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SPECIAL REPORT: More US EOR projects start but EOR production continues decline

Apr 21, 2008 Oil & Gas Journal’s exclusive biennial enhanced oil recovery (EOR) survey, p. 47 shows that the number of EOR projects in the US has increased compared with the last survey taken 2 years ago.

Equipment/Software/Literature

Apr 21, 2008

POINT OF VIEW: Unexploited oil resources continue to attract technology innovations

Apr 14, 2008 Over the years the oil industry has developed many technologies for improving oil recovery, yet much unexploited oil still remains in the ground.

Seismic in reserves reporting

Apr 14, 2008 Industry comments on US federal reserves reporting rules indicate that oil and gas companies believe seismic data could play important roles.

DEEPWATER ESP—Conclusion: Jubarte downhole ESP required extensive qualification, testing

Apr 7, 2008 Extensive qualification and testing proved out the electric submersible pump (ESP) installed downhole in the JUB-6 well in Jubarte field off Brazil.

IEA: Non-OPEC output decline rates lower than believed

Apr 7, 2008 The combined production decline rate for countries outside the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries is steadier and less steep than is generally believed, according to the International Energy Agency, Paris.

SPECIAL REPORT: GTL, CTL finding roles in global energy supply

Mar 24, 2008 Interest in Fischer-Tropsch (F-T) chemistry and associated technologies such as gas-to-liquids (GTL) and coal-to-liquids (CTL) continues to grow worldwide.

Area Drilling

Mar 24, 2008

DEEPWATER ESP—1: Subsea, downhole 1,200-hp ESP produces Jubarte well off Brazil

Mar 24, 2008 To produce the heavy oil from the JUB-6 well in the Jubarte field off Brazil, Petrobras decided to install the highest horsepower electric submersible pump (ESP) yet installed subsea.

Oil supply and investment

Mar 17, 2008 In the letter entitled “World decline rate,” the authors quoted a Cambridge Energy Research Associates forecast for a world oil supply of 112 million b/d by 2017.

Refiner demand for discounted feeds will increase trade of high-acid crudes

Mar 17, 2008 Refiners looking for discounted crude supplies will import and use greater volumes of high total acid number (TAN) crudes, according to a study from Asia Pacific Energy Consulting (APEC).

OGJ Newsletter

Mar 10, 2008

Shuttle tankers offer competitive deep US gulf transport choice

Mar 10, 2008 Petrobras’ development of Cascade and Chinook fields in the US Gulf of Mexico will use a floating, production, storage, and offloading vessel in the initial phase.

Study theorizes use of geothermal sources for energy in refineries

Feb 11, 2008 Geothermal sources for direct heating can theoretically serve as an alternative source of high-temperature (>130° C.) heat in processing plants.

Illinois basin ASP flooding planned

Feb 11, 2008 One recent announcement on enhanced oil recovery activity is Rex Energy’s plan for starting two alkali-surfactant-polymer (ASP) flood pilots in an old oil field in the Illinois basin.
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