Provides the latest RSS feeds for Oil and Gas News. For more headlines on Breaking, National, Business, Finance, Sports and World News, visit our home page industriesnews.net http://www.industriesnews.net/oil_and_gas/&cid=38 en-us Thu, 23 May 2013 13:57:45 -0400 Thu, 23 May 2013 13:57:45 -0400 30 A new study has found that widely-used fish oil supplements modestly increase amounts of a hormone that is associated with lower risk of diabetes and heart disease. Fish oil supplements, also called omega 3 fatty acid capsules, raise levels of adiponectin in the bloodstream. Adiponectin is an important hormone that has beneficial effects on metabolic processes like glucose regulation and the ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214706065&cid=38 Thu, 23 May 2013 00:50:02 -0400 ANI http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214706065 Space imaging studies have revealed over 10 new oil deposits in Krasnoyarsk territory in Siberia, a scientist said. "The method of space imaging quantum-optical filtration allows us to identify the boundaries of deposits," said Valery Rostovtsev, associate professor of Tomsk Polytechnic University's geology and prospecting department. "We can see four deposits near Bely Yar in the Tomsk Region, ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214705063&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 23:00:01 -0400 IANS http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214705063 Syncrude Canada Ltd.'s oil sands processing facility stands in Fort McMurray, Alberta, pictured Tuesday, June 29, 2010. Canada's oil sands, a mixture of sand, clay, water and a heavy oil called bitumen, contain the world's second largest proven concentration of crude oil reserves at about 170 billion barrels. In a report released Oct. 4, 2012, Syncrude was proven not responsible ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214717974&cid=38 Thu, 23 May 2013 12:32:43 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214717974 May 23, 2013 /CNW/ - Foraco International SA (the "Company" or "Foraco"), a leading global provider of mineral drilling services, held its general shareholders' meeting yesterday ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214716529&cid=38 Thu, 23 May 2013 11:00:05 -0400 CNW Group http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214716529 RIO DE JANEIRO - Brazil will hold its first auction of pre-salt oil exploration acreage under the country's new production-sharing regime in October, one month earlier than expected. Brazil's National Energy Policy Council, or CNPE, announced the decision in Thursday's Federal Register. The first area up for bidding will be the Libra prospect, which local regulators estimate could ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214715052&cid=38 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:02:33 -0400 Rigzone http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214715052 Thu May 23, 2013 10:00am EDT * Government has become a supporter of shale gas * Romania among least dependant on Russian gas By Ioana Patran BUCHAREST, May 23 (Reuters) - Romania will soon launch tenders to expand shale gas exploration after Chevron took the lead this month as the government seeks to reduce dependence on costly imports, the energy minister said on Thursday. "The mineral ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214716531&cid=38 Thu, 23 May 2013 10:00:25 -0400 Reuters http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214716531 HOUSTON, May 23, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- FMC Technologies, Inc. (NYSE: FTI) announced today that it has received an order from Shell for the supply of subsea equipment to support the Stones field development. Stones is an ultra deepwater project located in the Walker Ridge area of the Gulf of Mexico, approximately 200 miles (322 kilometers) off the Louisiana coast in approximately 9,600 feet (2,926 ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214714725&cid=38 Thu, 23 May 2013 08:43:02 -0400 Fresh News http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214714725 Saudi Arabia is expected to hand Pakistan an up to $15bn bailout for its indebted energy sector following recent elections in the country, it has been ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214712425&cid=38 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:28:12 -0400 Arabian Business http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214712425 Iran is trying to accelerate its uranium enrichment programme, a UN nuclear report showed, but experts said it was unclear when Tehran's new machines could start operating and how efficiently they would ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214712625&cid=38 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:28:10 -0400 Arabian Business http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214712625 May 23, 2013 /CNW/ - Bengal Energy (TSX: BNG) ("Bengal", or the "Company") is pleased to announce that it has agreed to form a strategic joint venture (the "JV") for the exploration and development of its 100% owned Tookoonooka Block ("ATP 732") in the Cooper Basin ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214712392&cid=38 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:24:31 -0400 CNW Group http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214712392 Calgary the following seven nominees were elected to the Board of Directors to serve until the next annual meeting of shareholders or until their successors are elected or ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214712393&cid=38 Thu, 23 May 2013 07:24:30 -0400 CNW Group http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214712393 State-owned Qatar Petroleum International (QPI) has agreed to buy a state in oil giant Total's operations in the Democratic Republic of the ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214711281&cid=38 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:58:55 -0400 Arabian Business http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214711281 OTTAWA -- The Harper government is declining to explain how and where it is spending millions of taxpayer dollars on advertising to promote oil, gas and pipeline companies as well as other Canadian natural resources.Facing nearly four hours of questions from opposition MPs this week, Natural Resources Minister Joe Oliver also declined to provide specifics on a training program, worth up to ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214710214&cid=38 Thu, 23 May 2013 05:03:49 -0400 Vancouver Sun http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214710214 (33 mins ago) Tanzanian police have made sweeping arrests after a day of protests in which one person was killed in a southeastern town over a gas pipeline project, the government said Thursday. "Several houses and a lot of property were badly damaged,'' home affairs minister Emmanuel Nchimbi told parliament Thursday, a day after the riots in the coastal town of Mtwara, close to ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214709177&cid=38 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:50:09 -0400 The Standard http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214709177 A slide in solar power costs and a surge in oil prices over the last few years has made solar power a win-win strategy for Saudi Arabia: saving billions of dollars of crude for export while making electricity at less than half the ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214709178&cid=38 Thu, 23 May 2013 03:39:56 -0400 Arabian Business http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214709178 The complaint, filed Wednesday with the Illinois Department of Human Rights by Freedom to Work, said Exxon was sent two nearly identical resumes for an opening in Illinois. The only major differences: one applicant made clear she was a gay-rights activist, and had higher grades than the other ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214707233&cid=38 Thu, 23 May 2013 01:26:30 -0400 Tribune Review http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214707233 also dropped 26 cents to $102.34 a barrel. The U.S. government's Energy Information Administration said gasoline inventories rose by 3 million barrels last week, suggesting the U.S. domestic fuel market was well supplied for the peak driving season. ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214704198&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 22:13:31 -0400 CNBC http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214704198 Oman Power and Water Procurement Co (OPWP) has awarded US-based APR Energy a contract to build a 32MW power station in the sultanate, Muscat Daily has reported. The solution will comprise a turnkey power plant consisting of diesel reciprocating engines, APR said. The 32MW power will be injected into the Sur33 132kV grid sub-station. The plant is expected to start generating power in the second ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214701833&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:53:02 -0400 AME Info http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214701833 Saudi Electricity Co (SEC) has awarded Siemens two contracts valued at around SR1bn, Saudi Gazette has reported. The first contract includes the supply of five SGT6-2000E gas turbines, which will add 388 megawatts (MW) to the country's electricity grid. The turbines will be used to supply power to the Rafha, Qurayyat and Arar areas, while the second deal is for a turnkey project to build the ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214701834&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:53:00 -0400 AME Info http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214701834 Simon Henry, the chief financial of Royal Dutch Shell has said the company aims to start production from a greenfield project in Iraq's Majnoon oil field within the next two to three months, Dow Jones has reported. The ramp up in output from the field was delayed while Shell resolved operational and legislative issues relating to the project such as cost recovery and importing equipment, ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214701714&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:52:59 -0400 AME Info http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214701714 South Korea's oil import from Iran have dropped 44.4% year-on-year in April to 4.18 million barrels, Reuters has reported. The country's crude imports from Iran last month rose 4% compared with that of March, data from the state-run Korea National Oil Corp ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214701835&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:52:59 -0400 AME Info http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214701835 May 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Wrangler West Energy Corp. ("Wrangler West" or the "Company") (TSX-V "WX") announces filing on SEDAR of the Company's unaudited Financial Statements and related Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") and the 2013 First Interim Report to Shareholders for the three months ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214701836&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 19:49:44 -0400 CNW Group http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214701836 Mr. Ray Daniels Senior Vice-President, Operations, will be participating in a panel discussion "North American Liquids Growth: The Bakken, Eagle Ford and Beyond" at the RBC Global Energy Conference in New York ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214700475&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 18:41:05 -0400 CNW Group http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214700475 May 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Whitecap Resources Inc. ("Whitecap" or the "Company") (TSX: WCP) is pleased to announce successful completion of the acquisition of an existing Viking light oil waterflood asset in the Dodsland area of west central Saskatchewan as previously detailed in ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214699116&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 17:31:52 -0400 CNW Group http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214699116 There are still 29 states where a person can be fired for being gay, but Illinois is not one of them. Nevertheless, it seems that Exxon ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214697502&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:23:23 -0400 ThinkProgress http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214697502 . This dividend is designated an "eligible dividend" for Canadian income tax purposes. The dividend is eligible to be reinvested by shareholders, at a 5% discount, in common shares of Veresen under the dividend reinvestment component of the Premium Dividend(TM) and Dividend Reinvestment Plan of Veresen Inc. ("Plan") to be held for their account under the Plan. No ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214697676&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:21:29 -0400 CNW Group http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214697676 May 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Caracal Energy, an independent oil and gas exploration, appraisal and development company with exclusive rights to explore and develop oil and gas reserves and resources over an area of approximately 26,103 ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214697675&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:21:29 -0400 CNW Group http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214697675 May 21, 2013 /CNW/ - TriOil Resources Ltd. ("TriOil" or the "Company" - TSXV:TOL) is pleased to announce that it has filed its financial statements and related Management's Discussion and Analysis ("MD&A") for the three months ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214697677&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 16:21:28 -0400 CNW Group http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214697677 Oil major BP has allocated $2.85 billion to develop Iraq's Rumaila oilfield in 2013, up from $2.2 billion last year, the head of the joint management committee for the field told Reuters On ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214696217&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:53:31 -0400 Arabian Business http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214696217 Rex W. Tillerson, chairman and CEO of Exxon Mobile, attends a plenary session during the 19th World Petroleum Congress in Madrid, July 1, 2008. Pressure on the company from gay-rights groups has increased during his leadership. (SUSANA ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214694289&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 14:14:54 -0400 The Globe and Mail http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214694289 Wed May 22, 2013 1:29pm EDT * Tanzania has become a hot spot for gas exploration * Residents want greater share of gas development By Fumbuka Ng'wanakilala DODOMA, May 22 (Reuters) - Residents of a gas-rich region of Tanzania rioted on Wednesday to protest that they would not benefit from a government budget proposal to construct a pipeline from their territory to the capital, senior ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214696216&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 13:29:31 -0400 Reuters http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214696216 CLASSIC Chicken Satay with peanut sauce and cucumber relish While researching on Thai cuisine in Bangkok, executive chef Cheryl Pineda observed that the locals liked to mix their viands and chicken with mangosteen. That inspired her to create her version of the chicken mangosteen curry. The extract of the mangosteen's purple rind is infused in the curry sauce. This gives the chicken ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214692799&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:37:21 -0400 Inquirer Lifestyle http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214692799 Fitch: Recession Concern Dampens European Investor Sentiment An increasing number of investors expect fundamental credit conditions will deteriorate across sectors, according to a Fitch Ratings investor survey. The more circumspect sentiment was most notable for the sovereign segment, where the proportion of survey respondents anticipating worsening conditions more than doubled to 55%, from 24% ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214693000&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 12:30:27 -0400 Fitch Ratings http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214693000 ") today announced that it has reached agreements to purchase two sets of minority working interests in its Texas Reef Properties, which will increase its ownership in such properties by approximately 10%, to a total of 90%. The interests are to be purchased from two sellers for total consideration of 885,000 common shares of the Company ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214689757&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:17:24 -0400 CNW Group http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214689757 May 22, 2013 /CNW/ - Oando Energy Resources Inc. (TSX: OER) (the "Company") today announced that the nominees listed in the management proxy circular for the 2013 Annual and Special Meeting of Shareholders were elected as directors of Oando Energy Resources ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214689758&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:17:23 -0400 CNW Group http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214689758 United States within the international Port of Coos Bay, Oregon. Filing of the FERC application follows more than a year of engineering and design activities, public consultation, and working closely with the FERC to ensure a completed application. Receiving a certificate to allow the construction and operation of the LNG facility is expected to take approximately one year from the date ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214689759&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:17:22 -0400 CNW Group http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214689759 Baltimore County resident Ruth Moore, second from right, learns how a proposed Columbia Pipeline Group natural gas pipeline will affect her property Tuesday. With her at Fallston High School are, from left, Robyn Susemihl and Matt Long of the engineering firm CH2M Hill and Cheryl Kerr of the Maryland Department of the ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214689761&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 10:01:13 -0400 Baltimore Sun http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214689761 The facility includes a gas-fired power plant and seawater desalination plant, and will provide water and power to the Gulf country under a 15-year purchase ... http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214688442&cid=38 Wed, 22 May 2013 09:03:22 -0400 Arabian Business http://www.industriesnews.net/story?sid=s214688442