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  • Volume 99, Issue 3

    • Volume 99, Issue 3

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    Western rig to start drilling in Turkmenistan

    Jan. 15, 2001
    A western drilling rig manufactured by Bentec GmbH Drilling & Oilfield Systems, a division of Preussag AG, Bad Bentheim, Germany, will begin work soon for Turkmenneft in Turkmenistan...
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    Onshore-only platform disposition needs exceptions

    Jan. 15, 2001
    If onshore-only disposition were to become an international standard, some offshore producing areas would incur significantly higher disposition costs and lose opportunities to...
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    Refinery-profitability statistics begin

    Jan. 15, 2001
    This issue of Oil & Gas Journal introduces Muse, Stancil & Co.'s monthly refining margins in the statistics secion.
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    Technique determines average capillary pressure

    Jan. 15, 2001
    This is the second part of a three part article on late Paleozoic elevator basins of the southern ancestral Rocky Mountains.
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    Decommissioning advances made in Gulf of Mexico waters

    Jan. 15, 2001
    As the world's producing basins continue to mature, oil and gas companies will have to face the various issues that surround the decommissioning and potential removal of their...

    More content from Volume 99, Issue 3

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    JAPEX plans to develop Japan's first LNG plant

    Jan. 15, 2001
    First-ever production of LNG from a domestic Japanese gas source underpins a supply contract signed late last year between Japex and Asahikawa Gas Co. (AGC), a local distributor...
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    California's energy crisis

    Jan. 15, 2001
    Gov. Gray Davis of California, seeking cover in a political storm, has declared war on electricity deregulation.
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    Gas line along Osaka Bay uses shield tunnel under seabed

    Jan. 15, 2001
    Osaka Gas Co. Ltd., Osaka, this month is commissioning a 21-km gas transmission pipeline across an area of Osaka Bay from the Senboku LNG terminal to the Hokko Compressor, distribution...
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    Area Drilling

    Jan. 15, 2001
    China National Offshore Oil Corp. and Husky Oil Ltd., Calgary, teamed up to develop the Wenchang oil fields.
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    Equipment/Software/Literature

    Jan. 15, 2001
    The Model AI digital pressure gauge carries FM approval as intrinsically safe for Class I, II, III; Div 1, 2; Group A, B, C, D, E, F, and G.
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    NEW MEXICO ELEVATOR BASINS-2 - Petroleum systems described in Estancia, Carrizozo, Vaughn basins

    Jan. 15, 2001
    This is the second part of a three part article on late Paleozoic elevator basins of the southern ancestral Rocky Mountains.
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    Services/Suppliers

    Jan. 15, 2001
    Des Plaines, Ill., has named Carlos Cabrera senior vice-president of refining and petrochemicals, combining these previously separate business units into one.
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    Platforms, producers, and the public

    Jan. 15, 2001
    Just what to do with offshore platforms once they reach the end of their productive lives is a decision that every operator must eventually face.
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    Predicted shift in world's LPG trade occurs

    Jan. 15, 2001
    LPG demand growth in Far East economies, especially China, over the last year has exceeded growth in available supplies from the Middle East and will likely pull volumes from ...
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    Joint ventures changing petrochemical sectors in US, Europe

    Jan. 15, 2001
    A flurry of joint-venture deals is changing the landscape of petrochemical sectors in Europe and the US.
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    OPEC agrees to cut crude output but splits over volume

    Jan. 15, 2001
    The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries has reached a consensus on proceeding with a production cut at its meeting this week-but not one on how much to cut.
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    PERSONNEL MOVES AND PROMOTIONS: Marathon Ashland reorganizes executive team

    Jan. 15, 2001
    Marathon Ashland Petroleum LLC (MAP) late last month reorganized some of its key management positions.
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    Watching the World: Storm in a North Sea cup?

    Jan. 15, 2001
    The warming trend in the UK government's relationship with oil companies operating in the North Sea, built largely on last year's pledge to freeze the Petroleum Revenue Tax, suddenly...
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    EIA increases US winter heating bill projections

    Jan. 15, 2001
    The US Energy Information Administration warns that the homeowners using heating oil will pay about 40% more this winter, despite recent drops in crude oil prices.
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    EIA sees 32% gain in US energy demand by 2020

    Jan. 15, 2001
    With a growing economy, US energy demand is projected to increase 32% during 1999-2020, reaching 127 quadrillion btu (quads), assuming no changes in federal laws and regulations...
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    OGJ Newsletter

    Jan. 15, 2001
    While cold weather has sustained US natural gas prices at unprecedented levels, the outlook for continued high gas prices in the coming decade owes more to burgeoning demand for...
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    US Senate sets hearings for Energy, Interior, EPA nominees

    Jan. 15, 2001
    US Senate committees have scheduled confirmation hearings this week for nominees who will guide energy policy during the administration of Pres.-elect George W. Bush.
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    COMPANY NEWS: US independents bolstering portfolios amid high gas prices

    Jan. 15, 2001
    US independents, taking advantage of increased cash flow from higher commodity prices-particularly sustained higher natural gas prices-continue a buying spree of some sought-after...
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    EIA trims forecast for US gas demand growth in 2001

    Jan. 15, 2001
    US government energy forecasters lowered projections for US natural gas demand growth to 2.9% this year, compared with 2000, down from a forecasted 3.8% growth rate projected ...
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    Gap widens between UK energy output and consumption

    Jan. 15, 2001
    The gap between energy production and consumption levels in the UK widened in the 3 months prior to November 2000, according to statistics released recently by the Department ...
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    California looks at new ways to use its old oil and gas properties

    Jan. 15, 2001
    California's old oil and gas facilities are no longer just for gathering dust and rust.
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    New technologies offer decommissioning alternatives

    Jan. 15, 2001
    Alternative heavy lift vessels, in various stages of completions, may help in the removal of large platforms.