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  • Volume 105, Issue 9

    • Volume 105, Issue 9

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    Production Operations

    SPECIAL REPORT: Remote monitoring, control enable smart-field in Gabon

    March 5, 2007
    Wireless technology is a critical component in “smart-field” operations, such as in producing fields operated by Shell in Gabon, West Africa.
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    Companies

    SPECIAL REPORT: Rod-pump automation increases oil rates in Sumatran field

    March 5, 2007
    Resizing pumps, installing rod-pump controllers (RPCs), and monitoring and analyzing wells remotely with software specific for that purpose increased operational efficiency in...
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    Operations

    SPECIAL REPORT: Software continuously estimates each well’s production

    March 5, 2007
    Software installed in several Shell operated oil and gas fields transforms real-time data from commodity instrumentation via supervisory control and data acquisition (SCADA) systems...
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    Government

    EPA proposes elimination of current MACT policy

    March 5, 2007
    On Jan. 3, 2007, the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published a proposed rule in the Federal Register that would eliminate its “once in, always in” policy on maximum...
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    March 5, 2007
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    Companies

    Print Ad Index

    March 5, 2007
    Air Francewww.airfrance.comAmerican Petroleumwww.api.orgBaker Hughes Inc.INTEQwww.bakerhughes.comProductionQuestwww.bakerhughes.comCGGVeritaswww.cggveritas.comChevrontexaco CorporationD...
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    Drilling & Production

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    March 5, 2007
    Know-how interfaced to offer imaging while drillingSperry Drilling Services, a brand of Halliburton’s Drilling and Formation Evaluation division, and IntelliServ Inc., a wholly...
    Companies

    Area Drilling

    March 5, 2007
    CameroonLog evaluation has indicated that the IE-2 appraisal well drilled to TD 8,675 ft subsea by BowLeven PLC’s EurOil Ltd. subsidiary encountered two hydrocarbon-bearing zones...
    Production Operations

    Want lower oil imports? Expand federal leasing

    March 5, 2007
    The White House, Senate, and House of Representatives all want to reduce US dependency on foreign oil-in the most expensive ways possible.
    Refining

    Politics of independence

    March 5, 2007
    Politicians who make “energy independence” a target of US governance say much about themselves.
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    Production Operations

    GLOBAL OFFSHORE OIL-1: Exploration trends show continued promise in world’s offshore basins

    March 5, 2007
    The production performance of the global offshore has been remarkable, and it has not reached its full potential.
    LNG

    Services/Suppliers

    March 5, 2007
    T.D. Williamson Inc.Tulsa, has announced its acquisition of Williamson Industries Inc., headquartered in Georgetown, Ont., Canada. The new acquisition will be known as T.D. Williamson...
    Production Operations

    Crude futures price tops $61/bbl

    March 5, 2007
    The April contract for benchmark US light, sweet crudes blew past $61/bbl to a 7-week high in intraday trade Feb. 22 in New York, following reports of a precipitous drop in US...
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    Field Start Ups

    DECOMMISSIONING-Conclusion: Regulators must possess early risk-assessment understanding

    March 5, 2007
    It is essential that pipeline regulators considering risk-based remediation plans understand early the nature and complexity of the risk assessment to be performed as part of ...
    Exploration & Development

    DOJ fines Vetco units record $26 million in FCPA case

    March 5, 2007
    Three Vetco International Ltd. subsidiaries pled guilty to violating antibribery provisions of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act and agreed to pay $26 million-the largest criminal...
    Reserves

    Psychology of terminology

    March 5, 2007
    Working for an American magazine has really driven home for me the differences in American and British English.
    Government

    WATCHING GOVERNMENT: Republicans challenge IG

    March 5, 2007
    US Department of the Interior Insp. Gen. Earl E. Devaney intended to mention reforms that have been implemented as well as problems he has identified at DOI when he came before...
    LNG

    WATCHING THE WORLD: Japan voices gas concerns

    March 5, 2007
    In a meeting with Russian Industry and Energy Minister Viktor Khristenko, Japanese Foreign Minister Taro Aso last week asked Russia to ensure Japan’s supply of LNG from the Sakhalin...
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    Companies

    OGJ Newsletter

    March 5, 2007
    General Interest - Quick TakesDemand rising for unconventional oil, gasWood Mackenzie Ltd., Edinburgh, estimates unconventional hydrocarbons resources of 3.6 trillion boe worldwide...
    Pipelines

    PHMSA chief wants review of pipeline inspection intervals

    March 5, 2007
    The top oil and gas pipeline regulator in the US wants operators to use inspection programs that do the best job of determining their systems’ condition.
    Production Operations

    IOGCC: US petroleum workforce size increasing

    March 5, 2007
    Government and industry are making progress in increasing the number of qualified petroleum professionals in the US, says the Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission in a new ...
    Refining

    S&P’s: Refiners face capacity upgrade challenges

    March 5, 2007
    The global refining industry faces the challenges of upgrading its capacity to produce less-polluting fuels while processing increased volumes of poorer-quality crudes, Standard...
    Production Operations

    IFP: Oil, natural gas prices to remain high for 2007-08

    March 5, 2007
    Oil prices should remain at the $50-55/bbl level over this year and possibly part of 2008, interspersed with periods of tension, and thereafter continue to rise on the back of...
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    Companies

    Companies take steps to avoid bribe hazards

    March 5, 2007
    Risks inherent in multibillion-dollar overseas oil and gas deals include the chances of violating the US Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA).