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    Dow Inc.'s Fort Saskatchewan Path2Zero illustration.
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    Interpolating Wind Speed (Fig. 1).
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    PO Architecture (Fig. 1)
    Photo from Delek.
    In June 2024, Delek completed installation of a new digital twin at its 80,000-b/d refinery in El Dorado, Ark. (Fig. 1).
    The SPD installation schematic on the Well MD287 flowline shows the location of the upstream and downstream pressure taps, sampling ports, and bypass line (Fig. 1).
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    Scale prevention device minimizes wellhead flowline fouling

    Aug. 14, 2024
    Scale inflicts water injection restrictions primarily under conditions of incompatible waters. To determine if passive scale prevention devices reduce scale deposition in wellhead...
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    Microelements predict deep coiled tubing pressure drop

    Aug. 14, 2024
    Recent advancements in ultradeep drilling have led to a worldwide surge in ultradeep wells, making them pivotal to the energy industry.
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    First-quarter 2024 earnings down year-on-year on lower refining margins, natural gas prices

    June 12, 2024
    A group of 44 US-based oil and gas producers and refiners recorded a total net earnings of $27 billion in first-quarter 2024, down from earnings of $48.5 billion in the previous...
    Map from Summit Carbon Solutions.
    Anticipated pipeline in Iowa.
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    Summit gets favorable ND Supreme Court ruling, advances CCS pipeline in Iowa

    June 5, 2024
    Summit Carbon Solutions received a ruling affirming its ability to access private property without prior permission for the sake of surveying potential routes for its planned ...
    Permian Basin Natural Gas Pipeline Projects (Fig.).
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    Permian crude production growth requires natural gas pipelines

    June 4, 2024
    Permian crude oil production will reach a 6-month high of 6.19 million b/d in June 2024, according to the US EIA. Along with this crude, comes large amounts of associated gas....
    RPM Placement in Rock Matrix (Fig. 1)
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    Polymeric relative permeability modifiers enhance oil recovery

    May 22, 2024
    Conventional water shut-off often uses mechanical isolation or fluid gel-resin options. In restrictive SIMOPs scenarios or adverse price environments, operators struggle to justify...
    Huff and Puff Recovery (Fig. 1)
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    CO2 huff-and-puff in China shale recovers reserves

    May 21, 2024
    CO2 huff-and-puff simulation experiments in China’s Junggar basin shale oil reservoirs analyzed the number of huff-and-puff cycles, production pressure, reservoir permeability...
    Artistic rendering from DGF.
    DGF's 3,000-acre site selection in St. James Parish, La. (Fig. 1).
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    DG Fuels advances Louisiana SAF production complex

    May 14, 2024
    DG Fuels LLC is progressing with its plan to build a grassroots complex in St. James Parish, La., for commercial-scale production of sustainable aviation fuel.
    Photo from Neste.
    Neste’s Singapore RD refinery (Fig. 2).
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    Neste progresses with renewable fuels expansions

    May 14, 2024
    Neste will use its proprietary next generation biomass-to-liquids technology to increase overall production of renewable products to 5.5 million tpy by yearend 2024.
    JABS Piston Testing (Fig. 1).
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    New barrier valve provides option for stacked completions

    May 14, 2024
    Stacked, non-selective commingled well designs present specific difficulties for zonal isolation and fluid loss-control during their initial construction.
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    Stacked deep learning models predict cogeneration unit gas emissions

    March 21, 2024
    The shift towards AI-powered predictive emissions monitoring systems is seen as the future of gas emission monitoring.
    Guafita Field Study Wells. Fig. 1.
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    Petro-seismic data estimate reservoir heterogeneity

    March 21, 2024
    New field development requires knowledge of reservoir heterogeneity before drilling additional exploratory or appraisal wells.
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    Fourth-quarter 2023 earnings down from year ago on lower commodity prices

    Feb. 23, 2024
    A group of 51 US-based oil and gas producers and refiners reported a total net income of $33.54 billion in fourth-quarter 2023, compared with a combined net income of $57.1 billion...
    Liquefied CO2 Cargo Characteristics (Fig. 1).
    Energy Transition

    Liquefied CO2 shipment requires standardized infrastructure

    Feb. 13, 2024
    The standardization of ship and shore infrastructure is crucial for the rapid development of liquefied CO2 (LCO2) shipping, which is a vital part of the carbon capture and supply...
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    LNG exec: US to meet doubling of Chinese LNG demand with ‘third wave’ of export projects

    Jan. 25, 2024
    The US is poised to meet growing demand for LNG in coming years, despite an anticipated near doubling of demand from China as that country works to lower greenhouse gas emissions...
    Photo from MPC.
    Refining & Processing

    North American refiners advance mix of conventional, renewables projects

    Dec. 4, 2023
    Global refiners continued executing investments in 2023 primarily on works aimed at adapting their conventional operations to help ensure long-term competitiveness as the industry...
    TGN’s Northern Gas Pipeline transports 10.22 bcmy (Fig. 1).
    Pipelines

    South American pipeline projects seek economic certainty

    Nov. 6, 2023
    South American oil and gas infrastructure development activity has been limited in recent years with the exceptions of Brazil, Guyana, and Argentina.
    2022 Permian Water Injection. Fig. 1.
    Drilling & Production

    Permian SWD’s seismic effects remain only partially understood

    Oct. 2, 2023
    Seismic events in the Permian basin have prompted the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) to restrict deep salt-water disposal (SWD) and instead direct injection towards shallow...
    Midwest Carbon Express CCS Pipeline. Fig. 1.
    Energy Transition

    CCS pipeline projects face state, local regulatory issues

    Sept. 4, 2023
    Summit Carbon Solutions LLC, Navigator CO2 Ventures LLC, and Wolf Carbon Solutions US LLC are developing projects in the Upper Midwest which, collectively, would comprise more...
    US LNG Export Destinations. Fig. 1.
    LNG

    Another 9 bcfd of US LNG export capacity required by 2035

    Aug. 7, 2023
    Increased natural gas demand from European countries keen to avoid imports from Russia has boosted US LNG export prospects. This improved export outlook has been met by three ...
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    Permian basin operations.
    Drilling & Production

    Permian operators tackle emissions

    June 5, 2023
    Oil and gas companies with Permian basin operations continue to implement strategies to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions while continuing to supply needed barrels to energy...
    Bradenhead Cementing.
    Drilling & Production

    Bradenhead cementing isolates Permian basin surface casing

    June 5, 2023
    Bradenhead cementing, where pressure is applied to the entire casing string, improves cementing operational efficiency and economic viability.
    Photo from ExxonMobil.
    ExxonMobil has undertaken site works for construction of a proposed low-carbon hydrogen production plant and CCS plant at its 561,000-b/d integrated refining and petrochemical complex in Baytown, Tex., along the Houston Ship Channel (Fig. 1).
    Energy Transition

    ExxonMobil using integrated approach on path to decarbonize downstream

    May 1, 2023
    ExxonMobil is investing about $17 billion through 2027 on lower-emission initiatives that aim to reduce emissions in its operations but are also directed at reducing others’ emissions...
    World Hydrogen Production (Fig. 1).
    Energy Transition

    Cost looms over hydrogen’s role in energy transition

    May 1, 2023
    Achieving the decarbonization targets of the Paris Agreement will require that hydrogen meet 15% of global energy demand by 2050.