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  • Volume 103, Issue 9

    • Volume 103, Issue 9

    Companies

    Barnett shale area expansion expected in 2005

    March 7, 2005
    The Newark East (Barnett shale) field, in Texas Gas District 9, is one of the few prorated gas fields in the state.
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    Production Operations

    Low-cost oil well surveillance system tested in California

    March 7, 2005
    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...
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    Refining

    Montreal refinery staffing analysis

    March 7, 2005
    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 ...
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    Capacities

    Revamp improves asphalt yield in Georgia refinery

    March 7, 2005
    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...
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    Companies

    Small operator pumps big frac in North Texas Barnett shale

    March 7, 2005
    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...

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    Companies

    Advertising Index

    March 7, 2005
    Baker Petrollitewww.bakerpetrolite.com
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    Tankers

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    March 7, 2005
    This new, battery-powered, wireless transmission system measures temperature and pressure.
    HSE

    US and Europe a planet apart on Kyoto Treaty

    March 7, 2005
    The Kyoto Treaty on Climate Change took effect Feb. 16 to celebration in Europe and indifference in the US.
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    Exploration & Development

    Use of matrices in computer-aided lean energy management

    March 7, 2005
    A concern we have heard repeatedly as the first seven parts of this lean energy management series have circulated through energy companies is, "We seem to have many but not all...
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    Tankers

    Clarkson: Product demand, scrapping put world's fleet on cusp of change in 2004

    March 7, 2005
    The Fall 2004 Clarkson report on the world's shipping industry hit desks in January 2005.
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    General Interest

    Services/Suppliers

    March 7, 2005
    Alliance Wood Group EngineeringHouston, has named Terrance N. Ivers to the position of executive vice-president.
    General Interest

    Europe's demand for Russian gas grows

    March 7, 2005
    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 ...
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    Letters

    March 7, 2005
    The United Nation's future was mentioned in the editorial, "The UN inquiries (OGJ, Jan.
    Refining

    Answering questions

    March 7, 2005
    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 ...
    Reserves

    CERA: SEC reserves reporting system outdated

    March 7, 2005
    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...
    Production Operations

    Watching the World: Kazakh port due expansion

    March 7, 2005
    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...
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    Companies

    OGJ Newsletter

    March 7, 2005
    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...
    Exploration & Development

    Watching Government: ANWR heating up in Congress

    March 7, 2005
    Social Security reform proposals are much more conspicuous in the general press. But that doesn't mean Congress is ignoring oil and gas issues.
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    Editorial: Outbursts of democracy

    March 7, 2005
    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.
    Companies

    Challenges and opportunities in the evolving oil market

    March 7, 2005
    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...
    Refining & Processing

    China to boost refining capacity, import Kazakh oil

    March 7, 2005
    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...
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    General Interest

    Canadian refiner uses improvement program to increase refining profits

    March 7, 2005
    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...
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    Companies

    Oil supply challenges-2: What can OPEC deliver?

    March 7, 2005
    The first part of this two-part series appeared Feb. 21, 2005, p.
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    Home

    Nelson-Farrar cost indexes

    March 7, 2005
    Nelson-farrar cost indexes
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    Home

    Pacesetter performance

    March 7, 2005
    Pacesetter performance Solomon Associates' pacesetter performance program is designed to deliver improvement in net cash margin by focusing on three factors: measure, manage, ...
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    Production Operations

    FPSO relies on reliable, fail-safe power supply

    March 7, 2005
    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...