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  • Vol 110, Issue 8

    • Vol 110, Issue 8

    LPG Markets

    TNK-BP pacts with SIBUR involve project blocked by BP

    Aug. 6, 2012
    Strengthening of a partnership between TNK-BP and a major Russian petrochemical group involves a project contested by breakaway partner BP PLC.
    Htha Questions Table
    Refining

    AFPM Q&A—1: HTHA questions addressed at annual conference

    Aug. 6, 2012
    High-temperature hydrogen attack was the focus of extensive questions and discussion at the 2011 American Fuel and Petrochemical Manufacturers's Q&A and Technology Forum, Oct....
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    Drilling & Production

    Rig-building shipyards in the US

    Aug. 6, 2012
    Following are brief descriptions of rig-building shipyards in the US.Vicksburg, Miss.The LeTourneau yard in Vicksburg, Miss., was the first shipyard to build a jack up rig in ...
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    Gas Processing

    Analysis shows GTL viable alternative for US gas producers

    Aug. 6, 2012
    Gas-to-liquids (GTL) technology is now economically viable in the long term in North America and can be deployed in the midstream as an alternative to, or integrated with, traditional...

    More content from Vol 110, Issue 8

    Ubersax
    Home

    How old 'other coal' deed or lease clauses sanction Appalachian horizontal drilling

    Aug. 6, 2012
    Mineral rights in the Appalachian basin are often governed by deeds or leases that were recorded decades, even a half century or longer ago.
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    Reserves

    US SHALE OIL-GAS PRODUCTION POTENTIAL—1: Shale oil, gas output may reduce, not replace, US crude imports

    Aug. 6, 2012
    What is the potential of domestic unconventional shale oil and gas production to displace oil imports to the US?
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    Pipelines & Transportation

    Regulatory hurdles, economics cloud prospects for US LNG exports

    Aug. 6, 2012
    As with most LNG news from North America, excess is common (Fig. 1). In fact, most proposed and planned LNG export projects will never see the light of day.
    Home

    Politics crimping export outlets for Alberta heavy oil

    Aug. 6, 2012
    Finding a politically accommodating route to market for Alberta bitumen is becoming even more difficult than producing the abundant stuff.
    Home

    The CNOOC-Nexen deal

    Aug. 6, 2012
    A decision due from the Canadian government will influence the competitive framework for oil and gas investment around the world.
    Study Outlines T1
    Companies

    Study outlines pipeline leak-detection selection

    Aug. 6, 2012
    Pipeline operators must analyze how different leak-detection systems affect the total cost of a leak. Whether the additional money spent on a more sophisticated system is a worthwhile...
    Brock
    Home

    SERVICES | SUPPLIERS

    Aug. 6, 2012
    Energy Measurement Consulting LLC,Houston, agreed to distribute the patented Vergence GasPT2 natural gas metering system in the US and Canada for CUI Global Inc., Tualatin, Ore...
    Production Operations

    Letter

    Aug. 6, 2012
    Gas in vehicles I read with interest your editorial entitled "Gas as vehicle fuel" (OGJ, June 4, p. 26). Good points. Here is one more.One big problem with using natural gas or...
    Home

    Oklahoma best for E&P investment

    Aug. 6, 2012
    Oklahoma, the 46th state admitted into the US, ranks 20th in size, 28th in population, 36th in population density, and 45th in median household income, according to various online...
    Drilling & Production

    Fictional oil truth

    Aug. 6, 2012
    If oil and gas workers don't read fiction, a reason might be the dearth of fiction grounded in basic knowledge about, let alone respect for, their business.
    Pipelines & Transportation

    MSC: Drought effects pose problems for US refiners

    Aug. 6, 2012
    US refiners' ability to meet federal requirements for renewable fuels will be strained for the rest of 2012. But that's nothing compared with what they face in 2013, according...
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    EQUIPMENT | SOFTWARE | LITERATURE

    Aug. 6, 2012
    New logging-while-drilling formation evaluation serviceNeoScope, a new sourceless logging-while-drilling formation evaluation service, is based on pulsed neutron generator technology...
    Companies

    Encana, BG report writedowns in US shale gas values

    Aug. 6, 2012
    Encana Corp. and BG Group each separately reported noncash writedowns in the value of their US natural gas shale assets on July 27 during presentations on second-quarter financial...
    Home

    IHS: Eagle Ford shale compared favorably with Bakken formation

    Aug. 6, 2012
    The Eagle Ford shale play in South Texas is a contender for the best tight oil play in the US based on strong drilling results, large prospective area, and magnitude of resource...
    Government

    House passes expanded 5-year OCS plan; senators offer similar bill

    Aug. 6, 2012
    US Senate Republicans and Democrats offered similar legislation as the US House adopted a bill that would replace the Obama administration's proposed US Outer Continental Shelf...
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    Refining

    OGJ Newsletter

    Aug. 6, 2012
    International news for oil and gas professionals
    Exploration & Development

    FOCUS: UNCONVENTIONAL OIL & GAS—Eastern Seaboard lawmakers anticipating shale drilling

    Aug. 6, 2012
    Unconventional oil and gas shale plays have prompted state legislatures along the US East Coast to update or create regulatory frameworks covering hydraulic fracturing and water...
    Government

    Watching Government: Deficit, tax uncertainties

    Aug. 6, 2012
    Deep federal spending cuts and tax increases due to automatically kick in early next year actually may force Congress and the White House to finally begin addressing the federal...
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    Reserves

    FOCUS: UNCONVENTIONAL OIL & GAS—USGS assesses East Coast Mesozoic basins

    Aug. 6, 2012
    Five basins on the US East Coast contain an estimated mean undiscovered natural gas resource of nearly 3.9 tcf and a mean undiscovered natural gas liquids resource of 135 million...
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    Production Operations

    FOCUS ON UK NORTH SEA SPENDING, COSTS, EXPLORATION-APPRAISAL, DRILLING, AND RESERVES

    Aug. 6, 2012
    Malcolm Webb, chief executive of Oil & Gas UK, submitted the following illustrations to show the recent status and short to medium term outlook for UK North Sea operations. Links...
    Webb
    Pipelines & Transportation

    Oil & Gas UK's Webb sees extended lives for North Sea production, infrastructure

    Aug. 6, 2012
    The North Sea oil and gas sector, contrary to what some sources say, still has a long life ahead of it, maybe 50 years or more.
    Exploration & Development

    DOE sees vast energy resource in Permian basin residual oil zones

    Aug. 6, 2012
    Billions of barrels of oil that could increase domestic supply, help reduce imports, and improve US energy security may be potentially recoverable from residual oil zones, according...
    New Method Equation
    Production Operations

    New method evaluates efficiency of wellbore stimulation operations

    Aug. 6, 2012
    A new technique has been developed for analyzing the bottomhole pressure at constant flow rate drawdown well tests. The method presented in this article enables calculation of...
    Production Operations

    Common designs of jack ups built in the US

    Aug. 6, 2012
    Among the most common designs built in the US, the Tarzan is the smallest class, while the Super 116E and 240C are approximately the same size (Fig. 5). The Super Gorilla is the...
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    New Plants

    Labor, material needs estimated for US construction of jack ups

    Aug. 6, 2012
    Jack up rig construction in the US generates an average of $374 million in direct revenue each year and employs about 2,500 people in the Gulf Coast.