China is planning to boost its refining and petrochemical capacities ahead of the completion of a Kazakhstan-China pipeline and amid reports that Kazakhstan will substantially...
In 2003, Citgo Asphalt Refining Co.'s (CARCO) Savannah, Ga., refinery completed a revamp of its No. 1 crude unit that increased asphalt yield by 2% on whole crude, depending on...
Petro-Canada's Montreal refinery is complex for a relatively small plant. The 105,000-b/cd refinery is configured with parallel processing units. The design and complexity of ...
In August 2004, Beeville-based Dan A. Hughes Co. pumped a large hydraulic fracture job in the prolific Barnett shale of North Texas. The Barnett is a tight shale that is the source...
New flow sensors, successfully tested on several California wells, can lower the cost of monitoring marginal oil wells, according to the US Department of Energy's (DOE's) National...
Low-voltage air circuit breakers are one component in the power distribution system that will improve reliability and safety on the P-50 floating production, storage, and offloading...
Pacesetter performance Solomon Associates' pacesetter performance program is designed to deliver improvement in net cash margin by focusing on three factors: measure, manage, ...
In 2002, Petro-Canada issued a challenge to its refining and supply organization to add $150 million (Can.) of profits, and do it in 9 months with little or no capital. They referred...
In the coming era of high and volatile oil prices, the major winners will be the Persian Gulf producers and providers of alternate energy supplies and conservation technologies...
One of many cynical ways to disparage democratic progress in the region that contains most of the world's oil and gas is to complain about US influence.
Indonesia's concerns over its falling crude oil production has prompted the government to set up a team to review the country's membership in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting...
A feasibility study on expansion of Kazakhstan's port of Aktau on the Caspian Sea was presented in the nation's capital last week as part of a larger plan to step up oil export...
The US Securities and Exchange Commission's system for reporting oil and natural gas reserves needs to be modernized to accurately describe existing asset values, Cambridge Energy...
On a daily basis, OGJ editors receive many phone calls and e-mails from readers asking industry-related questions. The questions can range from the easily answerable to those ...
European demand for natural gas from Russian and central Asia is projected to grow to 330 billion cu m in 2020 from 145 billion cu m at present, said Aberdeen consultant Wood ...
