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  • Volume 102, Issue 46

    • Volume 102, Issue 46

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    Gas Processing

    High-capacity trays hike demeth capacity, efficiency at two Middle East gas plants

    Dec. 13, 2004
    Replacing conventional valve trays with high-capacity trays in six demethanizer columns at Saudi Aramco's Shedgum and 'Uthmaniyah gas plants eliminated a liquid load restriction...
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    Companies

    China has good CBM prospects but few commercial projects

    Dec. 13, 2004
    Technological challenges still confront any rapid development of coalbed methane (CBM) production in China, although many basins appear to be prospective.
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    Drilling & Production

    Semisubmersible heavy-lift barge used for novel dry-dock in Mexico

    Dec. 13, 2004
    A novel dry-docking operation began last month in Mexico, following the loading of the 11,220-tonne semisubmersible rig Mata Redonda on the main deck of the Zhong Ren 3 semisubmersible...
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    Production Operations

    India eyes coalbed methane to supplement gas supply, but much more study needed

    Dec. 13, 2004
    India's developing economy implies a spur in demand for new sources of energy, and coalbed methane is being pursued to supplement the gas supply and partially cover demand.
    Companies

    Company News: DONG to buy stake in Ormen Lange gas-condensate field

    Dec. 13, 2004
    Dansk Olie & Naturagas AS (DONG) plans to acquire BP PLC's 10.34% stake in Ormen Lange gas and condensate field on the Norwegian continental shelf for $1.2 billion.

    More content from Volume 102, Issue 46

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    Companies

    Alberta's coalbed methane activity expands rapidly

    Dec. 13, 2004
    The last 2 years have seen a rapid expansion of coalbed methane (CBM) development in Alberta.
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    Companies

    NPC confident on gasoline supply; concerned on diesel

    Dec. 13, 2004
    US refiners should be able to make the mandated transition to lower-sulfur gasoline and heating oil by mid-2006 without significant problems, the National Petroleum Council's ...
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    Companies

    Integrity questions spur action on reserves accounting

    Dec. 13, 2004
    Unprecedented reserves writedowns in 2004 have brought unwelcome attention to the oil and gas industry, leading to questions about the integrity of its participants, said Ron ...
    HSE

    IEA issues 'cross-country overview' of energy policies

    Dec. 13, 2004
    The International Energy Agency has made its first attempt to identify energy-policy challenges common to the 26 member countries.
    Companies

    Editorial - Diesel supply warning

    Dec. 13, 2004
    Anyone complacent about supply of ultralow-sulfur diesel fuel, requirements for which begin in mid-2006, should read the National Petroleum Council's report to the US energy secretary...
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    Production Operations

    MMS forecasts higher Gulf of Mexico oil, gas output

    Dec. 13, 2004
    Production incentives could help push Gulf of Mexico oil production to 2.5 million b/d by 2011—with almost 80% coming from deepwater wells—from the current 1.5 million b/d, US...
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    Companies

    Gas prices spur drilling in Sacramento Valley

    Dec. 13, 2004
    Strong natural gas prices have sparked an upswing in natural gas drilling in northern California's Sacramento Valley.
    Reserves

    Shell adopting International Financial Reporting Standards

    Dec. 13, 2004
    Royal Dutch/Shell Group announced plans to adopt International Financial Reporting Standards (IFRS), effective Jan. 1, 2005.
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    Companies

    OGJ Newsletter

    Dec. 13, 2004
    After plummeting more than $7/bbl through the previous week, crude futures prices went into a seesaw mode Dec. 6-8, up one day and down the next as markets reacted to changing...
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    Companies

    Drilling surge bolsters Californian gas supply

    Dec. 13, 2004
    Increased drilling in the Sacramento Valley helps California take care of its natural gas needs.
    Companies

    Algeria and big discoveries

    Dec. 13, 2004
    Exploration history is such that the largest fields in a given basin tend to be discovered early in the exploration cycle, but this has not been the case in Algeria's Ghadames...
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    Companies

    Personnel Moves & Promotions - Sonatrach appoints new vice-president

    Dec. 13, 2004
    Abdelhafid Feghouli has been appointed vice-president of Algerian state oil and gas company Sonatrach, in charge of downstream activities.
    Pipelines & Transportation

    Letters

    Dec. 13, 2004
    The article "New incentives move Alaskan gas line toward negotiation" quotes David T. Lupia, a corporate financial advisor, saying that the northern route of the gas pipeline ...
    Refining

    Market Timeline

    Dec. 13, 2004
    Futures prices for natural gas and heating oil fell Monday with revised forecasts for milder weather in the Northwest and Midwest US.
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    Pipelines

    Services/Suppliers

    Dec. 13, 2004
    Houston, has named Rick Luke as chief financial officer.
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    Drilling & Production

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    Dec. 13, 2004
    Delivery of the new 4.75 in. Compact Propagation Resistivity (CPR) tool to the drilling industry is under way.
    Companies

    Scandal-ridden United Nations needs new leader

    Dec. 13, 2004
    The question is not whether Kofi Annan should resign as secretary general of the United Nations.
    Companies

    Papua New Guinea-Queensland pipeline takes step forward

    Dec. 13, 2004
    The Papua New Guinea-to-Queensland natural gas pipeline project—now referred to as the Highlands Gas Project—has moved forward to its front-end engineering and design (FEED) phase...
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    Pipelines & Transportation

    Tanker rates soaring as 2004 draws to a close

    Dec. 13, 2004
    In only the last few weeks, while an earlier analysis of tanker rates was being prepared for publication and being published ("Higher transport costs drive demand for derivatives...
    Companies

    Advertising Index

    Dec. 13, 2004
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    Pipelines

    Profits up sharply for tanker owners

    Dec. 13, 2004
    Charter rates for oil tankers have hit historic highs around the globe, with Asian and European shippers reporting surges of income largely due to increased purchases of crude...