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  • Volume 108, Issue 6

    • Volume 108, Issue 6

    Discoveries

    Projections and the pipeline

    Feb. 15, 2010
    I like statistics. I liked them on the back of baseball cards when I was a kid.
    Exploration & Development

    New York Herkimer sand gas play to expand

    Feb. 15, 2010
    Norse Energy Corp. ASA, Oslo, has identified 300 locations on seismic that could be prospective for gas in fractured Silurian Herkimer sandstone in central New York state.
    Discoveries

    Orinoco's recoverable figure 513 billion bbl, USGS says

    Feb. 15, 2010
    The volume of technically recoverable heavy oil in Venezuela's Orinoco oil belt is 513 billion bbl, making it one of the world's largest accumulations of recoverable oil, the ...
    Exploration & Development

    Midland basin Strawn porosity object of proprietary tests

    Feb. 15, 2010
    A proprietary geophysical technology rooted in astrophysics is being tested in the prediction of economic levels of porosity in Pennsylvanian Strawn carbonates in West Texas.
    HSE

    US ACE denies ConocoPhillips an ANS permit

    Feb. 15, 2010
    The US Army Corps of Engineers (ACE) denied a permit application from ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. to construct a drill pad identified as CD-5 west of the Colville River Delta to...

    More content from Volume 108, Issue 6

    Production Operations

    BG Group CEO issues 'thumbs up' on Brazil production

    Feb. 15, 2010
    BG Group said it's on track to more than double its oil and gas production by 2020, with new discoveries in Brazil eventually geared to providing a substantial boost to the firm...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    NPRA, three others sue over California LCFS

    Feb. 15, 2010
    The National Petrochemical & Refiners Association and three other organizations legally challenged California's low-carbon fuel standard (LCFS) on Feb. 2.
    Drilling & Production

    Argentina protests new Falklands exploration program

    Feb. 15, 2010
    Argentina's government lodged a protest with UK's government over plans by UK firms to begin oil exploration off the north coast of the long-disputed Falkland Islands.
    Government

    Senate bill would extend chemical security rules

    Feb. 15, 2010
    Four members of the US Senate's Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee introduced bipartisan legislation to extend by 5 years existing federal regulations on chemical...
    Exploration & Development

    ExxonMobil unit to sell Cepu natural gas to Indonesia

    Feb. 15, 2010
    A unit of ExxonMobil Corp. has signed a memorandum of understanding to supply natural gas from its Cepu Block to Indonesia's state-owned power utility PT Perusahaan Listrik Negara...
    Government

    EPA lowers cellulosic ethanol standard for 2010

    Feb. 15, 2010
    The US Environmental Protection Agency published guidance for the second phase of the renewable fuels standard (RFS2) Feb. 3, directing refiners to ensure that the gasoline pool...
    Government

    Editorial: An opportunity unfolds

    Feb. 15, 2010
    An opportunity is unfolding to restore discernment in energy politics as reality advances on two sources of confusion.
    Exploration & Development

    Development costs escalated for Indonesian projects

    Feb. 15, 2010
    Indonesia's upstream regulator BPMigas said development costs at the Cepu, Senoro, and Tangguh oil and gas projects escalated above original estimates as an indirect result of...
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    Refining

    COMMENT: Sanctions would help Iran solve its gasoline problems

    Feb. 15, 2010
    A close analysis of energy markets and refining capacities in Iran strongly suggests sanctions against gasoline sales to the country—such as have been proposed by bills passed...
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    LNG

    OGJ Newsletter

    Feb. 15, 2010
    General Interest — Quick TakesWestern Gas buys Anadarko gathering systemWestern Gas Partners LP acquired a natural gas gathering system and other midstream assets in southwest...
    Tankers

    Watching The World: Al-Qaeda's new oil strategy

    Feb. 15, 2010
    The oil and gas industry has long heard of the various chokepoints around the globe.
    LNG

    Production improving at Tangguh LNG, but demand down

    Feb. 15, 2010
    Indonesia's BP PLC-led Tangguh LNG facility is running at 70-80% of capacity on its two trains that are designed to produce at least 7.6 million tonnes/year of LNG.
    Production Operations

    Watching Government: Eurasian energy 'engagement'

    Feb. 15, 2010
    Energy became a more visible part of US foreign policy when Richard L. Morningstar was appointed special envoy for Eurasian energy last April at the US Department of State.
    HSE

    Obama issues memorandum creating CCS interagency task force

    Feb. 15, 2010
    US President Barack Obama issued a presidential memorandum creating an interagency task force to develop a comprehensive carbon capture and storage strategy.
    Production Operations

    Kuwait sets new output target of 3.5 million b/d

    Feb. 15, 2010
    Kuwait plans to increase its oil production by 350,000 b/d over the next 5 years, part of a larger plan eventually to reduce the Arab nation's dependence on oil revenues.
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    New Plants

    Special Report; Pipeline construction plans slow for 2010

    Feb. 15, 2010
    Planned pipeline construction to be completed in 2010 fell by more than 24% from the year prior; with fewer miles planned across all pipeline types (natural gas, crude, and products...
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    General Interest

    Services/Suppliers

    Feb. 15, 2010
    TGS-NOPEC,Asker, Norway, has appointed Kristian Johansen CFO to replace Arne Helland, who will continue as CFO until May 1, 2010. Previously, Johansen was executive vice-president...
    Economics & Markets

    PIIGS trample energy prices

    Feb. 15, 2010
    Energy prices flopped with crude down 5% for its biggest 1-day loss in 6 months Feb. 4, then tumbled below $70/bbl to a 7-week low before "bottom pickers" bid prices back above...
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    Pipelines & Transportation

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    Feb. 15, 2010
    Rigless pump retrieval system expandedNewly released Shuttle 550 series, deployable through 51⁄2 in. tubing, expands this firm's existing portfolio.Shuttle technology permits ...
    Government

    DOE's unspent dollars can't stimulate much

    Feb. 15, 2010
    A Feb. 4 congressional question to US Energy Sec. Steven Chu shows why state-sponsored energy works poorly as economic stimulus.
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    Drilling & Production

    DRILLING MARKET FOCUS: Drillers cautiously optimistic about climbing oil prices

    Feb. 15, 2010
    Drilling contractors expressed cautious optimism early this year upon strengthening oil prices while many exploration and drilling companies announced 2010 budgets calling for...