Table of Contents
Oil & Gas Journal
06/23/2008
Volume 106, Issue 24
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Regular Features
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OGJ Newsletter
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Journally Speaking
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Small steps
Oil and gas companies often hear that consumers want them to be “energy” companies.
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Small steps
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Editorial
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McCain on energy
Sen. John McCain of Arizona, who will be the Republican Party’s nominee in this year’s presidential election, traveled to Houston last week to address energy policy.
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McCain on energy
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Area Drilling
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Editor's Perspective
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Blame obsession won’t change the price of gasoline
The US Constitution gives Congress plenty of work to perform.
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Blame obsession won’t change the price of gasoline
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Market Journal
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Angry officials mull market controls
Diplomatic and government policy responses appear to be coming to a head in a climate of accusations over high energy prices, said industry analysts.
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Angry officials mull market controls
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General Interest
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Import jolt highlights ironies of Iranian gas
Residents of Iran’s north must surely have experienced chagrin at a visceral level in December 2007 when they froze after Turkmenistan halted natural gas exports to the country.
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McCain promises ‘bold’ energy program, NAFTA support
Speaking June 17 in Houston—“the oil capital of America”—US Sen. John McCain, the apparent Republican nominee for president, endorsed ending federal embargoes of offshore drilling, temporarily removing federal taxes on gasoline, and the increased construction of nuclear plants to help reduce high energy costs.
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WATCHING GOVERNMENT: Real work begins behind the scenes
US Senate rejection of punitive oil taxes and a global climate change bill within days of each other doesn’t mean the ideas are dead; they simply have moved behind the scenes where oil and gas industry lobbyists expect intense negotiations.
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US CFTC unveils new foreign market data pact
The US Commodity Futures Trade Commission improved its access to data on US commodities traded on overseas exchanges as it amended terms under which ICE Futures Europe is permitted direct access to US customers, the CFTC’s top official told a joint hearing of two US Senate committees.
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Alberta to rebut oil sands’ environmental foes
In response to environmental organizations’ opposition to oil sands development, Alberta plans to emphasize the strategic and economic benefits of continuing production, said an official of the Canadian province’s government June 11.
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US oil firms urged to prep for global reporting standards
Oil and gas companies in many countries are preparing to follow International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), and at least one major accounting firm is urging US public companies to start their preparations as well.
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Rolling strike delays oil shipping through Marseille port
A rolling strike, which already has halted oil shipping through the Port of Marseille, is set to continue for a further 5 days, according to officials of the state-run port administration.
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Ship guarding Addax facility off Nigeria attacked
Even as Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced a continuation of its force majeure for Nigerian Bonny oil exports, militants in southern Nigeria ambushed a naval vessel guarding an offshore concession operated by Addax Petroleum Corp., killing one person and wounding several others.
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Saudi Arabia again delays bids for Jizan refinery
Saudi Arabia has delayed for the third time a tender for bids for a projected 250,000-400,000 b/d refinery in the southwestern province of Jizan, according to local media.
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Indonesia modifies E&P cost-recovery process
Indonesian President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono met with top foreign oil and gas company executives in a closed-door meeting also attended by Vice-President Jusuf Kalla, Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro, PT Pertamina president director Ari Soemarno, and R. Priyono, newly appointed head of BPMigas, the oil and gas regulatory body.
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WATCHING THE WORLD: Do McCain and the Saudis agree?
US Sen. John McCain will probably smile with satisfaction after learning of remarks by members of Saudi Arabia’s legislative body, the Majlis Shura, who feel that the US should begin producing more oil at home.
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Import jolt highlights ironies of Iranian gas
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Exploration & Development
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Voxel volumetric visualization aids oil sands production optimization
This article outlines a volumetric visual method (voxel volumetric method) to visualize and model underground geological structures for optimizing in situ steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) well placement.
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Voxel volumetric visualization aids oil sands production optimization
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Drilling & Production
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Mud-pulse telemetry sees step-change improvement with oscillating shear valves
After 30 years of refinements, mud-pulse systems transmit data more quickly and more accurately, through increasingly deep wellbores.
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Software facilitates deepwater development off Nigeria
Management software helps project managers navigate the complexity of delivering large construction projects, on time and on budget.
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Mud-pulse telemetry sees step-change improvement with oscillating shear valves
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Processing
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SPECIAL REPORT: Global processing capacity flat; US construction pace quickens
Global natural gas production growth in 2007 was flat, with decline in Western Europe and nearly invisible increases in Eastern Europe, the FSU, Africa, and countries of Asia-Pacific.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Global LPG markets react to high oil prices
High global oil prices, regional supply disruptions, project delays, regional demand increases, and slowing economies in many regions have all affected global LPG markets and trade.
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SPECIAL REPORT: High energy prices: good or bad for NGLs?
Monthly average prices for crude oil have increased by a factor of five in less than 5 years since the end of 2003 and have nearly tripled in only the last 18 months.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Global processing capacity flat; US construction pace quickens
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Transportation
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Volatile VLCC rates lead tanker rebound
Tanker market earnings for the half-year ended March 2008 firmed by 14.1%, from the previous 6 months.
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Volatile VLCC rates lead tanker rebound
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