Volume 91, Issue 12

Energy conservation measures in refineries often result in an excess of fuel. Therefore, fuel gas is sometimes flared or more often used in burners. These practices waste not ...

Use of 3D seismic data is paying off for Mobil Exploration & Producing U.S. Inc. in one of its oldest fields in the Gulf of Mexico. In the latest example, Mobil found a new field...

Norman Lamont, British chancellor of the exchequer, has surprised U.K. oil and gas producers with major reforms to the U.K. petroleum tax regime. The petroleum revenue tax (PRT...

Jerry J. Toman, Robert F. Beckman Fluor Daniel Inc. Irvine, Calif. Several possible alternate uses for visbreaker equipment are available to refiners who must significantly increase...

More information has come to light on Cuba's first offering of exploration and production rights. Eleven blocks on offer range in size from 1,400 to 6,000 sq km. State oil...

Knut A. Simonsen, Luke F. O'Keefe Texaco Inc. White Plains, N.Y. W. Francis Fong Texaco Development Corp. White Plains, N.Y. Refinery demand in the U.S. for on-purpose hydrogen...

David Knott International Editor What do you say about a year in which your operating profit is down 20%, net profit is down 40%, and you have a major restructuring charge in ...

A bill seeking to levy a processing tax on oil, gas, and refined products has been introduced in the Louisiana Senate. As proposed, Senate Bill 3 would generate about $850 million...

Myke King Whitehouse Consulting Southampton, U.K. Experiences illustrate how oil movement and storage (OM&S) system automation can be justified and its benefits proven. From such...

The Clinton administration continues to hone its BTU tax proposal behind closed doors, hoping to finish the package this week so it can send it to Congress next month. The package...

UKRAINE plans to build a tanker terminal at the Black Sea port of Odessa capable of handling 240,000 b/d of crude for delivery to the republic's underutilized refineries. ...

Will Russia's oil sector woes prove OPEC's salvation this year?

Energy Sec. Hazel O'Leary says the Clinton administration is willing to negotiate on details, but it is not retreating from the concept of a BTU tax on U.S. fuels. The Clinton...

The agreement between Azerbaijan and Turkey to build a $1.4 billion pipeline to carry crude oil from Baku to Turkey's Mediterranean Coast shows Turkey's zest for a role...

California vehicle fleets that use methanol powered flexible fuel vehicles (FFVs) report general satisfaction with them compared with gasoline fueled vehicles. The California ...

Robert H. Rothberg, Johnce E. Hall Amoco Production Co. Houston Larry D. Douglas Oil Industry Engineering Inc. Houston Kerry G. Kirkland Consulting Engineer Houston William S....

After all this time, things have finally become clear. The U.S. oil industry has two sides, and only two. One side thinks its customers should pay higher taxes on oil and gas,...

Sales of oxygenated motor fuel in polluted U.S. urban areas have yielded sharp declines in carbon monoxide emissions this winter, the Environmental Protection Agency reports. ...

The California Air Resources Board (CARB) has given its approval to a second major refiner to produce a clean burning diesel fuel that will meet new state standards required of...

The U.S. General Services Administration (GSA) has let a $22 million contract to Chrysler Corp. to produce at least 2,500 methanol flexible fuel vehicle (FFV) 1993 Spirit sedans...

Coastal Refining & Marketing Inc. will suspend operations at the three Kansas refineries it operates early this summer until business conditions improve. Coastal will suspend ...