US Senate and House Republicans anticipate working well with President-elect Donald J. Trump’s administration to reverse energy and environmental policies and regulations they believe were imposed unconstitutionally during Barack Obama’s presidency and earlier, four GOP federal lawmakers said on Dec. 8. Source: News
US Army denies Dakota Access oil pipeline's Lake Oahe easement
The US Department of the Army will not approve an easement that would allow the proposed Dakota Access crude oil pipeline to cross under Lake Oahe in North Dakota, Army Asst. Sec. for Civil Works Jo-Ellen Darcy announced on Dec. 4. Source: News
Rescuing the EPA
The US Environmental Protection Agency needs change, not death. It has an important mission. Under President Barack Obama, however, the EPA treated the role as transcendent. Source: News
Dense-fog advisories
In any year, the charge of penning the final Journally Speaking column is a weighty assignment, and this year, a particularly onerous one. For this editor, it’s rather like receiving orders to extract his own teeth with rusty pliers, which in fact, likely would be a less-painful task. Source: News
Chinese firm, Kazakhstan form JV for Romanian refining assets
Privately held CEFC China Energy Co. Ltd., Shanghai, has agreed to acquire 51% of shares in KMG International NV—the refining, petrochemicals, retail, and trading arm of Kazakhstan’s state-owned KazMunayGas—as part of the creation of a joint venture designed to extend participation of China and Kazakhstan in development of downstream projects to serve European markets. Source: […]
Bausch named Weatherford EVP, CFO
Christoph Bausch has been tapped by Weatherford International PLC as executive vice-president and chief financial officer effective Dec. 13. He joined the company in May as vice-president and controller, product lines. Source: News
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Justus promoted to Weatherford president, regional operations
Frederico Justus has been selected as president, regional operations for Weatherford International PLC effective Dec. 13. He succeeds Antony J. Branch, who’s leaving the company. Source: News
Indeed: Wyoming, North Dakota lead oil-job recovery
Interest in US oil jobs has revived in Wyoming and North Dakota more strongly than in Texas, according a researcher at the job board Indeed. Source: News
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