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Indiana Gasification permit sent to EPA

   Indiana Gasification's emissions permit to develop a USD$2.

Denbury acquires Thompson Field

Denbury Resources Inc. has entered into an agreement to acquire Thompson Field in Fort Bend County, Texas for USD$360million in cash and a production payment from a private seller.

Air quality regulators approve geothermal plants

   Independent power wholesaler Calpine, has been awarded permits from air quality regulators to build two geothermal power plants at the Geysers in Sonoma County, California.

BP to explore Trinidad oil and gas

   BP wholly owned subsidiary has signed an agreement to explore for oil and gas offshore Trinidad and Tobago.

Ridgeline & Kerr to install water treatment plants

    Energy services and water treatment company, Ridgeline Energy Services Inc.

Brazilian pre-salt discovery volumes upgraded

Statoil and operator Repsol Sinopec in partnership with Petrobras have confirmed the significant potential of BM-C-33 pre-salt block in the Campos basin offshore Brazil. Including the Seat, Gávea and Pão de Açúcar discoveries, the estimated resources of the block amount to over 700 million barrels of light crude and 3 trillion cubic feet of gas.

Husky Energy CO2 capture/liquefaction project laun

   Husky Energy has launched its CO2 capture and liquefaction project located at its Lloydminster, Saskatchewan facility.

Statoil secures rig for offshore Newfoundland

   Statoil has come to an agreement with Seadrill to use the West Aquarius deepwater drilling rig for their exploration activities offshore the province of Newfoundland in Canada in 2012-2013.

Crestview invest USD100 million in Silver Creek

Irving, Texas-based privately-held oil and gas exploration and production company, Silver Creek Oil & Gas, LLC has received a USD100 million investment from New York-based private equity firm Crestview Partners.

Vermont is first state to ban fracking

    The governor of Vermont has signed into law the first state ban on hydraulic fracturing.