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    MTBE demand to decline after peaking in 2001

    Nov. 19, 2001
    Worldwide demand for methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) will peak at 520,000 b/d in 2001, according to a paper presented at the 10th Annual DeWitt MTBE/Oxygenates & Methanol Conference...
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    Gear-driven drawworks improve drilling efficiency

    Nov. 19, 2001
    Gear-driven drawworks have gained greater acceptance in the drilling industry. They achieve improved safety, optimal performance and control, considerable weight re duction, and...
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    Composites repair corroded offshore drain pipe

    Nov. 19, 2001
    A factor influencing the effectiveness of composite repairs is the quality of the surface preparation.
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    European fuels meet 2005 specs; refiners look beyond

    Nov. 19, 2001
    European TV viewers are seeing something new on their screens: advertising extolling the virtues of different brands of gasoline and diesel fuels. Previously, there was an acceptance...
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    US refiners, EPA continue maneuvering as low-sulfur fuel deadlines loom

    Nov. 19, 2001
    In their efforts to meet new low-sulfur motor fuel requirements, US refiners face an uncertain regulatory future.

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    Refiners' Sulfur Dilemma: Phillips sulfur-removal process nears commercialization

    Nov. 19, 2001
    Commercialization earlier this year of Phillips Petroleum Co.'s S Zorb sulfur-removal technology at the company's Borger, Tex., refinery represented a major step forward for the...
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    US oil, gas producer earnings falter; service-suppliers' soar

    Nov. 19, 2001
    Third quarter earnings statements showed mixed results among US and Canadian oil and gas firms.
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    API: Slide in petroleum product demand continues

    Nov. 19, 2001
    For the third consecutive month, US deliveries of major petroleum products declined in October.
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    DOE to coordinate US energy infrastructure defense

    Nov. 19, 2001
    The Department of Energy at press-time was expected to unveil a unit that will coordinate homeland defense for the nation's oil and gas sector, industry sources said.
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    International oil companies report third quarter slump

    Nov. 19, 2001
    Lower oil and gas prices reduced profits and slowed third quarter exploration and production efforts for international integrated oil companies, but the firms also noted that ...
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    Canadian coalbed methane activity intensifies

    Nov. 19, 2001
    Prospects for strong long-term gas demand are spurring renewed interest in coalbed methane (CBM) in western Canada.
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    PERSONNEL MOVES AND PROMOTIONS: Conoco promotes executive, adds director

    Nov. 19, 2001
    Conoco Inc. has recently promoted one of its executives and has named a director to its board.
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    Editorial: Kyoto, trade, and poverty

    Nov. 19, 2001
    For the 3 billion people who live on less than $2/day, this month has been fateful.
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    Canada's Nexen focused on expanding oil production

    Nov. 19, 2001
    Nexen Inc. of Calgary plans to double in size in 5 years through aggressive use of the drillbit on a 37-million-acre international land inventory.
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    OPEC will trim output only if non-OPEC producers cut

    Nov. 19, 2001
    Ministers of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries agreed Nov. 14 to cut their oil production quotas by 1.5 million b/d by Jan. 1, 2002, but only if non-OPEC producers...
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    OGJ Newsletter

    Nov. 19, 2001
    Global oil demand in the third quarter contracted by an estimated 750,000 b/d from the third quarter of last year, but IEA has not lowered its demand growth estimates for 2001...
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    Watching the World: California dimming

    Nov. 19, 2001
    The dimming of the lights in California earlier this year has provided a salutary lesson for European lawmakers now contemplating how to introduce legislation to guarantee security...
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    COMPANY NEWS: Dynegy to buy Enron in multibillion dollar stock deal

    Nov. 19, 2001
    Dynegy Inc. agreed Nov. 9 to buy bigger rival Enron Corp. in a stock deal valued at $8.5 billion and to assume $15 billion of Enron debt.
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    EIA: Gas reserve increase in 2000 may be anomaly

    Nov. 19, 2001
    US crude oil, natural gas, and natural gas liquids proved reserves all increased in 2000, with natural gas increasing a record 6% to 177,427 bcf, the US Energy Information Administratio...
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    Earnings ease for Canadian companies in wake of lower prices

    Nov. 19, 2001
    Canadian oil and gas firms announced mixed year-on-year third quarter results.
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    Watching Government: Zero tolerance

    Nov. 19, 2001
    Earlier this month the US State Department lost patience with Venezuela, one of the US' top three sources of imported oil.
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    Revolutionary technologies

    Nov. 19, 2001
    Technological advancements in the oil industry are often incremental improvements based on existing technologies.
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    Liberals and global warming

    Nov. 19, 2001
    My name is Charles Laser, a wildcatter who has drilled 50 wells over the past 15 years as a one-man independent in Wyoming, Montana, Michigan, and elsewhere.
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    Time to fight Sierra Club

    Nov. 19, 2001
    We cannot continue to chase the politically correct and scientifically vacuous ideas of the Sierra Club forever.
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    Services/Suppliers

    Nov. 19, 2001
    Paris, has named Ron LaBarre vice-president of large industry markets and international customers.
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    Tennessee terminals install wireless communication system

    Nov. 19, 2001
    Installation of wireless technology at seven storage terminals around Knoxville, Tenn., has eliminated hardwired-phone circuit problems and recurring monthly phone costs and expanded...
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    Equipment/Software/Literature

    Nov. 19, 2001
    The new RM-2000 CBM motor and pump protection remote monitoring device is specifically developed for use in coalbed methane wells.
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    Area Drilling

    Nov. 19, 2001
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    Advertising Sales / Advertisers Index

    Nov. 19, 2001
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    With Malampaya producing, here are other Philippines exploration targets

    Nov. 19, 2001
    Shell-Texaco-Philippine National Oil Co. (PNOC) started the flow of gas from Malampaya field off Palawan Island on Sept. 27, 2001. .