Your editorial �The UN inquiries� rightly notes that the administrators of the Iraqi Oil-for-Food Program should have seen and stopped the kickbacks (OGJ, Jan.
The imbalance between growing diesel oil consumption and falling gasoline demand in Europe, which especially affects France, will increase under European Union fuels specifications, said Jean-Paul Vettier, president of Total SA's refining division.
Connacher Oil & Gas Ltd., Calgary, said its 61% subsidiary Petrolifera Petroleum Ltd. launched a bid to raise up to $7 million for Latin American operations.
Pipeline Research Council International Inc., Arlington, Va., has released new guidelinesf or the assessment of natural gas and liquid hydrocarbon pipelines subjected to seismic-related loading conditions.
California veteran cites challenges for independents
Two large, flapping signs outside Holmes Western Oil Corp.'s Taft, Calif., office proclaim: NOW HIRING.
Financial resources, technological advances, and business partnerships are key to natural gas globalization, ExxonMobil Gas & Power Marketing Co. Pres. Philip J. Dingle told an annual conference hosted by Cambridge Energy Research Associates in Houston Feb. 16.
The availability of natural gas supplies to meet future demand hinges upon infrastructure development, US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chairman Pat Wood III told Cambridge Energy Research Associates' annual conference Feb. 16.
Refiners face several prosperous years, especially those able to convert heavy, high-sulfur crude to light products, industry representatives said at a conference in London.
Iraqi Oil Minister Thamir al-Ghadban claims that his country can boost its oil production level from its current 2.1 million b/d to 6 million b/d, aided by Iraqi, Arab, and foreign investments. But he ruled out any privatization of the "extraction sector," saying it was out of the question at the moment.
The recent signing of an agreement to end 2 decades of civil war in Sudan could bring the opportunity for millions of people to return home and begin new lives, as well as a chance for investors to make money in a needy country with large oil reserves.
Oil and gas producers would pay $10.8 million in user fees, including $9 million in permit processing charges, under the Bureau of Land Management's proposed fiscal 2006 budget. The fees would more than offset a slightly reduced appropriation and allow the Department of the Interior agency to increase the budget for its energy and minerals programs by $9.1 million to $117.6 million.
At the end of 2004, Devon Energy Corp., Oklahoma City, had 144 horizontal wells on production from the Barnett shale in North Texas. Horizontal wells account for 22% of Devon's total Barnett shale production of approximately 556 MMcfd.
Unconventional Appalachian gas a key target for Cabot
For more than 100 years, Cabot Oil & Gas Corp., Houston, has been drilling natural gas wells in Appalachia, where conventional gas sands have long been depleted. As a result, the Appalachia basin now is dominated by tight gas sands "that need to be fracture-stimulated in all cases," said Michael B. Walen, senior vice-president of exploration and production.
Berry Petroleum Co., Bakersfield, and Bill Barrett Corp., Denver, plan to explore and develop shallow gas in Cretaceous Niobrara in the Denver-Julesburg basin.
Niko chases oil in Hazira gas field off India
Niko Resources Ltd., Calgary, plans to further delineate a hefty oil pay zone at its Hazira gas field just off western India in the Cambay basin.
Demand for land rigs has pushed up utilization and day rates; additional increases should occur in 2005. Drilling contractors are adding rigs through strategic acquisitions and newbuild programs in order to accommodate rising demand. US land drilling permits increased 41% in January 2005 from a year ago.
A recent study using data from the Al-Khafji oil field, in the Arabian Gulf off Kuwait, shows how seismic attribute data can predict reservoir properties, such as porosity, and its lateral variations and extensions if the attributes are calibrated accurately with the respective petrophysical data.
Many references discuss various aspects of using statistical techniques for relating porosity to seismic reflection attributes. The following lists 13 aspects of the analysis with the pertinent references.
A mobile version of the dual-phase extraction (DPE) process for remediating sites affected by petroleum product releases has been used effectively in emergency response and where the cost of a fixed DPE system was not justified.
