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  • Volume 102, Issue 15

    • Volume 102, Issue 15

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    Companies

    North Sea drilling fleets poised for action

    April 19, 2004
    Drilling continues in the North Sea with an overall rig utilization rate of 71.4%.
    Companies

    Editorial: The fuel-politics circus

    April 19, 2004
    The politics of petroleum refining has become a circus of contradiction in the US.
    Refining & Processing

    Survey: Some US refiners are uncertain about plans for ultralow-sulfur diesel

    April 19, 2004
    Some US refiners are still uncertain as to the types of capital investments they will make to satisfy new ultralow-sulfur diesel highway-fuel regulations, according to a survey...
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    Companies

    North Sea operators drilling varied projects

    April 19, 2004
    It is a foregone conclusion that North Sea oil production is winding down, but there is still huge potential for additional oil and a great quantity of natural gas.
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    Companies

    US E&D operations focus more on gas, resource plays

    April 19, 2004
    This snapshot of exploration and development highlights in the US reflects more focus on gas than oil and onshore a shift to unconventional resource plays.

    More content from Volume 102, Issue 15

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    Advertising Index

    April 19, 2004
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    LNG

    Here's why current imports are limited, how they will grow

    April 19, 2004
    Tracking LNG production trains is more useful in projecting US LNG imports to the East and Gulf Coasts because imports will generally be limited by the availability of LNG, not...
    Home

    Hope for Mideast democracy survives conference failure

    April 19, 2004
    Hope for democracy lingers in the Middle East despite the late-March collapse of an Arab summit on the subject.
    Companies

    The fuel-politics circus

    April 19, 2004
    The fuel-politics circus The politics of petroleum refining has become a circus of contradiction in the US.
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    Petrochemicals

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    April 19, 2004
    Newly launched CreditAlerts creditmanagement software automatically monitors the credit status of a petroleum distributor's customers and can delay or halt an order from or delivery...
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    Drilling & Production

    Services/Suppliers

    April 19, 2004
    Bosch Rexroth AG Lohr, Germany, has announced the appointment of Manfred Grundke as president upon the retirement of Winfried Witte.
    Home

    Letters

    April 19, 2004
    In your article ("Madrid bombings highlight terrorist links in Iraq," OGJ, April 5, 2004, p. 76) you argue that the recent bombings in Madrid show conclusively that there was ...
    Tankers

    Next Big Thing: Peak oil

    April 19, 2004
    As faithful readers can attest, OGJ has been devoting more space of late to the issue of future oil supply.
    Government

    Watching Government: Aid auditing

    April 19, 2004
    The United Nations Security Council Mar. 31 agreed to commission an independent panel to investigate corruption charges within the UN's now-defunct Iraq Oil-for-Food program.
    Companies

    Personnel Moves & Promotions: Amerada Hess names chief financial officer

    April 19, 2004
    Amerada Hess Corp. named John P. Rielly senior vice-president and chief financial officer. Rielly succeeds John Y. Schreyer, who plans to retire from Amerada Hess on Apr. 30.
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    OGJ Newsletter

    April 19, 2004
    Although not officially stated, the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries reportedly plans to administer a new oil price band of $24-30/bbl, up from its avowed $22-28/...
    Government

    Japan gains funding for Azadegan oil field development

    April 19, 2004
    Japan gains funding for Azadegan oil field development Japanese officials appear to have weathered yet another crisis in their continuing efforts to secure a deal with Iran for...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    MMS mulls over changes in OCS pipeline access rules

    April 19, 2004
    The US Department of the Interior's Minerals Management Service last week solicited industry and others for advice as it considers amending offshore oil and gas pipeline access...
    Companies

    FERC mainly favors shippers in Santa Fe pipeline case

    April 19, 2004
    The US Federal Energy Regulatory Commission unanimously affirmed most of an earlier administrative law judge's ruling that shippers on Kinder Morgan Energy Partners' (KMEP) Santa...
    Production Operations

    Poor reliability standards faulted for power outage

    April 19, 2004
    The worst electric power blackout in US history, which occurred in the US northeast on Aug. 14, 2003, was caused by operator error, line maintenance issues, and the lack of reactive...
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    Companies

    A counterintuitive notion: economic growth bolstered by high oil prices, strong oil demand

    April 19, 2004
    The standard comment that "high oil prices hurt economic growth" is totally undermined by real-world and real-economy trends.
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    Companies

    Trinidad and Tobago seeks out partners for fifth LNG train

    April 19, 2004
    Atlantic LNG Co. of Trinidad & Tobago (ALNG) has begun construction of a fifth LNG train in Trinidad and Tobago, although the consortium's members will differ from those that ...
    Companies

    Company News: Pengrowth to buy Canadian assets from Murphy Oil

    April 19, 2004
    Pengrowth Corp. Calgary, administrator of Pengrowth Energy Trust, agreed to acquire oil and natural gas assets in Alberta and Saskatchewan from a subsidiary of Murphy Oil Corp...
    Exploration & Development

    Law of the Sea Convention hits rough waters in US Senate

    April 19, 2004
    US Senate approval of the 21-year-old Law of the Sea Convention is now far less certain than trade groups anticipated a few months ago.
    Government

    EPA urged to reexamine marine, train diesel rules

    April 19, 2004
    EPA urged to reexamine marine, train diesel rules Industry trade associations representing most, although not all, refiners, want the US Environmental Protection Agency to rethink...
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    Refining & Processing

    EIA: Import concerns, fuel specs add to gasoline cost

    April 19, 2004
    US retail gasoline prices are expected to average $1.76/gal during April-September, about 20¢ higher than for the same period last year, according to US Energy Information Administratio...
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    Companies

    Unconventional gas fields gain in US

    April 19, 2004
    This sidebar contains summary information on performance of many of the largest gas fields in the US Lower 48 states.