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  • Vol 110, Issue 8b

    New Plants

    Dragon sees multiplatform Caspian oil and natural gas development

    Aug. 20, 2012
    Dragon Oil PLC said it has built production to 70,017 b/d of oil on Aug. 11 from the Cheleken contract area in the eastern Caspian Sea offshore Turkmenistan.
    LPG Markets

    Price controls ravaging India’s refiners

    Aug. 20, 2012
    Price caps on key oil products are ravaging the finances of state-owned refiners in India.
    Gas Processing

    IEA trims 2013 oil demand outlook

    Aug. 20, 2012
    Based on weaker economic growth assumptions, the International Energy Agency has reduced its outlook for 2013 worldwide oil demand by 150,000 b/d from its month-ago forecast.
    Companies

    Eagle Rock to buy BP’s Texas Panhandle gas processing assets

    Aug. 20, 2012
    Eagle Rock Energy Partners LP, Houston, will pay $227.5 million in cash for two BP America Production Co. processing plants and associated gathering that serves the Texas Panhandle...
    Refining

    CSB investigating fire at Chevron’s Richmond refinery

    Aug. 20, 2012
    The US Chemical Safety Board will fully investigate what caused an Aug. 6 fire at Chevron USA Inc.’s 240,000 b/d Richmond refinery in Martinez, Calif., CSB announced on Aug. 11...

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    Companies

    OGJ Newsletter

    Aug. 20, 2012
    International news for oil and gas professionals
    Gas Processing

    DCP Midstream to double capacity in Denver-Julesburg basin

    Aug. 20, 2012
    DCP Midstream LLC, Denver, will double its processing capacity in the Denver-Julesburg basin by yearend 2014, the company reported.
    Discoveries

    Salazar: New NPR-A plan does not preclude pipeline from offshore

    Aug. 20, 2012
    US Sec. of the Interior Ken Salazar announced a new National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A) plan that he said would balance meeting US energy needs with preserving wildlife ...
    Refining

    Tesoro to buy BP’s Carson, Calif., refinery

    Aug. 20, 2012
    Tesoro Corp. will buy BP’s 266,000-b/d Carson refinery adjacent to its 97,000-b/d Wilmington refinery south of Los Angeles in a deal estimated to be worth $2.5 billion.
    Exploration & Development

    Exploration/Development Briefs

    Aug. 20, 2012
    ChinaChina National Offshore Oil Corp. has signed production sharing contracts with Shell China Exploration & Production Co. Ltd. for the 62/02 and 62/17 blocks in the Yinggehai...
    Government

    Watching Government: Alaska’s pipeline questions

    Aug. 20, 2012
    Ken Salazar said he regretted not being able to spend more time in Alaska as he concluded his fourth visit there as US Interior Secretary on Aug. 13. State officials nevertheless...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    House members ask Chu to facilitate LNG export approvals

    Aug. 20, 2012
    A bipartisan coalition of 44 US House members from four Gulf Coast and Midcontinent oil and gas producing states asked US Sec. of Energy Steven Chu to facilitate approval of LNG...
    Exploration & Development

    Reserves cut for KG D6 fields offshore India

    Aug. 20, 2012
    Disappointing reservoir performance of two fields on the once-promising KG D6 block in deep water off eastern India has led to sharp cuts in reserves estimates (OGJ Online, Jan...
    Home

    Old oil fits broad category with big supply potential

    Aug. 20, 2012
    Although new oil is much in the news these days, old oil represents big potential worth similar attention.
    Home

    Coastal governors say 5-year OCS plan consultation fell short

    Aug. 20, 2012
    The Obama administration did not properly consult with coastal states as it prepared its 2012-17 US Outer Continental Shelf management program, seven governors from coastal states...
    Home

    Liard and the Besa River shale

    Aug. 20, 2012
    Northern Canada’s lesser-explored basins leave lots of scope for big plays, including in thick sections of Devonian-age sediments.
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    EQUIPMENT | SOFTWARE | LITERATURE

    Aug. 20, 2012
    New modular evaporator for oil sands operationsThis new SMARTMOD modular evaporator for oil sands operations uses vertical tube falling film design, a proved technology for treating...
    Government

    Drought, food, and fuel

    Aug. 20, 2012
    Drought in the US shines harsh light on the lunacy of converting food into vehicle fuel. According to the US Department of Agriculture, the corn yield this year will drop to its...