Table of Contents
Oil & Gas Journal
01/21/2008
Volume 106, Issue 3
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Regular Features
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OGJ Newsletter
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Journally Speaking
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$100 oil and cheap cars
Two events occurred in January that could have a major effect on the oil industry—the first $100/bbl sales of crude and the unveiling of the world’s cheapest car, said John Westwood, managing director of the UK consultancy Douglas-Westwood Ltd., at a Jan. 10 meeting with industry representatives in Houston.
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$100 oil and cheap cars
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Editorial
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Winning back public trust
The report by a special commission on US transportation issues offers the oil and gas industry a chance to assert its commitment to consumer interests.
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Winning back public trust
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Equip/Software/Lit
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Services/Suppliers
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Editor's Perspective
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Import arguments backfire against US oil producers
Arguments aimed at cutting US oil imports do producers more harm than good in Washington, DC.
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Import arguments backfire against US oil producers
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Market Journal
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Recession worries trip up oil rally
Tight fundamentals, difficult geopolitics, and fears that an economic recession will reduce demand continue to worry energy markets.
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Recession worries trip up oil rally
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General Interest
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SPECIAL REPORT: Energy demand to grow slowly worldwide, stagnate in the US
US energy demand in 2008 will be nearly unchanged from last year. Weakness in the US economy, in addition to a global economic slowdown, will hold growth in check.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Smaller drilling gain due in US as Canada’s drop persists
Oil and gas drilling in the US will depend as much as ever on commodity price levels.
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COMMENT: Iraq takes licensing step, but E&P fiscal policy murky
The invitation extended early this month by Iraq’s Ministry of Oil to international oil companies (IOCs) to preregister by Jan. 31 for exploration and production licensing rounds has no doubt attracted much interest in the industry.
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Westwood: Big oil needs new business model
The fundamentals of population and economic growths are driving a worldwide demand for oil that has recently pushed crude prices to $100/bbl and have producers scrambling for the reserves to satisfy market needs, said John Westwood, managing director of the UK consultancy Douglas-Westwood Ltd.
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New UK energy bill calls for simpler regime
The UK’s new energy bill calls for a simpler regime for offshore gas supply infrastructure so energy companies can invest with greater clarity and with reduced costs and risks, the government said on Jan. 10.
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Argentina cuts local energy supply, bans exports
Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has blamed global warming for current energy cuts and export controls her government is imposing following a recent heat wave.
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WATCHING THE WORLD: Brazil courts Cuba
Oil diplomacy is under way in Latin America. We recently speculated that Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez was wooing the Portuguese to spite the Brazilians.
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KazMunayGas increases Kashagan share, influence
Kazakhstan’s state-run KazMunayGas will increase its interest in the Kashagan offshore oil project to 16.81%, equal to the shares of the other majority shareholders, according to Energy and Mineral Resources Minister Sauat Mynbayev.
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Trinidad and Tobago bows out of PetroCaribe initiative
The government of Trinidad and Tobago declined to join PetroCaribe, the trade initiative established by Venezuela, to assist Caribbean community countries in meeting their energy requirements in the face of price increases on the global oil market.
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WATCHING GOVERNMENT: Economic cooling vs. global warming
It may be stating the obvious, but the essential Washington, DC, energy question now is the extent to which growing concern about the general US economy will divert political attention from global climate change.
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FERC issues final EIS for Broadwater Offshore LNG terminal
Broadwater Energy’s proposed offshore LNG project in Long Island Sound would have minimal environmental impacts under recommended mitigation measures, the US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission concluded on Jan. 11.
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Tanker protection is stretching USCG thin, GAO warns
The US Coast Guard’s resources are being stretched thin as it assumes the lead role in protecting energy commodity tankers from possible terrorist attacks in or near US ports, the Government Accountability Office said Jan. 9.
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US study commission calls for more alternate fuel R&D
The US government should be ready to spend $200 million/year over 10 years for additional research and development of alternatives to petroleum-based motor fuels, a federal transportation policy advisory commission recommended.
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SPECIAL REPORT: Energy demand to grow slowly worldwide, stagnate in the US
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Exploration & Development
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Cairn’s Capricorn unit takes position off SW Greenland
Exploration off southwestern Greenland got a shot in the arm in mid-January 2008 when the Capricorn Energy Ltd. unit of Cairn Energy PLC, Edinburgh, took interests in six blocks.
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Operators chase gas in three Alabama shale formations
Two emerging gas shale plays are running up against apparently steep learning curves in the Black Warrior basin and other geologic provinces to its east.
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Cairn’s Capricorn unit takes position off SW Greenland
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Drilling & Production
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Dongguo casing failures derive from many causes
A program was instrumental in assessing the causes of casing failures and remediating them in wells in the Dongguo area of northeast China.
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UNCONVENTIONAL GAS TECHNOLOGY Conclusion: Life-cycle approach improves coalbed methane production
This series on unconventional gas resources concludes with a discussion of technologies used in the recovery of coalbed methane and potential future research areas.
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Dongguo casing failures derive from many causes
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Processing
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Reactor revamp hikes hydrocracker performance for ULSD production
North Atlantic Refining Ltd. implemented several key improvements to its hydrocracker including tailored catalyst systems, state-of-the-art reactor internals, replacement of air coolers, and avoidance of feedstock contamination.
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Reactor revamp hikes hydrocracker performance for ULSD production
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Transportation
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GAS TURBINES—Conclusion: Supersonic ejector saves fuel gas, reduces CO2 emissions
Several tests conducted on various configurations of a two-stage supersonic ejector to capture low-pressure gas and discharge it for re-injection into a higher-pressure stream for use as fuel gas arrived at optimum design and operating parameters.
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GAS TURBINES—Conclusion: Supersonic ejector saves fuel gas, reduces CO2 emissions
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