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  • Volume 107, Issue 9

    • Volume 107, Issue 9

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    Nelson-Farrar Cost Indexes

    March 2, 2009
    Click here to download a .pdf of the Nelson-Farrar Cost Indexes
    Tankers

    Watching The World: Storing oil in Orkney

    March 2, 2009
    The UK’s Orkney Islands, which lie just a stone’s throw off Scotland’s northern end, seem far away indeed from any major contact with the global oil and gas industry.
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    Drilling Operations

    Special Report: New olefin-based drilling fluid improves operational, environmental profile

    March 2, 2009
    A nonaqueous drilling fluid system engineered with a low-viscosity synthetic internal olefin base resolved operational problems in drilling tight gas wells in the Basin Center...
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    Companies

    Table, correlation give water solubility, Henry’s Law constant for alkanes in crude

    March 2, 2009
    Water solubility and Henry’s law constant in alkanes found in crude oil have been calculated and set in an easy-to-use table.
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    Discoveries

    Special Report: Sand control unlocks shallow gas formerly regarded as drilling hazard

    March 2, 2009
    New expandable sand screens with a close weave have made drilling and completing shallow, unconsolidated gas sands off the Netherlands commercial.

    More content from Volume 107, Issue 9

    Drilling & Production

    Lag to ‘production effect’ seen in Rockies

    March 2, 2009
    A substantial lag could occur in Rocky Mountain basins between the time operators idle drilling rigs until flush gas production from newer wells begins to decline, one operator...
    Exploration & Development

    Chesapeake unconventional gas stake deep

    March 2, 2009
    Chesapeake Energy Corp., Oklahoma City, reported an 11% increase in proved reserves to 12.1 tcf of gas equivalent in 2008 and detailed the depth of the company’s commitment to...
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    Exploration & Development

    South Falkland basin prospects high-graded

    March 2, 2009
    Borders & Southern Petroleum PLC has identified three key play fairways and two prioritized prospects from initial review of 1,492 sq km of 3D seismic survey shot in 2008 on its...
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    Advertisers Index

    March 2, 2009
    Baker Hughes Incorporated ……… www.bakerhughes.comCapstone Turbine Corporation ……… www.capstoneturbine.comContinental Plants ……… www.contplants.comDevon International ……… www.devindevin...
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    Reserves

    New software designed to help improve plant operations

    March 2, 2009
    The new Syncade smart operations management suite is a class of real-time production management software designed to help improve plant operations.
    Economics & Markets

    Hasty taxes might not be what people of the future need

    March 2, 2009
    Raising taxes to fund uncertain benefits far in the future can be worse than rising sea levels.
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    General Interest

    Baker Hughes Inc.,

    March 2, 2009
    Houston, has appointed Russell J. Cancilla vice-president of HS&E and security.
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    New Plants

    Scheduling software aids pipeline design

    March 2, 2009
    Applying scheduling software to the design stages of a complex multiproduct pipeline helps make the finished line safer, more reliable, and more economic.
    Economics & Markets

    Crude makes biggest gain of year

    March 2, 2009
    Crude prices shot up Feb. 19 in the biggest 1-day gain since 2008, carrying petroleum products with it, but energy prices retreated in the next session as markets readjusted to...
    Government

    Build it, but will they come?

    March 2, 2009
    In a recent program with transportation technology expert Daniel Sperling on US television program The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart suggested the US government take some of the...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    FERC submits seventh report on Alaska natural gas pipeline

    March 2, 2009
    Two proposals for a natural gas pipeline from Alaska’s North Slope (ANS) into Canada have advanced to the detailed planning and project development stage, the Federal Energy Regulatory...
    Government

    Clean energy strategy must include commitment to NGVs

    March 2, 2009
    A new national clean energy strategy that emphasizes electricity production from renewable sources must also include a strong natural gas vehicle commitment, said two speakers...
    Government

    Obama: Energy vital to nation’s economic future

    March 2, 2009
    US President Barack Obama listed energy as one of three critical areas to the nation’s economic future in his first State of the Union address Feb. 24.
    General Interest

    Business group blasts Western Climate Initiative

    March 2, 2009
    A carbon-trading plan promoted by several Western governors could prolong the economic recession and weaken already overburdened power grids, according to a report commissioned...
    Government

    Energy transmission debate should include gas

    March 2, 2009
    US lawmakers should consider correcting defects in current interstate gas pipeline regulations as they draft new interstate electricity transmission legislation, said the president...
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    Watching Government: Obama, Harper, and oil sands

    March 2, 2009
    When US President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper met Feb. 18 in Ottawa, they pledged to work together on economic recovery, international security, and...
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    LNG

    OGJ Newsletter

    March 2, 2009
    General Interest — Quick TakesSalazar cancels oil shale lease solicitationThe US Department of the Interior will offer another round of oil shale leases in Colorado and Utah and...
    New Plants

    Murkowski urges directional drilling for ANWR

    March 2, 2009
    US Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alas.) said on Feb. 19 that she plans to propose using directional drilling on state land and waters in initial Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR...
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    Slump trims forecasts for Canadian oil sands

    March 2, 2009
    Expectations are falling for bitumen production from the Canadian oil sands as the international price of crude oil languishes around $40/bbl, far below levels required by new...
    Exploration & Development

    Editorial: Energy transparency

    March 2, 2009
    The US government has new plans to spend tens of billions of dollars on energy. Taxpayers deserve to know how much energy this investment yields.
    General Interest

    Bolivian president accuses CIA of corrupting state oil firm

    March 2, 2009
    The investigation into corruption at Bolivia’s state-run oil company has taken a bizarre turn, with the Bolivian president and other government officials now claiming involvement...
    Drilling & Production

    California US House members offer differing OCS views

    March 2, 2009
    Two US House members from California presented dramatically different viewpoints as the Natural Resources Committee focused on state perspectives in its second 2009 Outer Continental...
    Government

    Russia prepares for OPEC session in March

    March 2, 2009
    Russia’s Vice-Premier Igor Sechin said his country is planning to discuss a proposed memorandum on cooperation with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries at the group...
    Refining

    EPA outlines BP Texas City refinery settlement

    March 2, 2009
    BP Products North America Inc. agreed to spend more than $161 million on pollution controls, and enhanced maintenance and monitoring to resolve Clean Air Act violations at its...