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    A dramatic natural gas market recovery following last year’s two major Gulf Coast hurricanes points to higher production and lower prices in the 2006-07 winter heating season,...
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    Recent industry workshops have identified the issues of cyber and physical security risks to process control systems (PCS).
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    A holistic, best-practices approach will help refiners and petrochemical plant operators sustain and improve the performance of control system assets.
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    Three projects progressively modified gas compression on the UK Brent field to lower suction pressures in-line with late life reservoir and production requirements for depressurizing...
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    A newly designed, fast moving, self-elevating land rig debuted in El Reno, Okla., in September 2006.
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    To guarantee its oil supply during times of crisis, China is building a national tanker fleet with which it aims to haul nearly three fourths of its oil imports within the next...
    Oct. 9, 2006
    Iraq lost an estimated $16 billion of potential oil export revenues from January 2004 to March 2006 because of insurgent attacks, criminal activity, and aging and poorly maintained...
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    General Interest - Quick TakesAnalysts see robust future for oil sandsThe outlook for Canadian oil sands growth continues to improve, although the next 2 years could prove critical...
    Oct. 9, 2006
    Two US House Government Reform Committee leaders have demanded that the Department of the Interior develop a new plan to recover an estimated $2 billion of lost royalties from...
    Oct. 9, 2006
    ChinaVerona Development Corp., Vancouver, BC, is drilling two wells to assess coalbed methane potential south of Liulin on the 1,015 sq km Shilou North Block in the eastern Ordos...
    Oct. 9, 2006
    The news from Nigeria’s oil and gas industry is not encouraging. It’s that recurring problem of militants besieging the place again, but this time they seem to be ganging up on...
    Oct. 9, 2006
    US Senate and House energy leaders headed into the preelection recess pledging to reach a compromise before yearend, but were still divided over Outer Continental Shelf oil and...
    Oct. 9, 2006
    Airlines recently have suffered financial losses because of high fuel costs, low fares, and other problems, but terrorism and a flagging economy apparently haven’t yet reduced...
    Oct. 9, 2006
    The expiring October natural gas contract dropped to a near 4-year low on the New York Mercantile Exchange during the last week of September, while crude prices continued to fluctuate...
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    Implicit Monitoring Solutions LP (IMS) and WilsonDallas, have announced a partnership agreement whereby Wilson will market IMS’ Intellisite remote asset data capture and reporting...
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    External corrosion direct assessment (ECDA) can serve as a powerful tool in determining not only the current but also the future health of a given pipeline system.
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    New frequency converter for oil field operationsThe new SSG Series 500VA frequency converter is suited for use in process control and drilling operations.The new 500VA unit is...
    Oct. 9, 2006
    The US Congress deserves credit for its concern about those federal offshore oil and gas leases that lack price thresholds for deepwater royalty relief.
    Oct. 9, 2006