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  • Volume 107, Issue 19

    • Volume 107, Issue 19

    Government

    Editorial: Lessons from biofuels

    May 18, 2009
    As markets balk, the US government recommits itself to the care and feeding of renewable fuels.
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    Exploration & Development

    Uruguay attracts interest in its first licensing round

    May 18, 2009
    Uruguay, with no current oil and gas production, has completed the qualification step of its first offshore bid round, offering 11 continental shelf blocks that drew interest ...
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    Home

    Special Report: LIQUIDS ENTRAINMENT–1: Changing operating conditions lead to compressor damage

    May 18, 2009
    This is the first of three articles that describe BP’s experience with reciprocating compressor damage from liquids intrusion at two facilities, in Oklahoma and Alaska.
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    Biocides control Barnett shale fracturing fluid contamination

    May 18, 2009
    A team, composed of the operator and service company staff, tested various biocides to determine the best chemical for controlling bacteria in fluids used for fracturing Barnett...
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    Drilling & Production

    DRILLING MARKET FOCUS: US rig count slumps more rapidly than industry expected

    May 18, 2009
    The US rig count fell much more rapidly than most in the oil and gas drilling industry had forecast, and industry executives say they are uncertain when drilling activity might...

    More content from Volume 107, Issue 19

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    Gas Processing

    Bakken, Barnett, Manitoba fuel EOG’s liquids binge

    May 18, 2009
    EOG Resources Inc., Houston, is emphasizing North American liquids and natural gas plays as it develops and explores unconventional and conventional plays in US and Canadian basins...
    Home

    Advertisers Index

    May 18, 2009
    ABB ……… www.abbg4.comBaker Hughes Incorporated.……… www.bakerhughes.comBrand Energy & Infrastructure Services ……… www.beis.comChevron Lummus Global ……… www.clg-clean.comDeltaValve...
    Exploration & Development

    Indonesia awards blocks, plans new bidding round

    May 18, 2009
    To boost its declining production, Indonesia has awarded exploration rights for 11 new oil and gas blocks and is already mapping out its next bid round.
    Home

    Chief executives boost UN program on corruption

    May 18, 2009
    An important United Nations fight against corruption received a boost this month from the chief executives of 24 international companies.
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    General Interest

    Services/Suppliers

    May 18, 2009
    Schlumberger, Paris, has announced a series of key management changes targeting technology integration and enhanced service delivery. With these changes, the Schlumberger Product...
    Companies

    A May rally in energy prices

    May 18, 2009
    Energy prices rallied in early May with natural gas climbing above $4/MMbtu and crude at one point topping $58/bbl–a new high for the year–as traders shrugged off bearish inventory...
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    Home

    Study sets parameters for using direct assessment on networks

    May 18, 2009
    Dry gas internal corrosion direct assessment (DG-ICDA) can be an effective means of evaluating networks of pipe for internal corrosion.
    Companies

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    May 18, 2009
    New release of steady state simulation softwareA new release of this firm’s steady state simulation software–ProSimPlus–is now available.The software is used in design and operation...
    Government

    CO2 challenge urged

    May 18, 2009
    A strong legal challenge needs to be made to the EPA finding that CO2 is harmful.
    Government

    Obama keeps new oil, gas taxes in final 2010 budget

    May 18, 2009
    US President Barack H. Obama released his final fiscal 2010 federal budget on May 7.
    Companies

    Shaping the pipeline future

    May 18, 2009
    The current US energy policy debate includes at least two areas of great interest to pipeliners: biofuels and carbon capture and sequestration (CCS).
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    LNG

    OGJ Newsletter

    May 18, 2009
    General Interest — Quick TakesDeutsche Bank: OPEC needs to cut outputWith global oil and product inventories high and with demand deteriorating, the Organization of Petroleum ...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    Baghdad approves Kurdish exports; contracts thought ‘illegal’

    May 18, 2009
    The Iraqi government, despite recently approving the export of oil from Kurdistan, still considers contracts signed between the Kurdistan Regional Government and international...
    Exploration & Development

    OTC: Palau lays foundation for first licensing round

    May 18, 2009
    The tiny island nation of Palau is laying the foundations to offer its first licensing round with the assistance of the World Bank.
    Exploration & Development

    Watching The World: Oil diplomacy at work in Asia

    May 18, 2009
    The Sultanate of Brunei has long had a certain cache among members of the international oil and gas industry.
    Government

    EPA proposes renewable fuels regulations for 2010

    May 18, 2009
    The US Environmental Protection Agency issued proposed new renewable fuels regulations for 2010 and beyond on May 5 as part of a broader Obama administration initiative.
    IOR/EOR

    OTC: Nigeria changes gas-flaring deadline

    May 18, 2009
    Nigeria is considering its new zero gas flaring target as 2011, which is 3 years later than its previous deadline of Dec. 31, 2008.
    Production Operations

    OTC: Shtokman Phase 1 development tenders due out

    May 18, 2009
    Shtokman Development AG plans to send out soon tenders for developing the giant Shtokman gas field in the Barents Sea, off Russia’s north coast, said Philippe Rondy, Total SA’...
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    LNG

    FACTS: 2009-10 LNG demand flat; supplies to glut markets

    May 18, 2009
    The 2009 LNG outlook is grim, according to a recently published review of global LNG by FACTS Global Energy, Singapore.
    Companies

    Venezuela’s Chavez nationalizes oil services firms

    May 18, 2009
    Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, attempting to bolster his socialist spending programs, has nationalized nearly 40 domestic and international oil services companies operating...
    New Plants

    Watching Government: Seasoned hand on Alaska gas line

    May 18, 2009
    Deputy US Transportation Secretary Thomas J. Barrett will join the office coordinating federal agencies’ responses to expedite construction of a natural gas pipeline from Alaska...
    General Interest

    Aramco to stick with investment program, production levels

    May 18, 2009
    Saudi Arabia’s state oil company is feeling the impact of lower prices, but does not plan to change its spending plans or production levels, its chief executive officer said on...