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FOCUS: UNCONVENTIONAL OIL & GAS: Much of industry awaits more details on new shale coalition
May 6, 2013
Reactions varied widely following formation of the Center for Sustainable Shale Development, which was set up by a coalition of environmental groups, foundations, and some oil companies to strengthen operating standards for natural gas shale formations in Pennsylvania and across the Appalachian basin. |
North American production boom pushes crude blending
May 6, 2013
Rapid growth of US and Canadian crude oil production in recent years is exceeding the capacity of pipeline infrastructure to deliver crudes to refiners, causing some crudes to become "stranded." |
PROCESS SAFETY—1: Gas conditioning failures show need for design scrutiny
May 6, 2013
Review of certain oil and gas operations offers lessons on process safety to designers of gas conditioning. |
Survey shows increase in refining construction
May 6, 2013
Oil and Gas Journal's semiannual Worldwide Construction Update shows an increase in refining construction activity compared with the previous edition of the update (OGJ, Nov.5, 2012, p. 48). |
KMEP expanding crude lateral to Sweeny refinery
May 3, 2013
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP is expanding its Sweeny Lateral pipeline running between the Kinder Morgan Crude Condensate (KMCC) pipeline and Phillips 66’s Sweeny refinery in Brazoria County, Tex. |
Dow lets contract for Oyster Creek complex expansion, upgrade
May 2, 2013
Dow Chemical Co. let an engineering, procurement, and construction (EPC) contract to Fluor Corp. for a propane dehydrogenation unit, an ethane cracker, and associated power, utilities, and infrastructure upgrades at its Oyster Creek complex in Freeport, Tex. |
Tesoro halts Hawaii refinery crude runs
May 2, 2013
Tesoro Corp. stopped running crude at its 93,700-b/cd Hawaii refinery on Apr. 30. |
Enbridge to build East Texas cryo plant
May 1, 2013
Enbridge Energy Partners LP, Houston, will build a 150-MMcfd cryogenic natural gas processing plant near Beckville in Panola County, Tex., the company has announced, estimating the cost of the project at $140 million. |
MARCELLUS/UTICA briefs
May 1, 2013
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BAKKEN briefs
May 1, 2013
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Rosneft, Mitsui sign petrochemical MOU
Apr 29, 2013
Rosneft and Mitsui & Co. have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly build a large petrochemical complex in far eastern Russia. |
OGJ Newsletter
Apr 29, 2013
International news for oil and gas professionals |
Midland plans skyscraper
Apr 29, 2013
Developers early this month unveiled plans to build what they call Energy Tower City Center in Midland. Initial plans call for offices, condominiums, a hotel, retail space, and a movie theater. |
CSB draft report says neglect led to Chevron Richmond refinery fire
Apr 29, 2013
A failure to apply an inherently safer design, identify and evaluate damage mechanism hazards, and use effective safeguards led to an Aug. 6, 2012, pipe rupture and vapor release that ignited and shut down the No. 4 crude oil unit at Chevron USA Inc.'s Richmond, Calif., refinery, the US Chemical Safety Board said in a draft report. |
Watching Government: Broader questions at Richmond
Apr 29, 2013
Broader questions emerged as the US Chemical Safety Board released its draft report on its investigation of an Aug. 6, 2012, incident at Chevron USA Inc.'s Richmond, Calif., refinery. |
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