Table of ContentsRegular FeaturesOGJ NewsletterJournally SpeakingBuild it, but will they come?In a recent program with transportation technology expert Daniel Sperling on US television program The Daily Show, host Jon Stewart suggested the US government take some of the stimulus funds and “start building stations across the country” for electric and other alternative-fuel vehicles.
Equip/Software/LitNew software designed to help improve plant operationsThe new Syncade smart operations management suite is a class of real-time production management software designed to help improve plant operations.
Services/SuppliersBaker Hughes Inc.,Houston, has appointed Russell J. Cancilla vice-president of HS&E and security.
Editor's PerspectiveHasty taxes might not be what people of the future needRaising taxes to fund uncertain benefits far in the future can be worse than rising sea levels.
Market JournalCrude makes biggest gain of yearCrude prices shot up Feb. 19 in the biggest 1-day gain since 2008, carrying petroleum products with it, but energy prices retreated in the next session as markets readjusted to continued low demand.
General InterestEditorial: Energy transparencyThe US government has new plans to spend tens of billions of dollars on energy. Taxpayers deserve to know how much energy this investment yields.
Slump trims forecasts for Canadian oil sandsExpectations are falling for bitumen production from the Canadian oil sands as the international price of crude oil languishes around $40/bbl, far below levels required by new investments in production and upgrading.
Obama: Energy vital to nation’s economic futureUS President Barack Obama listed energy as one of three critical areas to the nation’s economic future in his first State of the Union address Feb. 24.
Watching Government: Obama, Harper, and oil sandsWhen US President Barack Obama and Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper met Feb. 18 in Ottawa, they pledged to work together on economic recovery, international security, and clean energy.
Murkowski urges directional drilling for ANWRUS Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-Alas.) said on Feb. 19 that she plans to propose using directional drilling on state land and waters in initial Arctic National Wildlife Refuge (ANWR) oil and gas resources development, with no surface occupancy.
FERC submits seventh report on Alaska natural gas pipelineTwo proposals for a natural gas pipeline from Alaska’s North Slope (ANS) into Canada have advanced to the detailed planning and project development stage, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission told Congress on Feb. 20. A third project has dropped out.
Clean energy strategy must include commitment to NGVsA new national clean energy strategy that emphasizes electricity production from renewable sources must also include a strong natural gas vehicle commitment, said two speakers who later participated in a clean energy forum on Feb. 23.
Energy transmission debate should include gasUS lawmakers should consider correcting defects in current interstate gas pipeline regulations as they draft new interstate electricity transmission legislation, said the president of the Interstate Natural Gas Association of America on Feb. 23.
California US House members offer differing OCS viewsTwo US House members from California presented dramatically different viewpoints as the Natural Resources Committee focused on state perspectives in its second 2009 Outer Continental Shelf hearing on Feb. 24.
Business group blasts Western Climate InitiativeA carbon-trading plan promoted by several Western governors could prolong the economic recession and weaken already overburdened power grids, according to a report commissioned by the Western Business Roundtable (WBR).
EPA outlines BP Texas City refinery settlementBP Products North America Inc. agreed to spend more than $161 million on pollution controls, and enhanced maintenance and monitoring to resolve Clean Air Act violations at its Texas City, Tex., refinery.
Bolivian president accuses CIA of corrupting state oil firmThe investigation into corruption at Bolivia’s state-run oil company has taken a bizarre turn, with the Bolivian president and other government officials now claiming involvement by the US Central Intelligence Agency.
Watching The World: Storing oil in OrkneyThe UK’s Orkney Islands, which lie just a stone’s throw off Scotland’s northern end, seem far away indeed from any major contact with the global oil and gas industry.
Russia prepares for OPEC session in MarchRussia’s Vice-Premier Igor Sechin said his country is planning to discuss a proposed memorandum on cooperation with the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries at the group’s mid-March session.
Exploration & DevelopmentSouth Falkland basin prospects high-gradedBorders & Southern Petroleum PLC has identified three key play fairways and two prioritized prospects from initial review of 1,492 sq km of 3D seismic survey shot in 2008 on its Falkland Islands acreage.
Lag to ‘production effect’ seen in RockiesA substantial lag could occur in Rocky Mountain basins between the time operators idle drilling rigs until flush gas production from newer wells begins to decline, one operator said.
Chesapeake unconventional gas stake deepChesapeake Energy Corp., Oklahoma City, reported an 11% increase in proved reserves to 12.1 tcf of gas equivalent in 2008 and detailed the depth of the company’s commitment to US unconventional gas.
Drilling & ProductionSpecial Report: Sand control unlocks shallow gas formerly regarded as drilling hazardNew expandable sand screens with a close weave have made drilling and completing shallow, unconsolidated gas sands off the Netherlands commercial.
Special Report: New olefin-based drilling fluid improves operational, environmental profileA nonaqueous drilling fluid system engineered with a low-viscosity synthetic internal olefin base resolved operational problems in drilling tight gas wells in the Basin Center area in Western Canada.
ProcessingTable, correlation give water solubility, Henry’s Law constant for alkanes in crudeWater solubility and Henry’s law constant in alkanes found in crude oil have been calculated and set in an easy-to-use table.
TransportationScheduling software aids pipeline designApplying scheduling software to the design stages of a complex multiproduct pipeline helps make the finished line safer, more reliable, and more economic.
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