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  • Volume 102, Issue 43

    • Volume 102, Issue 43

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    Drilling Operations

    Equipment/Software/Literature

    Nov. 15, 2004
    Here's the PathMAKER formation mill, a new window mill designed to mill a full gauge window and extended rathole, even in hard and abrasive formations.
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    Production Operations

    Global trends study foresees no short-term liquids output shortfall

    Nov. 15, 2004
    Global users have consumed 45% of the oil and 30% of the gas discovered by the end of 2003, said IHS Energy, Epsom, UK, in releasing highlights of its 2004 report on world petroleum...

    More content from Volume 102, Issue 43

    Exploration & Development

    UAE defies West's stereotype of the Middle East

    Nov. 15, 2004
    It is misleading to describe all of the Middle East in terms applicable only to the region's most violent and oppressive countries.
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    Pipelines

    Two coating systems pass tests for arctic use

    Nov. 15, 2004
    Two coating systems pass tests for arctic use Two girth-weld coating systems have been tested successfully by TransCanada PipeLines Ltd. for use in arctic construction and operating...
    Refining

    Market Timeline

    Nov. 15, 2004
    Energy prices fell Monday as speculators pulled out of the futures market, apparently sensing no further upside potential without a major change in market fundamentals.
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    Economics & Markets

    Services/Suppliers

    Nov. 15, 2004
    Paris, the oil & gas industry French Suppliers Council, has elected Dominique Michel as chairman. Michel, president of Doris Engineering, is well known for his expertise in offshore...
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    Pipelines

    Ocean observatories

    Nov. 15, 2004
    Ocean observatories Before Hurricane Ivan wreaked havoc on Gulf of Mexico oil and gas pipelines and platforms, Louisiana State University's Coastal Studies Institute forecast ...
    Pipelines & Transportation

    Ziff: Alaskan gas crucial to N. American gas supply

    Nov. 15, 2004
    Senior pipeline executives agree that Alaskan gas will play a key role in solving a growing natural gas supply crunch in North America.
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    Economics & Markets

    PetroIndex: WTI posted price likely to remain high

    Nov. 15, 2004
    The posted price for West Texas Intermediate crude averaged $42.38/bbl in September, marking the second consecutive month above $40/bbl, said Karr Ingham, president of Economic...
    Companies

    Majors in study replaced 134% of production in 1999-2003

    Nov. 15, 2004
    Eight major oil and gas companies in a comparative analysis by Prudential Equity Group LLC together replaced 134% of their production during 1999-2003 at an average cost of $5...
    Companies

    Enterprise, partners to build GOM deepwater hub

    Nov. 15, 2004
    Enterprise, partners to build GOM deepwater hub Independence Hub LLC, an affiliate of Enterprise Products Partners LP (EPP) and the five-member Atwater Valley Producers Group,...
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    Companies

    OGJ Newsletter

    Nov. 15, 2004
    The US Energy Information Administration recently reported "a 'true' physical injection" of 41 bcf of natural gas into underground storage in the week ended Nov. 5, raising US...
    Companies

    Russia to reach historic moment as energy superpower

    Nov. 15, 2004
    Russia is approaching an historic moment of opportunity as a world energy superpower, according to speakers at a day-long workshop Oct. 25 at Rice University's James A. Baker ...
    Government

    Editorial - A win for tort reform

    Nov. 15, 2004
    A win for tort reform For supporters of US legal reform, which should include the oil and gas industry, the general elections of Nov. 2 provided welcome news.
    Refining

    Gas market still recouping production loss from Ivan

    Nov. 15, 2004
    The US natural gas market is still recovering from Gulf of Mexico production losses caused by Hurricane Ivan in September, but above-normal temperatures in September and October...
    Production Operations

    Company News - Nexen to acquire EnCana UK unit, North Sea assets

    Nov. 15, 2004
    Nexen Inc., Calgary, agreed to acquire EnCana Corp.'s UK subsidiary, EnCana (UK) Ltd., for $2.1 billion, effective retroactively to Sept. 30.
    Pipelines

    Ziff: North American gas business at turning point

    Nov. 15, 2004
    With North America at a turning point in energy, the US, Canada, and Mexico should work together towards a mutual and secure energy future, says the recently elected chairman ...
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    General Interest

    Implementing ERM requires integrated approach

    Nov. 15, 2004
    Many oil and gas companies are revising their risk management procedures to establish company-wide approaches, termed enterprise risk management (ERM).
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    Companies

    Downstream construction projects on the rise

    Nov. 15, 2004
    The number of downstream oil and gas processing projects has steadily increased over the last 4 years, according to Oil & Gas Journal's Worldwide Construction Survey.
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    Companies

    Rig rates, drilling activity, spending increasing worldwide

    Nov. 15, 2004
    Third-quarter results show a strong drilling market in the US and abroad, as rollover day rates increase and capital budgets are padded.
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    Production Operations

    Model estimates explosive costs

    Nov. 15, 2004
    An analysis of Gulf of Mexico decommissioning operations showed that severing platforms with explosives is a time-invariant and structure-dependent operation that provides contractors...
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    LNG

    Operating Eunice, La., demethanizer at high pressure yields unique data

    Nov. 15, 2004
    El Paso Field Services Co.'s demethanizer at its Eunice, La., gas plant has operated consistently at pressures greater than 500 psig; this operation provides the industry a unique...