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- Salazar: Oil, gas drilling is safer after Gulf oil spill
Outgoing Interior Secretary Ken Salazar described the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill as one of the signature issues during his term because of the way the U.S. government responded and its dedication to Gulf Coast restoration efforts. Salazar said that oil and natural gas drilling operations in the U.S. are much safer now following the incident. "I don't believe we will ever see a runaway well in the Gulf of Mexico the way we did with the Macondo well, and that's because we have Helix and [Marine Well Containment Co.], and industry knew we were serious," Salazar said. FuelFix.com
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- Exxon oil spill in Ark. forces some evacuations near site
An ExxonMobil oil pipeline spill in Faulkner County, Ark., prompted the evacuation of some homes near the site, and it may take days before people can return, a company executive said. "Our focus is to protect the community," said Karen Tyrone, vice president of operations for ExxonMobil Pipeline. "We have air monitoring going on seven days a week, 24 hours a day ... and to date, we have no indication that there's a health impact on the community." The Washington Post/The Associated Press
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- ExxonMobil plans to build floating LNG project in Australia
ExxonMobil seeks to build a floating liquefied natural gas project that would help in the development of the Scarborough field off the Western Australian coast, the company said in documents submitted to the Australian Environment Department. A decision on the project is expected in 2014 or 2015, Exxon said, with production beginning in 2020 or 2021. Bloomberg
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- Dominion Energy forges LNG export deals with Sumitomo, Gail
Dominion Energy has forged liquefied natural gas export deals with Japan's Sumitomo and India's Gail. The LNG would come from Dominion's proposed $3.5 billion Cove Point terminal in Maryland. Dominion is seeking clearance from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission for the project's construction and is awaiting the Department of Energy's approval for gas exports to countries without free trade deals with the U.S. Reuters
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- Pemex awards IDE rig development contract worth over $350M
Integrated Drilling Equipment Co. Holdings secured a contract worth over $350 million to develop four modular offshore platform rigs for a subsidiary of Pemex. "IDE looks forward to using these contracts as a platform for future growth of our products and services to Pemex and other drilling contractors serving the land and offshore drilling market in Mexico," said Steve Cope, chairman and CEO of IDE. FuelFix.com
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 | Industry turns attention to oilfield housing challenges
The Petroleum Connection has organized an event addressing the challenges faced by the industry and oil & gas boomtowns regarding short/long term housing, smart development, transportation & other issues. Those interested should attend the 2013 Oilfield Housing Solutions Conference at the Westin La Cantera Resort in San Antonio. May 9-10, 2013.
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- Supreme Court rejects API challenge to EPA air rule
The American Petroleum Institute's petition to overturn the Environmental Protection Agency's air quality rule for nitrogen dioxide releases was rejected by the U.S. Supreme Court. Under the rule, nitrogen dioxide concentrations in the atmosphere will be limited to 100 parts per billion. Bloomberg Businessweek
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