The Caltex Oil refinery in Brisbane, Australia, upgraded its hydrofluoric acid (HF) alkylation unit at the end of 1998 to improve safety measures. The upgraded alkylation unit...
Plagued by leaks of both ethanol and methyl tertiary butyl ether (MTBE) from gasoline service stations that are polluting groundwater sources, the Lake Tahoe, Calif., resort area...
A survey of coiled-tubing failures in various field applications shows that pitting and tensile overloads induce the greatest number of coiled-tubing failures.
Redevelopment of AO Tatneft's operated multireservoir Romashkinsky oil field, in Tatarstan, Russia, aims not only to stabilize oil production but possibly increase it.
Applications for infill drilling for coalbed methane in Ignacio-Blanco gas field and a proposed national monument are raising land use issues in southwestern Colorado.
Commonwealth Oil & Gas Co. Ltd. sold an 11% holding in the exploration, development, and production sharing agreement for the Southwest Gobustan oil and gas concession in Azerbaijan...
Statoil has initiated a comprehensive, pipeline-integrity management system for corrosion protection of buried onshore pipeline systems, taking into account the unique operation...
Moscow appears to be softening slightly its stance on division of the Caspian Sea territory among the states that border it. But it remains to be seen how quickly the five littoral...
As expected, OPEC has compromised between the price hawks and doves, but the outcome is more likely to be bullish rather than bearish for oil prices for the rest of the year.
The peaks and valleys seen in oil prices the past 4 years offer insight into lessons learned in the oil price downturn of 1998-99 and future demand trends in the US market, says...
After a string of large offshore gas discoveries in the early 1990s brought it out of a long doldrums, Myanmar's oil and gas sector is sputtering once again.
Saipem's S7000 derrick barge used one of its two 7,700-ton capacity cranes to set the 3,850-ton south deck module on the Petronius compliant tower on Apr. 28, 2000. The new module...
Cementhai Chemicals, part of Thailand's Siam Cement Group, is embarking on a $410 million investment plan to expand its petrochemical production capacities in Thailand.