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Africa: Algeria

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook AFRICA Cyril Widdershoven, Consultant, Sittard, Netherlands (Libya, Tunisia, Uganda, Algeria, Sudan, Chad, Egypt, Morocco,

Africa: Angola

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook AFRICA Angola Privatization of state assets is a key element of Angola’s economic reform program, agreed to by

Africa: Cameroon

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook AFRICA Cameroon

Africa: Chad

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook AFRICA Cyril Widdershoven, Consultant, Sittard, Netherlands (Libya, Tunisia, Uganda, Algeria, Sudan, Chad, Egypt, Morocco,

Africa: Congo

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook AFRICA Congo

Africa: Egypt

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook AFRICA Major discoveries abound A flood of new discoveries offshore Angola, Equatorial Guinea, Nigeria, and onshore N

Africa: Equatorial Guinea

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook AFRICA Equatorial Guinea

Africa: Gabon

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook AFRICA Gabon

Africa: Libya

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook AFRICA Cyril Widdershoven, Consultant, Sittard, Netherlands (Libya, Tunisia, Uganda, Algeria, Sudan, Chad, Egypt, Morocco, Ma

Africa: Nigeria

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook AFRICA Nigeria Nigeria is Africa’s leading oil producer, dependent on oil exports for 80% of all government

Africa: Others

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook AFRICA Cyril Widdershoven, Consultant, Sittard, Netherlands (Libya, Tunisia, Uganda, Algeria, Sudan, Chad, Egypt, Morocco, Ma

Africa: South Africa

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook AFRICA South Africa

Africa: Sudan

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook AFRICA Cyril Widdershoven, Consultant, Sittard, Netherlands (Libya, Tunisia, Uganda, Algeria, Sudan, Chad, Egypt, Morocco, Ma

Africa: Tunisia

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook AFRICA Cyril Widdershoven, Consultant, Sittard, Netherlands (Libya, Tunisia, Uganda, Algeria, Sudan, Chad, Egypt, Morocco,

Far East: Brunei

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook FAR EAST Tony Sitathan, Contributing Editor, Singapore (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Viet Nam, Myanmar, Brunei, Cambodia a

Far East: China

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook FAR EAST Natural gas use increasing Developing countries are expanding gas power generation / supply to mitigate oil

Far East: India

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook FAR EAST India The principal upstream operator in India is state-owned Oil and Natural Gas Commission (ONGC). The

Far East: Indonesia

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook FAR EAST Tony Sitathan, Contributing Editor, Singapore (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Viet Nam, Myanmar, Brunei, Cambodia a

Far East: Malaysia

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook FAR EAST Tony Sitathan, Contributing Editor, Singapore (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Viet Nam, Myanmar, Brunei, Cambodia a

Far East: Myanmar

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook FAR EAST Tony Sitathan, Contributing Editor, Singapore (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Viet Nam, Myanmar, Brunei, Cambodia a

Far East: Others

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook FAR EAST Tony Sitathan, Contributing Editor, Singapore (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Viet Nam, Myanmar, Brunei, Cambodia a

Far East: Pakistan

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook FAR EAST Pakistan The government approved the new Petroleum Policy in 1994, causing a surge in licensing in 1994/

Far East: Philippines

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook FAR EAST Philippines The new government of President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, which took over in January 2001, r

Far East: Thailand

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook FAR EAST Tony Sitathan, Contributing Editor, Singapore (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Viet Nam, Myanmar, Brunei, Cambodia a

Far East: Viet Nam

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook FAR EAST Tony Sitathan, Contributing Editor, Singapore (Indonesia, Malaysia, Thailand, Viet Nam, Myanmar, Brunei, Cambodia a

FSU/ Eastern Europe: Azerbaijan

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook FSU/EASTERN EUROPE Azerbaijan Last year was a period of slow but steady progress for the country’s E&P

FSU/ Eastern Europe: Eastern Europe

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook FSU/EASTERN EUROPE Eastern Europe Romania. Significant decreases in new oil and gas wells drilled in 2000 were

FSU/ Eastern Europe: Kazakhstan

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook FSU/EASTERN EUROPE Kazakhstan Activity has been dominated by news about the exploration and delineation of OKIOC

FSU/ Eastern Europe: Other FSU Republics

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook FSU/EASTERN EUROPE Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania by Alec Mikhalyants , Igor Pol

FSU/ Eastern Europe: Russia

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook FSU/EASTERN EUROPE A roaring comeback continues High oil prices and strong revenues are generating cash for regional

FSU/ Eastern Europe: Turkmenistan

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook FSU/EASTERN EUROPE Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania by Alec Mikhalyants , Igor Pol

FSU/ Eastern Europe: Ukraine

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook FSU/EASTERN EUROPE Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania by Alec Mikhalyants , Igor Pol

FSU/ Eastern Europe: Uzbekistan

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook FSU/EASTERN EUROPE Russia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania by Alec Mikhalyants , Igor Pol

Middle East: Iran

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor, Boulder, Colorado Iran Higher oil revenues and

Middle East: Iraq

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor, Boulder, Colorado Iraq Iraq continued to play a

Middle East: Kuwait

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor, Boulder, Colorado Kuwait A power struggle betwee

Middle East: Neutral Zone

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor, Boulder, Colorado Neutral Zone Kuwait shares thi

Middle East: Oman

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor, Boulder, Colorado Oman Economic reform paid off

Middle East: Others

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor, Boulder, Colorado Others Bahrain. Higher oil p

Middle East: Qatar

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor, Boulder, Colorado Qatar It has been a good year

Middle East: Saudi Arabia

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Investment levels rise higher A multitude of upstream projects continues throughout the region, and natur

Middle East: Syria

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor, Boulder, Colorado Syria Although strong man Haf

Middle East: Turkey

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor, Boulder, Colorado Turkey The collapse of Turkey

Middle East: UAE - Abu Dhabi

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor, Boulder, Colorado UAE – Abu Dhabi Diversifi

Middle East: UAE - Dubai

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor, Boulder, Colorado UAE – Dubai Government of

Middle East: Yemen

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook MIDDLE EAST Dr. A. F. Alhajji, Contributing Editor, Boulder, Colorado Yemen Despite pipeline explosio

North America: Canada

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook NORTH AMERICA Canada Robert Curran, Calgary, Canada At the outset of 2001, there was an air of unbridled

North America: Cuba

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook NORTH AMERICA Cuba The government put 59 offshore blocks up for bidding last fall, in an area located mostly to the

North America: Mexico

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook NORTH AMERICA Mexico Although a non-OPEC country, Mexico’s agreement to abide by OPEC output cuts makes it a k

North America: Others

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook NORTH AMERICA Others Guatemala. Texas-based WesPac Technologies and partner Tradestar Corp. bought most of the sh

North America: United States

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook NORTH AMERICA Gas price will be key The pundits have raised warning signs, but first-half momentum should push region

South America: Argentina

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook SOUTH AMERICA Stuart Wilkinson, Contributing Editor Argentina In mid-2000, the Argentine economy wa

South America: Bolivia

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook SOUTH AMERICA Stuart Wilkinson, Contributing Editor Bolivia In September 2000, Bolivian president Hugo Banzer

South America: Brazil

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook SOUTH AMERICA Stuart Wilkinson, Contributing Editor Brazil The Brazilian economy started to feel th

South America: Chile

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook SOUTH AMERICA Stuart Wilkinson, Contributing Editor Chile Inflation last year reached 4.6%, the highest figur

South America: Colombia

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook SOUTH AMERICA Stuart Wilkinson, Contributing Editor Colombia Economic growth should improve to 3.8%

South America: Ecuador

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook SOUTH AMERICA Stuart Wilkinson, Contributing Editor Ecuador In September, the country made the U.S. dollar th

South America: Others

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook SOUTH AMERICA Stuart Wilkinson, Contributing Editor Others Suriname’s national oil company,

South America: Peru

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook SOUTH AMERICA Stuart Wilkinson, Contributing Editor Peru After beginning his third presidential term amidst a

South America: Trinidad and Tobago

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook SOUTH AMERICA Stuart Wilkinson, Contributing Editor Trinidad And Tobago The country has enjoyed seven years

South America: Venezuela

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook SOUTH AMERICA Good prospects and terms lure foreign firms Despite worsening guerilla violence in the north and the "Arge

South Pacific: Australia

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook SOUTH PACIFIC Seeking markets for new developments Higher oil / gas prices encourage exploration / development drilling,

South Pacific: JPDA (ZOCA)

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook SOUTH PACIFIC JPDA (ZOCA) It took nearly a year, but Australia and the new government in East Timor have hammered

South Pacific: New Zealand

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook SOUTH PACIFIC New Zealand This island nation produces over 40,000 bopd, principally from onshore Taranaki basin on

South Pacific: Papua New Guinea

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook SOUTH PACIFIC Papua New Guinea This country supplies its developing energy needs with 70,000 bpd crude and condens

Western Europe: Austria

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook WESTERN EUROPE Austria Activity centered on enhancing mature fields in the Vienna basin. OMV drilled five explorat

Western Europe: Denmark

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook WESTERN EUROPE North Sea portions written by Arthur Andersen-Petroleum Services Group, London Denmark

Western Europe: France

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook WESTERN EUROPE France In step with the industry’s "bigger is better" philosophy, the merger of Tota

Western Europe: Germany

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook WESTERN EUROPE North Sea portions written by Arthur Andersen-Petroleum Services Group, London Germany

Western Europe: Ireland

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook WESTERN EUROPE North Sea portions written by Arthur Andersen-Petroleum Services Group, London Ireland

Western Europe: Italy

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook WESTERN EUROPE Italy Almost entirely dependent on imports for its energy needs, Italy continued the effort to incr

Western Europe: Netherlands

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook WESTERN EUROPE North Sea portions written by Arthur Andersen-Petroleum Services Group, London Netherlands

Western Europe: Norway

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook WESTERN EUROPE North Sea portions written by Arthur Andersen-Petroleum Services Group, London Norway

Western Europe: Others

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook WESTERN EUROPE Others Portugal. A growing economy, no existing oil and gas production and a drilling density of

Western Europe: United Kingdom

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook WESTERN EUROPE Exploration targets becoming smaller North Sea drilling and development is focusing on satellite fields with

World Trends: OPEC retains control

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  International Outlook WORLD TRENDS OPEC retains control   modicum of stability has returned to the global oil market, compared to t

Industry experience with solid expandable tubular technology

Offshore Europe 2001 focuses on mature-field technologies

Technology at Work: 3-D modeling decreases CAD time for drilling system design

Technology at Work: Data storage system raises productivity

Technology at Work: Important basic facts regarding riser tension and mud weight

Technology at Work: Shared experiences from extra-recovery projects

Technology at Work: Unique chemical cutter test fixture

Editorial Comment

International Politics

What's happening in drilling

What's happening in exploration

Industry at a glance

August 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  Industry Stats     International

Looking ahead

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  Looking Ahead  Merger madness returns. Numerous firms have begun to acquire each other again. Amerada Hess will pay $2.7 billion for Triton

Oil country hot line

Aug. 2001 Vol. 222 No. 8  Hot Line  OPEC unchanged, Iraqi sanctions extended At a special July meeting, OPEC decided to continue to hold production at th

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