Statoil achieves carbon dioxide reduction targets

Statoil ASA says it has achieved targets for reducing carbon dioxide emissions from the Norwegian Continental Shelf and is seeking additional efficiencies. Source: News


Higher federal court’s appeal dismissal in BLM fracing suit is mixed

A federal appeals court in Denver dismissed six environmental organizations’ appeal of a district court’s decision invalidating the US Bureau of Land Management’s regulation of hydraulic fracturing at oil and gas operations on onshore public lands. Source: News


MARKET WATCH: NYMEX, Brent hold steady pending OPEC-Russia discussions

The light, sweet crude oil contract for November delivery dropped slightly but settled above $50/bbl on Sept. 21 pending a Sept. 22 meeting in Vienna during which representatives of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries and Russia were expected to discuss production levels. Source: News


IPAA, other groups sue FWS over American burying beetle delay

The Independent Petroleum Association of America, American Stewards of Liberty, and Osage Producers Association have sued the US Fish and Wildlife Service over the agency’s alleged failure to issue a required 12-month finding on a petition to remove the American burying beetle from the endangered species list. Source: News