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  • Volume 103, Issue 22

    • Volume 103, Issue 22

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    Companies

    Special Report: Study comparison reveals methane-emissions reduction opportunities in gas processing

    June 13, 2005
    Two studies have identified major sources of methane emissions in the natural gas processing industry.
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    Companies

    Special Report: New dry connections eliminate need for pipe dope during drilling

    June 13, 2005
    Dry surface coatings for connections of OCTG have been developed that eliminate the need for thread compound.
    LPG Markets

    Special Report: NPRA: US refiners, petchem producers improve safety performance in 2004

    June 13, 2005
    US refineries and petrochemical plants reported fewer injuries and illnesses in 2004 than in past years, according to a recent report from the National Petrochemical & Refiners...
    IOR/EOR

    Special Report: Barents Sea field developed using only dopeless casing and tubing

    June 13, 2005
    For its Snøhvit development in the Barents Sea, Statoil ASA decided to use “dry” premium connections to eliminate all chemical discharges to the ocean from the casing and tubing...
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    HSE

    Special Report: Vegetable esters make drilling fluids more environmentally friendly

    June 13, 2005
    Vegetable ester-based drilling fluids may satisfy demanding technical criteria and strict environmental standards for offshore work.

    More content from Volume 103, Issue 22

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    Companies

    Special Report: Producers, government study lessons from Hurricane Ivan

    June 13, 2005
    Hurricane Ivan shut down much production in the eastern portion of the Gulf of Mexico and damaged pipelines and platforms in its path and along the Mississippi River delta apron...
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    Production Operations

    Hubbert’s model: uses, meanings, and limits-2

    June 13, 2005
    The mathematical model of M.K. Hubbert successfully predicted the peak of oil production in the US even though the logistic growth curve on which it is based cannot account for...
    General Interest

    Study notes exploration successes, disappointments

    June 13, 2005
    Energy consultant Wood Mackenzie Ltd. rated the biggest exploration successes in absolute terms during the last 10 years as Kazakhstan, the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, Angola, and...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    Watching the World: A pipeline stage issue

    June 13, 2005
    Transneft CEO Semen Vainshtok is sure that the proposed Eastern Siberia-Pacific oil pipeline will have enough oil to become commercially viable.
    Production Operations

    Bolivian president resigns; gas work slows

    June 13, 2005
    Companies were putting major gas projects on hold in Bolivia June 6 as the country’s president, under pressure to nationalize the oil and gas industry, offered again to resign...
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    Reserves

    Price-supply curve explains US production below 1970s’ peaks

    June 13, 2005
    Even with much higher prices, neither US oil nor gas production has ever exceeded the peaks attained in the early 1970s.
    Companies

    Five more blocks awarded in Nigeria-Sao Tome JDZ

    June 13, 2005
    The Nigeria-Sao Tome and Principe Joint Development Authority in Abuja approved the award of five more blocks in the Joint Development Zone in the Gulf of Guinea.
    Tankers

    Work planned on first part of Taishet-Nakhodka line

    June 13, 2005
    The first section of Russia’s proposed Taishet-Nakhodka pipeline will be laid in 2008, and two oil companies-Surgutneftegaz and OAO Yukos-will provide the crude oil to fill it...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    Editorial: Best energy choices

    June 13, 2005
    It’s at about this point in a market cycle that public trust in markets begins to fade.
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    Government

    COMMENT: US should reconsider fuel ethanol’s excise tax exemption

    June 13, 2005
    As the US Senate takes up comprehensive energy legislation, it has an opportunity to fix an increasingly wasteful tax incentive that has directly increased the prices and profits...
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    Companies

    Newsletter

    June 13, 2005
    General Interest - Quick TakesUS, Canada gas reserves replacements upRecord gas drilling is boosting reserves additions and allowing more than full reserves replacement in the...
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    Pipelines & Transportation

    Europe looks for supply diversity in the Caspian, Persian Gulf

    June 13, 2005
    Declining indigenous gas production is the biggest issue facing the European natural gas industry because it is leading to an increased reliance by consumers on supplies from ...
    Government

    EPA denies state requests for oxygenate waivers

    June 13, 2005
    The US Environmental Protection Agency June 2 denied requests by California, New York, and Connecticut for waivers from the 2 wt % oxygen content requirement for reformulated ...
    Refining & Processing

    Diesel deliberations

    June 13, 2005
    With the requirement for ultralow-sulfur diesel (ULSD) almost exactly a year away, an alarming trend in recent diesel markets has emerged in the US.
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    Production Operations

    CASPIAN OIL OUTLOOK-2: Caspian nations pursuing oil exports at greatly varying paces

    June 13, 2005
    This is the second of two parts on the outlook for oil exports from countries that border the Caspian Sea.
    Production Operations

    June energy market prices fluctuate

    June 13, 2005
    Energy commodity prices had a rocky ride in the first 3 days of June, starting with a surprise June 1 rally that seemed to defy market fundamentals as the July contract for benchmark...
    HSE

    California seeks lead in global warming sacrifice

    June 13, 2005
    California will show America the way on climate change.
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    New Plants

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    June 13, 2005
    New casing protection resists cracking, spallingClick here to enlarge imagePlatinum HB, a new hardband solution. promises casing protection and tool joint protection in casing...
    Companies

    Advertisers Index

    June 13, 2005
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