Volume 111, Issue 4a

Shah Deniz gas pipeline moving ahead, BP says

April 8, 2013

A 1,300-mile pipeline that would transport Azerbaijan offshore natural gas to Turkey and Europe, effectively expanding a southern corridor for Caspian Basin gas, is moving forward...

Refining

IHS: Prospects have dimmed for bitumen upgraders in Alberta

April 8, 2013

Prospects for new bitumen upgraders in Alberta have soured since the global recession of 2008, notes a study published by IHS on the same day plans were reported cancelled for...

Exploration & Development

House members ask Obama to request final Atlantic seismic EIS

April 8, 2013

Forty US House members signed a Mar. 21 letter asking US President Barack Obama to urge his administration to complete an environmental impact statement (EIS) for a proposed seismic...

Government

Tier 3 gasoline costs

April 8, 2013

According to the US Environmental Protection Agency's latest proposal to change gasoline chemistry, the refining industry was wrong in its warnings about economic effects of a...

Drilling & Production

Creativity in the industry

April 8, 2013

On occasion, Oil & Gas Journal editors catch wind of stories that don't quite fit the typical mold of oil and gas industry news. Such items, like those having to do with the creative...

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Iranian reformer summoned for new run at presidency

April 8, 2013

Reemergence of an erstwhile reformer in a country resistant to reform adds an interesting note to the centrally choreographed politics of Iran.

Discoveries

Griffiths nearing start of oil production in Chad

April 8, 2013

Griffiths Energy International Inc., Calgary, has reported progress delineating Badila and Mangara oil fields in southwestern Chad and constructing facilities for oil export expected...

Pipelines & Transportation

Watching Government: Pipelines and a new Silk Road

April 8, 2013

Countries in Asia's southern Caucasus region already have shown they can work together and build long-distance pipelines to bring Caspian basin oil and gas closer to European ...

Pipelines & Transportation

LNG export strategy should be balanced, expert tells House panel

April 8, 2013

The US should adopt an LNG export strategy that provides certainty for producers but doesn't significantly increase prices for industries and other consumers, an expert told the...

Exploration & Development

Exploration/Development Briefs

April 8, 2013

ColombiaGeoPark Holdings Ltd. has drilled, completed, and placed on production oil development wells on two operated blocks in Colombia's Llanos basin.The Max-2 well in Max oil...

Exploration & Development

Sarawak pinnacle reef gas discovery sets Newfield mark

April 8, 2013

Newfield Exploration Co., which is exploring strategic alternatives for its assets offshore Malaysia and China, has gauged gas at a second pinnacle reef discovery on Block SK ...

Pipelines & Transportation

Fitch: US, Canada chemical firms lobby against gas exports

April 8, 2013

An alliance of US and Canadian chemical companies oppose increased natural gas exports and are lobbying against export permitting.

General Interest

OGJ Newsletter

April 8, 2013

International news for oil and gas professionals

Government

EPA proposes sulfur cut in move toward California gasoline

April 8, 2013

US refiners would need to lower the sulfur content of gasoline to levels in place in Europe and elsewhere under a Mar. 29 proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency aimed...