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    Petrochemicals

    Hydraulic analysis key to effective, low-cost demethanizer debottleneck

    Nov. 22, 2004
    A hydraulic analysis successfully identified a bottleneck in a demethanizer column at Eastman Chemical Co.'s Longview, Tex., olefins plant.
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    Companies

    New floaters poised to enter improving deepwater rig market

    Nov. 22, 2004
    Close to $1.6 billion have been invested in seven new mobile offshore drilling units that will be able to take advantage of recently rising rates in the deepwater rig market.
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    Companies

    Large independents find opportunities in Southeast Asia deep water

    Nov. 22, 2004
    Large independent companies are at the forefront in exploring and developing the deepwater potential in Southeast Asia, which may see an increase in deepwater expenditures during...
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    Production Operations

    Mexico faces challenges in deepwater operations

    Nov. 22, 2004
    Managers of Petroleos Mexicanos (Pemex), recognizing the importance of deepwater exploration and development to Mexico's hydrocarbon-producing future, acknowledge the need for...
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    Companies

    Magnolia extends TLP water depth

    Nov. 22, 2004
    New designs such as the Magnolia extended tension-leg platform (ETLP) have made installation of TLPs in deeper water practicable.

    More content from Volume 102, Issue 44

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    Production Operations

    Technologies can delay 'peak oil' by lifting mature-field recovery

    Nov. 22, 2004
    For decades, the average size of new oil and gas discoveries has been dropping, the complexity of reservoirs increasing, the volume of data ballooning, and the industry knowledge...
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    Companies

    OGJ Newsletter

    Nov. 22, 2004
    Energy prices tumbled Nov. 15-16 in expectation of a build in US crude inventories, as most traders claimed energy markets are "finally coming in line with the demand-supply equation...
    General Interest

    Watching Government - Who's Going? Who's Staying?

    Nov. 22, 2004
    US Interior Sec. Gale A. Norton plans to stay.
    Production Operations

    ODAC: World oil supplies to remain tight through 2010

    Nov. 22, 2004
    Unless demand plummets, world oil supplies are nearly certain to remain tight through the rest of this decade, according to a study by the Oil Depletion Analysis Centre in London...
    Home

    E&Y: Industry must work to recruit young professionals

    Nov. 22, 2004
    In order to meet the growing shortage of engineers and other professionals, oil and gas companies must convince college students of the industry's highly technical nature and ...
    Companies

    Price focus hampers Pemex in international tenders

    Nov. 22, 2004
    To comply with its requirements under the North American Free Trade Agreement of 1993 to open government procurement to international public tenders, Mexico adjusted its public...
    Exploration & Development

    Brazil accepts China as 'market economy'; inks cooperation pacts

    Nov. 22, 2004
    Brazil has recognized China as a "market economy," removing an obstacle to trade between countries already studying cooperation in energy projects.
    HSE

    Editorial-A new Kyoto push

    Nov. 22, 2004
    A new push will appear soon for the US to acquiesce in panic over global warming.
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    New Plants

    IEA sees diminished seasonality in oil market

    Nov. 22, 2004
    The traditional second-quarter slump in global oil consumption isn't what it used to be.
    General Interest

    Connectivity 101

    Nov. 22, 2004
    Years ago the term "connectivity" surfaced as one of those buzzwords that telecommunications gurus just loved to toss about in industry boardrooms and at meetings with their clients...
    Economics & Markets

    Market Timeline

    Nov. 22, 2004
    Highlights of the Market Watch feature on OGJ Online.
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    Exploration & Development

    LEAN ENERGY MANAGEMENT—7: Knowledge management and computational learning for lean energy management

    Nov. 22, 2004
    Most "energy factories," such as refineries and petrochemical plants, nuclear and electric power generation facilities, and electricity transmission and distribution systems have...
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    LNG

    Services/Suppliers

    Nov. 22, 2004
    Lafayette, La., has announced the promotion of Doug Keller to regional sales manager-Gulf Coast. Keller, who earned a BS degree from Louisiana Tech University, has more than 33...
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    Tankers

    Higher transport costs drive demand for derivatives

    Nov. 22, 2004
    Oil tanker freight rates have been driven higher this year by the same forces driving crude oil prices—strong global demand.
    Economics & Markets

    Budget caution averts panic over oil price slide

    Nov. 22, 2004
    The price of crude oil has fallen by more than $7/bbl in 3 weeks.
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    Petrochemicals

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    Nov. 22, 2004
    A new condensate recirculation process now is available for low-cost hydrate control in natural gas systems with high water production.
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