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    Energy policy is stuck in a developing constitutional showdown between the US Congress and the administration of President George W. Bush.
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    Pipeline operators in first half 2001 anticipated increases in oil and gas production and ignored slowing demand growth through much of the last half of the year. The result as...
    Feb. 4, 2002
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    In 2001, instead of its expected up-cycle, the styrene industry experienced its first decline in demand for almost 20 years, according to a recent study from Chem ical Marketing...
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    Bit walk is the natural tendency of the drill bit to drift in a lateral direction during drilling and occurs in every operation.
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    Nelson-Farrar Cost Indexes
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    The state-funded California Power Authority said that by 2006, energy efficiency programs and renewable energy projects could reduce the state's electric utility natural gas consumption...
    Feb. 4, 2002
    The Offshore Operators Committee (OOC) is working with the US Coast Guard, commercial fishermen, and other industry groups to improve antiterrorist security for oil and gas operations...
    Feb. 4, 2002
    Integrated energy firms Dynegy Inc., Houston, and KeySpan Corp., New York, have recently announced executive-level promotions.
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    When natural gas prices spiked to more than $60/Mcf in California last winter, pipeline companies rushed to fill a perceived capacity shortage. More than 1 bcfd of new capacity...
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    The beleaguered Enron Corp. has named an interim CEO and chief restructuring officer within days of Kenneth Lay's Jan. 24 resignation, and EOTT Energy Partners LP reported credit...
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    Repercussions for the energy industry from the Enron Corp. debacle are bound to be numerous and complex for years to come. One immediate result is fewer opportunities for exploration...
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    This assessment takes into account new views on the depositional history and the petroleum habitat of the West Florida shelf and slope and attempts to strike a balance between...
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    Canadian independent oil and gas companies PanCanadian Energy Corp. and Alberta Energy Co. Ltd. (AEC) announced plans for a "merger of equals" that would form a company worth ...
    Feb. 4, 2002
    There are "many opportunities in the world" for international independent operators to find large oil and natural gas reserves if they manage risks, said industry analysts and...
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    Sen. Jeff Bingaman (D-NM), Bush administration officials, and chief financial leaders said last week that Enron Corp.'s collapse does not mean competitive energy markets have ...
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    The state of the oil market largely hinges upon the global economy. If, as many economists believe, the global economy will bounce back in second half 2002, then the production...
    Feb. 4, 2002
    Policy-makers told US oil companies at a Jan. 25 conference in Washington, DC, that within a generation Africa may supplant the Middle East as the US's most critically strategic...
    Feb. 4, 2002
    Europe is currently seeing the re-emergence of stock exchange prospectors who see it more economic to acquire producing assets rather than step up their own exploration programs...
    Feb. 4, 2002
    This year, Oil & Gas Journal celebrates its centenary-100 years of giving readers the "truth and nothing but the truth without fear or favor of any individual, firm, or corporation...
    Feb. 4, 2002
    Five energy trade associations have urged White House Office of Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge to consolidate responsibility for energy infrastructure security within one...
    Feb. 4, 2002
    There are 42 US gallons in a barrel of oil. A price increase of $4/bbl represents only a 10?/gal increase..virtually nil to the average US consumer.
    Feb. 4, 2002