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Fire breaks out at Exxon Mobil Baytown refinery

October 4, 2012
BAYTOWN, Texas — The diesel hydrotreating unit at Exxon Mobil Corp.’s Baytown, Texas-refinery caught fire Wednesday night, triggering flaring at the 560,500 barrel per day (bpd) complex, Reuters reported.
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Union Drilling under investigation

October 3, 2012
BALA CYNWYD, Pa. -- Law office of Brodsky & Smith, LLC is investigating potential claims against the Board of Directors of Union Drilling, Inc. relating to the proposed acquisition by
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Seadrill replaces CEO, looks to relocate management

October 3, 2012
OSLO, Norway -- Seadrill Ltd, the world''s biggest driller by market capitalization, said it plans to replace CEO Alf Thorkildsen with the head of its Archer Ltd affiliate, and is
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Statoil to invest NOK 40 billion at Snoehvit

October 2, 2012
OSLO, Norway -- Norway''s Statoil will invest about 40 billion Norwegian crowns ($6.99 billion) in the upcoming development phases at its Snoehvit natural gas field in the Arctic to
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Multi-Spectrum Infrared Flame Detector

September 28, 2012
The popular Multi-Spectrum Infrared (MSIR) FL4000H flame detector from General Monitors has been certified by the Building Research Establishment (BRE) Global Group to the EN 54-10 standard of the
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Marcellus Shale natural gas continues to create jobs in Pennsylvania

September 27, 2012
CLARION, Pa. — Pennsylvania Lt. Governor Jim Cawley toured the Clarion Altela Environmental Services (CASE) plant Wednesday to see firsthand how the local Marcellus Shale industry is creating jobs
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Honeywell’s UOP, Malaysia’s PETRONAS to collaborate on natural gas processing technology

September 26, 2012
DES PLAINES, Ill. — Honeywell’s UOP announced today that it will collaborate with Malaysia’s national oil and gas company, Petroliam Nasional Berhad (PETRONAS), on natural gas processing technology. The
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Natural gas company fined for violating Risk Management Plan provisions

September 26, 2012
DENVER — Kinder Morgan Upstream LLC has agreed to pay a total of $316,000 in penalties for violating Risk Management Plan provisions at natural gas plants in Casper and
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Eni to convert Venice oil refinery into biorefinery

September 24, 2012
VENICE, Italy — A “green refinery” process that will lead to the conversion of the Venice refinery of Eni S.p.A., the Italian multinational oil and gas company, into a
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Total launches asset sale program

September 24, 2012
LONDON — French oil giant Total SA has announced a $15 billion - $20 billion asset sale program over 2012-14, according to RTT News, reinforcing the degree to which
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