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  • Volume 105, Issue 13

    • Volume 105, Issue 13

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    Production Operations

    Petro Kazakhstan improves processes for 2006 hydraulic fracture campaign

    April 2, 2007
    Petro Kazakhstan Kumkol Resources (PKKR) has increased oil production in five Kazakhstan fields through a hydraulic fracturing program.
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    Gas Processing

    Method correlates solubilities of crude hydrocarbons in water

    April 2, 2007
    A new correlation calculates the water solubility for a wide variety of hydrocarbons found in a typical crude oil-alkanes, olefins, diolefins, acetylenes, cyclopentanes, cyclohexanes...
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    Refining

    Indexes for selected equipment show moderate increase

    April 2, 2007
    Costs for six selected equipment items used in refining construction operations have been surveyed for the 3 years, 2004-06.
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    Production Operations

    Multiphase flowmeter optimizes heavy oil production off Congo

    April 2, 2007
    A multiphase meter used for testing wells producing heavy oil led to increased production and improved the understanding of reservoirs in the Yombo field, off Congo (Brazzaville...
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    Companies

    Oil and gas capital spending to rise in US, fall in Canada

    April 2, 2007
    Capital spending for oil and gas activities in the US will rise this year but at a slower rate than last year.

    More content from Volume 105, Issue 13

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    Nelson-Farrar monthly cost indexes

    April 2, 2007
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    New Plants

    Consultant sees surplus of oil, gas workers in 5 years

    April 2, 2007
    Despite current emphasis on “talent gaps” within the petroleum industry due to the loss of experienced older workers, global labor trends indicate an adequate-or even excess-supply...
    Companies

    Part 2: Relationships changing as NOC, IOC roles evolve

    April 2, 2007
    International oil companies (IOCs) find themselves in new and complex relationships with their government-owned counterparts.
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    Companies

    OGJ Newsletter

    April 2, 2007
    General Interest - Quick TakesROV industry to see increased spendingThe work-class remotely operated underwater vehicle (ROV) industry has had strong growth as a result of recent...
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    WATCHING THE WORLD: Archeology or oil?

    April 2, 2007
    We recently were talking with a Turkish friend who said intelligent oil people are not going to be fooled by the latest efforts of the Greeks.
    HSE

    OSHA to train more refinery inspectors

    April 2, 2007
    The US Occupational Safety and Health Administration expects to have 280 staff members trained to conduct process safety management inspections by August, Assistant Labor Secretary...
    Discoveries

    AGA: US gas reserves 205 tcf at yearend 2006

    April 2, 2007
    US natural gas reserves increased for the eighth consecutive year in 2006 as producers drilled a record 30,000 wells, the American Gas Association reported in its latest annual...
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    UK bill aims to lower carbon emissions

    April 2, 2007
    David Miliband, the UK environmental secretary, has proposed legislation to enforce a 26-32% cut in carbon emissions by 2020 which could have significant implications for energy...
    Government

    BP, OSHA, API draw fire in hearing about refinery blast

    April 2, 2007
    Questions during a US House committee hearing about the fatal 2005 refinery explosion in Texas City, Tex., hinted at toughened plant inspections and an end to voluntary industry...
    Government

    WATCHING GOVERNMENT: Plant safety under review

    April 2, 2007
    More than 2 years later, shock waves from the Mar. 23, 2005, blast and fire that killed 15 people and injured 180 at BP America’s Texas City installation are increasingly being...
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    General Interest

    Energy and venture capital

    April 2, 2007
    As a business reporter covering the peak of the dot-com craze years ago, I wondered how start-up companies intent on making a fortune off the internet could attract millions of...
    Economics & Markets

    Middle East tension hikes oil prices

    April 2, 2007
    Escalation of political tensions Mar. 23-25 appeared to threaten Middle East supplies and set the stage for another likely spike in crude prices.
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    Companies

    REX pipeline start affects regional natural gas pricing

    April 2, 2007
    The Feb. 14, 2007, opening of the first leg of Kinder Morgan’s Rockies Express (REX) pipeline between Wamsutter, Wyo. and the Cheyenne Hub in northeastern Colorado, will narrow...
    Drilling Operations

    Services/Suppliers

    April 2, 2007
    BJ Services Co.Houston, has announced the appointments of David D. Dunlap as executive vice-president and chief operating officer, and Ronald F. Coleman as vice-president, North...
    General Interest

    Busy with gotcha games, Congress ignores energy

    April 2, 2007
    The best hope for US energy policy these days is embodied in Alberto Gonzales, Valerie Plame, and Al Gore.
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    Drilling & Production

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    April 2, 2007
    Pipe basket transports drillstem components safelyHere’s an advanced level pipe basket that promises safe and secure transportation of drillstem components.The pipe safety basket...
    HSE

    SUSTAINABLE ENERGY-1: The economic dimension

    April 2, 2007
    In discussions about world energy systems, sustainable development properly has become the central topic.
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    Print Ad Index

    April 2, 2007
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    Drilling & Production

    GIANT FIELD TRENDS-1: Giant field discovery patterns show gas bent, active decade

    April 2, 2007
    Giant fields (estimated ultimate recovery of 500 million bbl of oil and-or 3 tcf of gas or more) exist in every major region of the world, and have been discovered throughout ...