Table of Contents
Oil & Gas Journal
07/09/2001
Volume 99, Issue 28
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Special Report
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OPEC'S EVOLVING ROLE: OPEC's 'quiet revolution' of capacity growth to spawn another price slump
The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' productive capacity and capacity utilization have long been an indicator of the stability or vulnerability of the global oil market.
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OPEC'S EVOLVING ROLE: D'Arcy concession centennial and OPEC today - an historical perspective
On May 28, 1901, at Tehran's Sahebqaraniyyeh Palace, Muzaffar ul-Din Shah inked an 18-point concession granting William Knox D'Arcy, a British "rentier," the special rights for prospection, exploration, exploitation, transport, and sales of the following products: natural gas, petroleum, asphalt, and mineral waxes.
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OPEC'S EVOLVING ROLE: Analysts discuss OPEC's role in next potential oil price shock
The world is grappling with yet another spike in oil prices, in some respects like those of the past 3 decades.
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OPEC'S EVOLVING ROLE: OPEC capacity potential needed to meet projected demand not likely to materialize
It was in the aftermath of the first oil price shock of 1973-74 that the question of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' production capacity was initially raised.
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OPEC'S EVOLVING ROLE: OPEC grappling with perils of bipolar pricing
In December 1997, when the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries decided to raise production quotas in spite of the Asian financial crisis, OPEC's critics once again asserted that the cartel was dying, if not dead.
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OPEC'S EVOLVING ROLE: OPEC's 'quiet revolution' of capacity growth to spawn another price slump
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Exploration & Development
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How integrated modeling assisted with Navigator find, Midland basin eastern shelf
Navigator field is in Dickens County, Tex., 91/2 miles southeast of Spur, along the northeastern end of the eastern shelf of the Midland basin (Fig. 1).
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How integrated modeling assisted with Navigator find, Midland basin eastern shelf
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Drilling & Production
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Multiphase measuring advances continue
The number of multiphase metering installations has increased as industry continues to advance this technology that measures oil, water, and gas quantities in flow streams without the need to separate out individual phase components.
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GOM's largest fracturing vessel launched
Producers in the Gulf of Mexico now have available the largest proppant-capacity fracturing vessel available in the region.
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Multiphase measuring advances continue
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Processing
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Improved hot gas sampler allows for more-precise analysis
Chemopetrol AS has improved its hot-gas sampling equipment at its Litvinov, Czech Republic, ethylene plant, giving it more-accurate yield data with which to plan its ethylene operations.
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Improved hot gas sampler allows for more-precise analysis
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Transportation
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Risk-based model aids selection of pipeline inspection, maintenance strategies
The existing method of pipeline monitoring, which requires an entire pipeline to be inspected periodically, wastes time and is expensive.
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Risk-based model aids selection of pipeline inspection, maintenance strategies
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Regular Features
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OGJ Newsletter
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OGJ Newsletter
As expected, OPEC decided July 3 to keep oil production at the current level of 24.2 million b/d.
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OGJ Newsletter
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Letters
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Energy choices 2001
On May 19, 1986, Oil & Gas Journal published an address given at the 1986 annual meeting of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Pacific Section, entitled, "The Looming Energy Crisis."
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Improve oil and gas industry's reputation
On May 19, 1986, Oil & Gas Journal published an address given at the 1986 annual meeting of the American Association of Petroleum Geologists, Pacific Section, entitled, "The Looming Energy Crisis."
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Oil industry failure to improve public perception
Mr. Edison's letter in (OGJ, June 25, 2001, p. 10) concerned the alleged "failure of the oil industry to improve its horrible public perception." Mr. Edison lacked some information about the industry's efforts in public relations when he made his caustic attack on the industry.
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Energy choices 2001
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Journally Speaking
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The Florida-Alabama spat
Alabama's congressional delegation has underscored a dilemma at the core of US energy politics.
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The Florida-Alabama spat
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Equip/Software/Lit
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Equipment/Software/Literature
A new series of Italcoppie brand RTD probes provide rugged, long-lasting, and accurate temperature sensing in harsh operating conditions and corrosive environments.
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Equipment/Software/Literature
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Services/Suppliers
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Services/Suppliers
Portsmouth, NH, has purchased Merit Manufacturing Corp., located in Pottstown, Pa. Merit president and founder, Raymond Jensen, will continue to manage operations from its existing facilities, reporting to Tom Fish, president of Anvil International.
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Services/Suppliers
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Print Ad Index
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Advertisers Index
Advertisers Index
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Advertisers Index
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General Interest
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EDITORIAL: The 'price-spiral' study
The Consumer Federation of America's disquisition on what its title calls "the gasoline price spiral" arrived in time to be torpedoed by the market.
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Sale 181-an opportunity missed?
The George W. Bush administration took a bold step in grappling with the thorny question of what the long-term US energy policy should be.
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Company News: Merger activity still in full force among oil, gas firms
Merger and acquisition activity among oil and gas companies remains a strong trend in the industry. Most notably, M&A activities have centered on US firms vying to acquire Canadian companies in an effort to establish a presence in Canada.
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PERSONNEL MOVES AND PROMOTIONS: Watson Energy names new CEO; Benton Oil & Gas relocates headquarters
Watson Energy, Mandeville, La., appointed W.E. Spencer president and CEO of the company. Spencer has more than 40 years of experience in the energy industry. Previously, he served as president and as a board member of Coastal Oil & Gas Corp., Houston.
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Watching Government: Not smart sanctions
Weakening oil prices have allowed the US Congress to indulge itself on the sanctions issue, industry officials say.
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Watching the World: Selling CO2 sequestration
At a well-attended, if small scale, industry conference held recently in London, BP PLC CO2 Program Director Gardiner Hill gave delegates an update of progress on a nine-company collaborative project to develop technology for the capture and geological storage of carbon dioxide.
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EDITORIAL: The 'price-spiral' study
