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    Oil & Gas Journal editors receive questions every day from readers and researchers.
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    To date the heavy-lift system, deployed for the first time in June 2007, has recovered six hurricane-toppled platform topsides from the Gulf of Mexico and is contracted to retrieve...
    May 5, 2008
    Truckers drove around the National Mall in Washington, DC, on Apr. 28, blowing the horns on their rigs and shouting through bullhorns before an afternoon rally to protest record...
    May 5, 2008
    The regulation of future LNG terminals will play a commanding role in the European Union’s ability to attract LNG imports, reported an independent group of energy experts established...
    May 5, 2008
    Democrats and Republicans at an Apr. 24 US House committee hearing on continuing oil purchases for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve when prices are breaking records disagreed on...
    May 5, 2008
    The US and Mexico are becoming more aware of the potential for disputes over deepwater Gulf of Mexico oil resources, experts agreed at an Apr. 23 forum at the Woodrow Wilson Internation...
    May 5, 2008
    Energy will be a leading priority when France assumes its half-year turn to preside over the European Union, beginning July 1.
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    General Interest — Quick TakesMMS approves Cascade-Chinook FPSO plansThe US Minerals Management Service has approved development plans for the Cascade-Chinook oil and natural ...
    May 5, 2008
    US President George W. Bush urged Congress to send a positive signal to world energy markets by removing obstacles to more domestic oil and gas production.
    May 5, 2008
    Mexico will reduce its crude oil exports to the US by an average of 184,000 b/d throughout 2008, a situation that could continue for 2 years longer, reported a Mexican media outlet...
    May 5, 2008
    Mexico’s gasoline imports rose to 360,700 b/d in March, the highest level since November 2007.
    May 5, 2008
    Mexico has agreed to talks with a rebel group that last year claimed responsibility for a series of attacks on oil and gas installations that severely dented the country’s economy...
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    That the Caribbean Plate formed in the Pacific is a 40-year-old idea, and there is much evidence that continental crust is abundant.
    May 5, 2008
    Climate change legislation headed for debate on the US Senate floor in early June would significantly reduce domestic greenhouse gas emissions but also could dramatically increase...
    May 5, 2008
    I reckon Thomas Wyman’s letter, “A disquieting look,” has factual merit, but let’s not take the wrong trail.
    May 5, 2008
    Growing demand for middle distillate fuels in Asia and Europe has created a world shortage that can only be resolved by processing more crude to produce these straight-run products...
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    Aker Kvaerner ASA,Oslo, has changed its name to Aker Solutions ASA. The company will is now listed under the new ticker “AKSO.” In addition, Aker Solutions has consolidated its...
    May 5, 2008
    Deception in service to energy politics is standard practice in the US Congress.
    May 5, 2008
    New ZealandHyundai Hysco, Seoul, plans to participate in PEP 38451 in the deepwater Taranaki basin off New Zealand.Deepwater Taranaki is undrilled, and PEP 38451 at 13.8 million...
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    Medgaz will begin offshore pipelay of the 210 km, Algerian-European natural gas pipeline bearing its name in May 2008, using a combination of S-lay and J-lay techniques.
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    New tool designed for ethanol leak detectionClick here to enlarge imageHere’s the new 2020ComboPRO for ethanol leak detection in fuel ethanol plants.The tool helps in compliance...
    May 5, 2008
    AB Sandvik Materials Technologywww.smt.sandvik.com/oilgasABBwww.abb.com/oilandgasAddax Petroleumwww.addaxpetroleum.comAir Francewww.airfrance.comAlcoa Oil & Gaswww.alcoaoilandgas...
    May 5, 2008
    Given the concern they profess for energy security, Democrats in the US Congress—including the two seeking their party’s presidential nomination—should act thoughtfully...
    May 5, 2008