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  • Volume 107, Issue 38

    • Volume 107, Issue 38

    LNG

    EIA: Gas storage to hit record at heating season start

    Oct. 12, 2009
    US natural gas inventories are expected to reach a record peak of 3.85 tcf when storage injections end on Oct. 31, the US Energy Information Administration said in its latest ...
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    Production Operations

    Study places CO2 capture cost between $34 and $61/ton

    Oct. 12, 2009
    Technologies in development for capturing CO2 have an estimated cost between $34 and $61/ton of CO2 captured, with specific costs both site and technology specific.
    Government

    EPA's proposed GHG rule targets refineries, large plants

    Oct. 12, 2009
    The US Environmental Protection Agency proposed regulations on Sept. 30 that would subject refineries and other large industrial operations to greenhouse gas (GHG) regulation ...
    Government

    Watching Government: GOP freshmen speak up

    Oct. 12, 2009
    Freshman members of Congress traditionally sit back and learn during their first year in office.
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    Discoveries

    High-volume ESPs restore oil production in Suriname

    Oct. 12, 2009
    Installation of electric submersible pumps in a field in Suriname proved effective in increasing fluid extraction rates that led to higher oil production and producible reserves...

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    Government

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    Economics & Markets

    Deutsche Bank alters popular commodity fund

    Oct. 12, 2009
    In a recent filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission, Deutsche Bank AG said it will change the composition of its $3.3 billion PowerShares DB Commodity Index Tracking...
    Discoveries

    Gas-price relief, if not reshaping, seen at meeting

    Oct. 12, 2009
    Setting offers important context to predictions of near-term gains for recently abysmal gas prices in the US.
    Economics & Markets

    The qualified recovery

    Oct. 12, 2009
    It's the resumption of global economic growth that seems to have begun but that cannot be discussed without a host of qualifications.
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    Refining

    Indian refinery starts up new sulfur-recovery unit

    Oct. 12, 2009
    Commercial operation was under way last month at a unique sulfur-processing facility at Reliance Petroleum's Jamnagar export refinery.
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    Home

    OGJ Newsletter

    Oct. 12, 2009
    General Interest — Quick TakesShell settles EPA chemical reporting allegationShell Guam Inc. agreed to pay $30,590 to settle charges that it violated a federal environmental law...
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    Refining

    Special Report: Poor hydrotreater reliability can reduce ULSD production

    Oct. 12, 2009
    This article reports on the investigation of low production of ultralow sulfur diesel (ULSD) at a middle distillate hydrotreating unit in the Lukoil Neftochim Bulgaria (LNB) refinery...
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    Exploration & Development

    BC's silent majority key to Queen Charlotte basin oil

    Oct. 12, 2009
    The silent majority of British Columbians is the most potent force to unlock the province's rich offshore basins to oil exploration.
    Government

    Supreme Court rejects DOI appeal of Anadarko case

    Oct. 12, 2009
    The US Supreme Court rejected a US Department of the Interior appeal of a lower court's ruling in an offshore royalty case that DOI said could cost the federal government $19 ...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    France, Kazakhstan seal long-term energy accords

    Oct. 12, 2009
    Kazakhstan President Nursultan Nazarbayev and French President Nicolas Sarkozy, eyeing broader geopolitical engagement between Europe and Central Asia, have signed a number of...
    HSE

    WGC09: IGU issues gas industry study to 2030

    Oct. 12, 2009
    Results of a major study by the International Gas Union of natural gas demand out to 2030 formed the basis for an extended panel on the first day of the 24th World Gas Conference...
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    Refining

    Special Report: More product-sulfur reduction on horizon

    Oct. 12, 2009
    US refiners have successfully managed a large number of product quality changes related to sulfur reduction while at the same time processing higher sulfur crude oils. Elemental...
    Production Operations

    Watching The World: Oil diplomacy in Romania

    Oct. 12, 2009
    If there is anything the oil and gas industry has learned in Romania recently, it's that Europe and Central Asia are determined to establish an energy bridge that bypasses Russia...
    General Interest

    WGC09: Gas reaches 'premium commodity' status

    Oct. 12, 2009
    Natural gas has come of age, said George Kirkland, executive vice-president, upstream and gas, Chevron Corp., in a keynote speech on the second day of the 24th World Gas Conference...
    LNG

    WGC09: Gas, LNG making inroads despite global recession

    Oct. 12, 2009
    Speakers on the first day of the 24th World Gas Conference in Buenos Aires consistently noted developments in the past 3 years few had anticipated at the last event in 2006.
    Government

    Editorial: The deepwater royalty win

    Oct. 12, 2009
    A Supreme Court decision upholding the meaning of a law does not represent legislative malfunction in need of repair.
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    Government

    COMMENT: Drawdown uncertainty among issues for SPR

    Oct. 12, 2009
    Perhaps no national security strategy reinforces the ability of the US to defend itself and maintain reasonably normal economic activity during a disruption in oil supply more...
    Drilling & Production

    New York releases Marcellus shale drilling proposal

    Oct. 12, 2009
    The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) released a draft proposal to govern potential natural gas drilling activities in the Marcellus shale, specifically...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    Tengizchevroil to boost output in 2009

    Oct. 12, 2009
    The Chevron Corp.-led Tengizchevroil (TCO) consortium will increase its planned production of oil by yearend to 22.5 million tonnes from 21.5 million tonnes, according to a senior...
    Government

    GAO assesses impacts, challenges of mandated biofuels increases

    Oct. 12, 2009
    A federal tax credit of 45¢/gal established to help the domestic ethanol industry probably won't stimulate production beyond levels that new renewable fuels standards specify ...