http://www.upstreamonline.com/ www.upstreamonline.com http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327732.ece The US State Department said on Friday it would make public over 1.2 million public comments it has received on an environmental impact statement on the controversial cross-border Keystone pipeline. Kathrine.Schmidt@upstreamonline.com (Kathrine Schmidt) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327732.ece Fri, 24 May 2013 20:51:11 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1327708.ece Masood Siddiqui has been reappointed managing director and chief executive of Pakistan’s OGDC after the country’s Supreme Court ordered his removal to be reversed. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1327708.ece Fri, 24 May 2013 13:19:55 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327694.ece Yemen’s Maarib oil export pipeline has been struck by another explosion that has halted the flow of crude, according to reports. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327694.ece Fri, 24 May 2013 11:50:39 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327498.ece The Republican-controlled US House of Representatives on Thursday passed a bill to bypass White House approval of the Keystone XL pipeline to Canada. Kathrine.Schmidt@upstreamonline.com (Kathrine Schmidt) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327498.ece Thu, 23 May 2013 20:41:12 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1327362.ece Nigerian militants have called off a campaign against oil infrastructure and Nigerian state interests which they had earlier claimed would commence on 31 May. Kathrine.Schmidt@upstreamonline.com (Kathrine Schmidt) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1327362.ece Wed, 22 May 2013 18:15:47 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327336.ece UK supermajor BP has earmarked $2.85 billion to spend this year on developing the giant Rumaila oilfield in Iraq, a report has claimed. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327336.ece Wed, 22 May 2013 15:36:26 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1327290.ece Egypt's Oil Ministry has appointed a relatively unknown oil engineer as the new head of Egyptian General Petroleum Corp (EGPC). (Nassir Shirkhani) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1327290.ece Wed, 22 May 2013 14:28:10 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327304.ece A technical problem with a pumping station was behind a halt this week in crude oil flows from South Sudan to neighbour Sudan, a report has claimed. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327304.ece Wed, 22 May 2013 13:20:39 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327297.ece Norway’s state holding company Petoro is throwing its weight behind 15 oil companies calling for Parliament to block new tax proposals from the government that they claim will hit investment in marginal fields and increased oil recovery projects. Steve.Marshall@upstreamonline.com (Steve Marshall) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327297.ece Wed, 22 May 2013 13:02:46 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327278.ece A Chevron executive working for the US supermajor in Indonesia has been re-arrested as part of a probe into alleged corruption in an environmental project at an oilfield, a report has claimed. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327278.ece Wed, 22 May 2013 10:31:55 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327178.ece A strike by a large amount of oil services company workers has hit Kuwait but production remains unchanged, according to a report. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327178.ece Tue, 21 May 2013 11:46:28 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327169.ece Outgoing Shell chief executive Peter Voser has said that oil price manipulation goes “against everything we believe at Shell”. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327169.ece Tue, 21 May 2013 11:04:24 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327148.ece A Norwegian parliamentary committee has postponed a decision on Statoil’s Aasta Hansteen project  amid concerns that a proposed tax hike has shifted its economic viability and criticism over the evaluation process. Steve.Marshall@upstreamonline.com (Steve Marshall) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327148.ece Tue, 21 May 2013 08:16:29 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1327105.ece Executives from Shell and Centrica were among 17 business leaders who signed an open letter calling for the UK government to stay in the EU for the benefit of the British economy. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1327105.ece Mon, 20 May 2013 11:19:03 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327088.ece The European Union is set to consider the environmental implications of hydraulic fracturing later this year, Energy Commissioner Guenther Oettinger has said, despite previously endorsing the current regulatory regime. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327088.ece Mon, 20 May 2013 08:11:03 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327079.ece Japan will provide $2 billion worth of financial support over five years to back Japanese companies’ resources development projects in Africa, Reuters cited media reports from Saturday. danica.newnham@upstreamonline.com (Danica Newnham) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327079.ece Mon, 20 May 2013 03:29:23 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327033.ece A new study has cleared hydraulic fracturing as a cause of groundwater contamination in Arkansas, but researchers say the findings suggest that local geology plays a major role in potential pollution from the controversial practise. Luke.Johnson@upstreamonline.com (Luke Johnson) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327033.ece Fri, 17 May 2013 19:31:00 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1327030.ece Freeport LNG has become the second US liquefaction project to get federal approval to export chilled natural gas to nations without free trade agreements (FTA) with the US after the the Department of Energy gave the OK on Friday. Luke.Johnson@upstreamonline.com (Luke Johnson) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1327030.ece Fri, 17 May 2013 16:40:53 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327013.ece Dutch trading house Argos Energies is reportedly also among the oil companies and price reporting agencies being investigated by the European Commission in its oil market inquiry, Reuters has reported. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane), (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1327013.ece Fri, 17 May 2013 13:40:17 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1326978.ece A Hungarian ethanol producer has said it complained to the European Commission about being excluded from assessments by Platts, which is one of several companies being inspected by the EC in its investigation of suspected collusion and price-fixing. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1326978.ece Fri, 17 May 2013 09:19:52 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/incoming/article1326953.ece The US Senate overwhelmingly approved President Barack Obama's nominee to take over as Energy Secretary with a 97-0 vote in support of Ernest Moniz. Luke.Johnson@upstreamonline.com (Luke Johnson) http://www.upstreamonline.com/incoming/article1326953.ece Thu, 16 May 2013 22:06:40 +0000 ece_incoming http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1326950.ece The US Department of the Interior released an updated proposal on long-awaited rules governing hydraulic fracturing on federal and tribal lands that it says gives more "flexibility" to oil and gas producers while protecting public health and safety. Luke.Johnson@upstreamonline.com (Luke Johnson) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1326950.ece Thu, 16 May 2013 20:15:57 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1326870.ece UK supermajor BP is reportedly asking Prime Minister David Cameron for help in easing the escalating burden of costs in the US associated with the 2010 Macondo disaster. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide), (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1326870.ece Thu, 16 May 2013 15:42:05 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1326863.ece The deadly terrorist attack on an Algerian gas plant earlier this year is leading to a delayed return to work at a nearby field for UK contractor Petrofac. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1326863.ece Thu, 16 May 2013 07:39:50 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1326708.ece The Canadian province of Quebec unveiled a bill on Wednesday to impose a moratorium on hydraulic fracturing in a region rich in shale gas deposits, citing public concerns. Luke.Johnson@upstreamonline.com (Luke Johnson) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1326708.ece Wed, 15 May 2013 22:52:22 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1326661.ece UK energy minister Michael Fallon has said he plans to launch an onshore licensing round next year, while urging explorers that there is nothing stopping them from starting shale drilling. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1326661.ece Wed, 15 May 2013 15:27:29 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1326673.ece The oil companies involved in this week’s European anti-trust inspections may be in for a long-running investigation that might not come to arrests or charges for at least two years, a legal expert in white collar and financial crime has predicted. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1326673.ece Wed, 15 May 2013 15:25:17 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1326644.ece British prime minister David Cameron is ‘deeply concerned’ by the European Commission investigation into alleged oil market abuses and its potential impact on consumer oil prices. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1326644.ece Wed, 15 May 2013 11:50:37 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1326581.ece The industry body representing Australia's upstream oil and gas industry has hit out at the federal government's new budget. Josh.Lewis@upstreamonline.com (Josh Lewis) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1326581.ece Wed, 15 May 2013 03:42:40 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1326417.ece A crude oil pipeline linking Iraq with the Mediterranean has been “severely damaged” after yet another militant bombing, a report has claimed. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1326417.ece Mon, 13 May 2013 13:02:42 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/incoming/article1326353.ece Sudan accused South Sudan of having supported rebels who launched a major assault two weeks ago, warning this could derail recent oil and security agreements between the African neighbours. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/incoming/article1326353.ece Mon, 13 May 2013 03:33:31 +0000 ece_incoming http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1326349.ece Gunmen have ended a siege of Libya's foreign and justice ministries but the two-week standoff has left many unresolved questions about the government's ability to impose its authority in the capital, let alone the restive east of the country. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1326349.ece Mon, 13 May 2013 02:49:21 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1325926.ece Pakistan’s Oil and Gas Development Company has appointed Muhammad Riaz Khan has as acting managing director and chief executive with immediate effect. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1325926.ece Wed, 08 May 2013 09:53:22 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1325914.ece West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has introduced a Bill into state parliament to allow for the development of the onshore Canning basin. Josh.Lewis@upstreamonline.com (Josh Lewis) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1325914.ece Wed, 08 May 2013 09:03:22 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1325876.ece Northwest Territories hopes for wildcats in oil shale play in upcoming winter season (Mark Hillier) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1325876.ece Tue, 07 May 2013 21:27:56 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1325823.ece Norway’s oil industry is set to generate revenue of Nkr348 billion ($59.7 billion) for state coffers this year after controversial tax hikes were imposed on the sector under an expansionary revised national Budget unveiled on Tuesday. Steve.Marshall@upstreamonline.com (Steve Marshall) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1325823.ece Tue, 07 May 2013 14:14:19 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1325736.ece The French supermajor decided late last year to exit the field in Block OML-138 in a $2.46 billion cash deal with China’s Sinopec, although the 20% stake sale has yet to be completed and has faced a legal challenge in Nigeria. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1325736.ece Mon, 06 May 2013 21:58:37 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1325733.ece Egypt is expected to show oil minister Osama Kamel the door as part of a cabinet-wide reshuffle, according to a report. Luke.Johnson@upstreamonline.com (Luke Johnson) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1325733.ece Mon, 06 May 2013 21:23:00 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1325650.ece Statoil has blasted the Norwegian government’s proposal to raise petroleum taxes, saying the move would cast doubt over the predictability and stability of the fiscal framework for offshore investments. Steve.Marshall@upstreamonline.com (Steve Marshall), danica.newnham@upstreamonline.com (Danica Newnham) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1325650.ece Mon, 06 May 2013 07:45:13 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1325639.ece South Sudan will ship its first oil from its largest fields in Upper Nile state to export facilities in Sudan this Friday, Reuters cited Sudan's oil ministry on Saturday. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1325639.ece Mon, 06 May 2013 03:39:51 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1325636.ece Norway has proposed raising taxes for the vast oil and gas sector from 2014, Reuters reported on Sunday. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1325636.ece Mon, 06 May 2013 02:27:43 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1325471.ece The prime ministers of Iraq and the semi-autonomous Kurdistan region reportedly have agreed to seek a compromise in a stand-off over oil payments to foreign producers that has halted crude exports from the semi-autonomous region. Steve.Marshall@upstreamonline.com (Steve Marshall) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1325471.ece Thu, 02 May 2013 15:07:48 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1325437.ece US President Barack Obama begins his three-day trip to Latin America with a visit today to his Mexican counterpart, President Enrique Pena Nieto. http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1325437.ece Thu, 02 May 2013 12:37:32 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1325127.ece Uganda’s new petroleum legislation has paved the way for a long-delayed return to licensing, but does little to reduce the regulatory, political and operational challenges foreign players face in the oil-rich nation, a new analysis has warned. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1325127.ece Wed, 01 May 2013 10:29:20 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1325097.ece Ecuadorean President Rafael Correa will name a new oil minister and a new finance minister next week, a high-ranking government official told state-run news agency Andes on Tuesday. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1325097.ece Wed, 01 May 2013 04:19:54 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1324969.ece Polish state energy company PGNiG has sacked its chief executive and another official over a controversial pipeline deal struck with Russia’s Gaprom which irked Prime Minister Donald Tusk, according to reports. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide), (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1324969.ece Mon, 29 Apr 2013 14:59:02 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1324899.ece Libya will soon start shipping oil to neighbouring Egypt on soft credit terms, two senior Libyan officials said, as Cairo struggles to pay for energy imports and avoid fuel shortages. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1324899.ece Mon, 29 Apr 2013 02:23:19 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1324728.ece French vessel owner Bourbon Offshore is trying to establish contact with a security vessel from which nothing has been heard since Thursday and which is feared hijacked off Nigeria. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1324728.ece Fri, 26 Apr 2013 14:27:15 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1324810.ece South African anti-corruption police have launched an investigation into alleged irregularities in the purchase of Sabre Oil & Gas by state player PetroSA, reports have claimed. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1324810.ece Fri, 26 Apr 2013 12:51:18 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1324730.ece A UK parliament committee report has endorsed shale gas exploration as a way of boosting energy security and reducing imports, while warning it may not lead to lower gas prices. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1324730.ece Fri, 26 Apr 2013 10:49:27 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1324579.ece Another attack on a pipeline carrying crude oil from Iraq to the Mediterranean has one again halted flows, according to a report. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1324579.ece Thu, 25 Apr 2013 09:31:29 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1324414.ece Ecuador Oil Minister Wilson Pastor will reportedly resign from his post by week's end, according to high-ranking energy officials cited by a local newspaper. Luke.Johnson@upstreamonline.com (Luke Johnson) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1324414.ece Wed, 24 Apr 2013 22:52:11 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1324403.ece Norway's sovereign wealth fund is looking into selling off shares in oil companies that work in Equatorial Guinea, where oil revenue does nothing to relieve abject poverty, the fund's ethics council said. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1324403.ece Wed, 24 Apr 2013 18:30:23 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1324363.ece A joint venture including Italian major Eni has filed a complaint with an arbitration court over alleged non-payment of bills by an Egyptian partner at a liquefied natural gas plan in the North African country, a report has claimed. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1324363.ece Wed, 24 Apr 2013 15:00:42 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1324353.ece UK shale gas explorer Cuadrilla Resources has been accused of exaggeration, making subjective claims and misleading advertising in a company brochure which has been ordered never to be released again. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1324353.ece Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:58:57 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1324334.ece Abu Dhabi National Energy Company (Taqa) has been given the go-ahead by UK authorities on its development plan for Cladhan field in the North Sea. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1324334.ece Wed, 24 Apr 2013 11:40:32 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1324120.ece North Dakota's state legislature passed a measure aimed at curbing the widespread flaring of natural gas produced as a byproduct from exploration of the Bakken tight-oil play. Luke.Johnson@upstreamonline.com (Luke Johnson) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1324120.ece Mon, 22 Apr 2013 20:32:41 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1324036.ece Norway’s ruling Labour Party has voted strongly in favour of carrying out an impact assessment study off the Lofoten Islands with a view to opening up the area to oil and gas exploration. Steve.Marshall@upstreamonline.com (Steve Marshall) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1324036.ece Mon, 22 Apr 2013 10:07:05 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323945.ece Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk has fired his Treasury Minister after being kept out of the loop on a pipeline contract struck between state company PGNiG and Russia’s Gazprom. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323945.ece Fri, 19 Apr 2013 17:38:20 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323855.ece A Senate committee approved the White House's nominee for US Energy Secretary, Ernest Moniz, in a near unanimous vote. Luke.Johnson@upstreamonline.com (Luke Johnson) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323855.ece Thu, 18 Apr 2013 22:44:36 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1323840.ece South American nation already receiving 'heavy interest' in offshore blocks http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1323840.ece Thu, 18 Apr 2013 17:46:20 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323838.ece US export policy on LNG also delaying signing of contracts for capacity http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323838.ece Thu, 18 Apr 2013 16:44:59 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323796.ece Shell has declared force majeure on its Bonny Creek crude exports from Nigeria after shutting down its Nembe Creek trunkline to remove theft points and to investigate suspected oil theft leaks. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323796.ece Thu, 18 Apr 2013 13:22:28 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1323777.ece Ireland’s energy minister Pat Rabbitte has said that the country should consider the economic benefits of hydraulic fracturing as well as environmental and safety concerns. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1323777.ece Thu, 18 Apr 2013 10:56:10 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323586.ece Belize’s Supreme Court has called a halt of offshore drilling after declaring the Government’s drilling contracts null and void. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323586.ece Wed, 17 Apr 2013 20:25:53 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323478.ece Hundreds of protesters demanding jobs reportedly blocked a main entrance of the giant southern West Qurna 2 oilfield in Iraq on Tuesday. Luke.Johnson@upstreamonline.com (Luke Johnson) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323478.ece Tue, 16 Apr 2013 22:16:20 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323471.ece Venezuelan President-elect Nicolas Maduro has banned demonstrations planned this week by opposition supporters opposed to his recent election victory. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide), (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323471.ece Tue, 16 Apr 2013 20:15:20 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323444.ece French industry minister Arnaud Montebourg has back-pedalled on suggestions of imminent stake sales in utilities such as GDF Suez. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane), (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323444.ece Tue, 16 Apr 2013 15:14:26 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323356.ece Libya has reportedly restored its production to rates last seen before the start of the country’s civil war in 2011. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323356.ece Mon, 15 Apr 2013 15:55:53 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323333.ece The Norwegian government is reportedly holding fire on controversial plans to cut gas transport tariffs for new supply contracts on the country’s transmission system amid an outcry from investors in its pipeline infrastructure. Steve.Marshall@upstreamonline.com (Steve Marshall) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323333.ece Mon, 15 Apr 2013 12:24:48 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323306.ece Venezuelan vice-president Nicolas Maduro has been elected president after winning by a razor-thin margin in Sunday’s vote prompted by the death of president Hugo Chavez. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane), (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323306.ece Mon, 15 Apr 2013 08:41:29 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323283.ece Nigerian government revenues rose in March from February after it received overdue payments for oil and gas.. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323283.ece Mon, 15 Apr 2013 02:21:12 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1323238.ece Sudanese President Omar Bashir orders borders open following historic Juba meeting with Salva Kiir Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide), (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1323238.ece Fri, 12 Apr 2013 19:38:54 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323231.ece Gazprom Neft is to pump over $1 billion into developing a huge oilfield in Iraq where production is set to kick off later this year. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323231.ece Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:47:53 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323230.ece Venezuelans head to the polls on Sunday to choose a successor to long-time leader Hugo Chavez in what one of the candidates is calling a vote “between life and death”. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide), (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323230.ece Fri, 12 Apr 2013 16:13:53 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1323180.ece EDF Energy has rejected suggestions it rescheduled an upcoming energy conference in London because of a planned environmental counter-demonstration. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1323180.ece Fri, 12 Apr 2013 12:03:45 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323132.ece West Australian Premier Colin Barnett has said he will urge Woodside and its joint venture partners to still opt for an onshore development for the Browse development in the state's north. Josh.Lewis@upstreamonline.com (Josh Lewis) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323132.ece Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:55:50 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323131.ece Australia's shadow minister for energy and resources Ian Macfarlane has reiterated that the current carbon and mining taxes will be removed if his party wins the national election in September. http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1323131.ece Fri, 12 Apr 2013 05:20:22 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1323121.ece The US has tightened the noose on illegal sales of Iranian oil by exposing a company it said has been acting on behalf of the Islamic Revolution Guard Corp (IRGC). Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1323121.ece Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:22:10 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1322902.ece Industry groups bashed US President Barack Obama's 2014 budget proposal, which covered familiar ground in calling for the repeal of several incentives and tax breaks enjoyed by oil and gas companies. Luke.Johnson@upstreamonline.com (Luke Johnson) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1322902.ece Wed, 10 Apr 2013 19:43:18 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1322876.ece Libya has vowed not to allow a foreign security presence “in any form” to operate at the country’s oil and gas facilities. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1322876.ece Wed, 10 Apr 2013 16:02:27 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1322857.ece Operators in Mozambique can expect conditions in gas-rich Mozambique to “remain largely favourable from an economic, security and political risk perspective over the coming years”, according to a new analysis. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1322857.ece Wed, 10 Apr 2013 14:32:00 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1322785.ece Transporting crude by rail is far riskier than by pipeline, an analyst said, as a recent high-profile incident in Arkansas stirs debate over safety issues related to getting soaring North American oil production to market. Luke.Johnson@upstreamonline.com (Luke Johnson) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1322785.ece Tue, 09 Apr 2013 20:39:46 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1322760.ece Spain’s Cantabria region has, as expected, passed a law banning hydraulic fracturing in the country’s north. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1322760.ece Tue, 09 Apr 2013 16:15:19 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1322749.ece Mexican state-run oil company Pemex and Japan’s Mitsui signed a memorandum of understanding today to build a pipeline from Arizona to the Mexican border. http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1322749.ece Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:37:13 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1322686.ece Militants in Nigeria claimed responsibility for an attack at the weekend on police forces in the oil-rich Niger River delta that left 15 officers dead. Luke.Johnson@upstreamonline.com (Luke Johnson) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1322686.ece Mon, 08 Apr 2013 22:47:01 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1322593.ece South Sudan has restarted oil production after agreeing with Sudan to resume cross-border flows last month, an oil official said, ending a row over transit fees that brought the African neighbours close to war. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1322593.ece Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:10:19 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1322421.ece Thousands of protesters across Romania rallied against Chevron's plans to tap the country's shale resources, demanding the government withdraw concessions and forbid the US supermajor to drill its first test wells. Luke.Johnson@upstreamonline.com (Luke Johnson) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1322421.ece Thu, 04 Apr 2013 21:20:38 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1322232.ece The Iranian government has offered to sell Indonesia cheap crude, according to reports. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1322232.ece Thu, 04 Apr 2013 08:51:55 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1322172.ece Nigeria is bracing itself for a period of worsening insecurity in the Niger Delta after fresh threats issued by a militant spokesman to resume attacks on state interests in retaliation for the sentencing of militant leader Henry Okah in a South African court. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1322172.ece Wed, 03 Apr 2013 13:26:19 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1322047.ece Coalbed methane (CBM) player Dart Energy has announced a major restructure as it revealed it would suspend its Australian operations following tough new regulations. Josh.Lewis@upstreamonline.com (Josh Lewis) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1322047.ece Tue, 02 Apr 2013 06:37:35 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1321983.ece Syrian rebels have set fire to three oil wells in the east of the country, causing a daily loss of nearly 5000 barrels of oil and 52,000 cubic metres of gas, state media quoted an oil ministry official as saying on Sunday. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1321983.ece Mon, 01 Apr 2013 02:12:36 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1321960.ece Workers call halt to three-week-long blockade at one Waha field after talks with oil minister, report says (News Wires), stories@upstreamonline.com (Upstream Staff) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1321960.ece Fri, 29 Mar 2013 15:39:13 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1321947.ece A new report from the International Monetary Fund calls for industrialised countries to rein in the subsidies given to for fossil fuel producers and exporters. Luke.Johnson@upstreamonline.com (Luke Johnson) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1321947.ece Thu, 28 Mar 2013 22:23:10 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1321888.ece John Hayes has been moved out of the UK's Department of Energy & Climate Change (DECC) in a call by Prime Minister David Cameron. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1321888.ece Thu, 28 Mar 2013 10:49:21 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1321659.ece The UK government on Thursday unveiled its latest strategy aimed at securing billions of pounds of investment in the oil industry. Eoin.Ocinneide@upstreamonline.com (Eoin O'Cinneide) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1321659.ece Thu, 28 Mar 2013 01:42:05 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1321687.ece Greenland's incoming government believes the country has enough oil licenses and said it will be cautious about awarding new permits, but will also honour existing ones, according to a report. Luke.Johnson@upstreamonline.com (Luke Johnson) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1321687.ece Wed, 27 Mar 2013 22:39:27 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1321598.ece Largely-peaceful Senegal is a potential target for reprisal attacks by Islamist terrorists over the French and African military interventions in neighbouring Mali, a new political risk analysis has warned. Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane) http://www.upstreamonline.com/epaper/article1321598.ece Wed, 27 Mar 2013 15:25:15 +0000 epaper http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1321624.ece Italian explorer's projects in Turkey suspended, says energy minister Bill.Lehane@upstreamonline.com (Bill Lehane), (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1321624.ece Wed, 27 Mar 2013 12:23:02 +0000 live http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1321497.ece Rosneft is to borrow up to $9.7 billion from TNK-BP in the wake of completing its $55 billion takeover of the previously Anglo-Russian joint venture. (News Wires) http://www.upstreamonline.com/live/article1321497.ece Tue, 26 Mar 2013 12:28:31 +0000 live