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New Nitrate-Based Treatments Control Hydrogen Sulfide in Reservoirs
The paper mentions that biogenic formation of hydrogen sulfide has, and will, occur in most oil and gas reservoirs - particularly those flooded with sea water. Hydrogen sulfide causes high costs and serious operational problems, including reservoir souring, sulfide corrosion, iron sulfide plugging, reduced product value, and health and environmental...
Tags: Reservoir, Hydrogen, Petroleum Industry
White papers 2004-11-01
Evaluation of Empirical Correlations for Natural Gas Hydrate Predictions
The petroleum industry spends millions US dollars to combat the formation of hydrates. So, the accuracy of estimating the natural gas hydrates is extremely important for optimizing the cost of piping systems and processing units. Understanding how, when, and where gas hydrate form provides the engineer the method to predict...
Tags: Computer Program, Correlation, Natural Gas, Petroleum, Petroleum Industry, Telecom & Utilities
White papers 2004-09-01
Deep Computing Capacity on Demand: Upstream Petroleum Industry
The upstream petroleum industry is ideally positioned to take advantage of an on demand computing model. To support processes such as seismic interpretation and reservoir modeling, petroleum companies often deploy High Performance Computing HPC infrastructures. HPC capability and availability can help companies perform petroleum exploration, appraisal and production. However, because...
Tags: Petroleum, High-performance Computing, Petroleum Industry, Cloud Computing, Telecom & Utilities
White papers 2003-12-01
Supply Chain Management In The Petroleum Industry
Supply chain management in the petroleum industry contains various challenges, specifically in the logistics area, that are not present in most other industries. These logistical challenges are a major influence on the cost of oil and its derivatives. However, opportunities for cost savings in logistics still do exist. Giant oil...
Tags: Business Operations, Enterprise Software, Logistics, Management, Petroleum, Petroleum Industry, SCM, Software, Strategy, Supply Chain, Supply Chain Management (SCM), Telecom & Utilities
White papers 2006-11-01

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DOE, Petroleum Industry Sign Compact Formalizing Technology Partnership
Secretary of Energy Bill Richardson and petroleum industry officials today signed a compact that sets the stage for the Energy Department and the petroleum industry to jointly develop technologies that increase efficiency of petroleum operations while protecting the environment. "I welcome the petroleum industry...
Tags: Department of Energy, partnership, petroleum, Strategy
Research articles 1970-01-01
The Varied Effects of Oil Prices on the Petroleum Industry
Suppliers who want to sell into any industry are affected by the health of the companies in that industry. This is clearly true in the petroleum industry, which is heavily influenced by the price of oil. But high and low oil prices do not have a uniform effect on petroleum...
Tags: Petroleum, Telecom & Utilities, Witter Publishing
White papers 2003-02-01
EPA distributing survey to petroleum industry. (Top of the News).
In July, the Petroleum Transportation and Storage Association announced that the EPA is sending out surveys to representatives of the petroleum industry seeking input on ways to increase flexibility in the federal reformulated gasoline program. The E In July, the Petroleum Transportation and Storage Association ...
Tags: petroleum, survey, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2001-09-01
EPA, petroleum industry at odds over costs of cleaner environment.(Cover Story)
The petroleum industry will spend about $37 billion to comply with EPA regulations. Since the value of petroleum-refining facilities is only about $31 billion, the industry proposed the issuance of less costly regulations. The petroleum and petrochemical industries are facing the prospect of spending tens of billions of dollars...
Tags: Benefits, environment, petroleum, regulation, standards, Strategy, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 1996-12-01
The impact of mergers in U.S. petroleum industry on wholesale gasoline prices
I. INTRODUCTION Since the 1990s, the U.S. petroleum industry has experienced a wave of mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures, several of them between large petroleum companies that were previously competitors for the sale of petroleum products. For example, in 1998 British Petroleum BP and Amoco merged to form BP-Amoco,...
Tags: alphA, FINANCE, FTC, gasoline, Investment, merger, Midwest, petroleum, U.S.
Research articles 2007-01-01
Tight money slows major gas developments - activities in the petroleum industry of South and Southeast Asia - Far East - Industry Overview
Oil-related projects continue, but several big gas marketing programs and their associated field developments have been delayed due to currency problems and stalled economic growthCHINAA major reorganization of the petroleum industry, the move of China National Petroleum Corp. CNPC into international operations, soaring petroleum demand accompanied by record imports of...
Tags: BHP, China National Petroleum Corp., Gulf, Premier, Shell P&A'd, Texaco, Unocal Corp.
Research articles 1998-08-01
Honeywell helps automate Serbia's petroleum industry. (News).(Brief Article)
Phoenix, Ariz.--Honeywell's Industry Solutions division recently announced that it will provide the NIS Petroleum Industry of Serbia with a $2.8-million automation solution for its oil refinery in Pancevo, Yugoslavia. The solution includes a TotalP Phoenix, Ariz.--Honeywell's Industry Solutions division recently announced that it...
Tags: Honeywell International Inc., petroleum
Research articles 2002-07-01
New theories take price control from OPEC, give it to futures. (petroleum industry)
Petroleum industry observers comment that the world crude oil price influx is more likely to be influenced by the fear of oil supply interruptions that may come from political or economic pressures. In effect, industry analysts are stating that price jumpPetroleum industry observers comment that the world crude oil price...
Tags: petroleum, OPEC, theory
Research articles 1994-06-01
New leadership in Congress could alter industry prospects.(106th Congress; petroleum industry)
The 106th Congress witnessed the deposition of five legislators in the House, as well as Republican Bob Livingston's ascension to the position of House Speaker. This development had sparked varied speculations from petroleum industry analysts. The PetroleThe 106th Congress witnessed the deposition of five legislators in the House, as well...
Tags: petroleum, U.S. Congress
Research articles 1999-01-01
American Petroleum Institute and Thomson EC Resources Announce License Agreement for Creating Database of EDI-Capable Companies for the Petroleum Industry
SKOKIE, Ill.--BUSINESS WIRE--Sept. 28, 1998--The American Petroleum Institute and Thomson EC Resources, a division of Thomson Financial Publishing, announced today a license agreement to develop the Thomson EDI Petroleum Industry Database.
Tags: database, EDI, license agreement, petroleum, Thomson Corp.
Research articles 1998-09-28
IBM Introduces Asset Monitoring and Field Service Solution for Petroleum Industry
IBM unveiled a new asset monitoring and field service solution designed to help petroleum industry customers improve overall operational performance, enhance employee productivity and safety, and decrease capital expenditures through preventive and predictive - rather than reactive - maintenance. The optimized asset monitoring and field service offering is comprised of...
Tags: Asset, Petroleum, IBM Corp., Asset Management, Telecom & Utilities, Operational Planning, Business Operations
White papers 2004-10-11
GAO issues report on petroleum industry mergers.(News And Trends)
With the volatility of the gasoline market as a backdrop, the General Accounting Office issued its report on the effects of the recent rash of mergers in the United States petroleum industry. The report was tied up for almost a year as the Federal Tr With...
Tags: General Accounting Office, merger, petroleum
Research articles 2004-08-01
Digital marketplace forming for petroleum industry.
ATLANTA - Two e-commerce heavyweights expect to form an open digital market for suppliers to an estimated $300 billion petroleum industry. Harbinger Corp. and Sun-Netscape Alliance, providers of e-commerce applications and infrastructure soft ATLANTA - Two e-commerce heavyweights...
Tags: petroleum, e-business, portal, Netscape Communications Corp., supplier
Research articles 1999-11-01
Figuring out the what if's of Y2K.(Year 2000 readiness transition problem for the petroleum industry)(Brief Article)
A survey was done to check the readiness of the petroleum industry for transition upon the entry of the new millennium. Both the American Petroleum Institute and the US General Accounting Office found that 94% of the oil and natural gas sectors would be Y2K compliant by Sep 30, 1999....
Tags: General Accounting Office, MARKETING, petroleum, survey, Y2K
Research articles 1999-09-01
Federal Trade Commission testifies before House Committee on competition in the petroleum industry.
M2 PRESSWIRE-30 March 2000-US FTC: Federal Trade Commission testifies before House Committee on competition in the petroleum industry C1994-2000 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD RDATE:29032000 Potential for 'Collusion or Exclusion' Necessitates Scrutiny by Enforcement Authorities Presenting Federal Trade Commission testimony ...
Tags: antitrust, commission, FTC, OPEC, petroleum, SECURITY
Research articles 2000-03-30
Petroleum Industry Attacks Federal Regulations for Cleaner Engines.(Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News)
Nov. 3--FORT WORTH, Texas--Federal rules calling for cleaner diesel fuel and engines that could protect the health of Texans living in urban areas are under attack in Washington. Rules to cut sulfur in diesel fuel by 97 percent and to require catalytic converters and...
Tags: attack, Diesel, petroleum, pollution, regulation, Texas, U.S. Environmental Protection Agency
Research articles 2000-11-06
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