"Offshore hammermill process meets OSPAR discharge limit," discusses a thermal desorption method for treating drill cuttings called "Rotomill" (OGJ, May 10, 2004, p. 41).
Natural gas futures prices on the New York Mercantile Exchange fell below $5/Mcf, to $4.97/Mcf, for the first time this year on Sept. 1 as Hurricane Frances veered toward Florida's eastern coast and away from gas production facilities in the Gulf of Mexico.
Energy litigation trends
The chief attorneys for US energy companies believe that the number of lawsuits is going to increase in coming years—particularly environmental and toxics tort actions, according to a national litigation trends survey commissioned by Fulbright & Jaworski LLP (F&J).
A look at China's upstream rules and regulations
Here is a brief summary of the main rules and regulations governing China's oil and gas exploration, development, and production activities:
WEC: Oil, gas to remain dominant commodities
Oil and gas will remain dominant commodities in the world's energy supply mix for at least the next 25 years. The Middle East will continue to be the major supplier, and there will be increasing interdependence between oil producing and consuming countries.
LNG provides the oil and natural gas industry with some positive options, Didier Sire, Gaz de France vice-president of strategy, told the World Energy Congress Sept. 6 in Sydney.
The adequacy of Brent crude to continue serving as a world oil price benchmark was called into question Sept. 7 at the World Energy Congress in Sydney, and two delegates proposed establishing Persian Gulf crudes as a new benchmark.
NPRA: EPA should consider supply with new sulfur rule
US regulators should be mindful that refiners still face unresolved downstream issues when drafting new low-sulfur rules for diesel-powered boats and trains, the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association said Aug. 30.
With no big blackout or gasoline shortage to grab the electorate's attention, energy policy has languished on the sidelines of the US presidential election so far this year.
As strong worldwide energy demand and geopolitical tensions drove the petroleum market last year, the industry continued to see consolidation in the US.
A study by the Jebco Alliance for Petroleum Corp. of Jamaica finds that Jamaica has significant oil and gas potential with play settings akin to those in southern Sumatra and Northwest Java in western Indonesia.
Crude oil production from the Chad/Cameroon Development Project exceeded 200,000 b/d at times during the April-June 2004 quarter, said operator Esso Exploration & Production Chad Inc.
Water saturation models greatly affect reserves calculations
An error analysis shows the significant effect of water saturation values on hydrocarbon reserves calculations.
New program enhances API cement monogram
Recently, an industry task force studied the value of the API monogram for oil well cements and developed a program to enhance the value of the monogram for manufacturers and end users.
The coking stability index (CSI) test, which determines the relative stability of coker furnace feedstocks, is more accurate than historical analytical methods that evaluate the stability of petroleum fluids.
Method proposed for calibrating MFL, UT ILI tools
A new statistical method has been developed and successfully tested for calibrating magnetic-flux-leakage and ultrasonic in-line inspection tools from field verifications.
