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    Drilling & Production

    Advanced modeling, real-time model updating improve extended-reach drilling success

    Jan. 27, 2003
    By applying advanced predrill modeling combined with real-time model updates, ChevronTexaco Corp., San Ramon, Calif., successfully drilled three extended-reach wells to 19,000...
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    Petrochemicals

    Refinery sources will fill the future 'propylene gap'

    Jan. 27, 2003
    Propylene demand for chemical production is growing by 4.7%/year globally. Chemical uses of propylene include polypropylene, cumene, oxo-alcohols, acrylonitrile, propylene oxide...
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    Economics & Markets

    US energy demand to rebound in 2003 as production slides

    Jan. 27, 2003
    US energy demand will increase in 2003 as the much-anticipated economic recovery takes hold. Consumption of petroleum products, natural gas, and coal will grow, while demand for...
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    Companies

    Drilling outlook is for deline un US, steady gain in Canada

    Jan. 27, 2003
    A decline is likely in US drilling in 2003 compared with 2002, while a respectable gain is probable in western Canada.OGJ's early-year forecast of a 3% drop in drilling in the...
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    HSE

    Gas, water injection included in off-Norway heavy-oil development

    Jan. 27, 2003
    To realize a much better recovery factor, Norsk Hydro ASA selected pressure maintenance with gas and water rather than water alone for developing the heavy-oil (19° gravity) Grane...

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    Production Operations

    Worldwide oil market grows as exporters control output

    Jan. 27, 2003
    The global oil market will closely observe members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries this year as they maneuver to maintain prices and market share as demand...
    Drilling Operations

    Interior solicits comment on NPR-A drilling options

    Jan. 27, 2003
    US oil and gas companies may get more leasing opportunities in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska under a series of proposals being reviewed by the Department of the Interior...
    Government

    Study: Producers face few limits on some federal lands

    Jan. 27, 2003
    Producers face few restrictions on most energy-rich federal lands in five western basins, US officials said.
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    Companies

    OGJ Newsletter

    Jan. 27, 2003
    Even if both Iraq and Venezuela suffer serious disruptions to their respective oil production through the rest of this year, "crude prices would likely be in the $30-40(/bbl) ...
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    Reserves

    Point of View: Unocal's Stone: 'Window of opportunity' closing on Bangladesh-to-India gas pipeline project

    Jan. 27, 2003
    After spearheading the negotiations that brought Unocal Corp. to Bangla- desh in 1996, James Stone, president of the company's Unocal South Asia Energy Ltd. unit, is looking forward...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    GAO says RIK needs more oversight at MMS

    Jan. 27, 2003
    A new General Accounting Office study recommends that the Minerals Management Service improve its management of the royalty-in-kind program.
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    New Plants

    EIA: US oil imports to play key role in consumption mix

    Jan. 27, 2003
    Depending on the path of world oil prices, imports may supply 65-70% of total US petroleum demand by 2025, up from 55% in 2001, the Energy Information Administration said.The ...
    LNG

    India's latest gas find casts further doubts on country's need for massive gas imports

    Jan. 27, 2003
    India's natural gas bounty just got bigger, casting further doubts on the country's need for massive gas imports via LNG or pipeline options.
    Companies

    WATCHING GOVERNMENT: Royalty relief

    Jan. 27, 2003
    The US District Court, Western District of Louisiana, ruled Jan. 8 that the US Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service has been misinterpreting deepwater royalty...
    Companies

    A brief stay at the top

    Jan. 27, 2003
    The bursting of the tech bubble. Accounting scandals. Lack of investor confidence. The flailing economy. Management turnovers.
    LNG

    Letters

    Jan. 27, 2003
    I feel I must respond to Mr. Arlie Skov's comments regarding global oil production and forecasting (OGJ, Dec 23, 2002, p 12).
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    General Interest

    Services/Suppliers

    Jan. 27, 2003
    New Orleans, has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Tidewater Marine LLC, has promoted Richard "Monty" Orr to vice-president, international sales div.; and Christopher...
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    Pipelines

    High-temp., insulated coating aids construction of Alberta bitumen pipeline

    Jan. 27, 2003
    Demanding requirements of transporting dry bitumen in the 12-in. OD MacKay River Pipeline in Alberta led to development of an innovative coating system.
    Economics & Markets

    GE labor strike: Isolated event or start of trend

    Jan. 27, 2003
    Maybe the strike at General Electric Jan. 14-15 was an isolated event, one company's problem. Or maybe it was something more.
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    Tankers

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    Jan. 27, 2003
    Fast Clad direct-to-metal urethane has been added to the new ExpressTech coatings family.
    Companies

    Area Drilling

    Jan. 27, 2003
    Exploratory drilling in the country in the first 9 months of 2002 was at the lowest level for 2 decades, Geoscience Australia reported.
    Companies

    Taxing dividends

    Jan. 27, 2003
    In his 2 years in office, US President George W. Bush has dealt aggressively with issues important to oil and gas companies.
    Production Operations

    Week of Jan. 12 turning point for oil markets

    Jan. 27, 2003
    The week of Jan. 12 could prove to be a crucial turning point in world oil markets for 2003—and perhaps for a long time to come.
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    Production Operations

    Data mining algorithm selection: decision trees

    Jan. 27, 2003
    The visual data mining process, seen in the first part of this two-part article, revealed patterns in four dimensions between cumulative gas well production and independent variables...