Multiphase pumps (MPPs) offer a potential for reducing environmental risk, improving project cycle time and reducing life cycle costs for some properties in the Midway Sunset field.
Oil and gas executives need a clear understanding of the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) reporting guidelines to help minimize problems that can cause costly filing delays, embarrassing restatements of reserves and income, and, in some cases, intense agency scrutiny and disciplinary action.
Expressions of interest in Latvia's first oil and gas licensing round for exploration acreage in the Baltic Sea have been greater than expected, the Latvian Development Agency said.
A recent replacement of PT Pupuk Kujang's urea reactor at its plant in Cikampek, Indonesia, has increased the reactor's efficiency, reliability, and safety, extending the reactor life by at least 20 years.
Deepwater installation in July-September 2000 of flowlines and umbilicals for Petrobras at Campos basin, offshore Brazil, involved connecting three wells in the Roncador field back to the P-36 floating production platform.
OECD stocks declined in July, reports IEA, nearly erasing the large stockbuild that occurred in the first half of this year and putting inventories below year-ago levels.
In his letter (OGJ, Aug. 27, 2001, p. 10), Matt Janowiak advocates mandated fuel efficiency standards for automobiles, and states: "I guess we're not mature enough to make the tough decisions on our own, and the legislators should force us to act responsibly by removing irresponsible choices."
The outlook for comprehensive US energy legislation grew more muddled last week as Congress focused on spending bills that will fund the government during the fiscal year that starts Oct. 1.
The US Geological Survey has slashed estimates of Uinta-Piceance basin coalbed methane resources, but substantially raised them for the Powder River basin.
US merger and acquisition activity was given another shot in the arm in recent weeks with the announcement of a multibillion-dollar merger deal between Domin ion Resources Inc., Richmond, Va., and Oklahoma City-based Louis Dreyfus Natural Gas Corp. (LDNG).
