Table of Contents
Oil & Gas Journal
11/05/2001
Volume 99, Issue 45
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Special Report
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Ultradeepwater play paces gulf, North America
With the discovery of giant Crazy Horse and Atlantis fields, as well as Mad Dog, Holstein, and Trident, the ultra deepwater Gulf of Mexico play has become front-page news.
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Deepwater drilling activity remains steady
The number of wells drilled in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico (GOM) continues to advance steadily.
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Tool adds to deepwater flow-assurance flexibility
A subsea intervention system with a standardized connector system, currently being developed by Paragon Engineering Services Inc., Houston, will allow remediation of subsea flow blockages from a surface vessel with a tool that connects directly to a manifold.
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Full-scale test of deepwater hot-tap system set for early 2002
Williams Cos. Inc., Tulsa, and three other companies have spent 4 years and about $5 million to conceive and design a diverless, deepwater hot-tapping system that will undergo full-scale testing this spring on a Williams pipeline in the US Gulf of Mexico.
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Deepwater gulf project moving toward yearend start-up
Increased activity in deepwater Gulf of Mexico has created new opportunities for large-diameter infrastructure on the Outer Continental Shelf.
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Ultradeepwater play paces gulf, North America
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Exploration & Development
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Property acquisitions-2: How to bid successfully in a changed marketplace
The first part of this article discussed typical discount rates for winning bids in today's environment (OGJ, Oct. 29, 2001, p. 42).
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Property acquisitions-2: How to bid successfully in a changed marketplace
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Drilling & Production
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Reed-Hycalog: US rig fleet utilization hits 20-year high
US land and marine drilling rig fleet utilization hit a 20-year high of 93% in second quarter 2001, up from 74% last year, according to the 49th annual Schlumberger Ltd.
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Desander protects downhole pump
Field tests in Canada demonstrated the effectiveness of a downhole desander to protect electric submersible pumps (ESPs) from failure caused by the production of formation sand.
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Reed-Hycalog: US rig fleet utilization hits 20-year high
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Regular Features
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OGJ Newsletter
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OGJ Newsletter
The 10 members of OPEC currently bound by production quotas, which excludes Iraq, agreed to reduce output by a total of 3.5 million b/d, or 13%, on three separate occasions earlier this year.
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OGJ Newsletter
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Letters
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America needs American oil
America needs American oil. We even have bumper stickers that say so.
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Global warming
I am writing concerning the article "If global warming is real how should humankind respond?" by Andrew Palmer (OGJ, July 30, 2001, p. 24).
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America needs American oil
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Journally Speaking
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Something to think about
There once was an engineer who wanted a pond dug on his property but didn't have equipment to dig it nor the money to hire a contractor.
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Something to think about
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Equip/Software/Lit
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Equipment/Software/Literature
Hand-held computer used in corrosion control
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Equipment/Software/Literature
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Services/Suppliers
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Services/Suppliers
Carlyss, La., has named Eddie J. Evans as vice-president, health and safety; James F. Gallagher as area vice-president, West Africa; and Richard D. Porter as area vice-president, Middle East/India.
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Services/Suppliers
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Print Ad Index
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Advertising Sales / Advertisers Index
Advertising Sales / Advertisers Index
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Advertising Sales / Advertisers Index
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General Interest
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Editorial: US-Saudi relations adrift
The petroleum industry should prepare for a future in which relations between the oil market's two behemoths differ sharply from what they were before international terrorism struck America on Sept. 11.
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WEC: Sound energy development key to sustaining global economy
Sound energy development is the key to global economic sustainability.
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IEA: Global energy reserves ample but difficult, costly to develop
The world has ample energy reserves to meet its needs for the next 20 years and for decades beyond that.
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Watching Government: Back home
Oil companies may lose an important Washington, DC, ally soon.
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Watching the World: TLP shopping
At this time of the year in much of the world, thoughts turn to holiday gift-giving.
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Editorial: US-Saudi relations adrift
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Processing
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Is ethylene approaching its lifecycle's maturity?
A scenario in which the ethylene lifecycle matures and enters decline within the next 30 years is plausible and is ignored in long-term planning at one's peril.
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Nelson-Farrar Cost Indexes
Nelson-Farrar Cost Indexes
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Is ethylene approaching its lifecycle's maturity?
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Transportation
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EU study of Caspian area oil, gas pipelines compares routes, costs
Under auspices of the European Union, two studies of pipeline transportation out of Caspian Sea producing areas have concluded that such systems are technically, economically, and environmentally feasible but depend critically on route selection.
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EU study of Caspian area oil, gas pipelines compares routes, costs
