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  • Volume 101, Issue 47

    • Volume 101, Issue 47

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    Companies

    Outfitting of the Belanak FPSO continues at Batam

    Dec. 8, 2003
    Outfitting of the Belanak FPSO continues at Batam Outfitting of the floating, production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Belanak field, offshore Indonesia, continues...
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    Companies

    Third quarter results of US producers, service firms surge

    Dec. 8, 2003
    The third quarter financial results of integrated and independent oil companies, as well as of service and supply companies, showed healthy gains from year-earlier results.
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    IOR/EOR

    N2 foamed spacers prevent annular pressure buildup at Marlin

    Dec. 8, 2003
    Use of nitrogen-foamed spacers is a proven mitigation technique for wells with potential problems with annular pressure buildup (APB).
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    General Interest

    Combination approach improves investment decisions for capital projects

    Dec. 8, 2003
    When evaluating project economics, plant owners that use a combination of three methods will improve understanding of the capital project and make better decisions whether to ...
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    Companies

    Gas from tight sands, shales a growing share of US supply

    Dec. 8, 2003
    Tight gas sand and gas shale (along with coalbed methane) are today among the most active new natural gas plays in the US.

    More content from Volume 101, Issue 47

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    Tankers

    China's expanding energy use could affect tanker rates

    Dec. 8, 2003
    Growth in China's oil imports could contribute to maintaining the healthy rate structure that will be needed to pay for new tanker construction, said shipping consultant Poten...
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    Advertising Index

    Dec. 8, 2003
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    LNG

    US gas producers' opportunity window limited

    Dec. 8, 2003
    US natural gas producers don't have much to worry about in the near term.
    HSE

    Russia, Europe, and Kyoto

    Dec. 8, 2003
    Russia, Europe, and Kyoto The 9th Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework on Climate Change opened in Milan last week to news of a setback to the Kyoto Protocol....
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    Companies

    Revision addresses new approaches for storage tank loads

    Dec. 8, 2003
    The American Petroleum Institute (API) Standard 650, Welded Steel Tanks for Oil Storage, provides design rules for petroleum storage tanks.
    Drilling & Production

    California study supports view that fish like platforms

    Dec. 8, 2003
    California study supports view that fish like platforms In the late 1970s, states on the US East Coast successfully thwarted drilling in federal waters off their shores.
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    Exploration & Development

    New portable gas chromatograph

    Dec. 8, 2003
    The new PetroPR high-speed portable gas chromatograph is designed for accurate, rapid screening of common volatile organic compounds (VOCs) on site.
    Production Operations

    Awash in discoveries

    Dec. 8, 2003
    Awash in discoveries In the 1970s, when scientist J. Craig Venter was working on his doctorate at the University of California, he was told: "Basically it would be difficult to...
    Government

    Stronger improvements

    Dec. 8, 2003
    A multistakeholder group that reviews US state enforcement of oil and gas environmental rules hopes federal policymakers will help fund future audits.
    Companies

    MEI: Three scenarios exist for Mexico's MSC tender buyers

    Dec. 8, 2003
    There are three possible scenarios to explain why an oil company, such as ExxonMobil Corp. and Total SA, might buy a bid package yet ultimately not place an actual bid for the...
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    Production Operations

    Master plan urged for Iraq's downstream industries

    Dec. 8, 2003
    Iraq needs a master plan for modernization and expansion of its refining and gas processing industries.
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    Reserves

    FACTS: India's long-term gas supply outlook is bright

    Dec. 8, 2003
    FACTS: India's long-term gas supply outlook is bright India has a bright long-term natural gas supply outlook, but the medium-term outlook is murky, said Fereidun Fesharaki, a...
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    Refining

    Canadian oil, gas firms post stout third quarter financial results

    Dec. 8, 2003
    Like their US counterparts, Canadian oil and natural gas firms reported improved earnings from a year ago.
    Economics & Markets

    US District Court rejects producer request to strike down MTBE ban

    Dec. 8, 2003
    The US District Court for the Northern District of New York Nov. 21 rejected a request by methyl tertiary butyl ether producers to strike down an impending ban on the clean fuel...
    Reserves

    MSCs mark first step toward Mexico's gas independence

    Dec. 8, 2003
    The multiple service contracts recently awarded by Petroleos Mexicanos, Mexico's national oil company, to international oil companies "mark an important step on the road to freeing...
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    Companies

    OGJ Newsletter

    Dec. 8, 2003
    Ministers of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries decided Dec. 4 to maintain current oil production quotas at a special meeting in Vienna.
    Pipelines & Transportation

    FACTS: Thailand gas demand to post 'healthy' growth rate through 2015

    Dec. 8, 2003
    Demand for natural gas in Thailand is expected to continue to track upward through 2015 at "a health average annual growth rate of 5.4%," according to a report released last month...
    Companies

    FTC judge favors Unocal in California RFG patent battle

    Dec. 8, 2003
    \Unocal Corp. won an initial victory with a US Federal Trade Commission administrative law judge Nov. 25 over agency allegations the company was trying to corner the California...