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US oil policy changes could create 1.4mn jobs – API

US oil and natural gas policy changes could generate more than 1.4 million new jobs, $800 billion in additional government revenue, and 10 million bbl worth of added daily oil and natural gas production by 2030, according to a study by Wood Mackenzie released by the American Petroleum Institute (API).

Air Products to supply gases for China solar facility

Air Products said it signed a contract with Hunan Gongchuang Photovoltaic Science & Technology Co. to supply bulk and specialty gases at its new silicon thin-film photovoltaic (PV) manufacturing facility in Hengyang City, Hunan Province, China.

NOVA inks deals for Marcellus Shale ethane supply, delivery to Canada cracker

NOVA Chemicals has entered into three agreements to help revamp its Corunna cracker in Ontario, Canada, to utilize up to 100% natural gas liquids (NGL) feedstocks.

Praxair to build air separation plant in west India

Praxair plans to build a new state-of-the-art air separation plant in the rapidly growing Pune-Mumbai industrial corridor of western India, the industrial gases firm said on Tuesday.

Alfa Laval wins order for heat exchangers from Qatar natural gas project

Alfa Laval has received an order from Japanese engineering company JGC Corp. to supply heat exchangers for a major natural gas project in Qatar. The order value is approximately SEK 90 million and delivery is scheduled for 2012.

US Gulf oil production remains 60% shut after Lee

Offshore oil and gas operators in the Gulf of Mexico are re-boarding platforms and rigs following Tropical Storm Lee, with more than half of oil production still shut in.

Shell to invest $800mn in Ukraine shale gas

Shell has agreed to invest up to $800 million as part of a project to extract shale gas in Ukraine, according to officials with both the company and the Ukraine government.

Crescent Point buys North Dakota shale acreage

Crescent Point Energy has acquired approximately 750 boe/d of production and more than 78 net sections of lower-risk land in North Dakota through a pair of acquisitions. As a result of the deals, Crescent Point said it was upwardly revising its 2011 capital expenditure plans and production guidance.

Shell sells $730m stake in Norway gas transport JV

Shell has agreed to sell its interests in natural gas transport infrastructure joint venture Gassled to Infragas Norge for about $730 million, based on current exchange rates. Gassled is Norway’s integrated gas transportation system and processing facilities, which transports most of the gas production on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) to consumers on the European continent and in the United Kingdom.

Magellan Midstream to reverse Texas pipeline, take crude to Houston refineries

Magellan Midstream is proceeding with the reversal and conversion of a portion of the partnership's 18-inch Houston-to-El Paso pipeline to crude oil service. The reversed pipeline system is expected to have an initial capacity of 135,000 bpd to refiners in Houston and Texas City, supported by long-term committed volumes for a portion of this capacity.