Table of Contents
Oil & Gas Journal
11/20/2000
Volume 98, Issue 47
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Special Report
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Mass-gravity flows pose major hazards for deepwater pipelines
Two recent ultra-deepwater pipeline projects have encountered mass-gravity flows as significant geohazards.
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Economic analysis of crude oil pipelines applied to Caspian options
Transportation costs for moving crude oil through long-distance (1,000 km and more) pipelines vary under such influences as throughput, pipe diameter, energy-unit rate, utilization factor, and amortization.
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Mass-gravity flows pose major hazards for deepwater pipelines
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Exploration & Development
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E&P Investments: Optimizing value
As of mid October, overall drilled footage from the Chirag-1 Platform was 207,195 ft at an average of 29 days/10,000 ft of hole.
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Large Alberta coalbed methane program launched
A large coalbed methane exploration and development project is starting in the southeastern Alberta portion of the Western Canada Sedimentary basin.
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E&P Investments: Optimizing value
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Drilling & Production
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AIOC overcomes drilling, completion challenges at Chirag
Cross-cultural teamwork aided by the effective use of innovative technologies has allowed the Azerbaijan International Operating Co. (AIOC) to overcome drilling and production challenges in the Chirag field.
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Production site heavy-oil upgrader shows promise
Pilot tests of a new heavy oil-upgrading technology show promise either for production site or refinery installation, according to its developer Carbon Resources Ltd., a subsidiary of Synergy Technologies Corp., both of Calgary.
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AIOC overcomes drilling, completion challenges at Chirag
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Processing
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Athabasca oilsands produce quality diesel and jet fuels
A study by Syncrude Canada Ltd.'s Edmonton Research Center revealed that when appropriate processes and distillation boiling ranges are selected, Athabasca oilsands bitumen can produce diesel and jet fuels that meet stringent environmental regulations.
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Athabasca oilsands produce quality diesel and jet fuels
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Transportation
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IMO plans to speed single-hulls' phase out; VLCCs hit hard
Demise of single-hull, ocean-going oil tankers moved much closer last month when the UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) took its "first, formal step" towards a global timetable for accelerated phase-out of the vessels.
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IMO plans to speed single-hulls' phase out; VLCCs hit hard
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Regular Features
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OGJ Newsletter
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OGJ Newsletter
Demise of single-hull, ocean-going oil tankers moved much closer last month when the UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) took its "first, formal step" towards a global timetable for accelerated phase-out of the vessels.
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OGJ Newsletter
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Journally Speaking
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More information; same mission
Companies' internet websites have become the resource of first resort for business reporters' research, indeed for anyone needing information about a company's doings.
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More information; same mission
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Editorial
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Power in a political mush
The delicate political balance emerging from this month's general election in the US adds importance to a future Supreme Court decision already crucial to the oil and gas industry.
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Power in a political mush
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Area Drilling
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Area Drilling
Sonatrach kicked off a licensing round that covers 6 blocks in 5 basins.
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Area Drilling
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Equip/Software/Lit
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Equipment/Software/Literature
This new multiaccess component system comes as an easy to customize, off-the-shelf solution for work access.
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Equipment/Software/Literature
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Services/Suppliers
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Services/Suppliers
Glasgow, has named Andy Nash sales manager with the newly formed Weir Process Group.
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Services/Suppliers
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General Interest
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High prices fuel 3Q earnings surge for US companies
Higher commodity prices, more production, and increased drilling activity improved third quarter profits for many oil and gas companies based in the US.
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Some Canadian companies post record 3Q profits
A number of Canadian oil and gas companies have posted record earnings for the third quarter.
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Murphy buying greenhouse gas credits
In what industry observers say is the first purchase of greenhouse gas emissions credits by a US oil company, Murphy Oil USA Inc. has agreed to buy credits for up to 210,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide, to offset its increasing volume of emissions, from Canadian energy firm TransAlta Corp.
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US M&A activity dips during third quarter
US oil and gas merger and acquisition activity fell sharply in the third quarter, but the trend is shifting toward asset sales and away from stock deals.
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Cornerstone: US reserve values bounce back despite lag in deal activity
The value of reserves in US oil and gas asset transactions rose in the third quarter of this year, despite a lag in the number of deals.
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Company news: M&A action heating across industry sectors
The merger and acquisition (M&A) bug continues to bite indiscriminately at both upstream and downstream companies, while other companies are forming strategic partnerships.
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PERSONNEL MOVES AND PROMOTIONS: Conoco carbon fiber unit names new managers
Conoco Inc.'s fledgling business unit, Conoco Carbon Fibers, has named two new managers to positions within the company.
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Watching Government: The new Congress
Although it will be closely divided, the next US Congress won't be paralyzed to the degree that some observers think.
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OPEC defers output hike, now considering a cut
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has deferred a decision on any further oil production increases until January.
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Iran blocks Saudi from taking OPEC top slot
Kuwaiti Oil Minister Saud Nasser Al-Sabah last week disclosed that Iraq blocked Saudi Arabia's candidate, Suleiman Jasir Al-Herbish, from being elected secretary general of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
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Watching the World: Rodríguez's dilemma
Four production hikes and, according to Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries figures, over 3.7 million b/d later, OPEC's attempts to steady the price of crude have come to naught.
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High prices fuel 3Q earnings surge for US companies
