SWEDEN TO RECOGNIZE PALESTINIAN STATE. ISRAEL OBJECTS .... Israel wants to stop Palestinian (Hamas) development of $4B worth of natgas offshore Gaza .... Schlumberger withdrawing ~20 American, European workers from Russia due to sanctions .... Russia, Turkey agreed to increase cap of Gazprom/Eni natgas pipeline to 19BCM/yr from 16BCM. Russia to Turvey via Black Sea .... Chevron shut down natgas pipeline from Gulf of Mex to Louisiana storage after accident killing 1, injuring 2 .... TX Eagle Ford shale production up 37% over '13 .... US production of oil, related liquids ~11.5Mb/d: EIA .... US shale gas production 40% of total US natgas production in '13 .... US natgas stockpiles ~11.4% below avg. Lowest level since '08 .... Exelon to expand natgas power gen by 2Gw by '17 .... Shell, Statoil got license to develop shale gas onshore Algeria. 51% held by Algeria natl comp .... Total got license to explore for natgas offshore Nile delta .... Edgo Energy licensed for 2 oil/gas blocks in Takijistan .... Delonex Energy (UK - new) bought 2 exploration blocks in E Ethiopia .... Discovery of new gas field onshore Netherlands .... Development of 25B bls oil in new areas of Mexico coming up next 15 years .... Romania improving oil/gas investment climate to stem declining production. Europe's 4th largest oil reserves, 5th largest NG reserves .... Enbridge to spend $44B through '18 on new pipelines, power gen .... New 300Kb/d pipeline from TX Permian Basin to Houston now operational. 2-year buildout .... U Cal researchers found way to coax Ox molecules from CO2 .... Feds overriding N Carolina on Duke Energy draining coal ash dumps .... Bullfrog invasion in Montana growing.