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  • Volume 106, Issue 23

    • Volume 106, Issue 23

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    Reserves

    PERSONNEL MOVES AND PROMOTIONS: Odum succeeds Hofmeister as Shell Oil president

    June 16, 2008
    Marvin E. Odum, executive vice-president, the Americas, for Shell Exploration & Production, has been named to succeed John D. Hofmeister as president of Shell Oil Co. Odum will...
    LNG

    CO2 emissions policy to affect LNG imports, report says

    June 16, 2008
    Potential regulation to tighten carbon dioxide emissions in the US could increase demand for natural gas and pit the US against Europe in a bid to secure future supplies, according...
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    HSE

    SPECIAL REPORT: Operators can plan surface casing for safer well control

    June 16, 2008
    Safe drilling practices include thoroughly planning an appropriate casing program to reach TD without mishap.
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    Refining & Processing

    StatoilHydro assays Snohvit condensate

    June 16, 2008
    StatoilHydro recently conducted an assay of the Snohvit condensate, which is associated with the Snohvit gas field in the Norwegian Barents Sea that started production in August...
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    New Plants

    SPECIAL REPORT: Decontactors allow safer electric circuit disconnects during rig moves

    June 16, 2008
    Rig moves have become safer for Saber Industries LP since it started using combination receptacles that allow workers safely to make and break electrical connections, even under...

    More content from Volume 106, Issue 23

    Exploration & Development

    New Brunswick gas shale under evaluation

    June 16, 2008
    Corridor Resources Inc., Halifax, NS, plans a $32 million program this year and next to step up economic assessment of the Mississippian Frederick Brook shale near Elgin, NB.
    Pipelines

    More operators probe Haynesville gas shale

    June 16, 2008
    More operators are wading into the Jurassic Haynesville shale gas play in Northwest Louisiana and East Texas since Chesapeake Energy Corp., Oklahoma City, called the formation...
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    Production Operations

    Santos oil discoveries added in ultradeep, shallow water

    June 16, 2008
    Groups led by Brazil’s Petroleo Brasilerio SA in recent weeks have added another heavy oil discovery in ultradeep water and a light oil in shallow water in the Santos basin in...
    Companies

    Paradox basin explorer targets two gas shales

    June 16, 2008
    Bill Barrett Corp., Denver, was spudding in late May its next well in an emerging two-formation shale gas play in the Paradox basin of Colorado and Utah.
    Home

    Print Ad Index

    June 16, 2008
    Baker Hughes IncorporatedInteqwww.answerswhiledrilling.com/startrakBCCK Engineering, Inc.www.bcck.comCAMERONwww.c-a-m.comIndustrial Rubber, Inc.www.iri-oiltool.comOil & Gas Asset...
    HSE

    Flinch or feint?

    June 16, 2008
    Call it the flinch heard round the world. Or the feint heard down Pennsylvania Avenue.
    Exploration & Development

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    June 16, 2008
    New version of structural modeling softwareGeoSec 2D Version 5.2 is a new edition of geologic interpretation software for advanced structural analysis, cross-section construction...
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    Gas Processing

    INTEGRITY MANAGEMENT—Conclusion: Procedure, FEA apply to NGL fitness-for-service assessment

    June 16, 2008
    A simple economic procedure applied to NGL pipelines can help operators determine—based on the type, shape, and position of any abnormalities detected during periodic magnetic...
    Companies

    Elements of oil price relief are falling into place*

    June 16, 2008
    Except for that pesky asterisk, elements of relief from painfully high oil prices are falling into place.
    Production Operations

    Area Drilling

    June 16, 2008
    GuyanaCGX Energy Inc., Toronto, let a contract to Fugro-GeoTeam to shoot 500 sq km of 3D seismic in the Guyana-Suriname basin in the Atlantic off Guyana.The 4-week program is ...
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    General Interest

    Services/Suppliers

    June 16, 2008
    Knight Oil Tools,McLaughlin Click here to enlarge imageLafayette, La., has promoted Pat McLaughlin to executive vice-president. He will be responsible for overseeing Knight Oil...
    Economics & Markets

    Crude prices make record leap

    June 16, 2008
    In the biggest one-day gain ever, the July contract for benchmark US light, sweet crudes shot to a record high of $139.12/bbl in intraday trading June 6 on the New York Mercantile...
    Drilling & Production

    Reaching out to stakeholders

    June 16, 2008
    Public scrutiny of the oil and gas industry is motivating companies to balance field development activities with environmental and community needs.
    Government

    WATCHING GOVERNMENT: CFTC feeling new pressure

    June 16, 2008
    As the US Senate prepared to debate its latest oil tax bill on June 10, many members of Congress opened fire on so-called Big Oil, their target whenever retail gasoline prices...
    Discoveries

    Survey shows perceived pros, cons of Alberta oil sands

    June 16, 2008
    Both Canadians and Americans consider Alberta oil sands to be a secure oil supply, said results of a Canadian-US survey by Fleishman-Hilliard Inc.
    New Plants

    France supporting nuclear power in Italy, France

    June 16, 2008
    French President Nicolas Sarkozy said his country is willing to work with Italy on nuclear power as part of a common energy strategy in response to high oil prices.
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    HSE

    SPECIAL REPORT: Mechanization, collaboration enhance drilling rig safety

    June 16, 2008
    Industry has boosted its drilling safety emphasis, particularly in the last decade, through automated equipment innovations and intensified collaboration and commitment toward...
    Government

    Lieberman-Warner cloture vote falls short; bill pulled

    June 16, 2008
    The US Senate’s long-awaited debate on global climate change ended June 6—not with a bang but with a whimper.
    LNG

    COMPANY NEWS: XTO to acquire Hunt Petroleum, Bakken shale acreage

    June 16, 2008
    Fort Worth independent XTO Energy Inc. plans to acquire privately held Hunt Petroleum Corp. of Dallas and other associated entities for $4.186 billion in a cash-stock deal.
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    Drilling & Production

    OGJ Newsletter

    June 16, 2008
    General Interest — Quick TakesLehman: Global E&P spending to jump 20% in 2008Worldwide exploration and production expenditures will increase 20% to $418 billion this year, according...
    Production Operations

    IHS: Past hurricane damage, disruptions less than expected

    June 16, 2008
    Despite massive damage from Hurricanes Katrina and Rita in 2005, the average impact on oil and gas production from hurricanes over a 45-year period was relatively modest, and ...
    Economics & Markets

    IEA again cuts 2008 oil product demand outlook

    June 16, 2008
    The International Energy Agency has cut its outlook for 2008 oil product demand to an average 86.8 million b/d, a reduction of 80,000 b/d from the agency’s previous forecast.
    Reserves

    Total: World oil output to reach 95 million b/d by 2020

    June 16, 2008
    Worldwide oil production will stabilize at about 95 million b/d before 2020, including extra heavy crude from Venezuela and Canada, said Total SA Chief Executive Officer Christophe...
    Tankers

    WATCHING THE WORLD: Little relief for tankers

    June 16, 2008
    Oil tankers plying the high seas are unlikely to benefit much from the recently passed UN Security Council resolution 1816 (200).
    Companies

    Senate oil bill cloture vote fails to secure needed majority

    June 16, 2008
    The US Senate voted not to take up a bill that would have reimposed a windfall profits tax on major oil companies as Democrats failed to achieve the three-fifths majority necessary...
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    Drilling & Production

    SPECIAL REPORT: Oil, gas safety statistics mark progress

    June 16, 2008
    Safety statistics contradict the general public’s stereotyped image of oil and gas drilling as being a hazardous business, report spokesmen from the American Association of Drilling...