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  • Volume 104, Issue 25

    • Volume 104, Issue 25

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    Refining

    North American olefins industry recovers from storm damage

    July 3, 2006
    Olefin markets in the US were supposed to return to normal in the second quarter of 2006.
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    Refining

    Nelson-Farrar Quarterly Costimating: Finished steel indexes have risen since 2002

    July 3, 2006
    Nelson-Farrar indexes for finished steels changed drastically during 2002-05. Generally speaking, alloy steel indexes changed less than carbon steel products.
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    Drilling Operations

    Talisman tests new drilling system in Central North Sea

    July 3, 2006
    Coupling a drilling motor with a high-speed rotary steerable tool and new steerable bits is a successful approach to drilling the Cretaceous section in cost-sensitive, mature ...
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    Companies

    Resource estimates off Newfoundland increased

    July 3, 2006
    A new estimate increased the recoverable oil resources off Newfoundland by almost 700 million bbl.
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    Nelson-Farrar cost indexes

    July 3, 2006
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    More content from Volume 104, Issue 25

    Government

    House committee approves OCS leasing reform bill

    July 3, 2006
    Two days after it combined the two main offshore oil and gas leasing bills it had received, the US House Resources Committee passed HR 4761 by a 29-9 vote on June 21.
    LNG

    EIA: World energy forecast reflects higher oil prices

    July 3, 2006
    Continued worldwide economic growth has made the US government’s leading energy analysts revise their international forecast through 2030 to reflect significantly higher oil prices...
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    Companies

    Anadarko to buy Kerr-McGee, WGR in $21 billion deal

    July 3, 2006
    Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Houston, is acquiring Kerr-McGee Corp. in Oklahoma City and Western Gas Resources Inc. (WGR), Denver, in separate cash transactions totaling $21.1 billion...
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    Refining & Processing

    US energy demand growth slows in 2006

    July 3, 2006
    US oil demand will be little changed this year, as economic expansion slows and transportation fuel prices remain elevated.
    IOR/EOR

    WATCHING GOVERNMENT: An uphill battle

    July 3, 2006
    Christine A. Hansen knew she was fighting an uphill battle when she called on several US House and Senate members to explain why federal support still is needed for domestic oil...
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    Drilling & Production

    US, Canada drilling increases sharply in first half of year

    July 3, 2006
    The US and Canada posted good gains in drilling in the first half of 2006 compared with the same period of 2005, while drilling elsewhere in the world was nearly flat year on ...
    Companies

    Contract sanctity cited in House royalty hearing

    July 3, 2006
    Contract sanctity surfaced as an issue as representatives of three major oil companies and a large independent producer testified about price thresholds and deepwater royalty ...
    Companies

    COMPANY NEWS: Plains All American to buy Pacific Energy for $2.4 billion

    July 3, 2006
    Plains All American Pipeline LP, Houston, has agreed to buy Pacific Energy Partners LP of Long Beach, Calif., for $2.4 billion, including the assumption of debt and other costs...
    Companies

    NPC outlines plans for world oil and gas supply study

    July 3, 2006
    The National Petroleum Council outlined plans June 21 for a global oil and gas study that its members hope will lead to better government energy policies and increased public ...
    Companies

    WATCHING THE WORLD: Squeaky wheels

    July 3, 2006
    Energy independence has become the watchword of politicians in many areas of the world, and was very much at the forefront of US politicking last week.
    Companies

    DOI sees progress in Rockies permitting effort

    July 3, 2006
    Substantial progress is being made in improving oil and gas well permitting in the Rocky Mountains under a pilot program, two officials from the Department of the Interior told...
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    Companies

    OGJ Newsletter

    July 3, 2006
    General Interest - Quick TakesIraq establishes buyers for Kirkuk crudeIraq has sold 4 million bbl of Kirkuk crude to ExxonMobil Corp. and Turkish oil refiner Tupras from a tender...
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    Dinosaur discovered in Snorre

    July 3, 2006
    The first discovery of dinosaur remains in Norway has now been scientifically proved.
    Exploration & Development

    Letters

    July 3, 2006
    Clinton’s energy planYou did a fine job debunking Sen. Hillary Clinton’s energy proposals (OGJ, June 12, 2006, p. 19). Let me add just a couple of points. In the first place, ...
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    Companies

    KAZAKHSTAN’S OUTLOOK-1: High costs, uncertainty challenge operators in promising Kazakhstan

    July 3, 2006
    Kazakhstan is endowed with significant oil and gas resources and is expected to become one of the world’s top 10 oil producers within the next decade.
    Refining

    Crude oil price volatility misleading

    July 3, 2006
    Waffling prices seemed unusually volatile in crude futures markets in the second quarter when actually “the exact reverse is true,” said Paul Horsnell with Barclays Capital Inc...
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    Pipelines & Transportation

    US PIPELINE REGULATIONS - Conclusion: PHMSA needs to clarify SMYS for pressure boosts

    July 3, 2006
    The US Pipeline & Hazardous Materials Administration needs to clarify in each waiver application for an increase in pipeline maximum allowable operating pressure what maximum ...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    Strategic stocks weaken threat of oil export cuts

    July 3, 2006
    Curtailment of oil exports lacks the leverage it once possessed in international politics.
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    The market adjusts

    July 3, 2006
    Prominent goals of many energy policies these days are conservation, the displacement of oil by nearly anything else, and diminished reliance on oil from members of the Organization...
    Exploration & Development

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    July 3, 2006
    Free CD details pressure regulatorsA CD copy of Pressure Regulator Literature & Utility Programs is available free on line at www.emersonprocess.com/regulators.The new Fisher ...
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