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  • Volume 106, Issue 7

    • Volume 106, Issue 7

    Government

    WATCHING THE WORLD: The new oil diplomatist

    Feb. 18, 2008
    Well, it seems the US Department of State has decided to start watching the world of oil and gas on an official basis.
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    Production Operations

    Suncor plans $20.6 billion oil sands expansion

    Feb. 18, 2008
    Suncor Energy Inc., Calgary, is planning to invest $20.6 billion (Can.) to expand the oil production capacity at its oil sands operation north of Fort McMurray, Alta., by 200,...
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    Petrochemicals

    Method estimates solubility of petrochemicals in water

    Feb. 18, 2008
    New data for an existing equation allow accurate estimates of the solubilities of many petrochemicals in water.
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    Drilling & Production

    DRILLING MARKET FOCUS: Operators announce capex budgets, drilling programs

    Feb. 18, 2008
    Operators have committed billions to exploratory and development drilling in 2008.
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    Refining & Processing

    China’s refining expansions to reshape global oil trade

    Feb. 18, 2008
    Global oil refining capacity is set to expand by more than 10 million b/d over the next 7 years, with new refinery projects in Asia accounting for roughly 40% of this total.

    More content from Volume 106, Issue 7

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    Discoveries

    US-India study discovers large gas hydrate presence

    Feb. 18, 2008
    An international team led by the US Geological Survey (USGS) and India’s Directorate General of Hydrocarbons released the results Feb. 7 of what they describe as the world’s most...
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    Print Ad Index

    Feb. 18, 2008
    Baker Hughes IncorporatedPipeline Management [email protected] Shawwww.brederoshaw.comCrosco Ltd.www.crosco.comDeutsche Messe AGwww.hannovermesse.comESRIwww.esri...
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    Energy in need of politically popular change

    Feb. 18, 2008
    A political campaign with “change” as a rallying call should be good for energy policy in the US.
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    Equipment/Software/Literature

    Feb. 18, 2008
    New girth weld pipeline inspection systemNewly released Weldstar is a complete, automated ultrasonic girth weld inspection system for transmission pipelines. The company says ...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    The empty Chavez blather

    Feb. 18, 2008
    Threats by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez to stop oil sales to the US amount to empty blather.
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    General Interest

    Services/Suppliers

    Feb. 18, 2008
    Aker Kvaerner ASA,Oslo, has appointed Simen Lieungh president and CEO, effective in March. He succeeds Martinus Brandal, who has been named executive vice-president, energy technologies...
    Economics & Markets

    Crude market lacks direction

    Feb. 18, 2008
    Crude futures prices fluctuated sharply within a $5/bbl range in a directionless market in early February, with traders torn between fears of an economic recession and potential...
    Refining & Processing

    Ethanol pipelines

    Feb. 18, 2008
    Many issues surround ethanol’s growing prevalence as a component of the US gasoline pool.
    Economics & Markets

    Venezuela sounds off against ExxonMobil

    Feb. 18, 2008
    Oil futures have continued to rise due to traders’ concerns over the war of words launched by Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez after ExxonMobil Corp. last week won a court injunction...
    Refining & Processing

    BP disappointed in downstream performance

    Feb. 18, 2008
    BP PLC is seeking to improve the financial performance of its refining and marketing assets, said BP Chief Executive Tony Hayward Feb. 5 while discussing companywide 2007 financial...
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    Reserves

    ExxonMobil drills record extended-reach well at Sakhalin-1

    Feb. 18, 2008
    ExxonMobil Corp. has surpassed its own world record for reaching offshore deposits with land-based extended-reach technology, drilling from an onshore well at its Sakhalin-1 project...
    HSE

    WATCHING GOVERNMENT: Fresh questions about biofuels

    Feb. 18, 2008
    Two separate scientific studies released on Feb. 7 asked if converting forests to farm land for ethanol crops will do more environmental harm than good.
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    Reserves

    OGJ Newsletter

    Feb. 18, 2008
    General Interest - Quick TakesEIA: OPEC oil export revenues climbed 10% in 2007Members of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries earned an estimated $674.7 billion ...
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    Production Operations

    SPECIAL REPORT: Global pipeline plans expand

    Feb. 18, 2008
    Planned pipeline construction to be completed in 2008 rose by more than one-third from the previous year, driven by large crude oil transportation projects in both the US and ...
    Refining & Processing

    CERA: Aramco CEO calls for energy planning, cooperation

    Feb. 18, 2008
    There are enough conventional and unconventional petroleum resources to satisfy global demand for liquid fuels “for many decades,” but it will require better planning and cooperation...