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  • Volume 112, Issue 11

    • Volume 112, Issue 11

    Government

    A Republican priority

    Nov. 3, 2014
    The possibility that elections this month will give Republicans control of both houses of Congress raises hope for an overdue taming of the US Environmental Protection Agency....
    Government

    Europe hikes stakes in costly quest for climate leadership

    Nov. 3, 2014
    "No player in the world is as ambitious as the [European Union]," declared European Commission Pres. Jose Manuel Barroso after the EU extended and toughened its targets for greenhouse...
    Companies

    'Down-and-dusty' in Wyoming

    Nov. 3, 2014
    Political campaign strategists emphasize the importance of an effective "on-the-ground" operation in bringing supporters to the ballot box. One took place in Wyoming recently ...
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    Companies

    Study finds simulation flaws in multiphase environment

    Nov. 3, 2014
    Olga software can be used to simulate multiphase pipeline flow at a wide range of rates without the need to match results to field data.
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    LNG

    Pipeline, CNG top Cyprus gas export options

    Nov. 3, 2014
    Pipeline and CNG are the best options for exporting natural gas production from Cyprus to relatively close markets in terms of both initial cost and probable benefits. LNG, meanwhile...

    More content from Volume 112, Issue 11

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    Petrochemicals

    Low-cost revamp enhances feedstock profitability for Chinese integrated complex

    Nov. 3, 2014
    In 2010, Liaoning Huajin Tongda Chemicals Co. Ltd. (Huajin), a subsidiary of China North Industries Group Corp. (Norinco), completed a series of retrofits and process flow improvements...
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    Companies

    Interpretation-ready datasets unlock exploration, development potential

    Nov. 3, 2014
    Correctness, accuracy, and precision of raw data are critical for accurate petrophysical analysis; otherwise the interpretation of the rocks and fluids that comprise layers in...
    Companies

    Singlet oxygen chemistry

    Nov. 3, 2014
    Approximately 1 year ago, a letter in this journal proposed a chemical solution for the 100-year-old problem of the chemical origin of engine knock (OGJ, Sept. 2, 2013, p. 18)...
    New Plants

    SERVICES | SUPPLIERS

    Nov. 3, 2014
    CHECK-6Check-6, the leader in accelerating human performance, announced the launch of the company's revolutionary Checklist Ops with RIGOR, a culture-driven initiative with an...
    General Interest

    Survey explains industry trends

    Nov. 3, 2014
    Energy executives believe that the rate of innovation in the industry is increasing and the innovations that use a variety of new or existing technologies will bring the most ...
    General Interest

    Continental testing Springer shale potential

    Nov. 3, 2014
    Four delineation wells operated by Continental Resources Inc. in Grady County, Okla., confirm potential of the Mississippian Springer shale in the South-Central Oklahoma Oil Play...
    Government

    Critical habitat proposals may do serious harm, business groups say

    Nov. 3, 2014
    Two federal agencies' proposals to change the Endangered Species Act's critical habitat designation procedures potentially could cause serious damage to the general economy, warned...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    EIA: US crude oil exports, re-exports climb

    Nov. 3, 2014
    According to the latest data from the US Census Bureau, US exports of crude oil reached 401,000 b/d in July-the highest level in 57 years and the second-highest monthly export...
    Companies

    Shell seeks 5-year extension on leases in Beaufort, Chukchi seas

    Nov. 3, 2014
    Shell Offshore Co. has requested a 5-year extension of its federal offshore leases in the Beaufort and Chukchi seas offshore Alaska.
    Refining

    Neste Oil plans integration of Finnish refining operations

    Nov. 3, 2014
    Neste Oil Corp. plans to invest €500 million in a program designed to consolidate and optimize performance of its Finnish refineries as part of an effort to keep the company's...
    Home

    API, other groups see overreach in ESA critical habitat proposals

    Nov. 3, 2014
    Federal proposals to amend portions of the Endangered Species Act would significantly reshape and further complicate the law's critical habitat process, and unjustifiably expand...
    Government

    BOEM to prepare EIS for potential Cook Inlet lease sale

    Nov. 3, 2014
    The US Bureau of Ocean Energy Management plans to prepare an environmental impact statement for a possible oil and gas lease sale in Cook Inlet off Alaska's south-central coast...
    Companies

    ATCE: Continued innovation needed to solve supply, demand conundrum

    Nov. 3, 2014
    In a keynote speech at the Society of Petroleum Engineers (SPE) Annual Technology Conference & Exposition (ATCE), SPE General Chairperson Matthias Bichsel emphasized the role ...
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    New Plants

    OGJ Newsletter

    Nov. 3, 2014
    International news for oil and gas professionals
    Companies

    FourPoint, EnerVest to purchase western Anadarko basin assets for $1.95 billion

    Nov. 3, 2014
    A joint venture of Denver-based startup FourPoint Energy LLC and privately held institutional affiliates of EnerVest Ltd., Houston, has agreed to acquire all of the oil and gas...
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    Production Operations

    Permian basin production proves ROZ viability

    Nov. 3, 2014
    Permian basin operators are re-evaluating residual oil zones (ROZs) as viable targets for tertiary oil recovery, generally through CO2 injection. Several pilots and full-field...
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    Companies

    New well-productivity data provide US shale potential insights

    Nov. 3, 2014
    The US has 13 shale plays with major oil and gas resources. Two of them-Bakken and Eagle Ford-account for about 75% of the country's shale oil output
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    Gas Processing

    Pipelines expand to meet NGL growth

    Nov. 3, 2014
    The first article in this new series on the US midstream industry trends and developments focused on historical production trends for US natural gas and crude oil, the importance...
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    New Plants

    Survey shows increase in refining construction

    Nov. 3, 2014
    Oil and Gas Journal's semiannual Worldwide Construction Update shows an increase in refining construction activity compared with the previous edition of the update.