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  • Volume 108, Issue 19

    • Volume 108, Issue 19

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    Another royalty review

    May 24, 2010
    So the US Bureau of Land Management is planning to review federal royalty policies, comparing their return to that of other countries.
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    Equipment/Software/Literature

    May 24, 2010
    New water-cooled hazardous location enginesNew C7 ACERT, C9 ACERT, and C32 ACERT hazardous location water-cooled manifold engines are designed to meet the requirements of the ...
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    New Plants

    OGJ Newsletter

    May 24, 2010
    General Interest — Quick TakesEU, industry meet to discuss offshore practicesEuropean Union Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger met with oil and gas executives to discuss EU...
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    Hydraulic fracturing liabilities suggest insurance coverage

    May 24, 2010
    Hydraulic fracturing, used for decades to increase the production of oil and natural gas, has recently become the subject of heightened inquiry and debate.
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    Survey: Industry improving

    May 24, 2010
    The oil and gas industry has many concerns about its future, particularly in light of recent events in the Gulf of Mexico.

    More content from Volume 108, Issue 19

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    OGJ FOCUS: US agency advises of weld failures on new pipelines

    May 24, 2010
    The US Pipeline and Hazardous Materials Safety Administration issued an advisory bulletin Mar. 18, 2010, to notify owners and operators of recently constructed large-diameter ...
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    Neural network estimates Poisson's ratio, Young's modulus

    May 24, 2010
    A study compared various artifical intelligence techniques for determining Poisson's ratio and Young's modulus.
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    OGJ FOCUS: Proper pipeline valuation requires specialized appraisal

    May 24, 2010
    The appraisal of pipelines is a niche industry, requiring specialized methods to properly determine valuation.
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    Lawsuit seeks to stop operations at BP's Atlantis platform

    May 24, 2010
    A former BP PLC contractor and a Washington, DC, nonprofit group asked a US District Court in Houston to issue a temporary injunction that would compel federal officials to temporarily...
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    US refinery chemical demand to top $7 billion in 2014

    May 24, 2010
    Demand for chemicals used in US refineries will expand 5%/year to $7.1 billion in 2014.
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    BP containing some oil being spilled in Gulf of Mexico

    May 24, 2010
    BP PLC worked toward using a "top kill" to seal a deepwater blowout and stop an oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico while workers also collected a growing share of the leaking oil...
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    Watching Government: Congress goes after MMS

    May 24, 2010
    Congress may feel helpless in trying to stop the Gulf of Mexico oil spill. But it's ready to go after the US Minerals Management Service.
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    Gas plant solves Hg problems with copper-sulfate absorbent

    May 24, 2010
    Operators at Saudi Aramco's Berri gas plant successfully resolved problems of high mercury content in the plant's feed gas by replacing activated carbon material with copper-sulfide...
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    Editorial: Need for regulation

    May 24, 2010
    Supporters of nonfossil energy are using a deepwater blowout and oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico to advance their agendas.
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    EU against a Gazprom-Naftohaz Ukrainy merger

    May 24, 2010
    European Union Energy Commissioner Gunther Oettinger, who earlier disdained a proposal by Russia's Prime Minister Vladimir Putin, said Brussels and Kiev have agreed to intensify...
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    Crosco National 801 drilling for Total E&P in Libya

    May 24, 2010
    Crosco Integrated Drilling & Well Services Co. Ltd. has reported the ongoing and successful provision of drilling services for Total E&P Libye in Libya.
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    Spill liability splits Senate; DOI, DHS seek BP position

    May 24, 2010
    US senators continued to argue over the need to raise the $75 million liability limit under the 1990 federal Oil Pollution Act (OPA) as two key members of US President Barack ...
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    Forum: Alberta oil sands 'source of strategic value'

    May 24, 2010
    Alberta's oil sands represent not only a major North American source of energy and economic growth, but also an important laboratory for environmental management technologies,...
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    Officials: Spill technologies unproven but informative

    May 24, 2010
    Officials from President Barack Obama's administration conceded on May 18 that the combined government-industry response to the Gulf of Mexico oil spill sometimes has to apply...
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    Oxy sees major growth in US shale liquids

    May 24, 2010
    Occidental Petroleum Corp. said it derives more than 25% of its California production from shales and that its California shale development program could become the company's ...
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    Watching The World: Oil diplomacy scores a victory

    May 24, 2010
    The oil and gas industry is ready to profit from the end of a long-running maritime dispute between Guyana and Suriname, with numerous companies interested in the region.
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    Advertisers Index

    May 24, 2010
    Endruo Pipeline Services..... www.enduropls.comIndustrial Rubber, Inc..... www.iri-oiltool.comMTU Detroit Diesel..... www.mtu-online.comOMK United Metallurgical Company..... www...
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    US court rejects bid to halt Shell's Alaskan offshore program

    May 24, 2010
    The Ninth US Circuit Appeals Court rejected on May 13 a lawsuit by several environmental and other groups aimed at keeping Shell Offshore Inc. from drilling on its Beaufort Sea...
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    IPAA: Excessive liability limits will drive independents from gulf

    May 24, 2010
    Independent oil and gas producers that have operated safely in the Gulf of Mexico for 40 years should not be pushed out by dramatically higher spill liability limits, Independent...
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    Past discussion of BOP problems is not scandalous

    May 24, 2010
    A blow to credibility must not limit the oil and gas industry's ability to discuss technical problems.
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    Services/Suppliers

    May 24, 2010
    Seahawk Drilling Inc.,Houston, has named James R. Easter senior vice-president and CFO, replacing the retiring Steve Manz. Easter served as vice-president, corporate development...
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    Storage capacity cuts crude price

    May 24, 2010
    Tightening storage capacity at Cushing, Okla., pushed the front-month crude contract price down 1.7% in the New York market in mid-May.
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    US oil, gas firms' 1Q earnings rebound from year-earlier loss

    May 24, 2010
    The combined first-quarter 2010 earnings were vastly improved for a sample of US-based oil and gas producers and refiners.