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    Greece's Caspian export alternative bypasses Bosporus Straits

    March 27, 2000
    The administration of President Bill Clinton plans to significantly reduce or eliminate the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in gasoline in the US.
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    Study tracks internal-corrosion trends in aging gulf pipelines

    March 27, 2000
    Internal corrosion increasingly threatens aging oil and gas pipelines operating in the US Gulf of Mexico (GOM).
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    Value-driven strategies can help US downstream profitability

    March 27, 2000
    Studying the links between downstream value contribution and profitability is one way to identify successful downstream business strategies.
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    $1-billion upgrade prepares Canadian refinery for future specs

    March 27, 2000
    Owners of Irving Oil Ltd.'s refinery in Saint John, NB, aim to increase economic and environmental performance by investing in a $1-billion (Can.) upgrade currently under way....
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    Refinery upgrades essential to Russian recovery

    March 27, 2000
    ENOC Processing Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Emirates National Oil Co. (ENOC), began processing gas condensate in its new Dubai, UAE, refinery at the end of 1999 (Fig. 1).

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    EQUIPMENT/SOFTWARE/LITERATURE

    March 27, 2000
    FFRESHeX is a new radiography system that produces digital images in real-time as a single, continuous strip, at speeds of up to 55 mm/sec. A motorized orbiting mechanism allows...
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    SERVICES/SUPPLIERS

    March 27, 2000
    American Gas Association, Washington, D.C., has named Lori Traweek senior vice president, operations and engineering management.
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    OGJ Newsletter

    March 27, 2000
    It's a bull market in speculation over the scope of OPEC's expected decision this week to hike oil production.
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    Diesel cap controversy

    March 27, 2000
    First gasoline, and now diesel.
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    Hickory cellar deck mated to legs

    March 27, 2000
    The mating of Anadarko Petroleum Corp.'s 500-ton Hickory platform cellar deck to it legs required a 70-ft lift with ten 100-ton cranes at Gulf Island Fabrication Inc.'s yard in...
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    Downhole fiber-optic sensor records accoustic signals in California test

    March 27, 2000
    The Kern River field near Bakersfield, Calif., was the test site for a prototype downhole fiber optical acoustic sensor for investigating the continuity of oil-bearing layers....
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    An MTBE political squeeze

    March 27, 2000
    The administration of US President Bill Clinton has played the ethanol card in its effort to win Vice-President Al Gore a promotion next November.
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    US administration to seek MTBE phaseout

    March 27, 2000
    The administration of President Bill Clinton plans to significantly reduce or eliminate the use of methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) in gasoline in the US.
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    TotalFina-Elf merger completed, firm renamed

    March 27, 2000
    Stockholders of TotalFina SA and Elf Aquitaine SA have approved the firms' merger, and the combined company has been renamed TotalFinaElf SA.
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    Watching GovernmentChange in Norway

    March 27, 2000
    An environmental issue toppled Norway's government earlier this month, also threatening proposals to sell part of state-owned Statoil.
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    E-commerce brings new challenges to industry

    March 27, 2000
    Electronic commerce (e-commerce) presents challenges and opportunities unique to the energy industry-as well as potential to change the balance of power between oil companies ...
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    INDUSTRY BRIEFS

    March 27, 2000
    Mexico's Energy Regulatory Commission awarded Gaz de France (GDF) the concession to distribute natural gas in the Puebla-Tlaxcala distribution zone, which covers 51 municipalities...
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    US government aims to ease oil shortages

    March 27, 2000
    Reacting to increasing gasoline prices, President Bill Clinton will ask Congress to approve two tax credits to increase US oil production.
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    Phillips-ARCO deal clears path for BP Amoco

    March 27, 2000
    The oil industry learned earlier this month that Phillips Petroleum Co. had agreed to buy all of ARCO's Alaskan operations for about $7 billion in a move that will nearly double...
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    Santos discovers oil pool in South Australia

    March 27, 2000
    Santos Group and its partners made a new-pool oil discovery last month on Petroleum Prospecting License 8 in the South Australian portion of the Cooper-Eromanga basins.
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    Southern San Joaquin basin has underexplored 'complex westside'

    March 27, 2000
    For about 30 years the author has studied the geology of the San Joaquin basin, concentrating largely on the highly-productive west side.
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    Greece's Hellenic Petroleum shifts E&P focus abroad while shrinking its upstream role domestically

    March 27, 2000
    Greece's Hellenic Petroleum SA (HP) is refocusing its upstream strategy by farming out more of its domestic acreage and expanding its international portfolio in selected regions...
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    Texas Eastern Products to acquire ARCO Pipe Line

    March 27, 2000
    Texas Eastern Products Co. has agreed to acquire ARCO Pipe Line Co. from ARCO for $355 million.
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    Difficult wells require new well control procedure

    March 27, 2000
    The development of new software tools and downhole sensors has led to a better understanding of dynamic conditions in the wellbore, allowing drillers to make fundamental changes...
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    UAE gets new refinery

    March 27, 2000
    ENOC Processing Co. Ltd., a subsidiary of Emirates National Oil Co. (ENOC), began processing gas condensate in its new Dubai, UAE, refinery at the end of 1999.