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July 23, 2015

Shallow fracking raises questions for water
Stanford CA (SPX) Jul 22, 2015
The United States now produces about as much crude oil as Saudi Arabia does, and enough natural gas to export in large quantities. That's thanks to hydraulic fracturing, a mining practice that involves a rock-cracking pressurized mix of water, sand and chemicals. Ongoing research by Stanford environmental scientist Rob Jackson attempts to minimize the risks of "fracking" to underground drinking water sources. The most recent such study, published in Environmental Science and Technology, finds that ... read more

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U.S. reminds rail companies of oil rules Companies sending oil from the Bakken shale reserve area by rail are reminded of their responsibility to give advance traffic notices, a federal regulator said. ... more		Oil prices lower on weak sentiment Signs that oil markets are weighted on the supply side and lingering uncertainty about price trajectories send crude oil prices lower in Wednesday trading. ... more		Murkowski breaks rank on oil tie to highway funding Sen. Lisa Murkowski, a vocal supporter of the oil industry, said selling oil from strategic national reserves to fund highway projects was bad policy. ... more
				China has drilling rigs close to disputed waters: Japan China has put 16 drilling rigs close to its de facto maritime border with Japan, Tokyo said Wednesday, in the latest twist in a row over gas fields in waters disputed by the two countries. ... more		EU extends loan to assist with Ukrainian reforms The European Commission said Wednesday it agreed to extend financial assistance to Ukraine, a key energy transit country, to help with economic reforms. ... more

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Iran working to renew gas pipeline interest A project once dubbed the Peace Pipeline could see new life with Chinese and Indian investors working in a post-sanctions Iran, a Pakistani official said. ... more		Technip bags TAP management contract A consortium working to diversify the European energy sector with Azeri natural gas said it picked French contractor Technip to help steer the project forward. ... 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		AAA: U.S. retail gasoline market volatile A stable national retail average price for a gallon of gasoline is masking volatility in some U.S. sectors brought on by refinery issues, motor club AAA said. ... more
				Oil prices holding steady, though down since July The price for West Texas Intermediate crude oil fought off $49 per barrel in early Tuesday trading despite a string of pessimistic statements from U.S. players. ... more		Engie builds LNG portfolio in Asia French energy company Engie said Tuesday it was building its position in the liquefied natural gas market through a partnership with a Japanese power producer. ... more

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Report: Cuba may get oil help from Angola Cuba expects to kick start its deepwater oil exploration activity with assistance from Angola's state-run energy company Sonangol, a Cuban official said. ... more		Bolivia to explore oil in seven of 22 protected areas Bolivia will explore for oil in seven of 22 protected reserves, the president said Tuesday, sparking outcry from opposition activists. ... 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		Baker Hughes stumbles Oil services company Baker Hughes said Tuesday it expected the weak market for crude oil to hurt all segments of business operations for the rest of the year. ... more
New family of chemical structures can effectively remove CO2 from gas mixtures A newly discovered family of chemical structures, published in Nature, could increase the value of biogas and natural gas that contains carbon dioxide. The new chemical structures, known as zeolites ... more		Oil prices continue steady drift lower Ongoing anticipation over the return of Iranian oil, and emerging stability in the U.S. oil sector, pushed crude oil prices slightly lower in Monday trading. ... more		No change in North Dakota rig deployments North Dakota oil activity is leveling out during an era of lower oil prices with activity in the exploration and production sector holding steady, data show. ... more		TransCanada boasts of benefits of North American pipelines The shipment of the 1 billionth barrel of oil through the Keystone oil pipeline system shows commitment to U.S. energy security, TransCanada said. ... more

	Eni finds more natural gas in Egypt Italian energy company Eni said Monday it made what it considers to be an important discovery of natural gas in the Egyptian Nile Delta. ... more		No contact with Iran, European gas pipeline group says A consortium managing a pipeline designed as way to diversify the European natural gas sector said it hasn't made any contacts with potential Iranian suppliers. ... more

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