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    Gas Processing

    Coke trap reduces FCC slurry exchanger fouling for Texas refiner

    Sept. 8, 2003
    Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC's Texas City, Tex., refinery reduced fouling and cleaning frequency in its lead slurry pumparound heat exchanger by installing a coke trap.
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    Pipelines

    US pipeline companies solidly profitable in 2002, scale back construction plans

    Sept. 8, 2003
    Federally regulated US oil and natural gas pipeline companies in 2002 reported another profitable year, according to annual report filings with the US Federal Energy Regulatory...
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    IOR/EOR

    Control system optimizes EOR steam generator output

    Sept. 8, 2003
    PetroChina Co. Ltd. improved production safety, realized greater oil production, and saved energy costs after implementing model-free adaptive (MFA) control on its steam generators...
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    Refining

    Nelson-Farrar cost indexes

    Sept. 8, 2003
    Nelson-Farrar cost indexes Refinery construction (1946 Basis)
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    Companies

    Industry seeks Anadarko factor in rig count

    Sept. 8, 2003
    The US rig count plunge during the first week of August—the biggest 1-week loss since early November 2002—prompted questions as to what part, if any, Houston-based Anadarko Petroleum...

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    Companies

    Second quarter, first half earnings rise for US producers, service firms

    Sept. 8, 2003
    US-based oil and natural gas companies recorded increased earnings for the second quarter and first half of 2003.
    Companies

    Petrobras-PDVSA accord seen as embryo of Petroamérica

    Sept. 8, 2003
    Sources close to Brazil's Mines and Energy Minister Dilma Rousseff, who played a key role in recent partnership agreements between Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) and Petró...
    Operations

    RAND: Refiners expect volatile fuel supplies, prices over next decade

    Sept. 8, 2003
    US refiners expect fuel supplies and prices to remain volatile over the next few years, as refineries work to produce fuels at near-capacity levels in response to rising demand...
    Companies

    BP, AAR to include Slavneft in newly formed TNK-BP

    Sept. 8, 2003
    BP PLC, the Alfa Group, and Access-Renova (AAR) completed the deal to combine their Russian and Ukrainian oil and gas businesses, which will serve as the final step in the formation...
    Government

    EPA's NSR regulations revision brings mixed reactions

    Sept. 8, 2003
    The US Environmental Protection Agency has clarified the Clean Air Act's New Source Review (NSR) regulations concerning what constitutes a material change to refineries and other...
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    Companies

    OGJ Newsletter

    Sept. 8, 2003
    The period prior to and immediately following the US Labor Day holiday was a volatile one for US gasoline futures prices.
    General Interest

    MMS proposes changes to federal oil royalty rules

    Sept. 8, 2003
    MMS proposes changes to federal oil royalty rules The US Minerals Management Service Aug. 22 proposed industry-supported changes to its 2000 oil valuation rule that the agency...
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    Reserves

    Canadian oil and gas firms' first half earnings soar

    Sept. 8, 2003
    For the second quarter, Canadian oil and natural gas producers reported much stronger earnings as a result of higher oil and gas prices.
    Companies

    Watching Government - Petroamérica

    Sept. 8, 2003
    Facing a likely recall referendum, Venezuelan President Hugo Chávez is looking to improve goodwill at home and with some neighbors. One way he hopes to boost his credibility is...
    Economics & Markets

    S&P: Canadian oil, gas firms realize growth through increased production

    Sept. 8, 2003
    Canadian oil and natural gas companies benefited from robust oil and gas prices and continued growth through production in the second quarter, according to a report released Aug...
    General Interest

    Some temporal musings

    Sept. 8, 2003
    Among platitudes drilled into us by my Latin teacher was "Tempus fugit." And she was right: Time certainly flies.
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    Letters

    Sept. 8, 2003
    As someone who has been a consultant to the oil and gas industry over the past 30 years, with particular emphasis on Saudi Arabia, I was appalled to read your editorial (OGJ, ...
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    General Interest

    Services/Suppliers

    Sept. 8, 2003
    ABB, Norwalk, Conn., has announced that Dinesh C. Paliwal has been appointed economic advisor to his excellency Huang Huahua, governor of Guangdong Province, Peoples Republic ...
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    Companies

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    Sept. 8, 2003
    Elevating Boats LLC has added a 200 ft class lift boat to its Gulf of Mexico fleet.
    HSE

    Climate change needs more science, less salesmanship

    Sept. 8, 2003
    From the politics by which the US Senate passed comprehensive energy legislation this month, Sens. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Joe Lieberman (D-Conn.) extracted the promise of a...
    Companies

    Area Drilling

    Sept. 8, 2003
    Roc Oil Co. Ltd., Sydney, said it hopes to begin exploration on the 267,000-acre South Cabinda onshore block within 12-18 months.
    Pipelines & Transportation

    The Libyan sanctions

    Sept. 8, 2003
    The Libyan sanctions The US should hold its nose and end trade sanctions against Libya.
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    Exploration & Development

    How to negotiate and structure a joint development agreement

    Sept. 8, 2003
    The end of June 2003 witnessed public "roadshows" in London and Houston for the inaugural licensing round of the 35,000 sq km Nigeria-Sao Tome e Principe (STP) Joint Development...
    Refining

    High oil prices likely to persist until 2Q 2004

    Sept. 8, 2003
    Oil prices look likely to remain high for the rest of the year and well into first quarter 2004.
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