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    Refining & Processing

    Innovative method solves catalyst pinning problem

    June 9, 2008
    Installation of a restriction orifice in a regeneration gas blower solved catalyst plugging and blowouts in a continuous catalyst regeneration (CCR) tower in Saudi Aramco’s Yanbu...
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    Drilling Operations

    DRILLING MARKET FOCUS: Industry invests record sums in rigs, drilling campaigns

    June 9, 2008
    The market for offshore oil and gas drilling services continues to expand and newbuilds swell the fleets.
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    Pipelines & Transportation

    SPECIAL REPORT: Projects being developed encompass a diverse mix

    June 9, 2008
    A wide variety of oil and gas projects will start producing in next the few years.
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    Economics & Markets

    COMMENT: Futures trading: What is excessive?

    June 9, 2008
    Recently there has been much in the press and in Congress regarding the deleterious effects of excessive energy futures trading.
    Economics & Markets

    Senate to FTC, CFTC: police markets more aggressively

    June 9, 2008
    Two federal regulatory agencies are moving too timidly in response to record crude oil prices, US Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.) said during a Senate committee hearing on energy...

    More content from Volume 106, Issue 22

    LNG

    NGSA: US natural gas supplies strong now, in foreseeable future

    June 9, 2008
    US natural gas supplies are strong and will remain that way for the foreseeable future, according to an association of gas producers and marketers.
    Refining & Processing

    NGC: Lieberman-Warner bill would drive up gas demand

    June 9, 2008
    A recent study from the Natural Gas Council concluded that legislation to be debated this week in the US Senate is likely to increase natural gas demand without addressing the...
    Production Operations

    Oil industry main target for Nigerian pirate attacks

    June 9, 2008
    Nigeria has become the world’s leader in piracy attacks, primarily targeting the oil industry in that country, according to the International Maritime Bureau.
    Government

    US CFTC to examine crude oil market, derivatives

    June 9, 2008
    The US Commodity Futures Trading Commission broke with its tradition of not disclosing current investigations and announced on May 29 that its enforcement division is continuing...
    HSE

    WATCHING GOVERNMENT: Illinois objections to Indiana permit

    June 9, 2008
    US Sen. Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) and three US House Democrats from Illinois asked a US Environmental Protection Agency Region 5 official to object to a construction permit BP...
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    Production Operations

    OGJ Newsletter

    June 9, 2008
    General Interest — Quick TakesStudy assesses threats to oil market stabilityEven as oil prices climb, threats to market stability are starting to abate, Amy Myers Jaffe told an...
    Economics & Markets

    WATCHING THE WORLD: The Saudi view of speculators

    June 9, 2008
    Saudi Arabia’s oil officials will doubtlessly feel exonerated—if not downright pleased—by a report last week blaming speculators for the steep rise in global oil prices...
    Production Operations

    Testing production technology

    June 9, 2008
    Developing oil and gas fields often involves testing technology over years to ensure that it will function as expected when installed in a field.
    LNG

    Petrobras signs two LNG purchase deals with BG Group

    June 9, 2008
    Brazil’s Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras), in an effort to reduce its dependence on imports from neighboring Bolivia, has announced the signing of two contracts for the purchase...
    Home

    High oil, diesel prices cause protests in Europe

    June 9, 2008
    The soaring price of diesel oil, which is jeopardizing fishermen’s already meager profits, has led to protests in France that are spreading to Spain, Portugal, and Italy.
    Capacities

    WoodMac: Alberta oil sands triggers investment wave

    June 9, 2008
    The projected growth of Alberta oil sands production, which has in place some 1.75 trillion bbl of resources, is triggering a wave of investments, said Wood Mackenzie Ltd., Edinburgh...
    HSE

    Energy is top political issue

    June 9, 2008
    From a record intraday high of $135.09/bbl May 22, the contract for benchmark US light sweet crudes closed at $127.35/bbl May 30, down 3.7% during the four trading sessions following...
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    LNG

    Services/Suppliers

    June 9, 2008
    Fulbright & Jaworski LLPTonery, Swenson and TibbertsClick here to enlarge imagehas added three lawyers to its global energy practice. Partners Lisa Tonery and Erik Swenson have...
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    Drilling Operations

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    June 9, 2008
    New protective covers for drilling equipmentClick here to enlarge imageNew Envelop protective covers are designed specifically for use in drilling operations. They are suited ...
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    Gas Processing

    INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT—1: Argentine NGL case study applies economic procedure

    June 9, 2008
    A simple economic procedure applied to NGL pipelines can help operators determine whether abnormalities detected during periodic magnetic-flux leakage pigging are large enough...
    Government

    Latest oil-price investigation targets traders

    June 9, 2008
    Oil and gas companies have reason to welcome but be wary of the latest report of an oil-price investigation.
    HSE

    Attention to cost

    June 9, 2008
    As lawmakers debated whether to raise US energy prices last week, a new government report reminded Americans how much governmental misjudgment costs.
    Exploration & Development

    Area Drilling

    June 9, 2008
    AlbaniaThe DWM Petroleum AG subsidiary of Manas Petroleum Corp., Baar, Switzerland, let a contract for acquisition of 400 line-km of Vibroseis and dynamic 2D seismic surveys on...
    Companies

    Print Ad Index

    June 9, 2008
    Addax Petroleumwww.addaxpetroleum.comAPI Datawww.apidatanow.orgBaker Hughes IncorporatedHughes Christensenwww.bakerhughes.comBear Mountain Master Partnershipwww.bearmountain.caBredero...
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    Exploration & Development

    Early velocity integration vital in subsurface interpretations

    June 9, 2008
    This is the second of two parts on the critical role of accurate seismic velocity measurements in subsurface imaging.