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    Can Iraqis govern themselves? Or are skeptics correct that some people just aren't cut out for democracy?
    March 15, 2004
    I'd like to respond to your (OGJ, Feb. 23, 2004, p. 17) editorial on the reasons why the US went to war in Iraq.
    March 15, 2004
    A blast from the past In February, a number of OGJ readers received a special supplement, "Leadership in Refining," that featured pioneering articles from past issues.
    March 15, 2004
    A bright future for LNG in US markets was outlined by a panel of industry experts at a recent teleconference with financial analysts sponsored by the International LNG Alliance...
    March 15, 2004
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    Energy futures prices declined Mar. 8-10 on New York and London markets, as profit takers rolled back the price increases of the previous week.
    March 15, 2004
    A new report by the nonpartisan Council on Foreign Relations warns that the US government and its coalition allies are failing to protect Iraq oil revenues from being misused,...
    March 15, 2004
    The US Department of Defense's Defense Fuel Support Center (DFSC) Mar. 8 awarded a total of $309.7 million in contracts to help meet civilian fuel demand in northern Iraq.
    March 15, 2004
    Gasoline consumers in the US have two reasons to worry. Prices of the oil product they use at steadily growing rates are rising in a strong trend.
    March 15, 2004
    The European Commission late last month gave its 12 member states until Apr. 5 to implement new tanker safety rules following two catastrophic oil tanker accidents off the European...
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    A cliché of the energy business has been that "oil markets are global, while gas markets are continental."
    March 15, 2004
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    The time has come to certify reserves evaluators Now is the time for the oil and natural gas industry to take decisive steps to restore a loss of public confidence.
    March 15, 2004
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    One Occidental partner routinely uses a technical-limit process to improve drilling performance in its deepwater operations.
    March 15, 2004
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    California refineries, such as Valero Corp.'s Wilmington plant on the facing page, are mandated to use non-MTBE oxygenates starting on Jan. 1, 2004.
    March 15, 2004
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    In early 2003, BP Products Co. revamped its Texas City, Tex., refinery.
    March 15, 2004
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    In addition to its existing oil sands mine and upgrader near Fort McMurray, Alta., Calgary-based Suncor Energy Inc. toward yearend 2003 began in situ production of bitumen with...
    March 15, 2004
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    Perfect-well analysis complements traditional analysis methods to create performance standards and improve well-cost estimates.
    March 15, 2004