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Workers Ranks Divided Over Refinery Settlement Agreement
Striking United Steelworkers at Marathon Petroleum Corp.’s Kentucky oil refinery will return to work next week for the first time in more than two months, leaving workers at four other U.S. sites still on strike.
Dubai Smart City Initiative Could Lead to Subsidizing Electric Cars
Incentives for electric vehicles are being studied at various levels
Morocco to Lessen Reliance on Imported Energy
Visiting the beautiful country of Morocco for the first time made me wonder how this country of 33 million people, 447,000 square kilometers in area and $104 billion (Dh382 billion) in gross domestic product is managing its energy needs with very little domestic resources and ever growing demand.
UK Concerns Rise Over Proposed Fracking Regulations
Anti-fracking campaigners have accused the shale industry of wanting companies "to be allowed to mark their own homework" by suggesting independent checks on wells could be done in-house.
Argentina Threatens Legal Action Over Falkland Island Drilling Activity
Argentina is threatening to take legal action against Britain over oil drilling off the coast of the Falkland Islands.
Violence Sparks in Nigeria’s Oil-Rich Delta Region
Nigeria's delta region was hit by violence on Friday, as gunmen killed nine people and, separately, militants blew up a gas pipeline, in a sign of returning unrest to the oil producing area days after a relatively peaceful presidential election.
Oil Revenues to be Diverted from West to East Libya
Libya's internationally recognized government said it plans to open a bank account abroad to deposit oil revenues, hoping to divert proceeds from the industry away from the country's rival administration in Tripoli.
Drills and Capex Sacrificed by KMG EP Due to Oil Prices
KazMunaiGas Exploration Production (KMG EP) has been forced to slash its 2015 capex spending and reduce its planned development drilling by 78 wells because of the low oil price environment
