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Your December 2015 Issue of Photonics Spectra is now available. And you can also access it through our new free mobile app! Dear Vijay, The December 2015 digital edition of Photonics Spectra is now available to view. Simply CLICK HERE to instantly begin reading the current issue, or to download the entire issue as a PDF file. Visit www.photonics.com/rsps to access our new online Reader Service tool that allows you to instantly request information about ads and product announcements that appear in this issue. The highlights in this issue include: With Fiber Comes Miles-Long and Mulitplexed Sensors Fluorescence Spectroscopy: A Powerful Method for Surface Analysis Thin-Film Optical Filters for Phase Control Applications Top Stories of 2015 from Photonics.com Don’t keep it to yourself! Recommend Photonics Spectra to your colleagues so that they, too, can stay informed about new developments in the industry. We welcome your comments and suggestions. Please send us your feedback at feedback@photonics.com. December 9, 2015 From our Sponsor Is the risk of improper FRC care and maintenance an important concern to you? Wondering how to tackle the challenge with employees? Leverage Tyndale’s simple solution to get employees up to speed for safety and compliance. Tyndale’s FRC Care and Maintenance Training Video covers recommended practices for home laundering FRC and guidance on when a garment should be repaired or retired from service. Learn the three key takeaways plus recommendations for routine garment inspection. This video will help! Continue Reading » Share: EIA: Latest STEO shows US crude output fell 60,000 b/d in November Total US crude oil production declined by about 60,000 b/d in November compared with October, according to estimates by the US Energy Information Administration in its Short-Term Energy Outlook for December. Continue Reading » Share: Senate committee passes federal pipeline safety reauthorization bill The US Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee passed a pipeline safety bill that reauthorizes US Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Safety Administration operations through fiscal 2019. It referred S. 2276, with a modified substitute amendment from its sponsor and three cosponsors and five more amendments from other subcommittee members, to the full Senate for final consideration. Continue Reading » Share: Study calls for stronger rules to prepare for potential dilbit spills The US Department of Transportation should modify its regulations and planning to strengthen preparedness for accidental spills of diluted bitumen, or dilbit, from pipelines, a new report from the National Academies of Science, Engineering & Medicine (NASEM) recommended. Continue Reading » Share: Deloitte study affirms DOE technology role Incubation of oil and gas technology by the US Department of Energy has had “a measurable impact” on recent innovation by the industry, according to an analysis of patent data by the Deloitte Center for Energy Solutions. Continue Reading » Share: MARKET WATCH: NYMEX, Brent crude oil prices stabilize after steep drops Brent crude oil prices dipped below $40/bbl before closing at $40.26/bbl on the London market Dec. 8 in a volatile trading session while light, sweet crude oil prices settled under $38/bbl on the New York market. Continue Reading » Share: Murphy oil slashes 2016 budget to less than $1 billion Murphy Oil Corp. is expected to cut its budget for 2016 by more than half to below $1 billion, according to a Raymond James & Associates Inc. energy update on Dec. 9. Continue Reading » Share: Woodside abandons pursuit to buy Oil Search Woodside Petroleum Ltd. has called off its $11.6 billion (Aus.) bid to acquire Oil Search Ltd. Continue Reading » Share: UpCurve Energy starts with focus on shales UpCurve Energy LLC is starting work focusing on development of unconventional resources with a $100-million line of equity commitment from partnerships managed by Post Oak Energy Capital LP. Both companies Houston-based. Continue Reading » Share: Syncrude advances coker turnaround A fluid coker at Syncrude Canada Ltd.’s Mildred Lake oil sands upgrading complex 40 km north of Fort McMurray, Alta., has entered maintenance ahead of the unit’s originally planned turnaround in mid-2016. Continue Reading » Share: Statoil lets three pipeline contracts for Johan Sverdrup Statoil ASA has let three contracts totaling 2.5 billion kroner for the oil and natural gas pipelines for the Johan Sverdrup development in the Norwegian North Sea. 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