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    Drilling & Production

    CNOOC outlines procedures for ERD program

    Aug. 8, 2005
    Extended-reach drilling (ERD) technology was used in the Liuhua 11-1 deepwater oil field to integrate development with preexisting facilities.
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    Government

    Underperformance of ULSD units may create supply problems in US

    Aug. 8, 2005
    Although distillate desulfurization chemistry is fairly well understood, there are still inconsistencies in the operation of small-scale catalyst testing units and in the scale...
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    Economics & Markets

    Refiners face challenges in commercializing clean fuels

    Aug. 8, 2005
    Although refiners in the US will have to produce both ultralow-sulfur diesel (ULSD) and ultralow-sulfur gasoline (ULSG) in less than a year, they face a number of challenges in...
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    Companies

    Norway study finds CO2 EOR too expensive, risky

    Aug. 8, 2005
    Carbon dioxide injection currently is not a commercial alternative for enhancing oil recovery off Norway, according to an April 2005 Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) study...
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    Companies

    Upstream employment rises with exploration

    Aug. 8, 2005
    The number of US jobs related to oil and gas production, drilling, and services rose 7.

    More content from Volume 103, Issue 30

    Companies

    Occidental to resume Libyan operations it had to leave in 1986

    Aug. 8, 2005
    Occidental Petroleum Corp. will be the first US-based oil and gas producer to resume operations in Libya, company officials said.
    LNG

    Energy bill effects begin as refiner exits MTBE business

    Aug. 8, 2005
    The most ambitious federal energy legislation in decades began to have an impact less than a week after its passage by Congress and before President George W.
    Gas Processing

    Targa buying Dynegy midstream assets

    Aug. 8, 2005
    Dynegy Inc., Houston, signed a definitive agreement to sell its midstream natural gas business for nearly $2.
    HSE

    Editorial: The Kyoto alternative

    Aug. 8, 2005
    The best thing about a new approach to climate change is that it’s a new approach.
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    Companies

    OGJ Newsletter

    Aug. 8, 2005
    Both houses of Congress have approved the omnibus energy bill reported July 26 by a House-Senate conference (See story, p.
    HSE

    Watching the World: Whales delay Sakhalin II

    Aug. 8, 2005
    It’s those whales again. The last time we talked about the Sakhalin-II project, plans called for the installation of the PA-B platform while a new pipeline route would bypass ...
    Companies

    CNOOC withdraws bid for Unocal, citing politics

    Aug. 8, 2005
    CNOOC has withdrawn its offer for Unocal Corp., citing politics as the reason for ending a bidding contest between itself and Chevron Corp.
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    Companies

    Kinder Morgan to buy Terasen in $5.6 billion deal

    Aug. 8, 2005
    Kinder Morgan Inc. (KMI), Houston, will acquire Terasen Inc.
    Companies

    Devon, EOG show Barnett shale has momentum

    Aug. 8, 2005
    Reports from two key operators in the Barnett shale of North Texas show the play has strong momentum.
    Companies

    Wave of relief

    Aug. 8, 2005
    While researching annual reports of international oil companies for the Sept. 19 OGJ 200/100 special report, this editor noticed a trend.
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    Pipelines & Transportation

    New technology provides real-time corrosion monitoring

    Aug. 8, 2005
    New field-proven automated electrochemical monitoring technology provides a means for evaluating corrosion and pitting in petroleum piping, making corrosion a real-time process...
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    General Interest

    Services/Suppliers

    Aug. 8, 2005
    Fort Collins, Colo., has announced the appointment of Don Shanfelt as director of operations.
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    Drilling & Production

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    Aug. 8, 2005
    The new PRM4-E pressure and temperature memory gauge is designed for extended downhole surveys-as long as 13 months of continuous recording with one battery pack.
    Government

    MTBE liability bomb intolerable as energy policy

    Aug. 8, 2005
    Comprehensive energy legislation was an unfavorable arena in which to debate limited liability protection for makers of methyl tertiary butyl ether.
    Companies

    Fahd’s death triggers price rise

    Aug. 8, 2005
    Crude futures prices climbed above $62/bbl in early trading on the New York market following the death of Saudi Arabia’s King Fahd bin Abdul Aziz on Aug.
    Companies

    Advertising Index

    Aug. 8, 2005
    Adertisers in the print issue.