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June 09, 2015

Trace amounts of oil still on California beaches
Santa Barbara, Calif. (UPI) Jun 8, 2015
While less than half of the California beaches soiled by last month's spill are cleaned, those remaining have only trace amounts of oil, a unified command said. About 500 barrels of oil may have reached the waters off the coast of California when Line 901, a pipeline system operated by Plains All American, leaked May 19. All told, about 2,500 barrels of oil spilled in a release the Environmental Protection Agency said was the worst spill in California in the last 25 years. A unified comm ... read more

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Tepid growth forecasts sends oil lower Crude oil prices drifted lower in early Monday trading as world leaders said from Germany more work was needed to keep the global economy moving. ... more		Iran sees oil interest from Europe While some European companies are eager to work with Iran, the country's oil minister said there's been few commitments on oil sales. ... more		Global economic policies may hinge on oil prices Countries that depend heavily on oil for part of their government revenue may see company's investment appetite wane without fiscal reforms, analysis finds. ... more
				Rig numbers in North Dakota recover The number of rigs actively exploring for or producing oil and natural gas in North Dakota recovered from recent lows, state data show. ... more		Cyprus emerging as regional gas player A group of Israeli energy partners said they were declaring a natural gas reservoir discovered off the coast of Cyprus a commercial prospect. ... more

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Angolan president heads to China as low oil price bites Angolan President Jose Eduardo dos Santos headed on Monday for his first official visit to China in seven years as his country, which is Africa's second largest oil producer, struggles with falling oil prices. ... more		The invisible key to methane hydrates Like the carbon dioxide in a fizzing glass of soda, most bubbles of gas in a liquid don't last long. But nanobubbles persist. These bubbles are thousands of times smaller than the tip of a pencil le ... more		Ex-US climate envoy: Trump threatening 'consensus science' worldwide How did an Indian zoo get the world's most endangered great ape? Australian scientists grapple with 'despicable' butterfly heist		Bakken gets federal crime strike force State and federal authorities announced the creation of a "strike force" aimed at addressing organized crime in and around the Bakken oil field. ... more
				Longevity of bear oil market concerns Texas One of the primary challenges looming for over the health of the Texas state economy is the low price of oil, a report from the Dallas Federal Reserve said. ... more		Sudan's Bashir names new foreign, oil, defence ministers: TV Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir started forming a new government late Saturday, state television reported, more than a month after he swept elections boycotted by the mainstream opposition and marred by poor turnout. ... more

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Canada's Cenovus buys rail terminal Canadian energy company Cenovus said it agreed to spend roughly $75 million to acquire a rail facility for oil transport near Edmonton, Alberta. ... more		Slow demand pushes oil prices lower Tepid global economic growth expectations from the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries sent crude oil prices drifting lower in early Friday trading. ... more		Constellations of Power: Smart Dragon-3 and the Geopolitics of China's Space Strategy Ten Years Later, LIGO is a Black-Hole Hunting Machine NASA awards Blue Origin new lunar mission to deliver VIPER rover in 2027		Energy job losses mount, but sector recovering The number of people seeking unemployment assistance in May in the U.S. extractive industries was up by nearly 5 percentage points year-on-year, federal data show. ... more
More than 150 killed in Ghana petrol station blast, floods More than 150 people have died in a devastating petrol station blast during heavy flooding in Ghana's capital, prompting the nation's leader to call three days of national mourning over the "catastrophic" loss of life. ... more		U.S. losing rig count race The number of rigs in service in the United States declined more for the week ending May 29 than all of North America combined, Baker Hughes said Friday. ... more		Oil exports a strategic move, Murkowski says U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski again pressed for an end to a 1970s ban on crude oil exports, arguing the United States can prove its mettle with its oil reserves. ... more		Canadian firm renews oil production after fire A Canadian oil firm said Saturday it would relaunch production at oil sands mines after widespread forest fires forced them to shut down. ... more

	At least 90 killed in Ghana petrol station fire At least 90 people were killed in a fire at a petrol station in Ghana's capital, Accra, as they sought shelter from heavy rains that caused widespread flooding, emergency services said Thursday. ... more		No widespread danger to water from fracking: US agency The controversial oil and gas extraction technique known as fracking poses no widespread danger to US drinking water, the US environmental agency said Thursday in a long-awaited assessment. ... more

Russia offers to extend nuclear arms limits with US

Saudi Arabia and Pakistan sign mutual defense pact

Brazil, Chile sign defense agreement

Statoil: Low-carbon ambitions not enough		Texas oil and gas outlook negative		Oil prices drift further into the red for the week		Alaska adds oil to U.S. total		Woodside, Sempra mull Texas LNG project
PHMSA: California oil pipeline corroded		Fire threat to oil abates in Alberta		French company grabs Russian LNG		Iran says end of sanctions could lift oil output by 1.0 mn bpd		Former PHMSA chief questions need for Keystone XL

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Crude oil prices tumbling

Canadian oil exports by rail fall

Back off, Alaskan energy group tells Shell activists

IHS: Arab defense spending influenced little by oil

Pioneer sells Texas shale operations for $2.15 billion

AAA expects a summer for road trips

Oil up on positive demand sentiment

Alaska LNG gets export nod

New low rig count in North Dakota

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U.S. sectors spar over crude oil exports

Saudi Aramco revisits rig contracts

Animals dead as a result of California oil spill

Oil animals collected from California beaches

Crude oil markets up slightly Friday

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Arctic drilling 'will happen,' Alaska's governor says

New pollution alert closes California beaches

U.S. labor numbers drag on oil

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