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July 01, 2015

China starts work on Russian gas pipeline
Beijing (UPI) Jun 30, 2015
Construction on the Chinese side of a natural gas pipeline linking to Russia began in western Heilongjiang province, a Chinese energy company said Tuesday. Chinese Vice Premier Zhang Gaoli gave the ceremonial order to start construction on the pipeline during a video conference with Russian Prime Minister Dmitry Medvedev, the China National Petroleum Corp. said. Russian energy company Gazprom has a 30-year sales agreement with CNPC that calls for 1.3 trillion cubic feet of natural gas pe ... read more

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July 4th gas to be cheapest since at least 2010 Though seasonally high, U.S. holiday goers are expected to pay the lowest price for gas during the July 4th weekend in at least five years, motor club AAA said. ... more		German government postpones parliamentary vote on fracking The German government said Tuesday it has decided to postpone until after the summer break a parliamentary vote on a draft law on the controversial technology of "fracking" in Germany. ... more		Vitol buys into Nigeria downstream sector Dutch oil trader Vitol said Tuesday it spent around $27 million to take on a majority stake in the refining business held by Nigerian energy company Oando. ... more
				Samsung gets major Johan Sverdrup contract A day after the first steel was cut for the platform, Statoil said it awarded Samsung with an $886 million contract for Johan Sverdrup field development. ... more		Eni reaches LNG deal in Indonesia Italian energy company Eni said Tuesday it signed what it said was a groundbreaking deal to sell liquefied natural gas from a deepwater Indonesian field. ... more

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SCOTUS says no to Gulf of Mexico spill appeals The Supreme Court refused to hear two separate cases filed by BP and Anadarko Petroleum challenging fines related to the 2010 oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. ... more		North Dakota refinery completed The completion of a new refinery in North Dakota will help bring jobs to the state while ensuring U.S. energy security, Gov. Jack Dalrymple said. ... more		As world burns, India's Amitav Ghosh writes for the future Fire on Ice: The Arctic's Changing Fire Regime Cosmic krypton timestamps reveal Australia landscape evolution and resources		Optimism wins; crude oil recovers Crude oil prices rebounded on the last full trading day in June amid tempered optimism about the prospects for Greek and Iranian negotiations. ... more
				Gazprom: New lines for Nord Stream by 2019 New corridors along the Nord Stream natural gas pipeline through the Baltic Sea to European markets should be in service by 2019, Russia's Gazprom said. ... more		US Supreme Court rejects BP appeal in Gulf oil spill The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a request from British energy giant BP and its US partner Anadarko to appeal massive compensation payouts stemming from the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. ... more

Canadian oil producers back lower emissions An industry group in the Canadian oil sands sector said it was committed to playing a greater role in the effort to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. ... more		Activists deploy against Shell's arctic plans Activists said Monday they took to the water off the Washington state coast in kayaks to try to slow progress of a Shell drilling rig bound for arctic waters. ... more		GE and Lockheed validate compact rotating detonation ramjet for hypersonic missiles JWST red dots reveal rapidly growing early black holes Spaceflight study links astronaut biology to reversible shifts in epigenetic age		Texas oil production holding steady Texas oil production in April was up more than 10 percent year-on-year, but relatively unchanged from the previous month, the state's energy regulator said. ... more
North Dakota rig data suggests stability The exploration and production side of the North Dakota energy sector may be leveling off as the number of deployed rigs holds steady, state data show. ... more		Gulf Keystone reaches Kurdish oil sales deal A new contract with the Kurdish government calls for domestic sales and exports of as much as 40,000 barrels of oil per day, Gulf Keystone Petroleum said. ... more		Eni strengthens grip in Kazakhstan Italian energy company Eni said it took on a larger stake in the Isatay oil reserve area in the Caspian Sea from its partners in Kazakhastan. ... more		Gas flowing from Moroccan shale Irish explorer Circle Oil, which focuses on North African reserves, said gas was flowing from its first shale well drilled into a basin in Morocco. ... more

	Blow to British fracking as drilling plans rejected Britain's hopes of expanding its shale gas industry suffered a blow Monday when local authorities rejected plans for an exploratory fracking site in northwest England following protests. ... more		Optimizing shale gas production from well to wire "Hydraulic fracturing" (or fracking) and "environmentally friendly" often do not appear in the same sentence together. But as the United States teeters on the precipice of a shale gas boom, Northwes ... more

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