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        <title><![CDATA[You re Invited to an educational seminar highlighting turnkey solutions  June 20th 2012  The Woodlands  Texas]]></title>
        <link>http://www.petro-online.com/news/fuel-for-thought/13/bruker_axs/youre_invited_to_an_educational_seminar_highlighting_turnkey_solutions_june_20th_2012_the_woodlands_texas/19620/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[  Join us at the Petro X-ray Users' Meeting on Wednesday, June 20th to hear from industry experts and learn about the latest advancements in petrochemical analysis. The meeting will be offered both on...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 16 May 2012 09:10:00 BST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[US power plant looks to reduce mercury emissions by 90 per cent]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A power plant in the US is looking to reduce emissions of mercury by 90 per cent with an investment of $350 million (£217 million) to $400 million (£248 million) over the next several years by Minneso...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 10 May 2012 15:39:25 BST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Repeat Order for Bespoke Engine for Major Offshore Application]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Finning Power Systems’ (Finning) provides second engine with bespoke rating for major offshore crane application. Kenz-Figee, a leading offshore industry crane manufacturer has selected Finning Power...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 08 May 2012 15:00:00 BST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Hazardous Area Engine Contract Awarded]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Finning Power Systems’ (Finning) bespoke engineering meets rigorous, offshore hazardous area requirements in Vietnam. Thanks to its long-standing relationship with SPP Pumps, a global leader in engine...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 May 2012 14:51:00 BST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Delta Airlines look to gain tighter control over fuel supply with refinery acquisition]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Delta Airlines are to gain tighter control over their fuel supply by buying an oil refinery from ConocoPhillips for $180 million (£111 million).
The move is quite unprecedented for an airline, and if...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 02 May 2012 15:40:36 BST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Obama tightens regulations on oil industry]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[US president Barak Obama has tightened regulations on the oil industry as he responds to environmentalists over air pollution concerns.
The president was careful not to tread on the oil and gas compan...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Apr 2012 14:02:52 BST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Product Portfolio Expands]]></title>
        <link>http://www.petro-online.com/news/fuel-for-thought/13/perkin_elmer/product_portfolio_expands/19798/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Anton Paar (Austria) provider of high-precision measuring instruments in the field of density and concentration measurement, determination of dissolved CO2, rheology and material characterisation of s...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Apr 2012 14:57:00 BST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Methane leaks  could be accelerating Arctic damage ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A multi-institutional study has found that methane leaks in the Arctic could be accelerating environmental damage in the area.

Researchers in the area have uncovered a surprising amount of Arctic met...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 25 Apr 2012 14:23:39 BST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Offshore field in Vietnam successfully drilled]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[TNK Vietnam, a subsidiary of TNK-BP, has announced that it has successfully completed its first offshore drilling project in Vietnam.

The oil industry will be interested to hear about the completion,...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 20 Apr 2012 13:27:47 BST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Fracking  will continue  in Britain]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The controversial gas extraction method fracking is to continue in Britain under strict conditions, the government has announced.

Fracking has come under considerable criticism of late after two eart...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 Apr 2012 14:16:26 BST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[British budget    a turning point    for North Sea oil industry]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Experts from the British oil industry have recently reflected on the positive budget announced last month by chancellor George Osborne, with experts telling the Independent the tax reliefs are ‘a turn...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Apr 2012 13:28:41 BST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Oil industry  needs new direction in oil spill research ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The oil industry needs a new direction in oil spill research, according to Charles H. Peterson of the University of North Carolina, who argues that a new approach that stresses how gas moves through t...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Apr 2012 16:04:04 BST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Gas blow-out could have  huge impact  on North Sea oil industry]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[A gas blow-out in the North Sea could have a huge impact on the oil industry in the region, according to economic experts.

If a blow-out was to occur, it could result in the EU pushing for more strin...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 11 Apr 2012 12:17:18 BST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Spotlight on New Technology]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ClampOn (Norway) has been named as recipient of a "Spotlight on New Technology Award" by the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) for its development of the company's Subsea Corrosion-Erosion Monitor...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 08 Apr 2012 16:48:00 BST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Gulfsands look to avoid Syrian oil industry sanctions ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Gulfsands Petroleum is looking to avoid the sanctions of the Syrian oil industry by building a new base outside the country.
The firm will maintain its presence in the country, but will look elsewhere...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 04 Apr 2012 15:27:29 BST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Unified Gateway Station Enhancement]]></title>
        <link>http://www.petro-online.com/news/fuel-for-thought/13/yokogawa_electric_corp/unified_gateway_station_enhancement/19294/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Japan) will release an enhanced version of the CENTUM(R) VP integrated production control system, the company's flagship product. In this new version, support for the us...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Apr 2012 14:23:00 BST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[The ABC s of Viscosity Measurement]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Brookfield (USA), manufacturers for viscosity measurement and control, offers two hands-on courses that equip users of Brookfield instruments with the knowledge to get the most out of their viscosity...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 02 Apr 2012 15:01:00 BST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Extensive Range of Automaton Solutions for the Chemical and Pharmaceutical Industries]]></title>
        <link>http://www.petro-online.com/news/fuel-for-thought/13/yokogawa_electric_corp/extensive_range_of_automaton_solutions_for_the_chemical_and_pharmaceutical_industries/19319/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Yokogawa (Netherlands) offers integrated solutions – from the initial idea through start-up to care and maintenance of the systems throughout their entire life – in keeping with the company’s Vigilant...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Mar 2012 14:51:00 BST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Half of households in Tamil Nadu use LPG PNG for cooking]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[New figures from the Houselisting and Housing Census have found that nearly a half of households in Tamil Nadu have upgraded to LPG/PNG fuel sources.
Tamil Nadu is the 11th-largest state in India by a...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 08:50:14 BST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Capping methane leaks  should be environmental priority ]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Petroleum engineer Susan Harvey has recently released a report signalling the environmental benefits of capping methane leaks, stating that controlling wet gases would be far more rewarding.
The Envir...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Mar 2012 15:46:08 BST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Scottish Energy Minister Highlights  Unparalleled  Investment and Skills Demand in Energy Networks]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Scottish Energy Minister Fergus Ewing MSP spoke of the importance of the networks in Scotland's energy legacy at Energy Networks Association's (UK) Well Connected Reception in Holyrood, Edinburgh....]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 28 Mar 2012 14:54:00 BST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[WWEM 2012 to Feature Gas Detection Zone]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The organisers of WWEM 2012, the Water Wastewater & Environmental Monitoring event (Telford, 7/8th November 2012), have announced that this year’s show will again feature a Gas Detection Zone followin...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sun, 25 Mar 2012 14:35:00 BST</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Major Deal in Middle East Petrochem Market]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[ ANH Refractories Europe (UK) has secured a major new deal to supply products to the Middle East petrochemical market. The American owned firm manufactures materials at its Bromborough plant used in l...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Sat, 24 Mar 2012 14:48:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Obama signals his intentions to the oil industry]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[US president Barack Obama has made the clearest indication yet of his commitment to the oil industry in the US in a speech made among new pipeline that will span from at Cushing, Oklahoma, to the Gulf...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 16:39:19 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Multi-Year Framework Agreement for Fiscal Metering Systems]]></title>
        <link>http://www.petro-online.com/news/fuel-for-thought/13/emerson_process_management/multi-year_framework_agreement_for_fiscal_metering_systems/19216/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Emerson to supply Daniel fiscal metering systems for Statoil’s Valemon platform. Emerson Process Management (USA) has been awarded a five year Framework Agreement by Statoil to provide a range of its...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Mar 2012 12:39:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[LPG best solution in off-mains areas]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[LPG provider Calor believe that using liquefied petroleum gas can lead to significant cuts in carbon emissions and fuel savings, labelling it the "cleaner, greener, cheaper solution in off-mains areas...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Mar 2012 16:59:02 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Russian Research Deal Agreed]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[British Petroleum (UK) has joined forces with the Russian Skolkovo foundation to create a new oil refining research centre.  The UK giant signed the £9.3 million research deal, which will focus on hea...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 20 Mar 2012 16:47:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Decline in UK Industrial Electricity Demand Could Help Alleviate Capacity Crunch]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Recently published statistics by the UK government indicate that electricity demand in the UK fell by 3.4% in 2011, reversing the minor recovery in 2010, and leaving demand at levels not seen since 19...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 16 Mar 2012 12:15:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Providence finds oil off Irish coast]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Providence Resources, the exploration company, has struck oil off the Irish coast in a massive boost for the country's oil industry.
The Barryroe well, 50km off the Cork coast, is Ireland's first viab...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:27:01 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[On-Shore Wind Power Cost Households  4 68 Last Year]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Figures released recently showed that on-shore wind added less than £5 to household energy bills last year. Ofgem has just released the Renewables Obligation (RO) annual report for 2010/11, which is t...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Mar 2012 12:06:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[New Revised Thermowell Standard]]></title>
        <link>http://www.petro-online.com/news/fuel-for-thought/13/okazaki/new_revised_thermowell_standard/19026/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Companies that source thermowells for oil, gas and petrochemicals applications should now be consulting the latest, revised ASME PTC 19.3 (2010) standard, which recently underwent its first major revi...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[FEED Contract for LNG Project]]></title>
        <link>http://www.petro-online.com/news/fuel-for-thought/13/yokogawa_europe/feed_contract_for_lng_project/19025/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Yokogawa Electric Corporation (Netherlands) announces that its subsidiary Yokogawa Engineering Asia Pte. Ltd. has been awarded a contract by CJV, a joint venture comprised of Chiyoda Corporation as JV...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Mar 2012 09:29:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Measuring Instrument Producer Anton  Paar Acquires the Petrotest  Group]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Anton Paar (Austria) a provider of high-precision measuring instruments in the field of density and concentration measurement, determination of dissolved CO2, rheology and material characterization of...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 15:10:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Shell takes unique legal approach to environmentalists]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Shell has sued more than a dozen environmental groups in an attempt to beat them to the court, as the oil giant fears adverse legal action could delay offshore drilling in the Arctic.
The unique legal...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:37:25 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Mercury as a Global Pollutant]]></title>
        <link>http://www.petro-online.com/news/fuel-for-thought/13/mercury_conference/mercury_as_a_global_pollutant/18933/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[From July 28th – August 2nd 2013 the 11th ICMGP International  Conference on Mercury as a Global Pollutant will take place in  Edinburgh, Scotland. www.mercury2013.com
Over 1,000 professional  and ac...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 12:42:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Norfolk engineers manage to deter drilling delays in South China sea]]></title>
        <link>http://www.petro-online.com/news/fuel-for-thought/13/breaking_news/norfolk_engineers_manage_to_deter_drilling_delays_in_south_china_sea/18884/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Norfolk engineers have managed to develop and test vital parts for an oil rig in the South China Sea in record time, enabling the rig to commence its drilling schedule on schedule.
Mussett Engineering...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:35:25 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Diplomatic relations intensify over oil resources in Falklands]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Diplomatic tension regarding sovereignty between Argentina and Britain has been heightened after Leiv Eiriksson and its accompanying vessels violated the borders of what Argentina denominates the nati...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 23 Feb 2012 16:28:25 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Cuba could become oil exporter]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Oil development in Cuba's Gulf of Mexico waters has prompted speculation that the country could become an exporter of crude, rather than just importing it.
Many commentators further believe that the c...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 14:48:49 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[New Pump Station for Gas Cleaning Process in Bobov Dol Thermal Power Plant]]></title>
        <link>http://www.petro-online.com/news/fuel-for-thought/13/mzt_pumpi/new_pump_station_for_gas_cleaning_process_in_bobov_dol_thermal_power_plant/18612/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[MZT Pumpi (Macedonia), manufacturers of industrial pumps for transport of different types of liquid in South – East Europe, has successfully produced and delivered six Double Inlet Split case pumps eq...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 17 Feb 2012 10:55:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Conferee Networking Sessions for Pittcon 2012 Include Topics of Current Interest]]></title>
        <link>http://www.petro-online.com/news/fuel-for-thought/13/pittcon/conferee_networking_sessions_for_pittcon_2012_include_topics_of_current_interest/18611/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[The Pittcon Networking Committee is pleased to announce the topics for the Conferee Networking Sessions for Pittcon 2012 which will be held from March 11 through March 15, at the Orange County Convent...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 16 Feb 2012 10:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Refineries in Europe Face Further Turmoil]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[Petroplus, the Swiss refiner filing for bankruptcy, is only the tip of a continuing issue for refiners in Europe. Across the 104 EU27 refineries, roughly 40% require refurbishment in order to continue...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 16:22:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Petro Industry News exhibiting at Pittcon 2012 - Booth 1310]]></title>
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        <description><![CDATA[The Orange County Convention Center in Orlando, Florida will be home to the 63rd Pittcon, from 11-15 March 2012. As the world’s largest annual conference and exposition  for laboratory science, Pittco...]]></description>
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        <title><![CDATA[South East Asia Flow Measurement Conference Announced]]></title>
        <link>http://www.petro-online.com/news/fuel-for-thought/13/nel/south_east_asia_flow_measurement_conference_announced/18567/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[NEL announces the launch of the South East Asia Flow Measurement Conference to be held on 6-8 March, 2012 at the InterContinental, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. The conference will tackle the hydrocarbon fl...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 10:11:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[ASTM International Offers Training  Course on Gasoline]]></title>
        <link>http://www.petro-online.com/news/fuel-for-thought/13/astm_international/astm_international_offers_training_course_on_gasoline/18562/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Gasoline: Specifications, Testing and Technology, a technical and professional training course presented by ASTM International, focuses on the properties and specifications of gasoline and how they af...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Feb 2012 09:36:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Fugro Geos Awarded Maintenance Contract at Pearl GTL]]></title>
        <link>http://www.petro-online.com/news/fuel-for-thought/13/fugro_geos/fugro_geos_awarded_maintenance_contract_at_pearl_gtl/18549/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Fugro GEOS (UK) has announced a contract award which provides Qatar Shell with support for a seabed water temperature monitoring system.  The 5-year contract will ensure round-the-clock support and ma...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 16:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Philip Burness joins Rotork as Site Services Director]]></title>
        <link>http://www.petro-online.com/news/fuel-for-thought/13/rotork/philip_burness_joins_rotork_as_site_services_director/18543/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Philip Burness has joined global flow control specialist Rotork (UK) as Director of Site Services, responsible for Rotork’s worldwide after sales and engineering projects business. Based at Bath in th...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:08:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Emerson Process Management Signs Memorandum of Understanding with Petroleum Institute of Abu Dhabi]]></title>
        <link>http://www.petro-online.com/news/fuel-for-thought/13/emerson_process_management/emerson_process_management_signs_memorandum_of_understanding_with_petroleum_institute_of_abu_dhabi/18536/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Emerson Process Management has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Petroleum Institute of Abu Dhabi (PI), a world-class Abu Dhabi-based institute dedicated to developing the future lea...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 11:49:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Sira Secures major Compliance Contract with Premier Oil plc]]></title>
        <link>http://www.petro-online.com/news/fuel-for-thought/13/sira/sira_secures_major_compliance_contract_with_premier_oil_plc/18523/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Sira Consulting Ltd (a CSA International company) has been awarded a major contract to provide Premier Oil plc with a comprehensive range of compliance services with respect to ATEX 137 (Worker Protec...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 14 Feb 2012 09:50:00 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Magnolia Petroleum acquires acreage in Mississippi formation]]></title>
        <link>http://www.petro-online.com/news/fuel-for-thought/13/breaking_news/magnolia_petroleum_acquires_acreage_in_mississippi_formation/18674/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Magnolia Petroleum has acquired 800 acres in the oil-producing Mississippi Lime formation in Oklahoma.

The AIM-listed US oil and gas exploration firm said the deal was in line with its growth strateg...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Feb 2012 10:43:25 GMT</pubDate>
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        <title><![CDATA[Worrying refinery closures]]></title>
        <link>http://www.petro-online.com/news/fuel-for-thought/13/breaking_news/worrying_refinery_closures/18371/</link>
        <description><![CDATA[Oil refineries around the world  are closing at an alarming rate, according to Oilprice.com, which has recently documented a closure 'boom' in America.
Refineries that are not owned by major oil compa...]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 27 Jan 2012 14:50:22 GMT</pubDate>
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