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Drilling & production - 25 May 2012

Sudan and South Sudan agree to restart peace talks

The two countries have resumed peace talks at the behest of African Union mediators. The UN Secretary General has welcomed the announcement as an end to the disputes between the two countries draws marginally closer.

 

Shale use lowers US emissions

Preliminary estimates from the IEA for 2011 show that in the USA, emissions dropped in 2011, largely due to the shift from coal power to natural gas.

 

Peruvian dolphins die in their hundreds – seismic blamed

As hundreds of dead dolphins and thousands of dead seabirds wash up on Peru’s coastline, official investigations claim “natural causes” whilst independents and environmentalist groups target the offshore oil and gas industry’s seismic operations.