Thursday, May 16, 2013 - The Panama Canal Authority sees an opportunity with US LNG exports that it did not envision six years ago.
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Industry Headlines
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Friday, May 17, 2013 The Obama administration clears the way for broader natural gas exports by approving a $10B facility in Texas, a milestone in the US transition into a major supplier of energy for world markets.
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Friday, May 17, 2013 Greenland's new government clarifies its stance on allowing more offshore oil exploration.
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Friday, May 17, 2013 A rebel attack on CNCP workers at a compound in Myanmar will not delay the launch of pipelines due to start pumping oil and gas into China later in 2013, according to an official.
Friday, May 17, 2013 Transocean shareholders reject a $4 a share dividend proposal by activist investor Carl Icahn but oust long-time company Chairman Michael Talbert.
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Friday, May 17, 2013 Oil futures rise to a one-week high, as broader markets rally on positive US economic data.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 The US Senate confirmed Ernest Moniz, a nuclear physicist who has lauded the US natural gas boom, as the next US Energy Secretary.
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Thursday, May 16, 2013 Max Petroleum announces that the ZMA-E6 development well in the Zhana Makat Field has successfully reached total depth, encountering hydrocarbons in Jurassic sandstone reservoirs.
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