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    After delaying a decision three times, the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) has approved $135 million in financing for the completion of the pipeline portion of the $1.6 ...
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    Oil & Gas Journal's look at the top 100 oil and gas producing companies based outside the US reveals that production, revenues, and earnings generally were on the decline last...
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    MEPG: Iraq logs progress restoring oil output, exports While security remains a serious challenge, Iraq is making progress in restoring production and export of crude oil and ...
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    A new crop of start-up companies is bringing fresh ideas to the Canadian oil and gas sector, says the chairman of the Small Explorers & Producers Association of Canada (SEPAC)...
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    Brazilian gas demand in 2007 to be less than forecast Brazilian state-owned oil company Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) has forecast that Brazil's demand for natural gas will...
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    US Department of Energy Sec. Spencer Abraham Sept. 3 told the House Energy and Commerce Committee his department is investigating last month's gasoline price spike.
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    A rosy future is predicted for UK exploration and production professionals, but challenges lie ahead for employers when skills shortages emerge, said SMCL, a UK-based specialty...
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    Nigeria could benefit from directly distributing its oil revenues to its citizens, which should have a right to an equal share of oil proceeds, according to a working paper prepared...
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    US government and private energy forecasts predict residential natural gas customers will pay more to heat their homes this winter.
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    Citgo Petroleum Corp., Tulsa, has elected Citgo Executive Vice-Pres. Antonio Rivero to the board along with Nelson Martínez and Dester Rodríguez, both on the Petróleos de Venezuela...
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    National oil companies (NOCs) worldwide are grappling with the forces of inevitable change.
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    Companies contemplating a merger or acquisition are not alone as the oil and natural gas and oil field service industries continue to consolidate.
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    The last meeting of the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries proved a predictable, humdrum affair.
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    The International Energy Agency in Paris warned in a Sept. 10 report that industry oil inventories among members of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, ...
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    Peru has authorized Algerian state oil firm Sonatrach to operate in Peru, following its projected purchase of an additional 20% share in the Camisea natural gas and condensate...
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    Changing relationships and the threat of oversupply are rocking the oil market's foundations.
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    Executives of Brazil's state-owned oil firm Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) reported at a recent press conference that the estimated reserves of 70 billion cu m of nonassociated...
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    Bob Williams' excellent overview "Refiners' future survival hinges on adapting to changing feedstocks, product specs" (OGJ, Aug. 11, 2003, p. 20) touched on several challenges...
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    Keeping the lights on Many Americans never contemplated their dependence upon electricity until the lights went out during the blackout that blanketed the US Northeast and Upper...
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    Here's the PX3400 Series pressure transducer, an instrument the company says is particularly useful in deep-well tools.
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    At least five and as many as seven fundamentals should be in the forefront when negotiating an initial joint development agreement.
    Sept. 15, 2003
    To hear environmentalists and their friends in Congress tell it, clarification by the Environmental Protection Agency of confusing emission regulations will devastate US air quality...
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    bA method has been developed for calculating the nominal wall thickness of matching pipe for certain sizes of branch connections and stress intensification factor (SIF) and for...
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    A force for Saudi reform The aftermath of terrorist attacks in the US on Sept. 11, 2001, has shined harsh light on a longstanding alliance of the world's biggest consumer of oil...
    Sept. 15, 2003