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  • Volume 105, Issue 26

    • Volume 105, Issue 26

    Companies

    Loss of three companies could hurt Venezuelan investment

    July 9, 2007
    The withdrawal of ExxonMobil Corp., ConocoPhilips, and Petro-Canada from Venezuela under government pressure to nationalize private industry in that country could potentially ...
    Government

    US House votes to delay oil shale leasing, development

    July 9, 2007
    The US House voted June 27 to delay for at least a year oil shale leasing and development required under the 2005 Energy Policy Act (EPACT).
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    Economics & Markets

    SPECIAL REPORT: Alberta bitumen development continues its rapid expansion

    July 9, 2007
    The number of projects planned for developing the vast bitumen resources in Alberta’s oil sands continues to grow.
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    New Plants

    SPECIAL REPORT: Canadian, US processors adding capacity to handle additional oil sands production

    July 9, 2007
    Refiners in the US and operators in Canada are adding capacity to handle additional volumes of bitumen and synthetic crude oils from increased oil sands production.
    Companies

    MMS royalty in-kind program exceeds revenue goals

    July 9, 2007
    The US Minerals Management Service’s crude oil and natural gas royalty in-kind program continued to exceed its goals during fiscal 2006, reported the Department of the Interior...

    More content from Volume 105, Issue 26

    Pipelines & Transportation

    Iran’s gasoline fracture

    July 9, 2007
    From the perspective of the US and other nations hoping for stability in the Middle East, regime change would be more than welcome in Iran.
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    Print Ad Index

    July 9, 2007
    Aluma Systemswww.brandservicesinc.comBaker Hughes IncorporatedBaker Atlaswww.bakeratlas.comBaker Oil Toolswww.bakeroiltools.comBredero Shawwww.brederoshaw.comChampion Technologieswww...
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    Equipment/Software/Literature

    July 9, 2007
    New meter measures distance, level, volumeHere’s the OPTIFLEX 1300 C TDR level meter, an instrument that promises accurate measurement of distance, level and volume of liquids...
    Exploration & Development

    Area Drilling

    July 9, 2007
    MyanmarThailand’s PTT Exploration & Production PLC gauged a combined gas flow of 53.83 MMcfd at the latest appraisal well drilled in Block M9 in the Gulf of Martaban off Myanmar...
    Refining & Processing

    Ethanol’s fans are dodging the food-cost issue

    July 9, 2007
    Consumers worry more about rising prices of corn flakes and milk than about the extent to which the cost of one ingredient affects all food.
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    Production Operations

    CHINA THRUST BELT EXPLORATION-1: Oil discovery revives China foreland basin after long lull

    July 9, 2007
    Located in the northern edge of the Qilian Mountain fold belt in western China, the Jiuxi basin is a Mesozoic-Cenozoic foreland basin with Lower Cretaceous source rocks and Tertiary...
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    New Plants

    Services/Suppliers

    July 9, 2007
    AMEC ParagonTerri IversClick here to enlarge imageHouston, has announced the appointment of Terri Ivers as president. Simon Naylor, who previously held dual roles as president...
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    Companies

    European gas-supply security hinges on solving LNG issues

    July 9, 2007
    “Energy security” has become a key word in understanding European politics.
    Refining & Processing

    Crude tops $70/bbl on NYMEX

    July 9, 2007
    The August contract for benchmark US light, sweet crudes pushed past $70/bbl June 29 on the New York Mercantile Exchange to its highest level in 10 months due to declines in US...
    Production Operations

    UK decommissioning issues

    July 9, 2007
    Tidying and simplifying the rules on decommissioning oil and gas facilities in the UK North Sea is one of the pressing issues facing John Hutton, the new minister to lead the ...
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    WATCHING THE WORLD: Chavez courts Russia, Iran

    July 9, 2007
    Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez returned home last week, fresh from visits that sought to strengthen political ties with fellow oil producers Russia and Iran.
    Companies

    PERSONNEL MOVES AND PROMOTIONS: Aztec Oil & Gas elects CEO and chairman

    July 9, 2007
    Aztec Oil & Gas Inc. has elected Franklin C. Fisher Jr. chief executive officer and chairman, effective July 15.
    Government

    New seismic data needed to make OCS decisions

    July 9, 2007
    Seismic data that are not several decades old are needed before the US Minerals Management Service’s new 5-year plan for Outer Continental Shelf oil and gas leasing is acceptable...
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    Companies

    OGJ Newsletter

    July 9, 2007
    General Interest - Quick TakesEurope opens gas, electricity markets July 1Household customers across Europe became free to choose their gas and electricity suppliers on July 1...
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    HSE

    POINT OF VIEW: Fusion of climate models and geology adds insight

    July 9, 2007
    Geologic knowledge can provide vital information for scientists modeling the climate, said Eric J. Barron, dean of the Jackson School of Geosciences at the University of Texas...
    Government

    ‘Blue Dog’ energy plan counters House speaker’s program

    July 9, 2007
    As she promised in January, US House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) announced a wide-ranging energy legislation package on June 28.
    Companies

    COMPANY NEWS: Linn Energy to buy Dominion’s US Midcontinent E&P assets

    July 9, 2007
    Linn Energy LLC agreed to buy certain natural gas and oil exploration and production operations in the US Midcontinent from Dominion for $2.05 billion.