El Paso Corp., Houston, concluding its defense of an affiliate abuse complaint pending at the US Federal Energy Regula- tory Commission, claimed its units El Paso Natural Gas ...
A new technology uses seismic pulses to mobilize oil left behind in reservoirs. Developed by Applied Seismic Research Inc. (ASR), Plano, Tex., the in situ seismic stimulation ...
Caught off guard by demand spikes and infrastructure squeezes in winter 2000-01, US natural gas interstate pipelines have increased plans for construction, according to applications...
Petroleum Development Oman LLC (PDO) installed a 29-m section of alternative borehole liner (ABL) in the Fahud-335 well, 276 m below the 95/8-in. casing shoe, selectively isolating...
Rowan Cos. Inc. has completed initial construction on the Gorilla VII jack up rig at its LeTourneau Inc. yard in Vicksburg, Miss., and is currently moving the rig to Sabine Pass...
Following the surprise resignation of Jeff Skilling as CEO and president last month, Enron Corp. early last week promoted two company veterans from its wholesale services group...
Kerr-McGee Corp. continues to broaden its offshore exploration and production portfolio around the world while it consolidates its deepwater Gulf of Mexico base.
The California Energy Commission has delayed until Sept. 12 consideration of a staff report recommending California natural gas utilities be required to maintain a 15-20% reserve...
Concerns over US Midwest gasoline supplies have resurfaced because of another refinery outage in the region, and those fears are being quelled by a relaxation of federal air quality...
Canadian natural gas exports to the US are projected to rise by only about 1.1 bcfd in the second half of this year, compared with the same period in 2000.
The US has asked the United Nations to tighten contract terms of the Iraq oil-for-aid program to make it harder for Iraq to circumvent restrictions that give the country little...
The worldwide consolidation trend among service and supply companies continues apace, while several exploration and production companies recently disclosed some cross-border acquisition...
US propane facilities with more than 4,000 gal on site would be required to prepare written fire-safety analyses under a revised Code for Liquefied Petroleum Gas published in ...
The upsurge in natural gas prices that started last year has accelerated interest in delivering Alaskan North Slope gas to the Lower 48 (OGJ, Aug. 6, 2001, p. 20).
The letter titled "Climate change" (OGJ, July 30, 2001, p. 10) from engineering consultant T.S. Dickerman reminds us that no matter how diligently the Society of Petroleum Engineers...
