PennEnergy's Top Oil & Gas News 1/18/2013

Top Oil & Gas News
	PennEnergy Video News Update From the ongoing hostage situation in Algeria, to Russia's offshore licensing changes, to Alaska's export hopes, all of the week's biggest headlines are in the PennEnergy Video News Update. Full Article Share:
	Six hostages, 8 kidnappers killed in military strike at gas plant Conflicting reports are coming out of Algeria, where a military strike has reportedly led to deaths of both hostages and kidnappers at the In Amenas gas facility. Full Article Share:

This Week's Most Popular Oil & Gas News
• Statoil releases update about incident in Algeria
• In Amenas gas facility situation update released by BP
• Russia to allow private firms to develop offshore
• Alaska looks to Japan to sell natural gas
• TransCanada to build new LNG pipeline
• Seaway Pipeline expansion completed
• Chevron acquires new offshore China acreage
• BP Energy Outlook 2030 shows increasing impact of unconventional oil and gas
• Maersk Oil Norway offered two North Sea licenses
• ConocoPhillips agrees to sell Cedar Creek Anticline properties
• Strong interest in further exploration of the Norwegian continental shelf
• Petrobras creates program to assess potential and use of natural gas
• McDermott awarded turnkey contract for PEMEX production platform
• Aker Solutions secures projects on the UK continental shelf

Energy Insights

Governing Energy: Governance Refresh The European Sovereign Debt Crisis would appear to be an incidence of governance gone awry. Full Article Share:

Human Capital: Leadership Transition A key component of any succession plan is the hand-off of one leader to the next. Full Article Share: