector. ... more
				Kremlin suspends trilateral natural gas talks A spokesperson for the Russian Energy Ministry said Monday it was postponing trilateral talks with the European Union and Ukraine. ... more		Gas can't get to Iraq until security improves, Iran says Gas can't be sent through a pipeline to a power plant in Iraq until next year because of the security situation there, an Iranian development official said. ... more

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EU charts decrease in energy trade deficit The trade deficit for energy for the 28 members of the European Union was down 8 percent from the first six months of 2013, data Monday show. ... more		New York Times report on oil rubbish, Ankara says Turkish Energy Minister Taner Yildiz said a report Ankara wasn't doing enough to interrupt oil ties to the Islamic State was part of smear campaign. ... more		NASA ISRO radar satellite beams first Earth images from space Morocco High Atlas whistle language strives for survival China warns Papua New Guinea over Australian defence deal		Pipeline to Henry Hub closed after deadly accident A natural gas pipeline off the coast of Louisiana was closed Monday in response to a deadly accident, Chevron Pipe Line Co. said. ... more
				BP: No updates for hurricane threat in Gulf of Mexico There's no threat to oil installations in the Gulf of Mexico from hurricanes, British oil company BP states from its storm prediction center. ... more		Gazprom Neft takes 1 millionth barrel from arctic field Russian oil company Gazprom Neft said Monday it reached a milestone with the production of its 1 millionth barrel of oil from the arctic Prirazlomnoye field. ... more

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China Sinopec unit to sell 30% stake Chinese oil giant Sinopec will sell a 30 percent stake in its marketing arm to outside investors for more than $17 billion, the company said, as the government pushes key economic reforms. ... more		Kuwait NBK to help finance mega oil project The National Bank of Kuwait's investment arm has been selected as exclusive financing adviser for a $12-billion clean fuel refineries project, the bank said in a statement on Sunday. ... more		Statoil sells offshore assets to Germany's Wintershall Norwegian energy company Statoil said Friday it sold off some of its assets on the Norwegian continental shelf to its German counterpart, Wintershall. ... more		Pemex working to wean itself from foreign tap Mexico's state-run energy company said it's focusing on production of fuels at five domestic refineries in an effort to wean itself from imports. ... more

	Head of Bakken player Continental pursuing 'other options' The head of Continental Resources, the largest player in North Dakota shale, is leaving to pursue his options elsewhere, the company said. ... more		DOT sued by advocates upset by oil train rules Advocacy groups said they filed a lawsuit against the Department of Transportation for not responding to calls to pull crude oil rail cars out of service. ... more

EU states to hold talks on 'drone wall' to protect bloc

Denmark military intel fails to identify source of drone flights

Lithuania eases rules on shooting down drones

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Rosneft, other Russian energy companies in EU sights		China puts offshore reserve areas on auction block		API says more LNG exports needed for U.S. leverage		China, Russia to build seaport: report		U.S. assessing 'rumors' of Iran, Russia oil agreement

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IEA sees oil demand slump on Europe, China slumps

Shale bid in British national park denied

Peace Action says oil funding cut may contain Islamic State

Gazprom Neft signs cooperation deal with Weatherford

Flint Hills settles with EPA over North Pole refinery fire

MIPT Specialists Study Burning of Kerosene

British gov't reviewing European gas crisis

New fast-track developments online for Statoil

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Scotland says 'yes' vote means more oil from North Sea

OPEC: More Libyan crude means lower oil prices

Kuwait Energy, Dragon Oil find oil in southern Iraq

McAuliffe: No fracking in George Washington National Forest

Lifting ban does little for U.S. oil imports, study finds

Alaska signs agreement to export LNG to Japan

U.S. proposes new rules for trains carrying oil

Few barriers to energy cooperation, Iran and Russia say

Oil groups spar over U.S. export policies

Deep water fundamental part of Shell's future

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