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  • Volume 107, Issue 2

    • Volume 107, Issue 2

    Th Italian Refiner 01
    Refining

    Italian refiner lowers turnaround maintenance complexity, costs

    Jan. 12, 2009
    As part of a large operational improvement program for its refining and marketing division, Eni SPA, with the support of the Boston Consulting Group (BCG), developed a new strategy...
    Th Canadian Companies 01
    Home

    DRILLING MARKET FOCUS: Canadian companies reduce activities with price swings

    Jan. 12, 2009
    The high season for Canadian drilling should begin now, but many Canadian operators plan to scale back operations.
    Th Woodford Well 01
    Exploration & Development

    Woodford well perforated, stimulated without wellbore intervention

    Jan. 12, 2009
    Modules placed in the production casing string eliminated the need for wellbore intervention for completing a Woodford shale horizontal well.
    Reserves

    Russian gas supplies through Ukraine shut down

    Jan. 12, 2009
    All Russian gas supplies through Ukraine were shut down early Jan. 7 in a further escalation of the OAO Gazprom-Naftogaz pricing dispute, leaving some European Union and Balkan...
    Th Change 01
    Government

    Change: the only certainty as industry prepares for 2009

    Jan. 12, 2009
    Barack H. Obama ran for US president on a platform that emphasized change.

    More content from Volume 107, Issue 2

    General Interest

    World oil demand to reach 310 million b/d in 2030

    Jan. 12, 2009
    ExxonMobil Corp. expects global energy demand to increase by an average 1.2%/year during 2005-30, even assuming major energy efficiency gains.
    Pipelines & Transportation

    Gazprom head comments on Ukraine gas issue

    Jan. 12, 2009
    Europe has stopped receiving gas supplies from Russia via Ukraine amid the bitter dispute that Russia’s OAO Gazprom is embroiled with Ukraine over unpaid bills and prices for ...
    Companies

    Moody’s downgrades independent E&P industry

    Jan. 12, 2009
    Moody’s Investors Service has changed its outlook of the independent exploration and production industry to negative, citing the “precipitous decline” in oil and natural gas prices...
    Tankers

    ExxonMobil fined for 2006 Massachusetts spill

    Jan. 12, 2009
    ExxonMobil Pipeline Co. agreed to pay more than $6 million in fines for a 2006 oil products spill near its Everett, Mass., terminal, the US Department of Justice said on Dec. ...
    LNG

    LNG firms struggle with investments in volatile market

    Jan. 12, 2009
    Gas companies are uncertain whether to make LNG investments as gas demand falls due to high prices and the economic downturn, speakers said at the CWC LNG summit in Barcelona....
    Tankers

    Gas exporting countries form charter, base in Doha

    Jan. 12, 2009
    The Gas Exporters Countries Forum (GECF), a group of the world’s largest natural gas suppliers, has established a charter and chosen Doha as the home for its permanent secretariat...
    Production Operations

    BMI: Only small increase seen in 2009 oil consumption

    Jan. 12, 2009
    Global oil consumption will increase by just 0.6%, representing a decline of 1.3% in Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development countries and an increase of 2.3% in...
    LNG

    Watching The World: Japan floats new ideas

    Jan. 12, 2009
    The Japanese are floating ideas that may create waves in the oil and gas industry.
    Government

    Editorial: An expensive land grab

    Jan. 12, 2009
    In a move with dire implications for exploration and production on federal land, the US Senate returned to business as usual as the 111th Congress began work.
    Th Indonesia 01
    LNG

    Indonesia sees 2% decline in 2009 LNG output

    Jan. 12, 2009
    Indonesia’s LNG production is projected to decrease by more than 2% in 2009, largely due to a decline in the supply of natural gas to the country’s Bontang LNG facility.
    Th Ogj Newsletter 01
    Refining

    OGJ Newsletter

    Jan. 12, 2009
    General Interest — Quick TakesSEC approves reserves reporting requirementsThe US Securities and Exchange Commission unanimously approved changes to its reporting requirements ...
    Exploration & Development

    Pertamina says Natuna D-Alpha project delays persist; access blocked

    Jan. 12, 2009
    Indonesia’s state-owned PT Pertamina may delay its decision to seek partners for developing the Natuna D-Alpha gas block in the Riau Islands.
    Reserves

    Watching Government: New SEC rules: too late for ’08

    Jan. 12, 2009
    Publicly traded producers were elated when the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) adopted new oil and gas reserves disclosure regulations Dec. 29, 2008.
    LPG Markets

    Analyst notes changing global, Chinese LPG trade patterns

    Jan. 12, 2009
    Demand patterns for global LPG trade will change in the near term, according to New York-based Poten & Partners, a global broker and commercial advisor for energy and ocean transportati...
    New Plants

    Pemex lets Chicontepec work; delays drill bids

    Jan. 12, 2009
    Mexico’s Petroleos Mexicanos has awarded four contracts worth a total $154 million for the construction of 344 drilling pads and access roads in the Chicontepec region.
    Petrochemicals

    A better focus

    Jan. 12, 2009
    It’s sad that the oil industry is still approaching the new government with a focus on producing more barrels per day.
    Government

    Times may be a-changin’

    Jan. 12, 2009
    US President-elect Barrack Obama picked several environmentalists and climate-change advocates to form his administration, and that has prompted some heated comments, both pro...
    Th Algorithm Helps 01
    Exploration & Development

    Algorithm helps define final 3D seismic survey polygon

    Jan. 12, 2009
    The design of a 3D seismic survey depends on a number of field parameters that control the patch geometry and layout of source and receiver lines.
    LNG

    Oil prices climb in early 2009

    Jan. 12, 2009
    Crude oil futures prices started off 2009 with positive movement on New York and London markets amid rising geopolitical tensions.
    Th Service Suppliers 01
    New Plants

    Services/Suppliers

    Jan. 12, 2009
    Munich, Germany, has appointed Thomas Blades CEO of its energy sector’s oil and gas division.
    Pipelines & Transportation

    Oil price extremes do not repudiate US ‘deregulation’

    Jan. 12, 2009
    A popular belief deserving stern resistance holds that oil price extremes of 2008 justify the revival of aggressive market regulation.
    Th Equip Soft Liter 01
    Production Operations

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    Jan. 12, 2009
    Here is new StarLite GUMBALLS protective eyewear. Each box features 10 temple colors.
    Th Trans Caspian 01
    Pipelines & Transportation

    CASPIAN NATURAL GAS—Conclusion: Trans-Caspian pipeline remains contentious

    Jan. 12, 2009
    The routes Kazakhstan could use to export its natural gas resources are of interest to both potential customers and the region’s other producers.
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