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  • Volume 106, Issue 40

    • Volume 106, Issue 40

    Production Operations

    FACTS: Iran needs timely completions in South Pars

    Oct. 27, 2008
    Iran’s natural gas production from South Pars gas field Phases 6, 7, 8, and 9—all expected to be completed this fall—could prevent another massive energy crisis in Iran this winter...
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    Watching The World: Will Russia join OPEC?

    Oct. 27, 2008
    Much has been said over recent months about the possibility of Russia joining the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries.
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    Refining

    Effective risk evaluations prevent refinery shutdowns

    Oct. 27, 2008
    An Asian refinery instituted an aggressive, comprehensive risk-based asset integrity management program to reduce substantially unplanned releases, shutdowns, and regulatory fines...
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    Drilling & Production

    Special Report: Canadian drilling activity continues to slow

    Oct. 27, 2008
    Canadian drilling continues its decline, but Canadian drillers are diversifying, sending rigs to the US and abroad, purchasing US rig fleets, and continuing to upgrade equipment...
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    Drilling & Production

    Special Report: September hurricanes hit gulf rigs

    Oct. 27, 2008
    Hurricane Gustav moved through the Gulf of Mexico Sept. 1-5, causing rig and platform evacuations.

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    Production Operations

    BC’s Beaver River field flows gas from shales

    Oct. 27, 2008
    The life of Northeast British Columbia’s Beaver River field may be extended if initial flows from shale and siltstone formations prove out in the Liard basin field.
    Refining & Processing

    Pluspetrol starts up Pagoreni gas-condensate field

    Oct. 27, 2008
    The Peruvian government reported that the six-member Consorcio Camisea has begun production of natural gas at Pagoreni field on Block 56 in the Cuzco region and part of the Camisea...
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    Production Operations

    Ecuador’s giant Pungarayacu to see heavy oil appraisal

    Oct. 27, 2008
    Ecuador’s state-owned Petroecuador and Petroproduccion have signed a 30-year contract with Ivanhoe Energy Ecuador Inc., a subsidiary of Ivanhoe Latin America, to explore and develop...
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    Drilling Operations

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    Oct. 27, 2008
    The latest version of rig activity scheduler (RAS) software—Version 3.0—promises to help take the guesswork out of assigning rigs to wells and enables upstream operations to utilize...
    Refining

    Supply cuts key to how far oil prices plunge

    Oct. 27, 2008
    With equity markets gyrating and economies in peril, attention gravitates to demand in questions about oil prices.
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    Companies

    FRACTURE PROPAGATION— Conclusion: Prediction steel grade dependent

    Oct. 27, 2008
    Battelle’s two-curve method (TCM) fracture arrest predictions for X70 grade steels and higher requires a correction factor for the predictions to be accurate and useful for selecting...
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    Advertisers’ Index

    Oct. 27, 2008
    Alcoa Oil & Gas …… www.alcoaoilandgas.comAPI Data …… www.apidatanow.orgAt Balance …… www.atbalance.comBaker Hughes Incorporated Hughes Christensen …… www.bakerhughes.comBasic ...
    Drilling & Production

    OPEC regains market attention

    Oct. 27, 2008
    Although the faltering economy has been driving down energy prices in recent months, the November US crude contract rebounded $2 to $71.85/bbl Oct. 17 on the New York Mercantile...
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    Drilling & Production

    Services/Suppliers

    Oct. 27, 2008
    Houston, has named Mark Weber president and Dr. Luiz Braga vice-president, global business development.
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    Drilling & Production

    Continuing high oil, gas prices drive world drilling

    Oct. 27, 2008
    Crude oil prices hovered below $100/bbl in fourth-quarter 2007, keeping drilling crews busy and motivating operators to invest in capital-intensive projects.
    LNG

    Warming letter reply

    Oct. 27, 2008
    You know you are being effective when people complain about you. The letter in the Sept. 8, 2008, p. 12).
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    Musings on ‘M’

    Oct. 27, 2008
    Symbology is a big word that refers to a simple process—a shorthand of symbols or abbreviations to stand for longer words, phrases, concepts, calculations, and so forth.
    General Interest

    Pertamina moves in on Kodeco, CNOOC

    Oct. 27, 2008
    Indonesia’s state-owned PT Pertamina, in line with the country’s developing policy of resource nationalism, is vying with partner Kodeco Energy Ltd. to become the operator of ...
    HSE

    Editorial: Makings of a new mess

    Oct. 27, 2008
    A sobering aspect of the global financial crisis is comprehensive failure of officials and experts, first, to see the problem coming and, next, to appreciate its severity until...
    Production Operations

    DOE generates electricity from producing well’s hot water

    Oct. 27, 2008
    Electricity has been generated successfully from a producing oil well’s geothermal hot water for the first time, reported the US Department of Energy’s Fossil Fuel Office on Oct...
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    Pipelines & Transportation

    OGJ Newsletter

    Oct. 27, 2008
    General Interest — Quick TakesEU ministers agree on energy compromiseStrongly backed by France, which is president of the European Union through 2008, the unbundling compromise...
    Exploration & Development

    Indonesia awards contracts, opens new bidding round

    Oct. 27, 2008
    Indonesia’s Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources announced the award of 22 new oil and gas blocks to investors, out of the 25 it offered for bids.
    Discoveries

    USGS estimates ANS holds 85.4 tcf of gas hydrates

    Oct. 27, 2008
    There are 85.4 tcf of undiscovered, technically recoverable natural gas resources in gas hydrates on the Alaskan North Slope, reported the US Geological Survey on Oct. 18.
    Government

    Alaska to get $80 million in coastal impact aid

    Oct. 27, 2008
    Alaska will receive as much as $80 million of coastal impact assistance authorized under Section 384 of the Energy Policy Act of 2005 (EPACT 2005), said the US Minerals Management...
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    HSE

    Economics on Fischer-Tropsch coal-to-liquids method updated

    Oct. 27, 2008
    Montana’s Crow Nation and Australian-American Energy Co. reported in August that they will jointly construct a $7 billion coal-to-liquid (CTL) fuels plant in southeastern Montana...
    Companies

    Watching Government: Energy debate in final weeks

    Oct. 27, 2008
    As the 2008 election campaigns entered the home stretch, the two major presidential nominees left discussion of energy issues to surrogates.
    Refining

    Pertamina under increased parliamentary scrutiny

    Oct. 27, 2008
    Indonesia’s state-owned PT Pertamina has come under increased parliamentary scrutiny for further alleged irregularities in its importation of foreign oil products.
    LNG

    IEA: Rising demand threatens long-term gas supply security

    Oct. 27, 2008
    Over the last 18 months, natural gas prices have continued to rise steadily in both established and new markets “not only a reflection of higher demand, but also of a delayed ...
    Exploration & Development

    Indonesia expects E&P investment to reach $375 million

    Oct. 27, 2008
    Indonesia expects investments to reach $375 million for the 22 oil and gas blocks it awarded on Oct. 17, according to Evita H. Legowo, director general for oil and gas.