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	Colorado Democrats avoid fracking fight Colorado Democrats avoided a politically costly fight over oil and gas drilling after a quid pro quo deal pitched by the state's fracking-friendly governor prompted groups to drop their dueling ballot proposals. Full Article Share:
	PennEnergy Video News Update From a hearing on refinery emissions, to new deepwater production from Shell, to a report on a February well fire, all of the week's biggest headlines are in the PennEnergy Video News Update. Full Article Share:

This Week's Most Popular Oil & Gas News
• EPA hosts Texas hearing on oil refinery rules
• US looks to calm South China Sea tensions
• First oil produced from Bonga North West deepwater project in Nigeria
• Report released on deadly Chevron gas well fire
• CNOOC begins oil production at Panyu fields in South China Sea
• DOE approves Oregon LNG to export liquefied natural gas
• BP’s $12B Tangguh LNG expansion project earns environmental permit
• BHP, BG bid winners for Trinidad and Tobago deepwater blocks
• Shell, Alaska Natives to share in offshore drilling profits
• Ohioan to be sentenced for drilling-waste dumping
• Noble Corporation completes spin-off of Paragon Offshore
• GE Energy Financial Services and Casillas Petroleum to acquire oil and gas reserves in Kansas