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  • Volume 107, Issue 47

    • Volume 107, Issue 47

    Refining

    Special Report: Climate change efforts to hit US industry hard

    Dec. 21, 2009
    Trends noted in this report—recently falling US capacity and utilization and rising Asian and Middle Eastern capacity—come at a difficult time for US refiners, as the US Congress...
    Government

    Salazar outlines onshore leasing schedule for 2010

    Dec. 21, 2009
    As he announced that 38 onshore federal oil and gas lease sales have been scheduled for 2010, US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar said his department will continue to make constructive...
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    Exploration & Development

    Continuous well-flow estimates improve production allocation

    Dec. 21, 2009
    Evidence from several Shell operating units confirms that daily allocation based on continuous well flow estimates can be more accurate than the more traditional approach based...
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    Companies

    GULF MARGINAL PRODUCTION—3: Model tracks structures' transition from marginal to abandonment

    Dec. 21, 2009
    In the final part of this series, we estimate the number of committed assets in the Gulf of Mexico that are expected to be marginal over a 60-year horizon.
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    Refining

    Special Report:Global refining capacity advances; US industry faces uncertain future

    Dec. 21, 2009
    Global crude distillation capacity in 2009 shot ahead of capacity for 2008, according to the latest OGJ survey of the world's refineries, extending in a big way the growth evident...

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    Dec. 21, 2009
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    Production Operations

    Iranian political mood swings back toward the brink

    Dec. 21, 2009
    Since the revolution of 1979, Iran's political mood has cycled several times toward and away from upheaval. Now, the Islamic republic finds itself yet again on the brink.
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    Services/Suppliers

    Dec. 21, 2009
    Fluor Corp.,Irving, Tex., has elected David T. Seaton to its newly created COO position. All five of the company's operating groups will report to Seaton, along with project operations...
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    Tankers

    Method provides welders new technique for avoiding arc blow

    Dec. 21, 2009
    A new method allows welders with little background in magnetism to reduce arc blow during DC welding of pipelines.
    Refining & Processing

    Iraq, Nigeria oil output increasing

    Dec. 21, 2009
    After years of losses because of war and revolution, oil production in Iraq and Nigeria is starting to increase.
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    Equipment/Software/Literature

    Dec. 21, 2009
    New natural gas engine for pumping useThe new AJAX E-565 natural gas engine is a rugged one cylinder, two-cycle version that's suited for pumping applications in a variety of ...
    Home

    Widely held delusion

    Dec. 21, 2009
    Al Gore's recent well intentioned challenge that we produce "100% of our electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon-free sources within 10 years" represents a widely...
    New Plants

    ExxonMobil: Global energy demand to rise 35% through 2030

    Dec. 21, 2009
    Global energy demand will be about 35% higher in 2030 than it was in 2005, requiring trillions of dollars of investment and a commitment to innovation and technology, ExxonMobil...
    Home

    Pilots target bitumen

    Dec. 21, 2009
    Various companies put on hold several Alberta oil sands projects during 2009 in reaction to the global recession and lower crude prices, but other projects have continued including...
    Gas Processing

    IEA medium-term update hikes oil demand projection

    Dec. 21, 2009
    The International Energy Agency has raised its projection for average global oil consumption during 2009-14 by 1.9 million b/d in an update to the medium-term market forecast ...
    Government

    Watching Government: Ethanol and gasoline

    Dec. 21, 2009
    Two leading US House Republicans asked the Government Accountability Office to explore the impact of allowing more ethanol to be used in gasoline.
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    OGJ Newsletter

    Dec. 21, 2009
    General Interest — Quick TakesChevron announces $21.6 billion capital budgetChevron Corp. announced a $21.6 billion capital and exploratory spending program for 2010, down 5% ...
    Reserves

    Editorial: Chad's resource curse

    Dec. 21, 2009
    An assessment of the World Bank's failed Chadian experiment confirms the intuition that poor countries with dodgy governments remain doomed to the resource curse.
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    Pipelines & Transportation

    API's Gerard: Staff cuts part of broader reorganization

    Dec. 21, 2009
    A 15% reduction in its work force is only part of a major reorganization designed to modernize the American Petroleum Institute, API Pres. Jack N. Gerard said.
    Refining

    CSB issues urgent recommendations in probe of Citgo refinery fire

    Dec. 21, 2009
    The US Chemical Safety Board issued urgent safety recommendations to Citgo Petroleum Corp., calling on the refiner to immediately improve the emergency water system at its Corpus...
    General Interest

    Stanislaw: Shift energy focus from 'green' to 'clean'

    Dec. 21, 2009
    A global low-carbon future is possible if policymakers and economic leaders—including the oil and gas industry—shift focus from "green energy" to "clean energy," said energy expert...
    Government

    Prospects uncertain for US climate-change legislation

    Dec. 21, 2009
    Prospects for US climate-change legislation in 2010 remain uncertain as 2009 enters its final weeks.
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    Refining

    IHS CERA: Downstream capital costs turn upward

    Dec. 21, 2009
    Costs of designing and building refineries and petrochemical plants have ended a brief decline, according to IHS Cambridge Energy Research Associates.
    Companies

    ExxonMobil to boost unconventional focus by acquiring XTO

    Dec. 21, 2009
    ExxonMobil Corp. has agreed to buy XTO Energy Inc. in an all-stock deal valued at $41 billion that will be part of a strengthened focus by the energy giant on unconventional resources...
    Pennwell web 600 320
    Reserves

    Special Report: Oil, gas reserves rise as oil output declines

    Dec. 21, 2009
    New estimates for Australia, China, and Turkmenistan have resulted in an increase in reported worldwide oil and gas reserves, according to Oil & Gas Journal's annual survey of...
    Reserves

    Watching The World: Japan cheers Iraq deal

    Dec. 21, 2009
    Has Japan really succeeded in its long-term effort to secure a foothold in Iraq's oil and gas industry? Apparently so, especially after a consortium led by Japan Petroleum Exploration...