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News Briefs: Construction Can Begin on Bakken Pipeline in Iowa
Iowa state regulators gave permission June 6 for construction to start on the Bakken oil pipeline, despite a complaint by the Sierra Club that the action is illegal.
The approval by…
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Online Site Connects Saltwater Disposal Service Companies
Sourcewater provides a way for saltwater disposal services to keep functioning in the down market.
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Ohio Association Stands as a Voice for Distribution and Transportation of Natural Gas
Ohio Gas Association finding ways to help the distribution and transportation side of the natural gas industry.
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News Briefs: Obama Administration Says No to New Atlantic Ocean Drilling
The Obama administration is abandoning its plan to allow new offshore drilling on the southeast coast of the U.S., the Interior Department announced on March 15.
The Department said…
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News Briefs: Chesapeake Halting Drilling in Marcellus, Utica
Chesapeake Energy announced Feb. 26 that it will decrease costs by halting further drilling of new wells in the Marcellus and Utica Shale plays.
The Oklahoma City company put in…
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Oilfield Service Company Gives Back to Hometown
When Greg and Megan Cook founded Mustang Oilfield Services in St. Clairsville, Ohio, back in August 2013, the new adventure was a return home for Greg, who grew up there. But it was…
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News Briefs: Schlumberger to Cut 10,000 More Jobs
On the heels of disclosing a $1 billion loss for the final quarter of 2015 and customers abruptly cancelling projects, oilfields services company Schlumberger plans to cut 10,000 jobs…
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News Briefs: Congress Votes to Lift Export Ban
The U.S. Congress voted on Dec. 18 to lift the 40-year-old ban on exporting U.S. crude oil in an energy policy shift sought by Republicans as part of a bipartisan deal that also…
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News Briefs: Pennsylvania Files Lawsuit Against Chesapeake Energy Corp.
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane filed a lawsuit against Oklahoma-based Chesapeake Energy Corp. claiming that the company had landowners sign “deceptive” leases that cheated…
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News Briefs: EPA Investigates ExxonMobil Refinery Explosion
The Environmental Protection Agency has become the latest government agency to open an investigation into the ExxonMobil Torrance refinery.
The investigation seeks to determine…