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  • Volume 108, Issue 4

    • Volume 108, Issue 4

    Reserves

    NGSA, IPAMS urge Obama not to overlook natural gas

    Feb. 1, 2010
    As OGJ went to press last week, two oil and gas association officials said they hoped US President Barack Obama's Jan. 27 State of the Union message would reflect policies that...
    Exploration & Development

    'Fracing' dominates ExxonMobil-XTO merger hearing

    Feb. 1, 2010
    A congressional hearing that ostensibly was supposed to consider a proposed merger's market impacts quickly became a forum for debating whether to federally regulate hydraulic...
    Drilling Operations

    Watching The World: IOCs under attack

    Feb. 1, 2010
    If anyone thought the international oil and gas industry was in for an easy time this year, they will have to revise those thoughts immediately.
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    Companies

    Marcellus shale gas play entry opportunities abound

    Feb. 1, 2010
    The US shale business has been one of the hottest E&P topics the past few years, with the Marcellus capturing most recent attention.
    Exploration & Development

    Trinidad and Tobago makes term changes to 2010 bid round

    Feb. 1, 2010
    Trinidad and Tobago has announced major changes to its fiscal terms for energy companies operating in the country and those seeking new blocks in its 2010 bid round.

    More content from Volume 108, Issue 4

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    Drilling Operations

    Special Report: Unconventional basins require new rig types

    Feb. 1, 2010
    Even though more than 1,000 rigs are inactive in the US, drilling contractors are building new land rigs to satisfy operator demand for improved technology.
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    Pipelines

    Subsea isolation techniques advance

    Feb. 1, 2010
    Two recent subsea pipeline isolations illustrate the advances made in isolation technology and methods.
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    Home

    Nelson-Farrar Cost Indexes

    Feb. 1, 2010
    More Oil & Gas Journal Current Issue ArticlesMore Oil & Gas Journal Archives Issue ArticlesView Oil and Gas Articles on PennEnergy.com
    Government

    Advertisers Index

    Feb. 1, 2010
    ANH..... www.anh.gov.coBaker Hughes Incorporated..... www.bakerhughes.comBNP Paribas..... www.cib.bnpparibas.comBupa International..... www.bupa-intl.comCameron..... www.c-a-m...
    Government

    US energy market wouldn't notice loss of biodiesel

    Feb. 1, 2010
    Live by the subsidy, die by the subsidy. Because a generous tax credit for biodiesel expired at the end of 2009, makers of the fuel fear commercial demise is near.
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    Companies

    Calculating H2O solubility, Henry's Law constant for cycloalkanes in crude

    Feb. 1, 2010
    Water solubility and Henry's law constant in cycloalkanes found in crude oil have been calculated and set in an easy-to-use table.
    Pipelines & Transportation

    Services/Suppliers

    Feb. 1, 2010
    CITI Technologies Group,Rueil Malmaison, France, has acquired Paris-based Litwin SA. Terms aren't disclosed. CITI was created in October 2009 and is fully owned by its founders...
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    Drilling Operations

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    Feb. 1, 2010
    New field-attachable packer systemThis new field-attachable packer feed-through system promises a faster method of passing power cables through packers.The system uses a field...
    LNG

    OPEC capacity caps prices

    Feb. 1, 2010
    The International Energy Agency in Paris estimated in December the sustainable production capacity for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries at 35.4 million b/d, with...
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    Drilling Operations

    Special Report: Pre-Caspian basin wells in salt-gypsum beds require an optimized drilling fluid

    Feb. 1, 2010
    Drilling wells through the ultrathick, salt-gypsum beds in the pre-Caspian basin requires an optimized drilling fluid.
    Home

    Gulf current under study

    Feb. 1, 2010
    Benjamin Franklin was the first scientist to study and map the Gulf Stream, measuring wind speeds and current depths, speeds, and temperatures during four crossings of the Atlantic...
    Government

    EPA announces new short-term NO2 standard

    Feb. 1, 2010
    The US Environmental Protection Agency announced a new national air quality standard for short-term exposures to nitrogen dioxide.
    Government

    API's Gerard: SOTU speech should herald improved relations

    Feb. 1, 2010
    As OGJ went to press last week, the oil and gas industry was hoping US President Barack Obama's Jan. 27 State of the Union address would begin a shift of administration-industry...
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    Companies

    Norway offers 38 production licenses in mature areas

    Feb. 1, 2010
    The Norwegian government has offered 38 offshore production licenses in its "awards in predefined areas" (APA 2009) round.
    Government

    Watching Government: Parks Service proposes changes

    Feb. 1, 2010
    As US Interior Secretary Ken Salazar and the Bureau of Land Management drew fire for proposed changes in onshore oil and gas rules for public lands BLM administers, another Interior...
    Home

    Editorial: Another IPCC setback

    Feb. 1, 2010
    A single mistake shouldn't sink a boatload of science. Bias, however, will corrode any hull.
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    Tankers

    OGJ Newsletter

    Feb. 1, 2010
    General Interest — Quick TakesPartners block part of Maersk's acquisitionMaersk Oil said its agreement to buy Devon Energy Production Co. LP's interests in the Gulf of Mexico ...
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    Refining

    Fitch: Credit-quality outlook mostly stable

    Feb. 1, 2010
    Barring any substantial drops in crude prices, corporate credit profiles should remain in line with 2009 levels across the oil and gas industry this year, except for the refining...
    New Plants

    Nord Stream consortium awards pipeline contracts

    Feb. 1, 2010
    The Nord Stream AG consortium said it will commission Sumitomo Group, Europipe GMBH, and United Metallurgical Co. (OMK) to supply 1 million tons of steel pipe for construction...