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  • Volume 98, Issue 47

    • Volume 98, Issue 47

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    Athabasca oilsands produce quality diesel and jet fuels

    Nov. 20, 2000
    A study by Syncrude Canada Ltd.'s Edmonton Research Center revealed that when appropriate processes and distillation boiling ranges are selected, Athabasca oilsands bitumen can...
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    AIOC overcomes drilling, completion challenges at Chirag

    Nov. 20, 2000
    Cross-cultural teamwork aided by the effective use of innovative technologies has allowed the Azerbaijan International Operating Co. (AIOC) to overcome drilling and production...
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    Mass-gravity flows pose major hazards for deepwater pipelines

    Nov. 20, 2000
    Two recent ultra-deepwater pipeline projects have encountered mass-gravity flows as significant geohazards.
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    Production site heavy-oil upgrader shows promise

    Nov. 20, 2000
    Pilot tests of a new heavy oil-upgrading technology show promise either for production site or refinery installation, according to its developer Carbon Resources Ltd., a subsidiary...
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    Economic analysis of crude oil pipelines applied to Caspian options

    Nov. 20, 2000
    Transportation costs for moving crude oil through long-distance (1,000 km and more) pipelines vary under such influences as throughput, pipe diameter, energy-unit rate, utilization...

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    High prices fuel 3Q earnings surge for US companies

    Nov. 20, 2000
    Higher commodity prices, more production, and increased drilling activity improved third quarter profits for many oil and gas companies based in the US.
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    Company news: M&A action heating across industry sectors

    Nov. 20, 2000
    The merger and acquisition (M&A) bug continues to bite indiscriminately at both upstream and downstream companies, while other companies are forming strategic partnerships.
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    OPEC defers output hike, now considering a cut

    Nov. 20, 2000
    The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has deferred a decision on any further oil production increases until January.
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    Watching the World: Rodríguez's dilemma

    Nov. 20, 2000
    Four production hikes and, according to Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries figures, over 3.7 million b/d later, OPEC's attempts to steady the price of crude have come...
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    US M&A activity dips during third quarter

    Nov. 20, 2000
    US oil and gas merger and acquisition activity fell sharply in the third quarter, but the trend is shifting toward asset sales and away from stock deals.
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    PERSONNEL MOVES AND PROMOTIONS: Conoco carbon fiber unit names new managers

    Nov. 20, 2000
    Conoco Inc.'s fledgling business unit, Conoco Carbon Fibers, has named two new managers to positions within the company.
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    Watching Government: The new Congress

    Nov. 20, 2000
    Although it will be closely divided, the next US Congress won't be paralyzed to the degree that some observers think.
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    OGJ Newsletter

    Nov. 20, 2000
    Demise of single-hull, ocean-going oil tankers moved much closer last month when the UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) took its "first, formal step" towards a global...
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    Some Canadian companies post record 3Q profits

    Nov. 20, 2000
    A number of Canadian oil and gas companies have posted record earnings for the third quarter.
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    Murphy buying greenhouse gas credits

    Nov. 20, 2000
    In what industry observers say is the first purchase of greenhouse gas emissions credits by a US oil company, Murphy Oil USA Inc. has agreed to buy credits for up to 210,000 tonnes...
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    Cornerstone: US reserve values bounce back despite lag in deal activity

    Nov. 20, 2000
    The value of reserves in US oil and gas asset transactions rose in the third quarter of this year, despite a lag in the number of deals.
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    Iran blocks Saudi from taking OPEC top slot

    Nov. 20, 2000
    Kuwaiti Oil Minister Saud Nasser Al-Sabah last week disclosed that Iraq blocked Saudi Arabia's candidate, Suleiman Jasir Al-Herbish, from being elected secretary general of the...
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    More information; same mission

    Nov. 20, 2000
    Companies' internet websites have become the resource of first resort for business reporters' research, indeed for anyone needing information about a company's doings.
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    Equipment/Software/Literature

    Nov. 20, 2000
    This new multiaccess component system comes as an easy to customize, off-the-shelf solution for work access.
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    Services/Suppliers

    Nov. 20, 2000
    Glasgow, has named Andy Nash sales manager with the newly formed Weir Process Group.
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    E&P Investments: Optimizing value

    Nov. 20, 2000
    As of mid October, overall drilled footage from the Chirag-1 Platform was 207,195 ft at an average of 29 days/10,000 ft of hole.
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    Power in a political mush

    Nov. 20, 2000
    The delicate political balance emerging from this month's general election in the US adds importance to a future Supreme Court decision already crucial to the oil and gas industry...
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    Area Drilling

    Nov. 20, 2000
    Sonatrach kicked off a licensing round that covers 6 blocks in 5 basins.
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    IMO plans to speed single-hulls' phase out; VLCCs hit hard

    Nov. 20, 2000
    Demise of single-hull, ocean-going oil tankers moved much closer last month when the UN's International Maritime Organization (IMO) took its "first, formal step" towards a global...
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    Large Alberta coalbed methane program launched

    Nov. 20, 2000
    A large coalbed methane exploration and development project is starting in the southeastern Alberta portion of the Western Canada Sedimentary basin.