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  • Volume 101, Issue 45

    • Volume 101, Issue 45

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    Companies

    E&C contractors face tight margins, more risk

    Nov. 24, 2003
    Engineering and construction companies are facing tighter margins, riskier contracts, and intense competition as the industry's client base further consolidates.
    LNG

    Watching Government - Energizing China

    Nov. 24, 2003
    The US should work harder to bolster energy ties with China, industry experts and academics told an Oct. 30 hearing of the US-China Economic and Security Review Commission.
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    Drilling Operations

    WELLBORE POSITIONING-CONCLUSION: Different approaches can minimize problems with nonconstant curvature

    Nov. 24, 2003
    Changes in directional drilling and surveying practices could lead to a reduction in positional errors arising from nonconstant wellbore curvature.
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    Petrochemicals

    Bulgarian refiner evaluates effect of FCC feed pretreatment catalysts on gasoline quality

    Nov. 24, 2003
    A systematic study conducted in Lukoil Bulgaria Ltd.'s Neftochim Bourgas FCC unit quantified the influence of unit operating variables on FCC gasoline specifications.
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    Companies

    Technique forecasts production from waterflooded reservoirs

    Nov. 24, 2003
    A proposed technique using the observed trend of log water-oil ratio (WOR) vs. cumulative oil produced (Np) can predict oil well decline rates on a time basis.

    More content from Volume 101, Issue 45

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    Production Operations

    Alberta CBM resource put at 500+ tcf

    Nov. 24, 2003
    Coal seams in the southern half of Alberta contain a maximum of more than 500 tcf of gas in place, but it is uncertain how much of that can be recovered, the Alberta Geological...
    Companies

    Advertising Index

    Nov. 24, 2003
    American Community School, Englandwww.asc-england.co.uk
    Pipelines & Transportation

    New Brunswick

    Nov. 24, 2003
    The Department of Natural Resources in Fredericton set dates for three sealed bid oil and gas lease auctions in 2004.
    Production Operations

    Saudi swing role assured for another decade

    Nov. 24, 2003
    Will Saudi Arabia continue to maintain its role as swing producer for oil markets in the coming decade?
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    LNG

    World LNG trade responding to increased natural gas demand

    Nov. 24, 2003
    Worldwide LNG trade will significantly increase over the next 20 years from the current 150 million tonnes/year (tpy) to in excess of 200 million tpy.
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    Production Operations

    LEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT-5: Enterprise-wide systems integration needed in ultradeepwater operations

    Nov. 24, 2003
    In the first four parts of this lean energy management (LEM) series we have laid out the logic for adoption of lean management techniques common to other manufacturing industries...
    Reserves

    The omnibus energy bill

    Nov. 24, 2003
    The omnibus energy bill The US Congress, as of presstime last week, seemed ready to pass comprehensive energy legislation.
    Reserves

    Energy bill light on resource access is no trophy

    Nov. 24, 2003
    In Ernest Hemingway's The Old Man and the Sea, the protagonist, Santiago, conquers a world of challenge to catch a huge marlin, then helplessly watches sharks devour his prize...
    Economics & Markets

    Fixing industry's image

    Nov. 24, 2003
    One aspect of identifying and solving any problem is to determine if the basis of the problem is emotional or logical.
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    Drilling & Production

    Free software characterizes oil reservoirs

    Nov. 24, 2003
    Newly developed software for characterizing oil reservoirs is now available free from the Kansas Geological Survey.
    IOR/EOR

    Requests for help

    Nov. 24, 2003
    Oil & Gas Journal would like help from its its readers in updating its enhanced oil recover survey, which over the years has provided the industry a comprehensive list of worldwide...
    New Plants

    Worldwide Construction Update

    Nov. 24, 2003
    Listed are major construction projects by processing and pipeline categories.
    Home

    Worldwide Construction - Pipelines

    Nov. 24, 2003
    Worldwide pipeline information available here.
    Production Operations

    Industry praises MMS plan to revamp oil valuation rule

    Nov. 24, 2003
    Industry praises MMS plan to revamp oil valuation rule Four oil and gas trade groups largely embraced a recent US Minerals Management Service proposal to retool its final oil ...
    HSE

    Northeast air regulator derides energy bill plan

    Nov. 24, 2003
    The head of a US Northeast air quality group sharply criticized a pending energy bill before the US Congress at presstime last week, saying the measure does not address water ...
    Government

    Congress lets White House decide fate of Bristol Bay drilling under new law

    Nov. 24, 2003
    Under new legislation signed Nov. 10 by US President George W. Bush, the US Congress lifted its objections to possible drilling in the federal waters of Alaska's Bristol Bay, ...
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    Companies

    OGJ Newsletter

    Nov. 24, 2003
    Acceleration in global economic growth has prompted the International Energy Agency to revise upwards its monthly assessment of oil demand growth.
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    Companies

    PERSONNEL MOVES - Statoil names chair, deputy chair

    Nov. 24, 2003
    Norway's Statoil ASA said the corporate assembly unanimously elected Jannik Lindbaek its chair and elected Kaci Kullmann Five as deputy chair. Kullmann Five served as acting chair...
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    Economics & Markets

    Russian-Israeli deal could boost oil exports to Asia

    Nov. 24, 2003
    Russia could see substantial increases in its exports of crude oil to south and east Asia following a strategic deal cut with Israel that will see as much as 1.1 million b/d of...
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    Reserves

    EC move to boost strategic oil, gas stocks draws fire

    Nov. 24, 2003
    The European Union is embroiled in controversy over proposals to increase mandatory levels for strategic stocks of oil and natural gas.
    Companies

    ExxonMobil fined $11.9 billion in gas royalty dispute

    Nov. 24, 2003
    ExxonMobil fined $11.9 billion in gas royalty dispute A jury Nov. 14 ordered ExxonMobil Corp. to pay $11.9 billion in damages to Alabama after finding the company committed fraud...
    Companies

    Iraq oil output to rise, despite sabotage, minister says

    Nov. 24, 2003
    Even as Iraq's oil minister Nov. 17 touted his country's sales targets to Middle Eastern neighbors, saboteurs still appeared to hold sway over US-led efforts to restore the country...
    Companies

    Energy executives stand firm on Russia opportunities

    Nov. 24, 2003
    While many have voiced serious concerns about the recent arrest and detention of former OAO Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky, several government and energy executives played down...
    Companies

    Indonesia dispels LNG buyers' concerns after supply cuts

    Nov. 24, 2003
    Indonesia is seeking to allay concerns of Japanese and South Korean LNG buyers after announcing a decrease in contracted supplies for December from ExxonMobil Corp.'s Arun natural...
    Companies

    Company News - Williams selling its Alaska refinery, other assets

    Nov. 24, 2003
    Williams selling its Alaska refinery, other assets Williams Cos. Inc., Tulsa, is selling its Alaskan business interests, including its refinery, in three separate transactions...