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GOP pushes to lift oil export ban in scramble to pass spending bill

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GOP looks to lift oil export ban, Dems seek environmental concessions WASHINGTON _Republican demands to end the ban on exporting crude oil emerged as a final negotiating point Monday as lawmakers scrambled to complete a year-end spending bill needed to keep the government running. In return for lifting the four-decade-old ban, Democrats were seeking various

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Encana focusing on Permian formation in 2016 capital spending budget

Energy Financial

Encana cutting capital budget by $600M CALGARY _ Encana Corp. (TSX:ECA) says next year’s capital spending budget will be US$600 million lower than in 2015 and its dividend to shareholders will be cut by about 78 per cent. The Calgary-based oil and gas producer is estimating a total capital investment of between US$1.5 billion and US$1.7

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Enbridge Alberta Clipper pipeline expansion challenge rejected by federal judge

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Obama can call for full review of the Enbridge Alberta Clipper pipeline MINNEAPOLIS _ A federal judge rejected the key parts of a lawsuit brought by tribal and environmental groups that sought to block a capacity expansion on the Alberta Clipper crude oil pipeline, saying this week the courts don’t have the authority to intervene

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Montana agriculture protected from Wyoming gas drilling by EPA ruling

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Wyoming gas drilling companies limited in amount of salty water allowed in waterways BILLINGS, Mont. _ The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency waded into a long-running skirmish between two states by approving water quality rules meant to protect southeastern Montana cropland from wastewater produced during natural gas drilling in neighbouring Wyoming. Wyoming officials and oil and

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Laid off oil and gas workers confront evolving job hunt where marketing is key

Energy Financial

Social media has replaced job boards for oil and gas workers seeing employment CALGARY _ Tens of thousands of oil and gas workers who have lost their jobs in Alberta’s oil-and-gas sector are confronting a rapidly changing job market. Not only has competition become fierce for the few jobs available, but the way people find and get

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