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| December 23, 2013 |
 Lifeline oil fields under rebel threat in South Sudan Juba (AFP) Dec 22, 2013 - Rebel forces in South Sudan threaten the crucial oil fields key to the economy, experts warn, risking possible military intervention by old enemies Sudan should production not be protected. On Saturday, a key army commander in control of Unity state - one of the most important petroleum regions - defected to join the rebel forces of Riek Machar, the fugitive former vice president. Army ... more |  |
Army commander in South Sudan oil-state 'joins rebels': army spokesman Juba (AFP) Dec 21, 2013 - A top South Sudan army commander based in the key oil-producing Unity state appears to have defected to rebel forces, the country's army spokesman said Friday. "We have lost contact with the commander... and there are reports he has joined the forces of Riek Machar," army spokesman Philip Aguer told AFP, but he added that government forces were still in control of the area. Fighting brok ... more |  |
Study links BP oil spill to dolphin disease Washington (UPI) Dec 19, 2013 - A U.S. government study links the BP oil disaster to Gulf of Mexico dolphin disease, but a spokesman for the oil and gas giant said the study proved nothing. The study - led by scientists from the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, a scientific agency within the Commerce Department focused on ocean and atmospheric conditions - found lung diseases, hormonal defects and ot ... more |  |
Russia starts pumping oil at Arctic rig raided by Greenpeace Moscow (AFP) Dec 20, 2013 - Russia's state-held energy giant Gazprom said Friday it had launched production at an Arctic oil rig raided in September by 30 Greenpeace activists whom the authorities later detained for two months. The landmark announcement marked the formal start of Russia's long-planned effort to turn the vast oil and natural gas riches believed to be buried in the frozen waters into profits for its ambi ... more |  |
Venezuela to raise domestic gas prices? Caracas, Venezuela (UPI) Dec 20, 2013 - Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro signaled he wants to raise gasoline prices, which are considered among the cheapest in the world at about 5 cents a gallon. "Without a doubt there's a distortion that we need to correct," Maduro said Wednesday, in reference to the country's highly subsidized gasoline. His comments came during a rare meeting with opposition political leaders, the Wall ... more |  |
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Intelligence chief killed in Libya's Benghazi Benghazi, Libya (AFP) Dec 20, 2013 - The head of military intelligence in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi was shot dead on Friday during a visit to his family in nearby Derna, a security official said. "Unknown assailants opened fire at Colonel Fethallah al-Gaziri, head of Benghazi military intelligence, and killed him," the official told AFP on condition of anonymity. He said the colonel, recently named to the post, w ... more |  |
Cyprus likely partner as Israel mulls gas exports, but Turkey beckons Tel Aviv, Israel (UPI) Dec 20, 2013 - Israel is studying its options for exporting its natural gas riches in the eastern Mediterranean, but instability in neighboring Egypt and friction with former ally Turkey are blocking possible undersea pipeline links with them to take the gas to Europe. That leaves a joint export operation with neighboring Cyprus, which will be the next big offshore gas producer in the region, looking ... more |  |
China state oil firm evacuating workers in South Sudan Beijing (AFP) Dec 20, 2013 - A Chinese state oil company said Friday it was evacuating workers because of political violence in South Sudan that has left hundreds dead. "We are arranging the orderly evacuation of our workers, but I can't tell the evacuation destination or how many workers are being flown out," a spokesman for China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) told AFP. The state-run Xinhua news agency reported ... more | |
UTSA Institute for Economic Development researches oil, gas economic impact San Antonio TX (SPX) Dec 20, 2013 - Development of oil and natural gas in a 16-county region of West Texas added more than $14.5 billion in total economic impact during 2012, according to a study released by the Center for Community and Business Research in The University of Texas at San Antonio Institute for Economic Development. Additionally, the region supported 21,450 full-time jobs for workers in oil and gas, drilling, ... more |  |
Iraqi Kurds pump oil to Turkey amid fears of new clash Erbil, Iraq (UPI) Dec 19, 2013 - Iraq's semiautonomous Kurdish enclave has reportedly started pumping oil direct to neighboring Turkey via a new pipeline even though Baghdad has not approved the landmark deal between the Kurds and Ankara, raising concerns of a new clash with Baghdad. But the Financial Times said Baghdad is expected to endorse the pipeline deal in negotiations now under way with the Kurdistan Regional G ... more |  |
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S.Africa suspends offshore oil, gas exploration Port Elizabeth, South Africa (AFP) Dec 19, 2013 - South Africa has suspended oil and gas exploration off the east coast following a complaint over the impact of underwater sound pollution on sea life, an official said Thursday. The government-run Petroleum Agency of South Africa (Pasa) halted seismic surveys along a pristine stretch of coast pending discussions between international oil firms and an environmentalist who blew the whistle on ... more |  |
Cameron vows to defend Falklands after 'momentous' year London (AFP) Dec 20, 2013 - Prime Minister David Cameron vowed Friday to defend the Falkland Islands after a "momentous" year in which residents voted to remain a British overseas territory. In a Christmas message, Cameron said the world should respect the overwhelming result of a referendum in March which came in the face of increasing calls from Argentina to negotiate the island's sovereignty. "2013 will be remem ... more |  |
Canada oil pipeline to Pacific clears major hurdle Ottawa (AFP) Dec 19, 2013 - Canadian regulators recommended approval Thursday of a controversial Can$7.9 billion (US$7.4 billion) pipeline to move crude from Alberta's oil sands to the Pacific Coast for shipping overseas. Enbridge Inc.'s Northern Gateway project aims to move 525,000 barrels of crude per day from Edmonton, Alberta across 1,178 kilometers (732 miles) of rugged mountain landscapes to a new marine terminal ... more |  |
Libya oil deadlock causes jitters in global energy market Tripoli, Libya (UPI) Dec 18, 2013 - Libya's deadlocked oil crisis, with rebel warlords refusing to reopen blockaded oil terminals along the Mediterranean coast, is causing jitters on international energy markets as oil exports are reduced to a trickle. The beleaguered government of Prime Minister Ali Zeidan said last week that the export terminals in the eastern cities of Ras Lanuf, Es Sider and Zueitina, which account fo ... more |  |
BP engineer guilty of obstructing oil spill investigation Washington (AFP) Dec 18, 2013 - A drilling engineer for British oil giant BP was found guilty Wednesday of destroying text messages in his smartphone, obstructing the investigation into the 2010 Gulf of Mexico oil spill. "Today a jury in New Orleans found that Kurt Mix purposefully obstructed the efforts of law enforcement during the investigation of the largest environmental disaster in US history," acting Assistant Attor ... more |  |
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Israeli navy to get 2 German frigates to shield natural gas fields Haifa, Israel (UPI) Dec 17, 2013 - The Israeli navy is getting two German-built frigates under a $1.37 billion contract that will build up its maritime firepower, officials said. Their primary mission is expected to be protecting the Jewish state's rich natural gas fields in the eastern Mediterranean. The warships, which the Israelis are expected to pack with their own weapons and electronic systems, such as the B ... more | |
China natural gas represents 'golden opportunities' Washington (UPI) Dec 17, 2013 - The development of China's natural gas sector offers "golden opportunities" for investors, a report by the China Energy Fund Committee says. Patrick Ho, deputy chair and secretary general of the Hong Kong think tank, released the "China Energy Focus: Natural Gas 2013" report Monday at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. The study said natural gas "appears to be a most feasible an ... more |  |
British PM urges EU to cut shale gas red tape London, United Kingdom (AFP) Dec 17, 2013 - British Prime Minister David Cameron has warned European Commission president Jose Manuel Barroso that the continent risks being left behind in the shale gas revolution unless red tape is cut, the Times reported Tuesday. In a letter to Barroso, seen by the paper, Cameron said new EU legislation was "a major cause for concern" and insisted that the shale gas industry could be regulated "in a ... more |  |
Canadian court greenlights Ecuadoran lawsuit against Chevron Ottawa (AFP) Dec 17, 2013 - Ecuadoran villagers can seek to enforce in Canada a multi-billion-dollar Ecuadoran judgment against Chevron for polluting the Amazonian rainforest, a Canadian court ruled Tuesday. The Ontario Court of Appeal overturned a lower court decision that had quashed the villagers' attempt to seize the assets of a Chevron subsidiary as partial payment. It gave Chevron 30 days to file a defense, i ... more |  |
British utility Centrica wins bidding for Ireland's Bord Gais Energy Dublin, Ireland (UPI) Dec 16, 2013 - A $1.54 billion offer from British utility Centrica is the winner in bidding for the energy business of Ireland's Bord Gais, the Dublin government announced. Irish Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Pat Rabbitte said Friday a bid submitted by Centrica - part of a consortium along with Brookfield Renewable Power Inc. and iCON Infrastructure - had been chosen to t ... more |  |
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