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    Refining

    Corrected maps narrow compressor performance prediction range

    Jan. 5, 2015
    Tests on two in–service compressors show corrected performance maps can predict a compressor's performance within 5% relative error under most situations.
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    Companies

    Pipeline test finds Monte Carlo superior to FORM

    Jan. 5, 2015
    Pipeline failure probabilities calculated by the Monte Carlo method are better than those given by the first-order reliability method (FORM) but have a longer calculation time...
    General Interest

    Oil-price plunge raises questions about unconventional plays

    Jan. 5, 2015
    An oil-price plunge that began in the second half of 2014 and continues into 2015 raises questions about production from unconventional resources in the US.
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    General Interest

    Decomposing shocks to oil prices

    Jan. 5, 2015
    Oil prices relate to a combination of factors, including fundamental supply and demand, and market sentiment.
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    Imbalances weakening oil prices remain in place at start of 2015

    Jan. 5, 2015
    Crude oil prices plunged nearly 50% from June, 2014, to mid-December, driven by fundamental imbalances and market pessimism that remain ominously in place as 2015 begins.

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    Pipelines & Transportation

    And now, the Watchies for 2014

    Jan. 5, 2015
    Before we get much farther into the new year, let's look back on the old. 2014 was disappointing in several respects, but there were some bizarre - and occasionally bright - moments...
    General Interest

    For the US economy, a falling oil price has drawbacks, too

    Jan. 5, 2015
    Cheer in the US about an economic lift from falling oil prices needs qualification.
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    Assay update shows higher gravity for Angolan Kissanje crude

    Jan. 5, 2015
    Based on a sample taken Apr. 3, 2014, BP PLC has published an updated assay of Kissanje Blend crude oil from the Kizomba B deepwater project in Block 15 offshore Angola, which...
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    Clarifying GOM decom costs-2: Method reveals benchmarks for decom market valuation, risk

    Jan. 5, 2015
    Decommissioning in the Gulf of Mexico (GOM) is a specialized market. It is also small relative to regional upstream spending, with capital expenditures of about $1-2 billion/year...
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    Optimized logistics ease burdens of unconventional growth

    Jan. 5, 2015
    The US energy sector is experiencing unprecedented growth from the accelerated development of unconventional resources like shale oil and gas.
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    Pipelines & Transportation

    Russia sanctions realign Arctic exploration, geopolitics

    Jan. 5, 2015
    The latest Western sanctions on Russia's Arctic gas industry, including OAO Gazprom and OAO Novatek, have had a geopolitical impact on the Kremlin. This may lead to closer relations...
    Companies

    North Dakota producers face new vapor pressure standards

    Jan. 5, 2015
    North Dakota has approved new rail transportation safety standards for crude oil that stipulate operating standards for oil-conditioning equipment at the well to separate production...
    Production Operations

    New York state moves to ban hydraulic fracturing

    Jan. 5, 2015
    High-volume hydraulic fracturing will be banned in New York state, Gov. Andrew Cuomo's administration announced Dec. 17, citing health risks and concerns about possible contamination...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    Severance tax would backfire, Pennsylvania association leaders warn

    Jan. 5, 2015
    Enacting a severance tax aimed at Pennsylvania's unconventional natural gas activity would substantially harm the commonwealth beyond the industry itself, three oil and gas trade...
    General Interest

    IEA finds US energy policy improved in latest in-depth review

    Jan. 5, 2015
    US energy policies have come into sharper focus in the last six years, the International Energy Agency said in its latest periodic review. It specifically cited the US Department...
    Government

    EPA finalizes methane emissions control rule, proposes another

    Jan. 5, 2015
    The US Environmental Protection Agency issued a final regulation aimed at improving the clarity and consistency of oil and gas data submitted to its greenhouse-gas reporting program...
    Government

    Conflict at depth

    Jan. 5, 2015
    Under new management, the US Senate will make the Keystone XL pipeline its first order of business in 2015 and energy in general a focus of continuing attention. Those subjects...
    Government

    Fuel cell cars

    Jan. 5, 2015
    The hype surrounding Toyota Motor's recent announcement that it will begin selling a car powered by hydrogen fuel cells in the US next year obscures an inconvenient truth.
    General Interest

    Room in storage

    Jan. 5, 2015
    Rapid growth of oil stocks-a physical manifestation of the surplus that began crushing crude prices in mid-2014-raises a question: How much empty space exists in which to store...
    General Interest

    SERVICE | SUPPLIERS

    Jan. 5, 2015
    WellDriveWellDrive has rolled out improved search and upload features to its web-based services that saves oil companies thousands of dollars in wasted time. WellDrive , a Houston...
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    Yearly refinery construction indexes listed for 80+ years

    Jan. 5, 2015
    Here are yearly values for the Nelson-Farrar refinery inflation cost index since 1926.
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    General Interest

    OGJ Newsletter

    Jan. 5, 2015
    International news for oil and gas professionals