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  • Volume 108, Issue 13

    • Volume 108, Issue 13

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    Production Operations

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    April 12, 2010
    New underreamerHere's the new Commander underreamer for wellbore enlargement.The new tool is designed for robust applications and weak bottomhole formations. It provides fully...
    Economics & Markets

    Crude ends quarter at 17-month high

    April 12, 2010
    The front-month contract for benchmark US light, sweet crudes closed at a 17-month of $83.76/bbl Mar. 31 on the New York Mercantile Exchange on a weaker dollar and momentum from...
    Drilling & Production

    Going electronic

    April 12, 2010
    Attending industry functions or meeting readers in their offices these days, Oil & Gas Journal editors hear the same question with increasing frequency: "Say, when are you guys...
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    OGJ Newsletter

    April 12, 2010
    General Interest — Quick TakesShell reviews downstream assets in AfricaRoyal Dutch Shell PLC is reviewing its downstream businesses in 21 African countries, saying it hopes to...
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    Iranian sanctions

    April 12, 2010
    In "Sanctions would help Iran solve its gasoline problems," Sara Vakhshouri-Bellenoit argues that the current international energy market and domestically refined petroleum products...

    More content from Volume 108, Issue 13

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    Discoveries

    Unlocking Grand Bay's deep treasures: gulf shelf potential at 17,000-28,000 ft

    April 12, 2010
    Grand Bay field in the Mississippi Delta is the "Grande Dame" of southern Louisiana. The field has continued to produce vast quantities of oil and gas for over 70 years and promises...
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    IOR/EOR

    Modeling exercises assess US CO2-EOR potential

    April 12, 2010
    Modeling exercises indicate carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery might recover a considerable amount of technically and economically incremental oil in different regions of the...
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    LNG

    OGJ Focus: Iranian LNG, natural gas export plans outlined

    April 12, 2010
    This article reviews current projects for moving Iranian natural gas to regional and global markets.
    Pipelines & Transportation

    EIA: Natural gas prices to improve in 2011

    April 12, 2010
    Natural gas production will decline and prices will increase in 2011, the US Energy Information Administration said in its latest Short-Term Energy and Summer Fuels Outlook.
    Production Operations

    EPRINC: Oil supply surge, price drop seen in Iraqi auction

    April 12, 2010
    Iraq's December 2009 auction of rights to develop 60 billion bbl of crude oil reserves in 10 fields will lift the country's production to 9.6 million b/d by 2017 if several major...
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    Refining

    South Korean refiners' recovery faces hurdles

    April 12, 2010
    Although signs in late 2009 indicated South Korea was fast recovering from the 2008-09 global recession, the South Korean refining industry is still suffering.
    Government

    MMS moves ahead to launch Obama OCS strategy

    April 12, 2010
    The US Minerals Management Service launched the Obama administration's US Outer Continental Shelf strategy with a notice that it would begin to prepare an environmental impact...
    Production Operations

    EPA launches study of hydraulic fracturing

    April 12, 2010
    The US Environmental Protection Agency initiated a comprehensive study of hydraulic fracturing to determine whether the tight shale gas production technology potentially could...
    Government

    Watching Government: Congress's likely reaction

    April 12, 2010
    When US President Barack Obama announced his administration's Outer Continental Shelf strategy on Mar. 31, he said it was time for everyone to move beyond firmly entrenched positions...
    Exploration & Development

    Watching The World: Uganda opts for Russian jets

    April 12, 2010
    Development of Uganda's oil and gas resources has become problematical even before production can reach the surface. Indeed, the wrangling could be responsible for keeping reserves...
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    Production Operations

    DOE partnerships testing CO2 EOR, sequestration synergies

    April 12, 2010
    A government-industry initiative is moving into its final testing phase in which researchers examine the potential synergies for simultaneous enhanced oil recovery and carbon ...
    Exploration & Development

    Uganda to hold new licensing round in 2010

    April 12, 2010
    Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni said his country is ready to undertake a new licensing round for oil blocks in this year's second half.
    Government

    MMS publishes preliminary revised 5-year OCS program

    April 12, 2010
    The US Minerals Management Service published a preliminary revised 2007-12 Outer Continental Shelf program on Apr. 6 that removes from the schedule five lease sales off Alaska...
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    Pipelines & Transportation

    OGJ FOCUS: CO2 PIPELINES—1: Study details methods for determining steady-state pressure, temperature

    April 12, 2010
    Determining steady-state pressure and temperature profiles of new CO2 pipeline systems requires both accurate routines for predicting fluid properties and reliable methods of ...
    Exploration & Development

    Groups seek details as they welcome Obama's OCS plan

    April 12, 2010
    Oil, natural gas, and other business associations continued to respond warmly to US President Barack Obama's administration's US Outer Continental Shelf strategy, announced Mar...
    HSE

    NEC head: Term changes needed in energy policy debate

    April 12, 2010
    The US energy policy debate needs to be reformulated so that comprehensive energy legislation can be passed to increase demand and create jobs, reduce uncertainty and increase...
    Government

    Editorial: Head fakes and slam dunks

    April 12, 2010
    A basic maneuver in basketball, US President Barack Obama's favorite sport, is the head fake.
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    April 12, 2010
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    Government

    GAO: Energy Star program 'vulnerable to fraud and abuse'

    April 12, 2010
    If you planned to apply for an Energy Star rebate for that gasoline-powered alarm clock you've been admiring, you're too late.
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    New Plants

    Services/Suppliers

    April 12, 2010
    Mears Group Inc.,Rosebush, Mich., has announced the election of Kevin Garrity as president of NACE International for 2012. Garrity is vice-president of integrity services for ...
    Government

    GAO: Energy Star program 'vulnerable to fraud and abuse'

    April 12, 2010
    If you planned to apply for an Energy Star rebate for that gasoline-powered alarm clock you've been admiring, you're too late.
    Pipelines & Transportation

    Iraq's output growth seen as new pressure on OPEC

    April 9, 2010
    Production growth under new contracts in Iraq will raise pressure on the Organization of Petroleum Exporting countries to limit supply and to return Iraq to the group's quota ...