Oil & Gas Journal Articles, Jun 2004

Regular Features
- Letters
  - Letters
    Bob Williams' proposal for a global hydrocarbon inventory system was a high point of the Hubbert's Peak panel session at the OTC.
- OGJ Newsletter
  - OGJ Newsletter
    After falling in the wake of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' June 3 decision to increase its oil production quotas, futures prices for crude and petroleum products fluctuated June 7-9 under the influence of other market factors.
- Journally Speaking
  - Symbol of supply and demand
    If there were a single symbol of the seemingly schizophrenic US attitude toward crude oil supply and demand in recent years, it would have to be the wide-body hero of Desert Storm.
- Equip/Software/Lit
  - Equipment/Software/Literature
    This new low flow QUANTIM Coriolis meter and controller is especially suited for laboratory, research, and pilot plant applications.
- Editor's Perspective
  - Why isn't price pain curbing US gasoline consumption?
    While signs of relief from the widely reported pain of high gasoline prices are beginning to appear in the US, a crucial factor hasn't eased.
- Market Hotline
  - Shrinking OPEC cushion bodes scary surprises
    Shrinking OPEC cushion bodes scary surprises The June 3 meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries produced no real surprises.
General Interest
- Editorial - Reagan's energy legacy
  Reminiscence about Ronald Reagan's broader achievements must not obscure an energy revolution that began during the former US president's two terms in office.
- NGSA predicts summer natural gas markets will stay hot
  A producer group June 8 said if US meteorologists' predictions about a warmer-than-normal summer materialize, natural gas prices that likely will rise, assuming the economy continues to strengthen and North American gas production stays flat.
- US, Canada require major gas infrastructure investment
  Natural gas demand in the US and Canada has caught up not only with wellhead supply but also with existing storage capacity and transportation infrastructure, reported Merrill Lynch Global Securities Research & Economics Group.
- Greater global reliance on gas expected, study finds
  Natural gas is "rapidly gaining in geopolitical importance," and is just as quickly emerging as the "fuel of choice" for a world population seeking energy resources that will minimize environmental impact.
- MMS amends oil valuation rule; draft gas rule pending
  The US Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service last month amended its federal oil valuation rule and said it plans to revise the gas royalty valuation soon.
- Watching Government - Trading EIA
  The New York Mercantile Exchange, UK-based broker ICAP Energy LLC, and Goldman Sachs June 2 launched an electronic market for options pegged to weekly US Energy Information Administration gas storage numbers.
- Comment: Rebutting McKillop's 'counterintuitive notion': Higher oil prices do suppress economic growth
  In a recent article in Oil & Gas Journal, author Andrew McKillop claims that higher oil prices are beneficial to the world economy.
- Company News - Wyatt group to buy Enron pipeline unit
  More North American midstream assets are changing hands.
- BP earmarks $2.5 billion for E&D off Trinidad and Tobago
  BP PLC CEO John Browne announced that his company will spend $2.5 billion over the next 3 years for exploration and development off Trinidad and Tobago's east coast.
Special Report
- Public resistance narrowing LNG options in North America
  Public acceptance is critical for the approximately 45 LNG regasification terminals being proposed for North America.
- California LNG project proposals run into military opposition
  The commanding general of the US Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, Calif., has notified US and state officials of his opposition to any proposed construction of an LNG terminal either at the military base or offshore from it.
- CERI: LNG seen poised to tackle US gas supply deficit
  LNG will be well-positioned to meet some of a projected natural gas supply deficit in the US, says a senior Shell International Gas Ltd. executive.
- US FERC proposes safety model for future LNG terminal permits
  The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last month said it wants public comment on a new technical report that outlines the safety modeling the agency will use when evaluating future LNG terminal applications.
- Industry likely to keep pace with LNG vessel demand
  World shipbuilding capacity has kept pace with new LNG vessel demand during the past decade, and shipyards now are being asked to find ways to deliver more ships each year because many more LNG projects are proposed.
- MMS sees deepwater gulf as an expanding frontier
  The future of deepwater Gulf of Mexico exploration and production remains very promising, concludes a report by the US Minerals Management Service.
- World's LNG industry surges, pushed by confluence of factors
  Worldwide LNG demand is surging, driven by several factors:
- Gas-quality debate heats up as more US LNG imports loom
  Over the last 4 years, two distinct influences have raised-end user concerns over the hydrocarbon content of natural gas in the US.
- Rapidly expanding fleet answers LNG production growth
  The latest semiannual worldwide shipping report from Clarkson Research Studies, current through Mar. 1, predicts 2004 will be a "year of strong [LNG] fleet growth."
Drilling & Production
- Drilling efficiency programs yield valuable benefits
  The goal of any drilling efficiency program is continuous improvement in drilling operations.
- Sample narrative instruction to accompany checklist
  After the 26-in. hole has been drilled, it is time to run the 20-in. casing.
- North Sea test assesses all-electric subsea tree
  Under test at the BP PLC Magnus field in the North Sea is the first all-electric subsea tree (Fig. 1).
Processing
- CMAI: On-purpose propylene production will increase share of future global demand
  Worldwide supply of propylene will increase to 80.3 million tonnes in 2010 from 57.6 million tonnes in 2003 (about 5%/year), according to Steve Zinger, global business director of heavy olefins and elastomers for Chemical Market Associates Inc. (CMAI).
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