PennEnergy's Daily Petroleum Upate 1/13

Today's Headlines Venezuela, Saudi leaders meet and talk oil prices in Riyadh The leaders discussed areas of cooperation between the two OPEC-member countries and ways to promote bilateral ties. … Continue Reading Share: US House overwhelmingly approves bill for Keystone XL oil pipeline The U.S. House overwhelmingly passed a bill Friday authorizing a major oil pipeline, despite a renewed pledge by the White House to veto the legislation. … Continue Reading Share:   Explosion, fire shake Ohio oil refinery; police say nobody hurt An explosion at an Ohio oil refinery blew out windows at homes in Lima on Saturday and could be felt at least 10 miles away, but it resulted in no injuries. … Continue Reading Share:

NY hydraulic fracturing ban seen as having little impact on supply Scientists say New York's available reserves of natural gas in the sprawling Marcellus Shale are minuscule compared to what can be extracted in other states such as Pennsylvania and West Virginia. … Continue Reading Share:

British Columbia bans conversion of liquefied natural gas pipeline British Columbia banned the transportation of oil and bitumen through pipelines built specifically for liquid natural gas. … Continue Reading Share:

Florida may get 2 liquefied natural gas facilities Florida East Coast Industries proposed the creation of a liquefied natural gas production and distribution facility, which would be located in Titusville, Florida. … Continue Reading Share:

Ezra wins multi-million dollar contract for deepwater project in Brazil The EPC contract scope includes supply of an external, bow mounted, cantilever turret mooring system with swivel stack for one of Brazil's biggest oil fields to date. … Continue Reading Share:

Idea for gas terminal off East Coast rankles hydraulic fracturing foes Liberty Natural Gas wants to build a deep-water port in federal waters 19 miles off Jones Beach, New York, and 29 miles off Long Branch, New Jersey. … Continue Reading Share: