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  • Volume 106, Issue 41

    • Volume 106, Issue 41

    Th Rental Units 01
    Drilling & Production

    Rental units supplied power during Sakhalin-2 construction

    Nov. 3, 2008
    During construction of Sakhalin-2 Phase 2 production facilities, rental units provided a wide range of flexible power systems, according to Aggreko PLC, provider of the units....
    Pipelines

    Financial meltdown threatens Nigeria gas development

    Nov. 3, 2008
    News reports from Nigeria indicate that the current global financial meltdown, with its lower oil and gas prices and financial lending uncertainty, is threatening Nigeria’s December...
    Th Chines Design T1
    Drilling Operations

    Chinese design drilling fluids for Tuha’s Jurassic sandstone

    Nov. 3, 2008
    New drilling fluids prevent formation damage in a sandstone reservoir in northwest China’s Turpan Hami (Tuha) basin.
    Th Midyear Inventory 01
    Refining & Processing

    US PROPANE: SECOND-THIRD QUARTERS 2008: Midyear inventory woes aggravated by hurricanes

    Nov. 3, 2008
    A strong sense of déjà vu pervaded Gulf Coast propane markets during third-quarter 2008, as comparisons of September 2008 with the hurricane season of 2005 abounded.
    Th Nelson Farrar 01
    Home

    Nelson-Farrar monthly Cost Indexes

    Nov. 3, 2008
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    More content from Volume 106, Issue 41

    Th Equip Soft Liter 01
    LPG Markets

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    Nov. 3, 2008
    New hydraulic vise column features patented couplingClick here to enlarge imageThis new hydraulic vise column features a patented swivel coupling that promises to save operator...
    Refining

    Officials prepare to rescue ethanol from new crisis

    Nov. 3, 2008
    As fuel ethanol approaches a new crisis, the federal government busily fashions another rescue.
    Th Altex Ceo Guides 01
    Exploration & Development

    Altex CEO guides newbuild sands crude transport project

    Nov. 3, 2008
    Altex CEO and Pres. Jack Crawford, as one of the principals in the Alliance Pipeline project, is familiar with the problems accompanying large new infrastructure projects such...
    Th Logical Expression 02
    General Interest

    Special Report: Logical expressions a basic tool in reservoir characterization

    Nov. 3, 2008
    In this research the basic aspects of applying logical expression as fuzzy logic to a seismic data set and its application in reservoir characterization are proposed.
    Economics & Markets

    OPEC cut yields no immediate effect

    Nov. 3, 2008
    The decision by ministers of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries to cut production by 1.5 million b/d effective Nov. 1 from the official quota of 28.8 million b/...
    Th Service Suppliers 01
    Drilling & Production

    Services/Suppliers

    Nov. 3, 2008
    Cameron,Houston, has acquired Guiberson Well Service System from Weatherford International Ltd. Terms aren’t disclosed. Guiberson is a market leader in well service equipment,...
    HSE

    Warming debate needed

    Nov. 3, 2008
    The US still has a serious energy problem, and many organizations are searching for the right energy policy, with most doing this in a fossil-fuel constrained world.
    LNG

    AGF study finds US can compete in global LNG market

    Nov. 3, 2008
    The US will find that it is able to compete in global LNG markets as worldwide supplies grow and markets stabilize, a study commissioned by the American Gas Foundation concluded...
    Production Operations

    Oil shale promise

    Nov. 3, 2008
    Many countries in the world look towards oil shale as a source for future energy needs.
    Production Operations

    Watching the World: Flash Gordon backs down

    Nov. 3, 2008
    British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has very rarely been viewed as a friend of the oil and gas industry, but his lack of popularity took a new low last week.
    Pipelines & Transportation

    Russia, China leaders agree on ESPO oil pipeline spur

    Nov. 3, 2008
    Russia’s state-owned OAO Transneft and China National Petroleum Corp. have signed a landmark agreement calling for the construction of a 67-km, 300,000 b/d pipeline spur from ...
    Companies

    Watching Government: Sustainability close to home

    Nov. 3, 2008
    When voter unrest over $4/gal gasoline prices made Congress consider expanding US offshore oil and gas development late last summer, one group already was asking specific questions...
    Drilling Operations

    Chevron on trial in San Francisco for rights abuses

    Nov. 3, 2008
    Chevron Corp. is at the center of a legal case before federal court in San Francisco that will ask jurors to decide whether the firm sanctioned human rights abuses that resulted...
    Tankers

    Arctic-class shuttle tanker performance to be tested in 2009

    Nov. 3, 2008
    The American Bureau of Shipping, ConocoPhillips, Sovcomflot Ltd., and Samsung Heavy Industries Ltd. are jointly participating in a pioneering study to measure the effect of ice...
    Government

    CFTC asked about energy commodity swaps’ effect on prices

    Nov. 3, 2008
    Three US House Energy and Commerce Committee Democrats on Oct. 24 asked the Commodity Futures Trading Commission new questions about the potential impact of unregulated energy...
    Th Ogj News Letter 01
    Production Operations

    OGJ Newsletter

    Nov. 3, 2008
    General Interest — Quick TakesOPEC cuts oil output by 1.5 million b/dThe Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries announced a 1.5 million b/d reduction to its oil output ...
    LNG

    Malaysia downplays territorial dispute with Indonesia

    Nov. 3, 2008
    The Malaysian government, attempting to downplay recent concerns about a possible military conflict with Indonesia, said the Bukat Block, operated by Italy’s Eni SPA, falls outside...
    Economics & Markets

    Editorial: The whipsaw effect

    Nov. 3, 2008
    Extreme swings in the price of oil are bad for everyone. Price-related political mistakes compound the damage.
    Companies

    FTC moves to stop Newpark Environmental US unit sale

    Nov. 3, 2008
    The Federal Trade Commission voted on Oct. 23 to challenge CCS Corp.’s proposed $85 million acquisition of Newpark Environmental Services Inc.’s US operations, claiming it to ...
    Companies

    GAO finds agencies using oil products to fuel AFVs

    Nov. 3, 2008
    Federal government agencies are meeting requirements to acquire alternative fuel vehicles (AFVs), but they currently are running them on petroleum products, the US Government ...
    Th New Seg Chief 01
    IOR/EOR

    Special Report: POINT OF VIEW: New SEG chief keeps eye on nonseismic advances

    Nov. 3, 2008
    Moving new seismic methods from theory to practice can require attention to progress in separate but related scientific and engineering disciplines, says the incoming president...