Table of Contents
Oil & Gas Journal
10/26/2009
Volume 107, Issue 40
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Regular Features
- OGJ Newsletter
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Journally Speaking
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A friend of the journal
Publishing Oil & Gas Journal magazine and web site has always been a challenging and rewarding task for the small group of people whose names you see on the masthead.
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A friend of the journal
- Advertising Index
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The Editor's Perspective
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CBO: Climate bill threatens oil and gas employment
US oil and gas workers have extra reason to find interesting the Congressional Budget Office's confirmation that cap-and-trade legislation passed by the House of Representatives would diminish employment.
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CBO: Climate bill threatens oil and gas employment
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Market Journal
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Crude climbs to higher price range
On Oct. 14, the front-month crude contract closed above $75/bbl on the New York Mercantile Exchange for the first time since the same date in 2008, ending a long period when intraday prices were "neatly shoe-horned" into a precise $10/bbl range.
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Crude climbs to higher price range
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General Interest
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Editorial: US refining under threat
The threat to US refining from misguided climate-change legislation has become chillingly clear.
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Special Report: POINT OF VIEW: Science is touchstone for new SEG president
The new president of the Society of Exploration Geophysicists tends to address geophysical progress in terms that go beyond practicalities such as identifying targets for oil and gas drilling.
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Salazar announces oil shale lease round, addenda inquiry
US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar announced a second round of federal oil shale leases on Oct. 20 with substantially different terms than the first round.
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Shale finds muddle Arctic development timing
The timing of oil and natural gas development in the Arctic, estimated to hold 22% of the world's undiscovered conventional oil and gas resources, has grown less predictable with massive discoveries of gas in the world's shales.
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MMS conditionally approves Shell's Beaufort Sea leases
The US Minerals Management Service approved Shell Offshore Inc.'s exploration plan for two Beaufort Sea leases with stringent conditions, the US Department of the Interior agency said on Oct. 19. Environmental groups immediately protested the action.
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Study estimates added costs of US energy production
US energy production and consumption cost an estimated $120 billion, primarily from motor vehicle and electric power plant emissions, beyond market prices in 2005, the National Research Council said in a study.
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Amended commodities reform bill clears House FS panel
The US House Financial Services Committee approved a bill on Oct. 15 that would regulate over—the—counter trades in commodity markets for some—but not all—participants.
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Watching Government: The categorical exclusion target
A 2005 National Energy Policy Act (NEPACT) provision designed to facilitate onshore drilling permit processing remains a target of advocates for far-reaching US oil and gas leasing reforms.
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House subcommittee passes chemical security bill
A US House subcommittee passed chemical security legislation Oct. 14 that critics said would change federal regulations that have not been fully implemented.
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Russia's Gazprom planning earlier start at Sakhalin-3's Kirinsky field
Russia's state-owned OAO Gazprom plans to start production at the Sakhalin-3 project's Kirinsky field in 2011 or 2012, 2-3 years ahead of schedule, according to a senior company executive.
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Watching The World: Whodunit in Georgia?
As if the oil and gas industry didn't already have enough problems on its hands, bombers struck a train in Georgia this week and reawakened memories of the conflict that occurred there just over a year ago.
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Holly to buy, integrate Sinclair refinery in Tulsa
Holly Corp. has entered a definitive agreement to purchase Sinclair Oil Corp.'s 75,000-b/d refinery in Tulsa and will integrate the facility with its 85,000-b/d refinery 2 miles away.
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Hearings on Senate's climate change bill to begin soon
The US Senate Environment and Public Works Committee will begin 3 days of hearings on Oct. 27 on the global climate-change bill that its chairwoman, Barbara Boxer (D-Calif.), and John F. Kerry (D-Mass.) introduced Sept. 30.
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NGSA: Economic recovery biggest variable in winter fuel outlook
The strength and pace of an economic recovery could be the single biggest variable in natural gas demand this winter heating season, the Natural Gas Supply Association said as it issued its annual forecast.
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CERI sees US economic gains from Canadian oil sands
Canadian oil sands development represents a potential economic boon that could lead to more than 342,000 new US jobs, concluded a Canadian Energy Research Institute study commissioned by the American Petroleum Institute.
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Editorial: US refining under threat
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Exploration & Development
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Special Report: Low frequency seismic has numerous E&D applications
Economic uncertainty, volatile oil and gas prices, and frozen capital markets, combined with growing reservoir complexity, are having a significant effect on oil and gas exploration and development, causing a renewed focus on managing risk and reducing costs.
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Special Report: Low frequency seismic has numerous E&D applications
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Drilling & Production
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Subsea gas-liquid separation helps boost production rates
Subsea gas-liquid separation combined with pressure boosting allows the development of fields that have insufficient tubinghead flowing pressure for attaining adequate production rates to the host facility.
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Subsea gas-liquid separation helps boost production rates
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Processing
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Field tests prove microscale NRU to upgrade low-btu gas
Field tests of a scalable, microscale, N2-rejection unit have demonstrated the effectiveness of the portable and cost-effective NRU to upgrade low-pressure (<100 psig) and low-volume (≈ 100 Mcfd) low-btu gas to pipeline quality.
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Field tests prove microscale NRU to upgrade low-btu gas
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Transportation
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North Sea trials verify subsea grout curing
Full-scale tests of a subsea grout mixing and injection skid unit in the North Sea in June verified both the overall functionality of the injection system used for installing a Subsea Grouted Tee and the grout's ability to cure at seabed temperature and pressure.
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North Sea trials verify subsea grout curing
