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    Petrochemicals

    CMAI: On-purpose propylene production will increase share of future global demand

    June 14, 2004
    Worldwide supply of propylene will increase to 80.3 million tonnes in 2010 from 57.6 million tonnes in 2003 (about 5%/year), according to Steve Zinger, global business director...
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    Gas-quality debate heats up as more US LNG imports loom

    June 14, 2004
    Over the last 4 years, two distinct influences have raised-end user concerns over the hydrocarbon content of natural gas in the US.
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    Drilling Operations

    Drilling efficiency programs yield valuable benefits

    June 14, 2004
    The goal of any drilling efficiency program is continuous improvement in drilling operations.
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    Companies

    World's LNG industry surges, pushed by confluence of factors

    June 14, 2004
    Worldwide LNG demand is surging, driven by several factors:
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    Production Operations

    MMS sees deepwater gulf as an expanding frontier

    June 14, 2004
    The future of deepwater Gulf of Mexico exploration and production remains very promising, concludes a report by the US Minerals Management Service.

    More content from Volume 102, Issue 22

    Drilling & Production

    Sample narrative instruction to accompany checklist

    June 14, 2004
    After the 26-in. hole has been drilled, it is time to run the 20-in. casing.
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    IOR/EOR

    North Sea test assesses all-electric subsea tree

    June 14, 2004
    Under test at the BP PLC Magnus field in the North Sea is the first all-electric subsea tree (Fig. 1).
    Economics & Markets

    US FERC proposes safety model for future LNG terminal permits

    June 14, 2004
    The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission last month said it wants public comment on a new technical report that outlines the safety modeling the agency will use when evaluating...
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    Companies

    Public resistance narrowing LNG options in North America

    June 14, 2004
    Public acceptance is critical for the approximately 45 LNG regasification terminals being proposed for North America.
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    Reserves

    CERI: LNG seen poised to tackle US gas supply deficit

    June 14, 2004
    LNG will be well-positioned to meet some of a projected natural gas supply deficit in the US, says a senior Shell International Gas Ltd. executive.
    LNG

    Industry likely to keep pace with LNG vessel demand

    June 14, 2004
    World shipbuilding capacity has kept pace with new LNG vessel demand during the past decade, and shipyards now are being asked to find ways to deliver more ships each year because...
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    Economics & Markets

    Comment: Rebutting McKillop's 'counterintuitive notion': Higher oil prices do suppress economic growth

    June 14, 2004
    In a recent article in Oil & Gas Journal, author Andrew McKillop claims that higher oil prices are beneficial to the world economy.
    LNG

    Rapidly expanding fleet answers LNG production growth

    June 14, 2004
    The latest semiannual worldwide shipping report from Clarkson Research Studies, current through Mar. 1, predicts 2004 will be a "year of strong [LNG] fleet growth."
    LNG

    California LNG project proposals run into military opposition

    June 14, 2004
    The commanding general of the US Marine Corps at Camp Pendleton, Calif., has notified US and state officials of his opposition to any proposed construction of an LNG terminal ...
    LNG

    Greater global reliance on gas expected, study finds

    June 14, 2004
    Natural gas is "rapidly gaining in geopolitical importance," and is just as quickly emerging as the "fuel of choice" for a world population seeking energy resources that will ...
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    Companies

    OGJ Newsletter

    June 14, 2004
    After falling in the wake of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries' June 3 decision to increase its oil production quotas, futures prices for crude and petroleum products...
    LNG

    US, Canada require major gas infrastructure investment

    June 14, 2004
    Natural gas demand in the US and Canada has caught up not only with wellhead supply but also with existing storage capacity and transportation infrastructure, reported Merrill...
    LNG

    NGSA predicts summer natural gas markets will stay hot

    June 14, 2004
    A producer group June 8 said if US meteorologists' predictions about a warmer-than-normal summer materialize, natural gas prices that likely will rise, assuming the economy continues...
    LNG

    BP earmarks $2.5 billion for E&D off Trinidad and Tobago

    June 14, 2004
    BP PLC CEO John Browne announced that his company will spend $2.5 billion over the next 3 years for exploration and development off Trinidad and Tobago's east coast.
    Pipelines & Transportation

    Editorial - Reagan's energy legacy

    June 14, 2004
    Reminiscence about Ronald Reagan's broader achievements must not obscure an energy revolution that began during the former US president's two terms in office.
    Economics & Markets

    MMS amends oil valuation rule; draft gas rule pending

    June 14, 2004
    The US Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service last month amended its federal oil valuation rule and said it plans to revise the gas royalty valuation soon.
    Companies

    Company News - Wyatt group to buy Enron pipeline unit

    June 14, 2004
    More North American midstream assets are changing hands.
    New Plants

    Watching Government - Trading EIA

    June 14, 2004
    The New York Mercantile Exchange, UK-based broker ICAP Energy LLC, and Goldman Sachs June 2 launched an electronic market for options pegged to weekly US Energy Information Administrati...
    Production Operations

    Symbol of supply and demand

    June 14, 2004
    If there were a single symbol of the seemingly schizophrenic US attitude toward crude oil supply and demand in recent years, it would have to be the wide-body hero of Desert Storm...
    New Plants

    Letters

    June 14, 2004
    Bob Williams' proposal for a global hydrocarbon inventory system was a high point of the Hubbert's Peak panel session at the OTC.
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    Equipment/Software/Literature

    June 14, 2004
    This new low flow QUANTIM Coriolis meter and controller is especially suited for laboratory, research, and pilot plant applications.
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    Why isn't price pain curbing US gasoline consumption?

    June 14, 2004
    While signs of relief from the widely reported pain of high gasoline prices are beginning to appear in the US, a crucial factor hasn't eased.
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    Shrinking OPEC cushion bodes scary surprises

    June 14, 2004
    Shrinking OPEC cushion bodes scary surprises The June 3 meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries produced no real surprises.
    Companies

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