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A new line of single-stage steam turbines provides what the maker calls a rugged and versatile low-horsepower turbine that’s designed to be equally suited for new or retrofit applications.

In 2 weeks, Oil & Gas Journal will publish the first installment of a three-part series on energy issues in China.

Vela International Marine Ltd. cut emissions of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) by nearly one-half during tanker loading of crude oil in tests of a system that increases vent pressure and recombines escaped gases with the cargo.

Government fuel choices costly in energy policy The making of energy policy is at its worst when policy-makers assign themselves responsibility for decisions best left to markets.

Crude futures prices rocketed to record highs just days after members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries voted June 15 to raise the cumulative production quota for 10 members, minus Iraq, by 500,000 b/d to 28 million b/d, effective July 1. In its June 10 report, the Paris-based International Energy Agency pegged production among the 10 quota-limited OPEC members at 27.51 million b/d in May. With Iraqi production included, total OPEC output in May was 29.26 million b/d.

Cavallo’s article begins, “It is well known that M. K. Hubbert (in 1956) successfully predicted the timing (1970) of peak US oil production.... The questions that must be asked are why the (bell-curve) model succeeded for the US and what this can teach us about petroleum production modeling.”