Refiners have greatly enhanced their storm preparation procedures in the wake of Hurricanes Katrina and Rita, reported National Petrochemical & Refiners Association Pres. Charles...
To operate a world-class maintenance organization, plant operators need precise information combined with the ability to act quickly in response to impending emergencies.
Well-designed, monitored, and operated molecular sieve dehydration systems in natural gas processing plants effectively remove moisture for more than 2,000 regeneration cycles...
What better symbolizes the modern oil market than the American sport utility vehicle? The outsize crowd carrier embodies the unbridled gasoline consumption and disregard for cost...
ArgentinaThe Mendoza government formally authorized Oromin Explorations Ltd., Vancouver, BC, to exploit oil and gas on the 7,694 sq km Santa Rosa Block in Argentina’s Cuyana basin...
Design and installation of the offshore portion of Bahrain Petroleum Co.’s Khuff gas transmission and distribution networks (three 18-in. OD high-pressure natural gas lines) required...
Gas engine introduced to compressor operationsThis firm’s 34SG gas engines now are available for gas compressor operations.With outputs of 4,050-9,000 kw (5,430 to 12,070 bhp)...
Douglas-Westwood Ltd.,ReidClick here to enlarge imageAberdeen, has appointed Andrew Reid managing director. John Westwood, company founder and former managing director, will assume...
The June contract for US light, sweet crudes jumped to a record of $126.27/bbl May 9 on the New York Mercantile Exchange before closing at a record $125.96/bbl, gaining a total...
Believe it or not, in Ireland’s County Mayo they’re still arguing over the route of the pipeline Shell E&P Ireland wants to construct from offshore Corrib gas field (OGJ, Nov....
The oil and gas industry is headed for an energy policy “train wreck” unless it can successfully communicate with and engage the public in a way that will influence governmental...
US Secretary of Energy Samuel W. Bodman has criticized a call by both Republic Party presumptive nominee Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Sen. Hillary Clinton (D-NY) for a suspension...
Methane hydrates research has made unexpected strides since 2000, but technical and economic obstacles have to be resolved before hydrates production can be proved feasible, a...
The US Senate and House overwhelmingly approved bills on May 13 to suspend crude oil purchases for the Strategic Petroleum Reserve through the end of 2008 unless prices fall below...
The board of Canadian oil and natural gas company EnCana Corp. has approved a proposal to split along distinct business linesoil and gasto create two Calgary-based...
When the US Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee sent 45 public land, forest, park, and water bills to the floor on May 7, the measures included closure of 1.2 million...
General Interest Quick TakesOPEC: Refinery mismatch strains crude priceRefinery construction oriented to gasoline in a market needing distillate is lifting the premium for light...