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...
Propylene demand for chemical production is growing by 4.7%/year globally. Chemical uses of propylene include polypropylene, cumene, oxo-alcohols, acrylonitrile, propylene oxide...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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) ...
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...
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 ...
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...
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...
Demanding requirements of transporting dry bitumen in the 12-in. OD MacKay River Pipeline in Alberta led to development of an innovative coating system.
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...