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  • Volume 104, Issue 43

    • Volume 104, Issue 43

    Production Operations

    Elections jostle the outlook for US energy issues

    Nov. 20, 2006
    Energy remains firmly on the national agenda following Nov. 7 congressional elections in which Republicans received what US President George W. Bush described as “a thumpin’.”...
    Companies

    COMPANY NEWS: Shell to buy out Shell Canada for $7.7 billion (Can.)

    Nov. 20, 2006
    Royal Dutch Shell PLC announced plans to buy the shares that it does not already own in Shell Canada Ltd. in a move aimed at boosting the parent company’s stake in oil sands.
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    Companies

    DRILLING MARKET FOCUS: New projects develop in Canadian Maritimes

    Nov. 20, 2006
    New record investments in a deepwater wildcat, shallow water development projects, shipyards, LNG facilities, and even discussion of a new refinery signal continuing belief in...
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    Companies

    Lost manufacturing resulting in slower US petchem growth

    Nov. 20, 2006
    The US petrochemical business is experiencing a lower level of growth due to lost manufacturing or “deindustrialization” trends.
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    Production Operations

    Shell’s interest in enhanced oil recovery grows

    Nov. 20, 2006
    As easy oil becomes more difficult to find and produce, Royal Dutch Shell PLC sees enhanced oil recovery (EOR) contributing more to the world’s growing energy needs.

    More content from Volume 104, Issue 43

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    Exploration & Development

    Petrobras charts development hubs for Santos basin fields

    Nov. 20, 2006
    Brazil’s state-owned company Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) has big development plans for the Santos basin.
    Companies

    Operators more than replace 2005 produced reserves in US

    Nov. 20, 2006
    Operators in the US replaced 164% of dry natural gas production and 122% of crude oil production in 2005, the US Energy Information Administration estimated.
    Companies

    Print Ad Index

    Nov. 20, 2006
    Axenswww.axens.netBaker Bottswww.bakerbotts.comBaker HughesHughes Christensenbakerhughes.comColorado School of MinesConocophillips Tech SolutionsGreat American Groupwww.greatamerican...
    HSE

    Climate pressure tactics

    Nov. 20, 2006
    As though uncertainty over promised benefits didn’t provide reason enough to be skeptical, climate alarmists are undermining their agenda with pressure tactics designed to squelch...
    Exploration & Development

    Area Drilling

    Nov. 20, 2006
    IndiaThe submerged Shiva crater in the Mumbai offshore basin, with 500 km diameter and 7 km of structural relief, has emerged as a viable candidate for the Cretaceous-Tertiary...
    Government

    Republicans let federal subsidy programs multiply

    Nov. 20, 2006
    Part of the reason the Republican Party lost control of Congress on Nov. 7 is that too many of its incumbents abandoned their principles.
    Drilling Operations

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    Nov. 20, 2006
    Drilling, completion software can be shared among usersNewly released PetrisWINDS DrillNET is an advanced drilling and completion engineering software framework that combines ...
    Pipelines

    Services/Suppliers

    Nov. 20, 2006
    Sondex PLCLondon, has announced its acquisition of Houston-based Ultima Labs Inc.Ultima Labs has a wide range of IP and products related to LWD and wireline applications. Their...
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    Pipelines & Transportation

    Historical data provide low-cost estimating tool

    Nov. 20, 2006
    Historical data can help develop surrogate cost estimates for pipeline construction, potentially replacing a more costly full engineering study.
    Economics & Markets

    Crude prices dip on IEA demand forecast

    Nov. 20, 2006
    Energy prices on futures markets have swung widely recently.
    Pipelines

    Common pipeline ground

    Nov. 20, 2006
    Many observers have interpreted the recent US midterm elections as reflecting a public grown weary of the manner in which the nation’s business is being conducted.
    Companies

    FERC finds three Rocky Mountain gas lines acceptable

    Nov. 20, 2006
    Three related Rocky Mountain natural gas pipeline projects would be environmentally acceptable with appropriate mitigation measures, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission’s...
    Economics & Markets

    IEA: Fossil energy to dominate market through 2030

    Nov. 20, 2006
    Fossil fuels will dominate the energy market through 2030 as oil’s share slips to 33% from 35%, according to the International Energy Agency’s World Energy Outlook 2006.
    Companies

    Nigeria group to use flare gas for electricity

    Nov. 20, 2006
    The Kwale partners’ flaring-reduction project will be the first in Nigeria to use associated natural gas for generating electricity, officials of the International Finance Corp...
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    Companies

    OGJ Newsletter

    Nov. 20, 2006
    General Interest - Quick TakesDOI to assemble royalty policies review panelThe US Department of the Interior is forming an independent panel to examine royalty policies and procedures...
    Companies

    Industry, ethanol producers sign use charter in France

    Nov. 20, 2006
    Members of France’s oil industry, independent motor fuels distributors, automobile manufacturers, farmers, and ethanol producers on Nov. 13 signed the “Charter for Ethanol E85...
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    HSE

    EIA: GHG emissions up, but growth rate declines

    Nov. 20, 2006
    While volumes of greenhouse gases emitted in the US are rising, the rate of increase and amounts emitted in relation to economic growth are falling.
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    Capacities

    SPECIAL REPORT: OGJ update: Advances in downstream projects create survey category changes

    Nov. 20, 2006
    Oil & Gas Journal’s semiannual Worldwide Construction Update reports on refining, petrochemical, LNG, gas processing, gas-to-liquids, sulfur recovery, and pipeline projects.
    Companies

    DOI completes first Colorado oil shale projects’ EIS

    Nov. 20, 2006
    The US Department of the Interior found no significant negative impact from five planned oil shale research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) projects in Colorado’s Piceance...
    HSE

    WATCHING GOVERNMENT: Meantime, back in the states...

    Nov. 20, 2006
    North Dakota Gov. John Hoeven became chairman of the Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission at the group’s annual meeting in Austin in late October and immediately announced ...
    Pipelines

    WATCHING THE WORLD: Corrib project issue persists

    Nov. 20, 2006
    Remember Shell’s efforts to bring natural gas to Ireland and efforts by protestors to stop them?
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    Companies

    PERSONNEL MOVES AND PROMOTIONS: ConocoPhillips makes senior management changes

    Nov. 20, 2006
    ConocoPhillips has made changes to its exploration and production senior management team, all effective Dec. 1.