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  • Volume 101, Issue 8

    • Volume 101, Issue 8

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    Companies

    Special Report: Africa's reserves, production enter period of steady growth

    Feb. 24, 2003
    The continent of Africa is progressing through an extended period of oil and gas production growth and reserves appreciation.
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    Drilling & Production

    Carbon-fiber drill pipe passes tests

    Feb. 24, 2003
    A new lightweight, jointed, flexible drill pipe engineered from space-age composites rather than steel passed important field tests, according to the US Department of Energy's...
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    Companies

    Process optimizes fracs in Paddy reservoir

    Feb. 24, 2003
    BP PLC adopted a process that incorporates enhanced reservoir characterization for optimizing well completions in the Paddy reservoir of northeast British Columbia. Previous attempts...
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    Petrochemicals

    Styrene industry poised for an up cycle

    Feb. 24, 2003
    Worldwide styrene margins improved considerably in 2002 and should continue a positive trend during the next 2-3 years, according to Chemical Market Associates Inc. (CMAI).
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    Companies

    Large US independent petroleum firms emerging as viable competitors to majors

    Feb. 24, 2003
    A group of the 10 biggest independent US petroleum companies has emerged as viable competitors to the world's major oil and natural gas firms.

    More content from Volume 101, Issue 8

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    Production Operations

    Plenty of life left in the North Sea

    Feb. 24, 2003
    The North Sea oil and gas regime may well be mature, but reports of its imminent demise are not only premature but, it would also seem, somewhat exaggerated.
    Drilling & Production

    2003 gas market a replay of 2001—sans the bust

    Feb. 24, 2003
    Just as oil markets may relive 1991 in the weeks to come, anyone who remembers the US natural gas market of the 2000-01 winter may feel a sense of déjà vu this year.
    Refining

    AAA hints at 'gouging'

    Feb. 24, 2003
    Unsound interpretation makes a mess out of numbers. The American Automobile Association comprehensively reports gasoline prices in the US.
    Companies

    Area Drilling

    Feb. 24, 2003
    The international unit of Harken Energy Corp., Houston, spudded the Cajaro-1 wildcat on the 82,752-acre Cajaro Association Contract in the Llanos basin east of giant Cusiana and...
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    Tankers

    Progressing cavity pump handles caked materials

    Feb. 24, 2003
    The Moyno 2000 Model G3 progressing cavity pump is suited for handling semidry, high solids content, or caked substances.
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    Pipelines & Transportation

    LP model uses line-pack to optimize gas pipeline operation

    Feb. 24, 2003
    The compressibility of natural gas allows the use of line pack to compensate for fluctuations of gas demand. On the basis of forecast consumption, a linear-programming model can...
    Refining

    Stock data show oil market short, explain price zoom

    Feb. 24, 2003
    Stock data show oil market short, explain price zoom 2003 gas market a replay of 2001�sans the bust
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    Companies

    Services/Suppliers

    Feb. 24, 2003
    Edgen Corp. Baton Rouge, La., has announced an organizational restructuring that includes the appointment of Dan J. O'Leary as president and COO, and Bob Gilleland as senior vice...
    Home

    Headline predictions

    Feb. 24, 2003
    Given the Venezuela shortfall in crude and refined products and the war uncertainties, I predict the following headlines in the next 6 months:
    Companies

    Coal gas down under

    Feb. 24, 2003
    Australians seem to have accepted coalbed methane as a reliable energy source that can compete technically and economically with conventional natural gas.
    LNG

    CERA:Global oil price likely to fall; N. American gas supplies to tighten

    Feb. 24, 2003
    The global oil industry is correct to fear a price drop from current levels and is wise to expect continued volatility during 2003 and beyond, according to Ann-Louise Hittle, ...
    New Plants

    CERA: Social performance vital to industry's success

    Feb. 24, 2003
    The energy industry has "a responsibility to lead as well as to serve" through "better social performance," said Walter van de Vijver, managing director of the Royal Dutch/Shell...
    HSE

    Watching Government: Energy budgeting

    Feb. 24, 2003
    After a 4-month delay, Congress this month finalized spending levels for the 2003 fiscal year that ends Sept. 30. The $397 billion measure funds most government agencies, including...
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    Companies

    CERA: Geopolitics, doubt loom over future oil markets

    Feb. 24, 2003
    Continuing political tension in the Middle East as well as uncertainty surrounding the world's oil supplies will create an unsure path for global oil markets in the coming year...
    Production Operations

    Point of View: Burns: Domestic production cornerstone of US energy policy

    Feb. 24, 2003
    The new deputy majority whip of the US Senate, Conrad Burns (R-Mont.), is a familiar advocate for US oil and gas producers, particularly independents seeking relaxed restrictions...
    Drilling & Production

    CERA: Oil, gas firm spending slowed by market volatility

    Feb. 24, 2003
    In spite of current high oil and natural gas prices, oil and gas companies are expecting a period of high market volatility and therefore are keeping a close watch on future spending...
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    Companies

    OGJ Newsletter

    Feb. 24, 2003
    Substantially reduced output and cold weather in the Northern Hemisphere have exacerbated the effects of tight supplies of oil and products, but the International Energy Agency...
    Companies

    LNG imports to be key source of future US gas supplies

    Feb. 24, 2003
    Imports of LNG will play an increasingly important role in meeting US demand for natural gas, said several speakers at the energy conference Feb. 11-14 sponsored in Houston by...
    LNG

    France's gas market limits competition, commission says

    Feb. 24, 2003
    The French gas industry's "relatively rigid" supply system does not readily lend itself to competition, according to France's Energy Regulatory Commission (ERC), which now regulates...