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  • Volume 106, Issue 45

    • Volume 106, Issue 45

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    Government

    Special Report: Many states expand air permits; some submittals due in January

    Dec. 1, 2008
    Some important US oil and gas industry states are requiring maintenance, start-up, and shutdown emissions to be added to air quality permits.
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    Production Operations

    Special Report: Software-supported process ensures safer work practices

    Dec. 1, 2008
    To ensure consistency in application across all its deepwater Gulf of Mexico assets, BP has worked with Petrotechnics to identify and implement industry best practices and incorporate...
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    HSE

    Special Report: EPA: US refiners lower air, increase water emissions during 1996-2005

    Dec. 1, 2008
    In the 10 years 1996-2005, US refiners significantly reduced the amount of hazardous air emissions, according to a September 2008 report from the US Environmental Protection Agency...
    Home

    Nelson-Farrar Cost Indexes

    Dec. 1, 2008
    Click here to download a .pdf of the nelson-Farrar Cost Indexes
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    Government

    Special Report: Hercules develops HSE dashboard to safeguard offshore operations

    Dec. 1, 2008
    Offshore drilling contractor Hercules Offshore Inc., Houston, has developed and implemented a predictive accident-prevention program to maintain safety standards and protect workers...

    More content from Volume 106, Issue 45

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    Companies

    Special Report: Sustainability reports address oil spills and GHG emissions

    Dec. 1, 2008
    Special Report: Safety improvements aimed at better protecting both the environment and employees were key topics for major oil companies that issued 2007 sustainability reports...
    Government

    Editorial: A looming political fight

    Dec. 1, 2008
    The interlude between presidencies, twilight of the 110th Congress, is the time to practice diplomacy, the time to praise cooperation, the time to voice hope for bipartisan policy...
    Government

    IOGCC following CCS initiatives, rulemaking

    Dec. 1, 2008
    The Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission is closely monitoring carbon capture and storage (CCS) initiatives by governments, research institutions, and the oil and gas industry...
    Tankers

    Somali hijackers have international network

    Dec. 1, 2008
    In an exclusive interview with the London-based Asharq al-Awsat newspaper, a negotiator for the pirates holding the Saudi supertanker Sirius Star off the Somali coast disclosed...
    Production Operations

    Special Report: UK oil industry reflects on Piper Alpha lessons

    Dec. 1, 2008
    What safety lessons has the UK North Sea oil industry learned as it reflects on the 20th anniversary of the Piper Alpha disaster?
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    LNG

    OGJ Newsletter

    Dec. 1, 2008
    General Interest — Quick TakesHydraulic fracturing foe gains clout in HouseThe powerful US House Committee on Energy and Commerce has a new leader who has consistently opposed...
    Economics & Markets

    Harkin offers bill to reform trading of swaps

    Dec. 1, 2008
    US Senate Agriculture, Nutrition, and Forestry Committee Chairman Thomas Harkin (D-Iowa) introduced legislation on Nov. 20 to reform the trading of swaps and other over-the-counter...
    Pipelines

    Kurdish rebels blast Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline again

    Dec. 1, 2008
    Oil shipments along the Kirkuk-Ceyhan pipeline are set to resume later this week following a Nov. 21 bomb attack on the line near Midyat in the Mardin province in southeast Turkey...
    Home

    Watching The World: Lukoil’s Repsol bid

    Dec. 1, 2008
    Spanish officials are up in arms to defend their nation’s oil and gas industry from an invasion by the Russians.
    Government

    Watching Government: Energy chairs plan for 2009

    Dec. 1, 2008
    The chairmen of two key congressional energy committees are making plans for 2009.
    Economics & Markets

    MMS reports record disbursals during fiscal 2008

    Dec. 1, 2008
    The US Minerals Management Service disbursed a record $23.4 billion to state, American Indian, and federal accounts from onshore and offshore energy production during fiscal 2008...
    Production Operations

    Taxes, restrictions could stifle US shale gas potential

    Dec. 1, 2008
    Natural gas production from US shale plays such as the Marcellus shale in New York, Pennsylvania, and West Virginia could double in the next 10 years and provide 25% of the nation...
    Home

    Indonesia orders oil firms to use domestic banks

    Dec. 1, 2008
    The Indonesian government, in an effort to boost liquidity and shore up the falling rupiah, will order oil and gas companies to keep funds for energy projects in domestic banks...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    EAGC: Edison official stresses European gas diversity

    Dec. 1, 2008
    Enhancing diversity of gas supplies is a key challenge for Europe, and the Caspian could become an important source, said an Edison SPA senior official at the European Autumn ...
    LNG

    EAGC: Credit crisis to affect European gas projects

    Dec. 1, 2008
    Eni Gas & Power SPA Chief Operating Officer Domenico Dispenza warned in a keynote address at the European Autumn Gas Conference (EAGC) at Lake Como, Italy, that the credit crisis...
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    Discoveries

    Old pipes thread ‘30s ranch

    Dec. 1, 2008
    Recycling and ingenuity are not new concepts in the oil and gas industry. A ranch in the Texas Hill Country is known for the unique oil field-pipe construction of buildings from...
    Tankers

    Market fears drive down prices

    Dec. 1, 2008
    With the loss of public confidence because of the current financial crisis, world demand for energy is still declining even as prices fall.
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    Pipelines

    Services/Suppliers

    Dec. 1, 2008
    Perth, has added to its Aberdeen staff and moved into new offices as part of its effort to expand into Norway and Africa.
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    LNG

    Special Report: Biomonitors assist smooth pipeline project schedule

    Dec. 1, 2008
    Using biomonitors (qualified on-site biologists with construction expertise) can lead to successful negotiation of contentious environmental issues and full compliance with regulatory...
    Government

    Oil conservation starts before fuel limits take effect

    Dec. 1, 2008
    The problem with conservation as an aim of energy policy is that its strongest advocates wouldn’t know it if it stared them in the face.
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    Home

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    Dec. 1, 2008
    The newly launched Oryx distributed temperature sensing (DTS) unit is designed for harsh environment wellsite monitoring operations.
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    Advertisers Index

    Dec. 1, 2008
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    Pipelines & Transportation

    Petroproduccion lets seismic pact off Ecuador

    Dec. 1, 2008
    Petroproduccion, an affiliate of Petroecuador, has issued a letter of agreement for Scan Geophysical ASA to implement a major 2D seismic program off Ecuador in support of the ...
    Production Operations

    Mexico’s oil output drops but gas production rises

    Dec. 1, 2008
    Mexico will account for 26.1% of Latin America’s regional oil demand by 2012 while providing 28.34% of supply, according to a recent analyst report.
    Government

    MMS takes first steps for leasing process off Virginia

    Dec. 1, 2008
    The US Minerals Management Service has taken the first step in the multiyear leasing process to hold a sale for acreage off Virginia.
    Exploration & Development

    Beach to share in Gulf of Suez development

    Dec. 1, 2008
    Beach Petroleum NL, Adelaide, has received ministerial approval to acquire from Tri-Ocean Energy a 20% interest in the North Shadwan oil concession in the Gulf of Suez.