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  • Vol 110, Issue 12

    • Vol 110, Issue 12

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    Refining

    US refining outlook rosier than it seems

    Dec. 3, 2012
    The outlook for US refining isn't as bleak as US demand trends and economic headlines suggest, but it also is unlikely soon to return to that Golden Age of refining 2005-07.
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    Production Operations

    Government-industry engagement revitalizes UK tax regime after 'low-point' budget of 2011

    Dec. 3, 2012
    The UK's offshore oil and gas industry has experienced nearly 2 years of unprecedented change in the fiscal regime. Various modifications to the regime have seen the balance of...
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    Gas Processing

    Amine processes outperform in sweetening LNG plant feed

    Dec. 3, 2012
    Abu Dhabi Gas Liquefaction Ltd. (ADGAS) has compared the technical and economic performances of two modes for removing CO2 and H2S from sour natural gas feed to its Das Island...
    Equations
    Home

    Shale lenses limit commercial application of SAGD process

    Dec. 3, 2012
    The earliest steam assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) pilot projects have been installed and operated in the Athabasca and Cold Lake oil sands of Alberta, Canada, and many of these...
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    More content from Vol 110, Issue 12

    Nomenclature
    Companies

    Successful drilling of lateral wells in minimum horizontal stress direction for optimal fracture placement

    Dec. 3, 2012
    Saudi Aramco is developing several gas fields in the Eastern Province of Saudi Arabia by drilling horizontal wells in the Khuff and pre-Khuff tight carbonate and sandstone formations...
    Government

    BPC asks White House to formally coordinate federal energy policies

    Dec. 3, 2012
    The Bipartisan Policy Center urged President Barack Obama's administration to make energy a top policy priority in its second term.
    HSE

    Watching Government: Norway's Arctic approach

    Dec. 3, 2012
    Norway is taking a phased development approach as it tries to create sustainable Arctic offshore oil and gas projects in the Barents Sea, its energy minister said on Nov. 9.
    Production Operations

    Maugeri: IEA's outlook for US oil output late, maybe low

    Dec. 3, 2012
    The author of a study projecting a 17 million b/d increase in global oil production by 2020 has criticized a recent forecast by the International Energy Agency that the US will...
    Government

    EPA temporarily suspends BP from new US government contrac

    Dec. 3, 2012
    The US Environmental Protection Agency temporarily suspended BP Exploration & Production Inc., BP PLC, and BP affiliates from new contracts with the federal government, citing...
    Home

    NuStar announces Niobrara shale-to-Texas oil line

    Dec. 3, 2012
    NuStar Energy LP affiliate NuStar Logistics LP launched a binding open season to assess shipper interest in firm priority space on its Niobrara Falls Project transporting crude...
    Reserves

    Australia's cash bidding proposal draws industry criticism

    Dec. 3, 2012
    The Australian federal government proposes to reintroduce cash bidding as a basis for awarding offshore exploration acreage in some areas around the country.
    Exploration & Development

    Exploration/Development Briefs

    Dec. 3, 2012
    AngolaTGS-NOPEC Geophysical Co. has launched an extension to its multiclient 3D seismic survey offshore Angola to further image conjugate margin presalt basins.The 4,064 sq km...
    Exploration & Development

    FOCUS: UNCONVENTIONAL OIL & GAS — Noble Energy sees northeastern Nevada as potential unconventional oil play

    Dec. 3, 2012
    Noble Energy Inc. is contemplating a tight oil play in northeastern Nevada where there has been little drilling by industry, executives told analysts in a briefing to outline ...
    Home

    Unconventional oil and gas potential permeates IHS Forum

    Dec. 3, 2012
    Government policymakers worldwide will have to scramble to keep pace as oil and gas companies aggressively develop unconventional plays, speakers told the IHS Forum in Washington...
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    LNG

    OGJ Newsletter

    Dec. 3, 2012
    International news for oil and gas professionals
    Companies

    ONGC Videsh to buy stake in offshore Kashagan oil field

    Dec. 3, 2012
    ONGC Videsh Ltd. agreed to buy an 8.4% interest in the North Caspian Sea production-sharing agreement, including Kashagan offshore oil field, from ConocoPhillips, subject to approvals...
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    EQUIPMENT | SOFTWARE | LITERATURE

    Dec. 3, 2012
    New dual fuel engine handles onshore drilling operationsNew Cummins Dual Fuel engines designed for land-based oil and gas drilling applications will use Cummins Dual Fuel technology...
    Government

    'Preparedness, not less oil'

    Dec. 3, 2012
    Runoff from Hurricane Sandy hadn't dried before some were declaring it "the storm of the century." Maybe it was, but it's too early to say for sure.
    Home

    MarkWest, Gulfport gear up Utica shale operations

    Dec. 3, 2012
    MarkWest Utica EMG LLC has started up the 60 MMcfd Cadiz refrigeration plant in Harrison County, Ohio, supported by production from two Utica shale wells operated by Gulfport ...
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    SERVICES | SUPPLIERS

    Dec. 3, 2012
    Craig International Supplies Ltd. (CIS),Aberdeen, a division of Craig Group Ltd., named Steve McHardy and Jill MacDonald as joint managing directors. McHardy previously worked...
    Home

    Political crisis weighs on oil

    Dec. 3, 2012
    Egyptian officials announced Nov. 21 a ceasefire agreement, which they helped broker, between Israel and Hamas leaders to end a week of fighting.
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    LNG

    Study improves control of slack line flow

    Dec. 3, 2012
    New research has improved control of slack line flow in steep slope liquids pipelines, whether during commissioning, steady operations, or in the wake of an accident.
    Discoveries

    North American oil and gas—1: Missing the boom

    Dec. 3, 2012
    The International Energy Agency, in its much-discussed World Energy Outlook 2012 (WEO 2012), said North America would become a net exporter of oil around 2030.
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    LNG

    US LNG EXPORT PROJECTS—1: Three-point system compares US LNG export projects

    Dec. 3, 2012
    Evaluating potential US LNG export terminals on the basis of their development plan, financial health, and development timeline allows a sorting of the various projects by their...
    Home

    Iterative approach to regulation a pattern for EPA

    Dec. 3, 2012
    Continuing its iterative approach to regulation, the US Environmental Protection Agency is looking anew at air-emission standards rejected in court.
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    Companies

    Evaluating production potential of mature US oil, gas shale plays

    Dec. 3, 2012
    US oil supply has been on an unprecedented surge of 1.3 million b/d from an all-time low of 4.95 million b/d in 2008.
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    Home

    Haynesville relaxes on cheap gas, draw of liquids plays, drill-outs

    Dec. 3, 2012
    This article highlights key information about the Haynesville shale play in northwest Louisiana from an OGJ Executive Report.
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    Refining

    Asia, Middle East lead modest recovery in global refining

    Dec. 3, 2012
    Growth in world crude oil distillation capacity resumed in 2012, if only slightly, after turning down in 2011 (OGJ, Dec. 5, 2011, p. 30) following slow growth in 2010, according...
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    Production Operations

    Global oil production up in 2012 as reserves estimates rise again

    Dec. 3, 2012
    Global production and reserves of crude oil and lease condensate both increased in 2012, according to Oil & Gas Journal's annual Worldwide Production report.
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    Worldwide look at reserves and production

    Dec. 3, 2012
    Click here to download a PDF of the "Worldwide look at reserves and production"