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    Refining

    Reactor revamp hikes hydrocracker performance for ULSD production

    Jan. 21, 2007
    North Atlantic Refining Ltd. implemented several key improvements to its hydrocracker including tailored catalyst systems, state-of-the-art reactor internals, replacement of air...
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    Production Operations

    UNCONVENTIONAL GAS TECHNOLOGY Conclusion: Life-cycle approach improves coalbed methane production

    Jan. 21, 2007
    This series on unconventional gas resources concludes with a discussion of technologies used in the recovery of coalbed methane and potential future research areas.
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    Production Operations

    Dongguo casing failures derive from many causes

    Jan. 21, 2007
    A program was instrumental in assessing the causes of casing failures and remediating them in wells in the Dongguo area of northeast China.
    Government

    WATCHING GOVERNMENT: Economic cooling vs. global warming

    Jan. 21, 2007
    It may be stating the obvious, but the essential Washington, DC, energy question now is the extent to which growing concern about the general US economy will divert political ...
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    Government

    COMMENT: Iraq takes licensing step, but E&P fiscal policy murky

    Jan. 21, 2007
    The invitation extended early this month by Iraq’s Ministry of Oil to international oil companies (IOCs) to preregister by Jan. 31 for exploration and production licensing rounds...

    More content from Volume 106, Issue 3

    HSE

    Argentina cuts local energy supply, bans exports

    Jan. 21, 2007
    Argentina’s President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner has blamed global warming for current energy cuts and export controls her government is imposing following a recent heat wave...
    Drilling & Production

    WATCHING THE WORLD: Brazil courts Cuba

    Jan. 21, 2007
    Oil diplomacy is under way in Latin America. We recently speculated that Venezuela’s President Hugo Chavez was wooing the Portuguese to spite the Brazilians.
    Reserves

    Westwood: Big oil needs new business model

    Jan. 21, 2007
    The fundamentals of population and economic growths are driving a worldwide demand for oil that has recently pushed crude prices to $100/bbl and have producers scrambling for ...
    Government

    Tanker protection is stretching USCG thin, GAO warns

    Jan. 21, 2007
    The US Coast Guard’s resources are being stretched thin as it assumes the lead role in protecting energy commodity tankers from possible terrorist attacks in or near US ports,...
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    LNG

    SPECIAL REPORT: Energy demand to grow slowly worldwide, stagnate in the US

    Jan. 21, 2007
    US energy demand in 2008 will be nearly unchanged from last year. Weakness in the US economy, in addition to a global economic slowdown, will hold growth in check.
    HSE

    New UK energy bill calls for simpler regime

    Jan. 21, 2007
    The UK’s new energy bill calls for a simpler regime for offshore gas supply infrastructure so energy companies can invest with greater clarity and with reduced costs and risks...
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    Pipelines & Transportation

    OGJ Newsletter

    Jan. 21, 2007
    General Interest - Quick TakesConocoPhillips gas pipeline proposal turned downAlaska Gov. Sarah Palin has notified ConocoPhillips that she rejected the company’s proposal to build...
    Refining

    Trinidad and Tobago bows out of PetroCaribe initiative

    Jan. 21, 2007
    The government of Trinidad and Tobago declined to join PetroCaribe, the trade initiative established by Venezuela, to assist Caribbean community countries in meeting their energy...
    Government

    US study commission calls for more alternate fuel R&D

    Jan. 21, 2007
    The US government should be ready to spend $200 million/year over 10 years for additional research and development of alternatives to petroleum-based motor fuels, a federal transportati...
    Companies

    KazMunayGas increases Kashagan share, influence

    Jan. 21, 2007
    Kazakhstan’s state-run KazMunayGas will increase its interest in the Kashagan offshore oil project to 16.81%, equal to the shares of the other majority shareholders, according...
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    Drilling & Production

    SPECIAL REPORT: Smaller drilling gain due in US as Canada’s drop persists

    Jan. 21, 2007
    Oil and gas drilling in the US will depend as much as ever on commodity price levels.
    LNG

    FERC issues final EIS for Broadwater Offshore LNG terminal

    Jan. 21, 2007
    Broadwater Energy’s proposed offshore LNG project in Long Island Sound would have minimal environmental impacts under recommended mitigation measures, the US Federal Energy Regulatory...
    Economics & Markets

    $100 oil and cheap cars

    Jan. 21, 2007
    Two events occurred in January that could have a major effect on the oil industry—the first $100/bbl sales of crude and the unveiling of the world’s cheapest car, said John...
    Refining & Processing

    Recession worries trip up oil rally

    Jan. 21, 2007
    Tight fundamentals, difficult geopolitics, and fears that an economic recession will reduce demand continue to worry energy markets.
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    General Interest

    Services/Suppliers

    Jan. 21, 2007
    Geoservices,LaforgeClick here to enlarge imageLe Blanc-Mesil, France, has appointed Bruno Laforge vice-president, human resources. Laforge will also serve on the Geoservices executive...
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    Production Operations

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    Jan. 21, 2007
    Positive locking pins for oil field jobsKwik-Lok pins are available for a variety of construction applications—including cranes, scaffolding, drilling equipment, lifting equipment...
    Reserves

    Import arguments backfire against US oil producers

    Jan. 21, 2007
    Arguments aimed at cutting US oil imports do producers more harm than good in Washington, DC.
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    Production Operations

    Operators chase gas in three Alabama shale formations

    Jan. 21, 2007
    Two emerging gas shale plays are running up against apparently steep learning curves in the Black Warrior basin and other geologic provinces to its east.
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    New Plants

    GAS TURBINES—Conclusion: Supersonic ejector saves fuel gas, reduces CO2 emissions

    Jan. 21, 2007
    Several tests conducted on various configurations of a two-stage supersonic ejector to capture low-pressure gas and discharge it for re-injection into a higher-pressure stream...
    HSE

    Winning back public trust

    Jan. 21, 2007
    The report by a special commission on US transportation issues offers the oil and gas industry a chance to assert its commitment to consumer interests.
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    Exploration & Development

    Cairn’s Capricorn unit takes position off SW Greenland

    Jan. 21, 2007
    Exploration off southwestern Greenland got a shot in the arm in mid-January 2008 when the Capricorn Energy Ltd. unit of Cairn Energy PLC, Edinburgh, took interests in six blocks...