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November 03, 2014

EU declares relief with Ukrainian gas agreement
Brussels (UPI) Oct 31, 2014
Political responsibility and economic sense have prevailed with the signing of a gas deal between Russia and Ukraine, the European Commission president said. Negotiators in Brussels landed a deal late Thursday following several rounds of failed talks aimed at resolving a so-called gas war brewing at least since June. "This is an important step for our shared energy security on the European continent," outgoing European Commission President Jose Manuel Barroso said in a statement. "There ... read more

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Advocates blast TransCanada pipeline proposal Pipeline planner TransCanada can expect to face "considerable opposition" to its Energy East tar sands pipeline for the eastern Canada, an advocacy group said. ... more		U.S. producers say study backs end of oil export ban Global crude oil markets drive prices at the U.S. pump, meaning it's time to end the ban on oil exports, a consortium of U.S. oil companies said. ... more		WTI, Brent take big hits in Friday trading Brent and West Texas Intermediate prices suffered heavy losses in Friday trading, ending a week that saw some early optimism resurface for the oil market. ... more
				Gas capacity added to North Dakota shale Midstream operator ONEOK Partners said it completed a pipeline in North Dakota that will help shale developers reach regional markets. ... more		Oryx Petroleum: Security improves in Kurdish north Security improvements in the Kurdish north of Iraq mean oil operations are making significant new progress, Oryx Petroleum said Friday. ... more

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Wood Mac: Thai economy may be running out of energy Long-term fiscal policies in Thailand's booming economy might put the countries energy sector at risk, analysis Friday from Wood Mackenzie found. ... more		Chinese energy prices respond to crude Government-controlled prices for petroleum products like gasoline in China are falling in response to global crude oil prices, data show. ... more		Toxic homes a lasting legacy of Los Angeles fires 'Greatest con job ever': Trump trashes climate science at UN Turkey facing worst drought in over 50 years		EU receives complaints against Canaries oil plan Major environmental campaign groups and local councils complained to EU authorities on Friday over plans to explore for oil and gas off Spain's Canary Islands, a popular tourist destination. ... more
				TransCanada: Energy East pipeline application submitted Pipeline planner TransCanada Corp. said Thursday it filed a formal application for its Energy East pipeline project for eastern Canadian oil refineries. ... more		Technip sales up despite caution among oil industry players French oil services group Technip on Thursday reported soaring sales even though weak petrol prices have forced energy giants to be cautious about future investments. ... more

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Texas oil production tops 2.2 million bpd Crude oil production for Texas was up more than 20 percent year-on-year to just over 2.2 million barrels per day, a state regulator said. ... more		Peshmerga at Turkish border to reinforce besieged Kobane Heavily armed Iraqi peshmerga forces reached the Turkish border Thursday and a first small party entered the town of Kobane as they prepared to join fellow Kurds battling jihadists. ... more		Algeria's Sonatrach to probe offshore energy Algerian energy company Sonatrach announced plans to carry out its first ever offshore drilling campaign by the end of next year. ... more		Eni makes major oil find offshore Congo Italian energy company Eni said Thursday it made a significant oil discovery at a basin off the western coast of the Congolese republic. ... more

	IHS: Islamic State financing war campaign with oil Oil is fueling the war chest for the group calling itself the Islamic State by more than $2 million per day, a study from consultant group IHS said. ... more		Iranian economy tied too hard to oil, commissioner says The Iranian government should work to take oil revenue out of its total budget to protect the economy from market dynamics, a commissioner said Tuesday. ... more

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US lawmaker warns of military 'misunderstanding' risk with China

Venezuela accuses US of waging 'undeclared war,' urges UN probe

Slump in OPEC imports drives U.S. total imports to low mark		Total to strengthen resilience after de Margerie's death		Rosneft: No truth to claims of sanctions retaliation		Oil prices rally on word of end to quantitative easing		Canada views Keystone XL decision as a bilateral challenge
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