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June 16, 2015

Appeals court backs Shell's Alaska campaign
Washington (UPI) Jun 12, 2015
A federal appeals court ruled in favor of Royal Dutch Shell in a challenge from environmental groups to the company's oil spill response plans offshore Alaska. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ruled in a 2-1 decision the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, a division within the Department of Interior, acted appropriately when approving Shell's leases from 2005, 2007 and 2009 in the Beaufort and Chukchi Seas. "The panel rejected plaintiffs' contention that the bureau viol ... read more

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PNG LNG delivers 100th cargo A liquefied natural gas project in Papua New Guinea, led Exxon Mobil, marked a milestone with its 100th delivery during the weekend, the consortium said. ... more		Energy investments in Norway to flatten out The Norwegian government said it expects more overall investments in offshore exploration, though preliminary expectations for energy next year are flat. ... more		Algeria gas plant jihadist Belmokhtar 'killed in US strike' Al-Qaeda-linked jihadist Mokhtar Belmokhtar, who allegedly masterminded the siege of an Algerian gas plant in which 38 hostages died, has been killed in a US air strike, Libya's government said. ... more
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				Total U.S. oil production increases Total U.S. crude oil production reached 9.6 million barrels per day, with output from the Lower 48 states showing some recovery, federal data show. ... more		Hess brings partners to Bakken infrastructure U.S. midstream player Hess Corp. said it brought a new partner into its North Dakota operations with the goal of taking a pole position in the Bakken shale. ... more

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Oil prices fizzle on so-so economic data Expectations of a short-term global decline in oil demand and a modest increase in U.S. unemployment sent crude oil prices lower in early Thursday trading. ... more		Survey: Mid-life crisis for North Sea oil sector Most oil and gas companies working in the North Sea canceled projects and about half have cut staff because of the weak oil market, a survey found. ... more		Orbit Over Obsolescence: How Satellite Constellations Are Replacing Cell Towers One Layer at a Time Streamlining Government Records with Social Media Archiving Tools SyntaxError: invalid decimal literal - What to Do		Iran learning to cope with low oil sales Revenue generated from oil sales from Iran have declined dramatically, but the country needs to learn to cope, an Iranian government spokesman said. ... more
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