Oil & Gas Journal Articles, Oct 2001

Special Report
- OGJ200 shrinks as financial results rocket
  The consolidation trend has shrunk the OGJ200 list of publicly traded US oil and gas producers to 197.
- OGJ200
  OGJ200
- Profits, production, reserves increase for OGJ100 firms
  Oil & Gas Journal's latest look at the top 100 oil and gas producing companies based outside the US shows that profits were up worldwide last year, and production and reserves increased after dipping in 1999.
- OGJ100
  OGJ100
- OGJ200 Company Index
  OGJ200 Company Index
Exploration & Development
- Swan Creek field: Isolated success or tip of the iceberg?
  Swan Creek field operated by Tengasco Inc. in northeastern Tennessee consists of more than 40 wells capable of production, most of which yield gas and several of which make oil.
Drilling & Production
- Angola deepwater development includes varied facilities
  The $3 billion Kizomba A project, off Angola, involves a complex production system that includes a deep-draft caisson vessel (DDCV), and subsea completed injection wells tied back to a floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel.
- Diamond enhanced shear-cutting elements improve roller-cone bits
  Drill bit manufacturers have substantially improved polycrystalline diamond (PCD) cutters and drag bit designs since their introduction in 1972.
Processing
- Unusual design considerations drive selection of Sakhalin LNG plant facilities
  Plans are under way for an LNG plant, the second phase of the Sakhalin-II LNG project on Russia's Sakhalin Island. First LNG will be delivered to customers in 2006.
- Nelson-Farrar Quarterly Costimating
  Nelson-Farrar Quarterly Costimating
- Nelson-Farrar Quarterly: Changes in the indexes for nonmetallic building materials
  The accompanying table shows how Nelson-Farrar indexes have changed over the period, 1998-2000, for selected basically nonmetallic building materials.
Transportation
- CAMPOS BASIN PIPELAY- Conclusion: Lessons of Roncador pipelay point to time, cost savings
  Installation of flowlines and umbilicals in July-September 2000 in the Campos basin offshore Brazil set a depth record for rigid flowlines.
Regular Features
- OGJ Newsletter
  - OGJ Newsletter
    NYMEX oil futures prices fell to 22-month lows Sept. 25 amid early hints from OPEC that it would not change production quotas.
- Journally Speaking
  - Spirit of America
    People across America have rallied together these last few weeks to help raise funds and donate aid for the victims of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the US.
- Area Drilling
  - Area Drilling
    Sherritt International Corp., Toronto, said its gross operated production in Cuba for the quarter ended June 30 averaged 30,113 b/d (19,352 b/d net), up from the previous quarter and 10% higher than in first quarter 2001.
- Services/Suppliers
  - Services/Suppliers
    Houston, has acquired Protectores del Golfo, a Veracruz, Mexico-based manufacturer of oil field plastic, metal, and composite thread protectors
- Equip/Software/Lit
  - Equipment/Software/Literature
    New coupling guard sizes are available for large flexible couplings and fluid couplings.
Print Ad Index
- Advertising Sales/Advertisers Index
  Advertising Sales/Advertisers Index
General Interest
- Editorial: The politics of tragedy
  Much changed when suicidal murderers crashed airliners into the World Trade Center and Pentagon on Sept. 11. But much did not.
- US energy infrastructure security now a key issue in Washington
  Keeping the US energy infrastructure safe from attack, whether it is a gas pipeline, oil refinery, or power grid, has become a key domestic issue for policymakers in Washington, DC.
- Terrorists fail to ground oil and gas industry business travel
  Keeping the US energy infrastructure safe from attack, whether it is a gas pipeline, oil refinery, or power grid, has become a key domestic issue for policymakers in Washington, DC.
- Republican leaders push energy bill with ANWR leasing
  Republican leaders in the US Congress last week called on the Democratic-controlled Senate to pass comprehensive energy legislation in October that includes a controversial provision to lease the coastal plain of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge in Alaska.
- Watching Government: Careful wishes
  Recent terrorist attacks in the US closed doors to the petroleum industry but also opened windows.
- EPA plans independent review of diesel sulfur rule
  The US Environmental Protection Agency expects to conduct an "independent review" of its controversial low-sulfur diesel rule in mid-2002.
- Mideast political changes seen creating oil opportunities
  The Middle East continues to hold major opportunities for large-scale oil and gas developments.
- Watching the World: Water problems
  The production of water goes hand-in-hand with the production of oil. Indeed, Royal Dutch/ Shell produces 6 million b/d of oil and 6 million b/d of water.
- Iran's gas prospects seen brightening amid terrorism aftermath
  Possible consideration of relaxing US sanctions against Iran as part of current antiterrorism talks ultimately could lead to that country's emergence as one of the world's main exporters of natural gas.
- IPE CEO bullish on exchange's post-merger success
  International Petroleum Exchange remains optimistic about its future success following its merger with Atlanta-based electronic commodity marketplace IntercontinentalExchange Inc. (ICE).
- Duke plans $8.5 billion acquisition of Westcoast Energy
  Duke Energy Corp., Charlotte, NC, said it will acquire Westcoast Energy Inc., Vancouver, in a cash and stock transaction valued at $8.5 billion, including assumed debt.

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