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    For those who suspect that crude prices were unusually volatile in 2004, Paul Horsnell of Barclays Capital Inc., London, has a simple explanation: they were.
    Jan. 3, 2005
    What would this past holiday gift-giving season be without plastics?
    Jan. 3, 2005
    Although commercial maturity and significant market penetration remain decades away, hydrogen and fuel-cell technologies represent high-potential options for a secure energy future...
    Jan. 3, 2005
    Damage from an accidental or intentional breach of an LNG carrier would extend as far as 1,600 m from the damaged ship for a large spill but pose little threat beyond that, says...
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    With the perspective of a geophysicist who has worked as both an operator and service provider, Steven Tobias sees a troubling "disconnect" in the upstream oil and gas business...
    Jan. 3, 2005
    Attention to US energy policy will revive in 2005 after an impressive string of failures by Congress to enact comprehensive energy legislation.
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    A recent International Energy Agency forecast of Russia's crude oil production is "unjustifiably optimistic," argued a report from Energy Security Analysis Inc. (ESAI), Boston...
    Jan. 3, 2005
    A surprise bidder calling itself Baikal Finance Group (BFG) bought nearly 77% of the Yuganskneftegas unit of OAO Yukos for $9.37 billion at an auction Dec. 19, prompting some ...
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    Long-term changes are under way in global energy market that will affect all Americans and the US energy industry of the future, said Rex W. Tillerson, president of ExxonMobil...
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    Nelson-farrar cost indexes
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    A year of market surprise and technical advance lies ahead for the oil and gas industry.
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    A study of idle oil and gas structures in the Gulf of Mexico has found that at yearend 2003, the gulf had 2,175 active structures, 1,227 idle structures, and 505 auxiliary structures...
    Jan. 3, 2005
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    Joint Operations, Saudi Arabian Texaco-Kuwait Oil Co., used geosteering to drill two wells in the South Umm Gudair (SUG) field for the first time in 2004.
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    The gravities of crude oils processed in US refineries have slowed from a previously rapid decline in quality to a decrease of 0.10° API/year during 1994-2003.
    Jan. 3, 2005