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  • Volume 102, Issue 3

    • Volume 102, Issue 3

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    Petrochemicals

    Large ethylene plants present unique design, construction challenges

    Jan. 19, 2004
    The design and manufacture of equipment in ethane crackers with more than 1 million tonnes/year (tpy) of ethylene production create many problems during engineering, procurement...
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    Companies

    Technological advances expand potential pay

    Jan. 19, 2004
    Technological advancements and rising gas prices came together in the late 1990s to overcome the complexities involved in developing the tight Barnett shale formation in north...
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    Drilling & Production

    What a typical small operator experiences in the Barnett shale play

    Jan. 19, 2004
    What a typical small operator experiences in the Barnett shale play Gerald and Monica Hess do business as Jerry Hess Operating Co.
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    Companies

    Drilling expands in Texas' largest gas field

    Jan. 19, 2004
    The Barnett shale of North Texas is one of the hottest areas of drilling activity in the continental US.
    Companies

    Horizontal wells show promise in Barnett shale

    Jan. 19, 2004
    The largest operator in the Barnett shale play, Devon Energy Corp., Oklahoma City, in the past year launched a horizontal drilling program in both its Barnett core and non-core...

    More content from Volume 102, Issue 3

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    Companies

    Royal Dutch/Shell lowers proved reserves estimate 20%

    Jan. 19, 2004
    Royal Dutch/Shell Group's recent announcement that it overestimated its proved oil and natural gas reserves by 3.9 billion boe, or 20%, caught both investors and analysts by surprise...
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    HSE

    Rising expectations of ultimate oil, gas recovery to have critical impact on energy, environmental policy- Part 1

    Jan. 19, 2004
    Oil & Gas Journal last year rendered an invaluable service to the energy industry in six consecutive issues featuring special reports on future energy supply (OGJ, July 7-Aug....
    Companies

    Watching Government - Hemispheric energy

    Jan. 19, 2004
    Mexican Sec. of Energy Felipe Calderon made a strong pitch last month for industry to build import terminals in his country as a way to secure LNG supplies into thirsty North ...
    Reserves

    Editorial: Investors and reserves

    Jan. 19, 2004
    Once again, accounting and nature collide. This time, the wreck occurs in a regulatory climate made volatile by recent scandals of corporate governance.
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    Production Operations

    White House reports Iraq oil repair progress to Congress

    Jan. 19, 2004
    The White House has reported to the US Congress that Iraq's oil production currently stands at 2.3 million b/d and is expected to increase to 2.5 million b/d by Apr. 1.
    Economics & Markets

    Compliant reserve reports from Canadian firms to

    Jan. 19, 2004
    Compliant reserve reports from Canadian firms to Canadian investors can expect to see more details on oil and natural gas reserves reporting in annual reports starting this spring...
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    Companies

    OGJ Newsletter

    Jan. 19, 2004
    Wholesale prices for natural gas shot up almost 200% to a record $47/Mcf in New York City on Jan. 14—a spike of more than $30/Mcf from Jan. 13—as extremely cold weather moved ...
    Petrochemicals

    Gasohol again

    Jan. 19, 2004
    Pundits tell us ethanol not only will save us from being poisoned by methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE), it will solve all the farmers' problems.
    HSE

    Ethanol and environment

    Jan. 19, 2004
    Ethanol and environment In his letter, "Ethanol's Net Energy Balance" (OGJ, Nov. 10, 2003, p. 10), Steve Plotkin seems to have some misconceptions not only of energy balances,...
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    Gas Processing

    Here are velocity aspects of wavelet energy absorption

    Jan. 19, 2004
    In most cases, the velocity of sound in partially saturated rock is significantly greater than in pure gas under the same pressure and temperature.
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    Production Operations

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    Jan. 19, 2004
    By ensuring valves and actuators are only operated by authorized individuals, this new antitamper lock (ATL) helps secure assets by reducing the risk of human error or deliberate...
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    Tankers

    Tanker trade will benefit from Caspian, Black Sea events

    Jan. 19, 2004
    Conditions in the Caspian and Black seas continue to create problems as well as opportunities for the world's petroleum shipping industry—but not always in expected ways, according...
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    Bush should show spending restraint in space initiative

    Jan. 19, 2004
    In anticipation of the space initiative US President George W. Bush soon will announce, the nation can only hope for prudence.
    Exploration & Development

    Area Drilling

    Jan. 19, 2004
    Afrex Ltd. plans to finalize a production sharing contract in the next 6 months governing the 11,550 sq km Massawa Block in the Red Sea off central Eritrea.
    Production Operations

    China dominating oil demand growth outlook

    Jan. 19, 2004
    With all the talk about oil supply growth in 2004, it may be easy to overlook the strong possibility that oil demand growth will outstrip expectations.
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