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July 15, 2015

Fracking report a 'road map' to safer energy production
Stockton CA (SPX) Jul 15, 2015
A new report to state lawmakers on hydraulic fracturing in California provides an important road map for scientists as they strive to produce energy while protecting human health and the environment, according to a scientist with appointments at University of the Pacific and Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory. William T. Stringfellow, director of the Environmental Measurements Laboratory at Lawrence Berkeley and a professor of engineering at Pacific, was part of a team of scientists who prepare ... read more

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We are engaged, Shell says after Iranian deal With a nuclear deal in hand, Royal Dutch Shell said Tuesday it's exploring the "immediate and long-term" implication of an opening Iranian oil door. ... more		OPEC, Get Ready For The Second US Oil Boom What OPEC countries fear most is a follow-up technological revolution that will lead to a second oil boom in the U.S., and that fear is now being realized. A technological revolution spurred t ... more		Plains taking extra caution with St. Louis oil spill Plains All American Pipeline said it deployed more containment mechanisms near a water treatment plant north of St. Louis following last week's oil spill. ... more
				AAA: California skewing national gas price average While California gas prices have prompted official state action, motor club AAA said drivers in most states are seeing relative stability at the pump. ... more		Oil prices finish higher after Iran deal Oil prices rose Tuesday as markets weighed the effects of Iran's deal with six world powers on curbing the Islamic republic's suspected ambitions for a nuclear bomb. ... more

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Hercules Offshore solicits votes on reorganization U.S. rig company Hercules Offshore said Tuesday it started a solicitation of votes from shareholders for a prepackaged plan for reorganization. ... more		Aussie companies early victors in Mexican oil auction Australian media reports Tuesday energy companies there are among the early victors in the first round of auctions for exploration permits offshore Mexico. ... 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		Saudi oil production at new high With oil demand from the Middle East expected to surge, Saudi Arabia reported to OPEC its crude oil production was at its highest levels in more than 30 years. ... more
				Former BP boss takes helm at Kurdish oil player Former BP boss, Tony Hayward, was appointed Monday as the chairman of Genel Energy, one of the largest oil players in the Kurdish north of Iraq. ... more		Oil prices tank on word of no "Grexit" Major crude oil indices started trading Monday off more than 1 percent after a last-minute save for Greece and emerging prospects for an Iranian nuclear deal. ... more

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North Dakota oil production up despite fewer rigs The number of rigs actively exploring for or producing oil and gas in North Dakota declined nearly 4 percent from last week, state data show. ... more		Plains reports oil spill near St. Louis Plains All American Pipeline, the company behind one of California's largest oil spills, said it was cleaning up a small separate spill near St. Louis. ... 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		Eni raises death toll from Nigerian oil pipeline blast Italian energy company Eni raised the death toll by one to 13 after last week's explosion during repairs on an oil pipeline in Nigeria's Niger Delta region. ... more
Europe calls for 'realistic' natural gas projects European energy security depends in part on "realistic and feasible" infrastructure through central and southern European countries, a commissioner said Friday. ... more		Oil spared from Canadian wildfires The latest flare-up in wildfires in western Canada did not impact oil production as earlier outbreaks did, a provincial spokesperson in Alberta said. ... more		IEA: OPEC production highest in three years Output from Iraq, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates helped boost OPEC oil production to a three-year high, the International Energy Agency said Friday. ... more		New Orleans settles with BP over 2010 spill BP offered a $45 million settlement to New Orleans, which will use the funds for water management and coastal restoration, the city's mayor said. ... more

	Iran trade with GCC set to grow but oil spat looms Iran should boost trade with its Gulf Arab neighbours if a deal on its nuclear programme sees sanctions and an oil embargo lifted, but higher Iranian crude production could worsen tensions within OPEC, analysts say. ... more		Oil balanced on IEA, IMF growth forecasts Crude oil prices started Friday holding relatively steady despite a downbeat forecast from the International Energy Agency. ... more

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OPEC influence debated during House export hearing		Oil prices rise but gains capped by China, Greece		Minor condensate spill reported in North Dakota		House revisits push for Keystone XL		Kurdish oil expectations lowered

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Marginal oil price rally continues

Two dead in Brazilian accident tied to Petrobras

Barnett shale research raises new concerns about methane emissions

Gas prices could go up, AAA says

Survey: OPEC keeps plugging away

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Study: Natural gas operations leak more methane than estimated

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Canada oil sands emits more carbon than from US crude

French businesses hoping to beat the rush back into Iran

North Dakota rig activity leveling out

Iran envisions post-sanctions oil era

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