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  • Volume 105, Issue 11

    • Volume 105, Issue 11

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    Pipelines

    A RENAISSANCE

    March 19, 2007
    The energy industry is at the start of a renaissance brought about by the rise of national oil companies and countries as primary asset holders, the increased globalization of...
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    Companies

    OFS Portal Is Oilfield eCommerce

    March 19, 2007
    OFS Portal is an organization with a non-profit objective consisting of diverse supplier members who are committed to promoting eCommerce and reducing costs.
    Companies

    Conference Program Emphasizes Ideas

    March 19, 2007
    The E&P business is one of the most highly technical and digitally intensive industries anywhere. For the past six years, the Gulf Coast Section of the Society of Petroleum Engineers...
    Drilling Operations

    Is the Industry Ready?

    March 19, 2007
    While the Exploration and Production segment of the industry has no problem embracing geological and drilling risk, it doesn’t like to be the first to embrace new technology -...
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    Companies

    SPECIAL REPORT: GTL production will partially ease regional diesel, naphtha imbalances

    March 19, 2007
    Several commercial gas-to-liquids (GTL) projects will come on stream during the next decade.

    More content from Volume 105, Issue 11

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    Print Ad Index

    March 19, 2007
    Aluma Systemswww.brandservicesinc.comAthabasca Universitywww.athabascau.caBaker Hughes Inc.Hughes Christensenwww.bakerhughes.comCameronwww.c-a-m.com/processvalvesCeradyne, Inc...
    Gas Processing

    Ethanol’s global politics

    March 19, 2007
    Live by politics, die by politics. No one escapes the rule.
    Exploration & Development

    Area Drilling

    March 19, 2007
    BahrainNational Oil & Gas Authority and Bahrain Petroleum Co. will launch a bid round on Mar. 12 for Bahrain offshore exploration blocks and onshore field reactivation projects...
    Government

    Political culture mangles energy and ruins lives

    March 19, 2007
    Who in the oil and gas industry has never marveled at the ability of high-voltage politics in Washington, DC, to mangle energy issues?
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    Drilling & Production

    Technique identifies maximum depth for commercial deepwater production

    March 19, 2007
    Millions of dollars are spent drilling and completing Gulf Coast and Gulf of Mexico wells that have no chance for commercial hydrocarbon recovery.
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    Pipelines

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    March 19, 2007
    New line of disposable maintenance utility pigging toolsHere’s the XPig multipurpose, disposable pipeline utility pigging tool.Features include: Three basic configurations (4-...
    Production Operations

    Services/Suppliers

    March 19, 2007
    AxensRueil-Malmaison, France, has announced the opening of Axens (Beijing) Trading Co. Ltd. with a ceremony in Beijing.Axens has been active in China for more than 30 years, with...
    Economics & Markets

    Energy prices seesaw in early March

    March 19, 2007
    Energy prices dipped in profit taking Mar. 2, ending a stretch of consecutive gains over the seven previous trading sessions that pushed the April contract for benchmark US light...
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    Pipelines

    Testing explores SET for transport pipelines

    March 19, 2007
    Pipeline operators have begun considering the transfer of solid expandable tubular (SET) technology, widely used upstream, into pipeline repairs and restorations.
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    ‘Flimsy’ energy policy

    March 19, 2007
    Congratulations you for “hitting the nail squarely on the head” by pointing out the hypocrisy of the federal government and their flimsy energy policy.
    Petrochemicals

    Sea + sun = energy source?

    March 19, 2007
    Often on this page, OGJ editors have discussed promising new technologies-such as windmills, harnessing ocean waves, and various types of biofuels-that might someday replace oil...
    Companies

    FTC: US energy markets kept competitive in 2006

    March 19, 2007
    The US Federal Trade Commission aggressively used its authority during 2006 to keep US retail energy markets competitive, FTC Chairwoman Deborah Platt Majoras told a US Senate...
    Refining & Processing

    WATCHING THE WORLD: Sugar in the ethanol bank

    March 19, 2007
    These days, everyone’s getting on the bandwagon for increased production of ethanol, from World Bank Pres. Paul Wolfowitz to US corn farmers.
    Discoveries

    Spending rising for Canadian oil sands projects

    March 19, 2007
    Canadian oil sands projects recently have seen a major increase in capital costs per peak flowing barrel, which is putting pressure on returns on investment in an area where project...
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    Companies

    OGJ Newsletter

    March 19, 2007
    General Interest - Quick TakesUS, Brazil take steps toward ethanol partnershipDuring a recent visit to Brazil, US President George W. Bush announced a new energy partnership with...
    HSE

    MMS proposes revisions in its OCS requirements

    March 19, 2007
    Offshore lessees would be required to measure all flared and vented natural gas on facilities producing more than 2,000 b/d of oil under changes the US Minerals Management Service...
    Government

    BLM revises onshore public land regulations

    March 19, 2007
    The US Bureau of Land Management has published final revised regulations for oil and gas activity on onshore public lands.
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    Companies

    US group earnings up in 2006, down in year’s fourth quarter

    March 19, 2007
    Fourth-quarter and full-year 2006 earnings results were mixed for oil and gas firms based in the US and Canada.
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    Companies

    SPECIAL REPORT: US ethanol forecast identifies refiner, marketer opportunities

    March 19, 2007
    This spring, US ethanol production capacity and imports are expected to exceed blenders’ current ability to blend ethanol into gasoline.
    General Interest

    WATCHING GOVERNMENT: Budgets snub oil, gas R&D

    March 19, 2007
    Once considered a national investment, federal support for oil and gas research and development has fallen out of political favor.
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    Production Operations

    Mexilhao development includes largest fixed platform off Brazil

    March 19, 2007
    The Mexilhao nonassociated gas development in the Santos basin includes the largest fixed platform to date off Brazil.
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    Construction

    SPECIAL REPORT: Shifting global product specs push more refinery investment

    March 19, 2007
    Refiners throughout the world are increasing investments to deal with changing specifications for gasoline and diesel fuel.
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    Web-based well data reporting solution increases efficiency, reduces costs

    March 19, 2007
    WellEz is enhancing its reputation as a leading application service provider by embracing Web 2.