In 2000, Repsol YPF's Lujan de Cuyo, Argentina, refinery completed a vacuum unit revamp that increased total gas oil yield by 6% on whole crude while maintaining heavy vacuum ...
Girassol field, discovered in 1996, came on stream on Dec. 4, 2001; TotalFinaElf SA says production in February 2002 reached 200,000 bo/d from eight wells.
Refinery operations planning will undergo major changes as increased computing power, and new risk analysis techniques and software reach the planner's desk.
Experiments in the Liaohe oil fields, in northeastern China, indicate that placement of a catalyst downhole can improve cyclic steam, heavy-oil recovery.
Combining a proprietary asphaltene stability index (ASI) and a laboratory simulation of the desalting process can predict desalter problems in a refinery when incompatible crude...
Conoco Inc., Houston and Tesco Corp., Calgary, commercialized the Casing-Drilling process by signing a multiyear, multiwell contract, which they say is their first for Casing-...
Iran should stop trying to pressure its oil-rich Caspian neighbors to follow an agenda not supported by US political or commercial interests, a top US official told government...
Higher levels of cooperation, trust, and flexibility will be needed if host countries and international operators are to wrest the most value from oil and gas opportunities, said...
The US Senate Mar. 11 resumed work on a sweeping energy bill with votes expected on tighter motor vehicle fuel efficiency standards and tougher government oversight of energy ...
The new Hydrobloc HB Series heatless desiccant compressed air dryer features maintenance-free shuttle valves, high efficiency coalescing prefilter, and particulate removal afterfilter...
US Homeland Security Director Tom Ridge announced a revamped national alert system Mar. 12 that the oil industry finds to be a welcome improvement from how the federal government...
The future for natural gas is bright, from both demand and supply standpoints. And the natural gas processing industry can benefit from that prospect so long as it accepts certain...
Analysts see benefits for both firms in an agreement between Berkshire Hathaway Inc. unit MidAmerican Energy Holdings Co., Des Moines, Iowa, and Tulsa-based Williams Cos. Inc....
Salaries in the UK upstream oil and gas industry are on the rise, according to the latest salary survey released by SMCL, a specialty consulting firm based in the UK. Upstream...
The oil and gas industry, especially in the US, faced two large economic questions when 2002 began. One was timing of the start of recovery. The other was whether recovery would...
Robert G. Slaughter has been elected president of the National Petrochemical & Refiners Association. Currently, Slaughter serves as NPRA's general counsel and director of public...
The US experienced its fourth consecutive week of colder-than-normal conditions, prompting a rise in heat load demand. The American Gas Association reported a 140 bcf withdrawal...
Increased demand for oil and natural gas should push up commodity prices in 2003 or maybe even sooner, said a panel of five industry executives at a semiannual oil field service...
By now, OGJ readers have probably noticed the "A Century of Industry Leadership" emblem on the cover of recent Oil & Gas Journals. As OGJ celebrates its 100th anniversary, another...
