The New York Department of Environmental Conservation will not issue water quality certificates for the proposed Northern Access natural gas pipeline, the state agency reported on Apr. 8. DEC denied the permit because the project would fail to avoid adverse impacts to wetlands, streams, and fish and other wildlife habitat, it said in a letter […]

Waterous Energy Fund has agreed to buy two thirds of Northern Blizzard Resources Inc., Calgary, from two private-equity funds for a reported $244 million (Can.). Source: News

Lundin Petroleum AB, Stockholm, has completed the reorganization of Lundin Petroleum Group into a spinoff of its assets in Malaysia, France, and the Netherlands after receiving regulatory approvals. Source: News

Venado Oil & Gas LLC, Austin, has agreed to make its second acquisition in two months of oil and gas properties in the Eagle Ford play of South Texas. Source: News

Thefts of refined oil products require more attention because they help bankroll criminal activity and encourage government corruption while threatening motorists’ health since ingredients used to dilute the fuel and increase volumes can be unusually toxic, a new Atlantic Council report said. Source: News

State-owned Emirates National Oil Co. (ENOC) of Dubai has let a contract to a division of Rotary Engineering Ltd., Singapore, to build additional tank storage as part of subsidiary ENOC Processing Co. LLC’s $1-billion Jebel Ali condensate refinery expansion project. Source: News

Light, sweet crude oil for May delivery settled above $53/bbl on Apr. 10 supported by production outages in Libya and Canada. Source: News