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  • Volume 106, Issue 21

    • Volume 106, Issue 21

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    Nelson-farrar cost indexes

    June 2, 2008
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    Economics & Markets

    Hofmeister suggests means for US to control its energy destiny

    June 2, 2008
    Congress could take a decisive step to reduce energy prices by lifting some or all of the oil and gas exploration and production restrictions it has imposed, Shell Oil Co. Pres...
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    Drilling Operations

    New NMR approach evaluates tight gas sand reservoirs

    June 2, 2008
    A new approach for evaluating neutron magnetic resonance (NMR) logs can determine permeability in tight gas reservoirs.
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    HSE

    Ethanol from wood waste an opportunity for refiners

    June 2, 2008
    A recent prefeasibility study explored wood waste-to-ethanol as a significant, ready source of second-generation biofuels, as well as the opportunities for refiners and marketers...
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    Exploration & Development

    DeSoto drilling for Southwestern Energy

    June 2, 2008
    Houston-based Southwestern Energy Production Co. is drilling a four-state portfolio after forming its own drilling company and building a new fleet of rigs.

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    Exploration & Development

    SPECIAL REPORT: Integrating surface seismic velocity into subsurface interpretation in the gulf

    June 2, 2008
    The critical role played by accurate seismic velocity measurements in imaging is well documented.
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    Print Ad Index

    June 2, 2008
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    Production Operations

    Remote digital temperature monitoring aids hydrotests

    June 2, 2008
    A new system allows real-time remote temperature monitoring along the length of a pipeline during hydrotesting.
    Government

    Salaries as bludgeons

    June 2, 2008
    For their latest trek to Capitol Hill May 21 to absorb empty-headed insults from politicians, oil company executives merit little pity.
    Production Operations

    Yes, the world’s running out of oil; what’s new?

    June 2, 2008
    The oil market seems to have panicked over the possibility that the end of oil availability has come into view.
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    LPG Markets

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    June 2, 2008
    New mixer blends ethanol, additives into gasolineClick here to enlarge imageThis patented, compact all stainless steel static injection mixer is designed to blend ethanol and ...
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    LPG Markets

    Services/Suppliers

    June 2, 2008
    Industrial Scientific Corp.,LordoClick here to enlarge imagePittsburgh, Pa., has named Scott Lordo to the newly created position of global director of product development. He ...
    Drilling & Production

    Politicians ponder price peak

    June 2, 2008
    The July contract for benchmark US light, sweet crudes traded above $135/bbl on the New York Mercantile Exchange just prior to the May 26 Memorial Day holiday that marked the ...
    HSE

    Global warming risks

    June 2, 2008
    The present news and government-sponsored furor about global warming has ignored all facts that do not follow their desires blindly (OGJ, May 5, 2008, Newsletter).
    Production Operations

    CCS is a question of scale

    June 2, 2008
    Carbon capture and storage (CCS) is being touted as a promising method of reducing carbon dioxide emissions into the atmosphere.
    Production Operations

    Indonesia leaves OPEC, unhappy with influential power

    June 2, 2008
    The Indonesian government, reportedly registering a protest at high global oil prices, has decided to terminate its membership in the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries...
    LNG

    Aussie NWS condensate excise may herald tax breaks

    June 2, 2008
    The Australian government may use the $2.5 billion (Aus.) gained over the next 4 years from the imposition of excise taxes on North West Shelf condensate production to pay for...
    Drilling & Production

    Kempthorne says polar bear threatened, not endangered

    June 2, 2008
    The polar bear will be listed as a threatened species under the federal Endangered Species Act (ESA), announced US Interior Secretary Dirk A. Kempthorne on May 14.
    Companies

    Campaign aides: Motor fuel transition may be starting

    June 2, 2008
    Record high crude oil and gasoline prices may be starting a transition to clean fuels from renewable and alternative resources, energy advisors from the three leading US presidential...
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    Production Operations

    OGJ Newsletter

    June 2, 2008
    General Interest — Quick TakesUS Senate questions oil executives on pricesA US Senate committee brought five major oil company executives back to Congress for the second time ...
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    Production Operations

    Maari field FPSO completed at Jurong shipyard

    June 2, 2008
    Sembcorp Marine Inc.’s Jurong shipyard delivered the Raroa floating production, storage, and offloading (FPSO) vessel to Tanker Pacific Offshore Terminals Pte. Ltd. in early April...
    General Interest

    WATCHING GOVERNMENT: The worst time for a bad image

    June 2, 2008
    It’s not often that a message from a break-out session at a financial service company’s energy conference is dramatically illustrated within a few days.
    Government

    BLM: Most remaining federal onshore oil, gas off-limits

    June 2, 2008
    US onshore public lands contain an estimated 31 billion bbl of crude oil and 231 tcf of natural gas, reported the US Bureau of Land Management in its latest inventory.
    Government

    Deloitte: Call made for wider national energy debate

    June 2, 2008
    The national energy and environmental debate will need to widen notably if it intends to create necessary dramatic changes, said speakers at a leading energy conference May 19...
    Economics & Markets

    House Republicans reveal energy legislation package

    June 2, 2008
    US House Republicans announced a legislative package on May 22 to increase domestic oil and gas production, encourage construction of new oil refineries, and facilitate coal-to...
    Production Operations

    WATCHING THE WORLD: Price hawks drive Indonesia away

    June 2, 2008
    Indonesia’s decision to leave the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is thought to have been a long time in coming, and due to its inability to cast much influence ...
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    Production Operations

    Refining margins dampen first-quarter earnings

    June 2, 2008
    Record-high worldwide oil prices and strong natural gas prices drove oil and gas company earnings in the first quarter of 2008, but weak downstream margins weighed on profits....