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    Calgary, completed construction of a $266 million, 700-km natural gas pipeline in Mexico's Yucatan peninsula
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    A new system has been tested for separating oil and water downhole in the wellbore.
    Oct. 4, 1999
    Spools are guaranteed with no crossovers so that wire lines will pay-off smoothly from the first to the last layer. The firm's agent will be winding stainless steel slick ...
    Oct. 4, 1999
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    The US Geological Survey (USGS), in response to potential geohazards, energy resource potential, and climate issues associated with marine gas hydrates, has developed a laboratory...
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    bInstallation of a multivariable controller at a crude oil stabilization plant at BP Amoco's Grangemouth, Scotland, oil terminal has helped reduce fuel consumption, loss to flare...
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    Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) has successfully tested different technologies for improving oil recovery from its oil fields in Brazil.
    Oct. 4, 1999
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    A new technique, which makes use of a fluid's capacity to conduct electricity, shows great promise in evaluating the apparent wettability of spacer and preflush fluids.
    Oct. 4, 1999
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    Phillips Petroleum Co. unit Phillips China Inc. has drilled and tested its third successful well on Bozhong Block 11/05 in China's Bohai Bay, confirming what appears to be a major...
    Oct. 4, 1999
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    Drilling contractor Deutag UK Ltd., Aberdeen, opened a drill-floor training simulator in the city for its own and clients' employees.
    Oct. 4, 1999
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    Play disaggregation reveals important growth trends for the major natural gas fields in the Texas Gulf Coast basin and East Texas.
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    A group led by West Australian Petroleum Pty. Ltd. (WAPET) has made a significant natural gas discovery ...project in the area.
    Oct. 4, 1999
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    In recent years, the international energy industry seems to have awoken to the enormous potential of powerstarved India to consume natural gas.
    Oct. 4, 1999
    Four Calgary-based companies will spend $182.5 million (Can.) on exploration and development of new leases in the Mackenzie Delta region of Canada's High Arctic.
    Oct. 4, 1999
    Singapore's growing industrial sector has spawned another natural gas supply project aimed at importing Indonesian gas into the small island nation.
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    There are 107 floating production systems (FPSs) in operation worldwide-an increase of 67% over the number operating 3 years ago. And this increased growth is expected to continue...
    Oct. 4, 1999
    BP Exploration (Alaska) Inc. (BPXA) will spend $22 million to resolve criminal and civil charges relating to the illegal disposal of hazardous waste on Alaska's North Slope.
    Oct. 4, 1999
    Seven years can hardly be considered a long time in the life of a multinational energy major.
    Oct. 4, 1999
    The Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries officially closed its ministerial meeting in Vienna on Sept. 24 and, as expected, confirmed it would adhere to current production...
    Oct. 4, 1999
    To journalists the sight of a busy lawyer is always a bad omen, but for oil and gas company executives it can be an indicator of good times ahead.
    Oct. 4, 1999
    China National Petroleum Corp. and Shell Exploration China Ltd. have agreed to develop a major gas resource in northwestern China along with the infrastructure to transport and...
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    Currently, polyester and its feedstocks are in oversupply, according to the latest analyses of paraxylenes, terephthalates, and polyester from Chemical Market Associates Inc. ...
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    When Hurricane Georges slammed into the Gulf Coast in September 1998, Chevron Products Co.'s Pascagoula, Miss., refinery was forced to shut down for 3 months, suffering millions...
    Oct. 4, 1999
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    The accompanying table shows how Nelson-Farrar indexes have changed over the period, 1996-1998, for selected basically nonmetallic building materials.
    Oct. 4, 1999
    Oil producers should bristle over the call last week in the US for withdrawal of crude oil from strategic storage.
    Oct. 4, 1999
    China National Petroleum Corp. plans to spend 5 billion yuan in the fourth quarter to boost its crude oil production capacity in response to higher oil prices.
    Oct. 4, 1999
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    The markets for subsea technology companies are set for unprecedented growth, according to analyst Douglas-Westwood Associates, Canterbury, UK.
    Oct. 4, 1999
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    Nelson-Farrar Cost IndexesClick here to enlarge imagenull
    Oct. 4, 1999
    The oil industry won a razor-thin but significant victory on oil royalties the other day in the US Senate.
    Oct. 4, 1999