The Oil and Gas Journal articles from May 1998

The Oil and Gas Journal archives from May 1998

Low oil prices have squeezed first quarter earnings for U.S. E&P companies while helping to bolster the bottom line of mainly downstream firms. Some firms cite benefits from consolidation and restructuring.
May 25, 1998... Ashland Chairman Paul Chellgren cites "early synergies" from his company's refining/marketing joint venture with Marathon that underpinned profits quadrupling to $28 million for the quarter ended in March (Ashland's fiscal second quarter) from...

Despite the sting of low oil prices, two major producing U.S. states have gotten a lift from proposals to boost their oil production.
May 25, 1998... Alaska's Supreme Court has approved a new lease agreement between the state and BP, flashing a green light to development of Northstar oil field in the Beaufort Sea. Former field owner Amerada Hess never developed the field because of net...

U.S. gas producers and pipelines have a window of about 2 weeks in which to make their views known to the U.S. Trade Representative on Mexico's proposal to accelerate phaseout of its tariff on gas imports.
May 25, 1998... U.S. gas producers and pipelines have a window of about 2 weeks in which to make their views known to the U.S. Trade Representative on Mexico's proposal to accelerate phaseout of its tariff on gas imports, by more than 3 years to October 1999,...

More signs of likely OPEC cuts at the June ministerial meeting in Vienna are emerging.
May 25, 1998... More signs of likely OPEC cuts at the June ministerial meeting in Vienna are emerging. In an interview with Middle East Economic Survey, Saudi Oil Minister Ali al-Naimu says OPEC may have to cut output by another 500,000 b/d if oil prices...

Asia's lingering economic crisis continues to cast a pall over Thailand's petroleum sector. Chevron and state-owned Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT) have postponed their aromatics project.
May 25, 1998... Asia's lingering economic crisis continues to cast a pall over Thailand's petroleum sector. Chevron and state-owned Petroleum Authority of Thailand (PTT) have postponed their aromatics project in Thailand (OGJ, Mar. 16, 1998, p. 46). PTT...

Greenpeace once again is on the warpath to halt exploration of Europe'. Atlantic Margin.(offshore oil exploration)
May 25, 1998... The group's Stahlratte two-masted schooner left Oslo May 19 to head for an area where Statoil is drilling. Greenpeace's MV Arctic Sunrise is to set sail for the Arctic at the end of May to beef up the protests, and this will be followed by MV...

U.S. INDUSTRY SCOREBOARD 5/25.(oil and gas industry statistics)
May 25, 1998... U.S. INDUSTRY SCOREBOARD 5/25 4 wk. 4 wk. avg. % Latest week 5/15 average year ago change Demand (1,000 b/d) Motor gasoline 8,184 8,100 1.0...

PermSeal(TM) E+ cuts water production, increases oil production to 5,000 BPD.(service offered by Halliburton)
May 25, 1998... North Sea -- The environment was harsh with temperatures of 300(F (147(C). The well produced over 4,000 BOPD but the operator had to contend with 38,000 BWPD produced from low perfs within the perforated interval. After evaluating commercially...

Delta Frac[SM] Sand Wedge[TM] Treatment saves sand cleanup and rig time worth $236,000.(service provided by Halliburton)
May 25, 1998... Wyoming -- Suspecting that two bypassed sandstone formations under 2,500 ft held substantial amounts of oil, the operator wanted a stimulation treatment to confirm the pay. Shallow zones here are considered water sensitive and usually...

Halliburton provides British-Borneo with a fully integrated deepwater completion and testing solution that saves two days of rig time valued at $280,000.
May 25, 1998... Gulf of Mexico -- Halliburton's Integrated Solutions group and British-Borneo negotiated a risk-and reward contract for the completion and testing of the Ewing 965 #1 well in the Morpeth field. The contract guaranteed a quality completion...

Take this and call me in the morning.(economic progress continues, despite short-term setbacks)
May 25, 1998... Worried about crude prices during the next quarter? Concerned that a stock market correction might last months? If so, I prescribe a dose of the history of human progress. It's guaranteed to relieve temporary shortterm-itis. The late...

India and world peace.
May 25, 1998... India's nuclear tests show how international risks have risen under foreign-policy lapses by the world's dominant military power. Apparently uneasy with the force at its disposal, the U.S. government increasingly tries to manage a complex...

Thai-Malay supply agreement to spur gas infrastructure development in region.
May 25, 1998... The recent, historic conclusion of the Thailand-Malaysia natural gas supply accord has flashed a green light for one of Asia's largest natural gas projects. It also sets the stage for major expansions of Thailand's and Malaysia's domestic...

U.S. waives sanctions on South Pars field.
May 25, 1998... The Clinton administration, in talks with the European Union, has agreed to waive sanctions against European firms that help Iran or Libya develop energy projects. The Iran-Libya Sanctions Act (ILSA) prohibits such investments by U.S. firms...

Indonesia's civil unrest fails to halt production.
May 25, 1998... Indonesia's civil unrest has forced oil companies doing business there to evacuate some personnel and their families from Jakarta. However, U.S. and Canadian companies reported that employees working inland and offshore are far enough removed...

Sanctions on India.
May 25, 1998... About the same time the U.S. decided not to pursue certain trade sanctions that had failed to block oil and gas investment in Iran (see story, p. 18), it applied sanctions against India. The U.S. and other nations strongly objected when India...

Venezuela looks to new OPEC role.
May 25, 1998... Crude oil markets are in limbo, with traders hoping Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) energy ministers will act to improve fundamentals when they meet in Vienna on June 24. OPEC and a few non-OPEC producers recently pledged...

Norway's cutbacks only a minor obstacle.
May 25, 1998... Norway recently deferred 12 oil field developments and reduced oil exports as part of a plan to buoy crude prices, but these will not hold back a production boom for long. This is the view of Wood Mackenzie Consultants Ltd., Edinburgh, which...

Denmark awards offshore E&P licenses.
May 25, 1998... Denmark's Ministry of Environment and Energy is to award 17 new licenses for offshore exploration and production, with foreign firms accounting for many license interests. The awards follow Denmark's fifth offshore licensing round, which...

USGS boosts ANWR resources estimates.
May 25, 1998... The U.S. Geological Survey has increased postulated resources estimates for the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge Coastal Plain in northwestern Alaska. The Clinton Administration has declined to consider leasing the area. The USGS now...

Shell/Mobil gets 60-day Camisea extension.
May 25, 1998... Perupetro SA, Peru's state oil regulatory company, has given the combine of Royal Dutch/Shell Group and Mobil Corp. units that is appraising Peru's Camisea natural gas/condensate fields another 60 days to continue evaluating the project....

U.S. oil industry's safety record improves.
May 25, 1998... The American Petroleum Institute reports the oil industry significantly improved its safety record again last year. API said its annual survey of oil and gas companies found that, for every 100 workers, there were 1.95 incidents of injury or...

U.K. HSE reveals new plant computer model.(Health and Safety Executive)(model to improve public warning in event of major incidents)
May 25, 1998... The U.K. Health and Safety Executive (HSE), London, announced a new computer model to enable plant operators to improve the effectiveness of warnings to the public in the case of a major incident. The government safety watchdog said the model...

Fuel specs to fall hard on French refiners.(European Union fuel regulations)
May 25, 1998... France's refiners will be at greater risk, on average, than their counterparts in other European Union countries when a compulsory investment crunch, brought on by stricter EU fuel regulations, forces plant closures in the next 2-3 years. This...

Autos not hurt by different sulfur levels.
May 25, 1998... The American Petroleum Institute says preliminary results of vehicle emissions tests indicate the effects of higher sulfur levels in gasoline on emissions performance of modem vehicles are temporary and immediately reversible. API said that...

Refiners stalled at crossroads on transportation fuels future.
May 25, 1998... The biggest problem facing refiners is not ever-tightening emissions rules but trying to guess the auto industry's requirements for future transportation fuels. This is what Bernard Bulkin, director of environmental affairs at BP Oil...

Germany pushes for 'green car'.(manufacturers, oil companies, government to cooperate)
May 25, 1998... In Germany, auto manufacturers, government, and oil companies plan to work together to develop more fuel-efficient, environmentally friendly vehicles. Germany's transport ministry reportedly announced a joint initiative to combine know-how...

Fuel consumption Is rising rapidly In East Europe.
May 25, 1998... MarketLine International Inc., a division of New York-based global market research firm Data Monitor, reports that at least 15 major international oil companies are looking to expand their retail products markets in Eastern European countries....

Exports-Imparts: India.(country plans to store crude oil)
May 25, 1998... India agreed to store strategic stocks of imported crude oil to protect against price volatility. A proposal pending since October 1995 gained parliamentary acceptance after product prices skyrocketed last year. India plans to store 12.55...

Gas distribution: Uruguayan state firm Ancap.
May 25, 1998... Uruguayan state firm Ancap and Pacific Enterprises, Los Angeles, will build a $150-200 million natural gas and LPG distribution system throughout Uruguay, excluding Montevideo. The system is expected to serve as many as 777,000 customers....

Gas distribution: Tasmania.(Brief Article)
May 25, 1998... Tasmania is negotiating a contract with Duke Energy International LLC, a unit of Duke Energy Corp., Charlotte, NC., for development of a gas distribution network in the state. The system would be linked to gas produced in the Bass Strait....

Energy marketing: NGC Corp.(to form power marketing alliance with Florida Power Corp.)(Brief Article)
May 25, 1998... NGC Corp., Houston, and Florida Power Corp. (FPC). St. Petersburg, Fla., agreed to form a power marketing alliance that will operate in the U.S. wholesale electric and natural gas markets. The alliance will broaden each company's ability to...

Power: Indian Power Projects Ltd.(Brief Article)
May 25, 1998... Indian Power Projects Ltd. (IPPL) signed a memorandum of understanding with ARCO to study the feasibility of developing a 2,000 MW gas-fired power generation plant and related LNG terminal at Vembar, near Tuticorin in Tamil Nadu, India. Tamil...

Drilling-production: Amerada Hess Corp.(problems at Gulf of Mexico production facility being installed)
May 25, 1998... Amerada Hess Corp. reported that the tower section of the production facility being installed in Baldpate field on Garden Banks Block 260 in the Gulf of Mexico experienced problems following the launch sequence. The tower section prematurely...

Drilling-production: Seagull Energy Corp.(delineation wells confirm discovery in Egypt's western desert)
May 25, 1998... Seagull Energy Corp., Houston, said two delineation wells confirmed discovery of a "new oil province" on the East Beni Suef concession in Egypt's western desert. East Beni Suef 5-X was 30 ft structurally high to its initial discovery well and...

Drilling-production: Petroleos de Venezuela SA.(Brief Article)
May 25, 1998... Petroleos de Venezuela SA transferred operations of Venezuela's LL652 oil field on Lake Maracaibo to a consortium led by Chevron Overseas Petroleum Inc. (OGJ, June 16, 1997, p. 27). The consortium plans to invest $2 billion to tap reserves of...

Drilling-production: A consortium led by Total.(reports first oil from Argentina well)
May 25, 1998... A consortium led by Total reported first oil from an extended-reach well from Tierra del Fuego to the offshore Ara West field 10 km off Argentina on its Cuenca Marina Austral acreage. On test, the well flowed 17,300 b/d of oil and reached 6,638...

Drilling-production: Republic of Ingushetia.
May 25, 1998... Republic of Ingushetia formed a joint venture company, South Petroleum LLC, with Pacific Petroleum LLC, Santa Barbara, Calif., and Russian firm ZAD Ruspetroleum LLC. South Petroleum will operate and increase production in the country's two...

Drilling-production: Total.(Venezuelan delineation well test flows 7,600 b/d of oil)
May 25, 1998... Total and partner Amoco Corp. reported that a delineation well on the Jusepin permit in Venezuela on test flowed 7,600 b/d of oil. Operator Total said the Jusepin permit in eastern Venezuela came on stream in April 1997 with an initial flow...

Gas processing: Amoco Corp.(Brief Article)
May 25, 1998... Amoco Corp. started up its Hugoton Jayhawk gas processing plant at Ulysses, Kan. The plant will process 450 MMcfd and recover 33,000 b/d of natural gas liquids; propane fractionation capacity is 3,000 b/d. Hugoton Jayhawk currently processes...

NGL: Woodside Offshore Petroleum.(lets contract to four-company joint venture)
May 25, 1998... Woodside Offshore Petroleum, a unit of Woodside Petroleum Ltd., Perth, let a $650 million (Australian) contract to expand liquids production capacity at the North West Shelf gas treatment plant near Karratha on Western Australia's Burrup...

Petrochemicals: AI-Jubail Petrochemical Co.(lets multiple contracts for work at Saudi Arabian complex)(Brief Article)
May 25, 1998... AI-Jubail Petrochemical Co., a 50-50 joint venture of Exxon Chemical Arabia Inc. and Saudi Basic Industries Corp., let contracts to build a $1 billion, 200,000 metric ton/year grassroots steam cracker, debottleneck a linear low-density...

Petrochemicals: Saudi-European Petrochemical Co.(Brief Article)
May 25, 1998... Saudi-European Petrochemical Co. (Ibn Zahr) obtained $400 million in loans to finance expansion of its AI-Jubail polypropylene plant. The expansion will double capacity to 640,000 metric tons/year by 2000. Ibn Zahr consists of Saudi Basic...

Refining: Nigerian National Petroleum Corp.(government releases funds for refinery maintenance)
May 25, 1998... Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. said the Nigerian government has released $215 million for the turnaround maintenance of its 110,000 b/d Kaduna crude oil refinery (OGJ, May 18, 1998, p. 44).

Refining: Foreland Corp.(Brief Article)
May 25, 1998... Foreland Corp., Lakewood, Cob., will acquire the Nevada refining and related transportation assets of Petro Source Corp., Houston, for $5 million in cash, 100,000 common shares of Foreland, and $1 million for Petro Source's current inventory....

Oilsands: U.S. and Canadian courts. (sale of Solv-Ex leases and assets approved)(Brief Article)
May 25, 1998... U.S. and Canadian courts approved the sale of Albuquerque, N.M.-based Solv-Ex Corp.'s oilsands leases and assets to Koch Exploration Canada Ltd. and United-Tri Star Resources Ltd., both of Calgary. Koch will pay $30 million (Canadian) for 78%...

Pipelines: Texaco Inc.(Brief Article)
May 25, 1998... Texaco Inc. and NGC Corp. will form a joint venture to combine certain pipeline assets to create a 290-mile, bidirectional NGL pipeline from Sorrento, La., to Mont Belvieu, Tex. The line will be operational in the fourth quarter. Texaco will...

Pipelines: Columbia Gulf Transmission Co.(Brief Article)
May 25, 1998... Columbia Gulf Transmission Co., Houston, a unit of Columbia Energy Group, announced a reverse open season for capacity turnback on the company's 2,400-mile main line system, which extends from Rayne, La., to Leach, Ky. The 2-week reverse season...

Pipelines: Iroquois Gas Transmission System IP.(Brief Article)
May 25, 1998... Iroquois Gas Transmission System LP, Shelton, Conn., announced an open season May 14 for 150 million dekatherms/day of potential long-haul, firm transportation for delivery into the New York City area by November 2000. All bids are due June 12....

Terminals: Petroleo Brasileiro SA.(Brief Article)
May 25, 1998... Petroleo Brasileiro SA began operating a petroleum terminal in the Amazon region, at Travessia on the Solimoes River. Petrobras installed storage facilities for oil and LPG, as well as docks for ships and barges. The terminal will serve as a...

Futures: Tokyo Commodity Exchange.(Brief Article)
May 25, 1998... Tokyo Commodity Exchange said an easing of legal requirements will allow the exchange to list kerosine and gasoline futures on a trial basis starting in July. The decision was in response to oil industry requests to list kerosine futures as a...

Companies: Occidental Petroleum Corp.(six employees die in Peru plane crash)
May 25, 1998... Occidental Petroleum Corp. reported that 13 of 87 passengers survived a plane crash in Peru's Amazon jungle. Six Oxy employees were among the fatalities. The plane was transporting Oxy employees and contract workers from lquitos, Peru, to...

Companies: Panaco Inc.,.(to acquire offshore Texas properties)(Brief Article)
May 25, 1998... Panaco Inc. Kansas City, Mo., will acquire BP Exploration's 100% working interest on East Breaks Blocks 165 and 209 and a 75% working interest in High Island Block 587 off Texas for $19.5 million in cash. Production from the properties is...

Companies: Russian oil companies.(merger postponed)(Brief Article)
May 25, 1998... Russian oil companies Yukos and Sibneft postponed their planned merger to yearend from July 1, said Yukos Chairman Mikhail Khodorkovsky in Zurich last week. Several stumbling blocks to the merger remain.

INDIA OFFERS IDEAL FIT FOR REFINERY-GENERATED ELECTRICITY.
May 25, 1998... James S. Falsetti is a vice president of Texaco Inc.'s global gas and power division. Since joining Texaco in 1978, he has worked in refinery technical support and operations, process plant design, technology licensing, and gasification-project...

INDIA NEEDS POWER-PLANT FEEDSTOCK, PETROCHEMICALS, AND LUBES IN ITS REFINERIES.
May 25, 1998... R. Krishnamurthy is an independent consultant to the gas, petroleum, and petrochemical industries as well as to the World Bank, Asian Development Bank and other Indian an banks. Previously he held positions in process design and engineering...

COALBED METHANE COULD CUT INDIA'S ENERGY DEFICIT.
May 25, 1998... Jonathan Kelafant is a vice-president for Advanced Resources International Inc., with 15 years experience in the geologic evaluation of oil and gas resources. He has extensive experience in India and was project manager for the first CBM wells...

MIDDLE EAST PETROCHEMICAL PRODUCERS HAVE OPPORTUNITY IN INDIA.
May 25, 1998... John W. King is general manager of Chem Systems offices in the Indian subcontinent. King has over 17 years of international experience within the petrochemical and chemical industries having worked and lived in Europe, America and India. He has...

Program.(confirmed speakers for Global Energy Address sessions and schedule for 17th Congress of the World Energy Council)
May 25, 1998... PROGRAM CO-CHAIRS GLOBAL ENERGY ADDRESSES Three Global Energy Address sessions will be held Monday, September 14, 13.00-15.00; Tuesday, September 15, 10.30-12.00; and Wednesday, September 16, 10.30-12.00. Confirmed speakers include: *...

TDT monitors gas saturation in heterogeneous reservoir.
May 25, 1998... Gharib M. Hamada is an associate professor with King Saud University Saudi Arabia. He is a professor of well logging and applied geophysics. He previously was with the Technical University of Denmark and the College Engineering, Sultan Qaboos...

Double-hull drillship, automated drilling, improve operability.
May 25, 1998... Structural design innovations and automated pipe handling equipment will improve the operability of a next-generation, ultra-deepwater drillship. A double-hulled, fully automated drillship being built for Conoco Inc. and R&B Falcon Corp. is...

Explosionproof vortex meter.(Prowirl 77)
May 25, 1998... An explosionproof version of the Prowirl 77 vortex meter is now available, expanding user options for protecting their plant in hazardous environment installations. The FM approved version features an explosionproof enclosure. It is also...

Gas flow computer.(TeleFlow Plus)
May 25, 1998... TeleFlow Plus is a new version of the TeleFlow natural gas flow computer. TeleFlow Plus features full user programmability in Accol, an I/O expansion board, and a larger enclosure for additional hardware options. Accol is a modular,...

All-electric pressure cleaners certified for safety.(Sioux Steam Cleaner Corp. products)
May 25, 1998... This firm has totally redesigned its 45 all-electric steam cleaners, pressure washers, and combination cleaners to offer additional customer benefits and to meet third-party safety certifications. Its entire line of all-electric pressure...

Subsea pipeline connection and repair equipment.(Oil States HydroTech Systems brochure available)
May 25, 1998... A new, free, 4 page brochure describes and illustrates subsea pipeline connection/repair equipment. plus fittings such as misalignment flanges, pipeline insulating joints, hot tap fittings, and piggable Y's. Also included are diverless...

MOVES AND PROMOTIONS.(includes multiple briefs on executive appointments)
May 25, 1998... The Petroleum Equipment Suppliers Association, Houston, Tex, has named Doug Rock (Smith International, Inc.), chairman; Zeke Zeringue (Input! Output, Inc.), vice chairman; A.J. Kucera (OMSCO Industries), first vice president; Dwight E. Beach...

Barnett shale rising star in Fort Worth basin, Part 1.
May 25, 1998... Vello A. Kuuskraa George Koperna James W. Schmoker John C. Quinn dent of Advanced Resources International Inc. He was a 198586 Society of Petroleum Engineers Distinguished Lecturer, served on the Secretary of Energy's "Assessment of the US....

Barnett shale rising star in Fort Worth basin, Part 2.
May 25, 1998... Methodology A continuous accumulation or play can be regarded as a collection of contiguous hydrocarbon-charged cells for which FUR is represented by a probability distribution. The key steps in the resource assessment procedure (de scribed...

Barnett shale rising star in Fort Worth basin, Part 3.
May 25, 1998... Assessments Three examples, summarized below and on Table 5, show the impact that regularly updating the key assessment input parameters can have on the resource outlook for the play: * The first assessment--the "initial performance" model...

Barnett shale rising star in Fort Worth basin, Part 4.
May 25, 1998... Table 1 RESERVOR PROPERTIES USED FOR TYPE-CURVE MATCHING OF BARNETT SHALE WELLS Porosity 6% Water saturation 32% Gas gravity 0.6 Reservoir temperature ...

OGJ CRACK SPREAD.(Oil and Gas Journal statistics)
May 25, 1998... OGJ CRACK SPREAD 5-15-98* 5-16-97* Change % -$/bbl Change SPOT PRICES Product value 19.35 25.47 -6.12...

API IMPORTS OF CRUDE AND PRODUCTS.(American Petroleum Institute statistics)
May 25, 1998... API IMPORTS OF CRUDE AND PRODUCTS Districts 1-4 District 5 5-15 5-8* 5-15 5-8* 1998 1998 1998 ...

API CRUDE AND PRODUCT STOCK.(American Petroleum Institute statistics)
May 25, 1998... API CRUDE AND PRODUCT STOCK Motor gasoline Blending Comp.* Jet fuels Crude oil Total Naphtha ...

API REFINERY REPORT-- MAY15,1998.(American Petroleum Institute Statistics)
May 25, 1998... API REFINERY REPORT-- MAY15,1998 REFINERY OPERATIONS Total Input refinery Crude to crude Operable District ...

OGJ GASOLINE PRICES.(Oil & Gas Journal statistics)
May 25, 1998... OGJ GASOLINE PRICES Price Pump ex tax price* ...

BAKER HUGHES RIG COUNT.(statistics)
May 25, 1998... Memo BAKER HUGHES RIG COUNT 5-16-98 5-16-97 Alabama 4 3 Alaska 12 14 Arkansas 12 11 California 29 36 Land ...

OGJ PRODUCTION REPORT.(Oil & Gas Journal statistics)
May 25, 1998... OGJ PRODUCTION REPORT 5-15-98* 5-16-97 (1,000 b/d) (Crude oil and lease condensate) Alabama 41 41...

U.S. CRUDE PRICES.(Oil & Gas Journal statistics)
May 25, 1998... U.S. CRUDE PRICES ($/bbl)* 5-15-98 Alaska-North Slope 270 8.06 Southern Louisiana Light 14.50 California-Kern River 13 8.25 Lost Hills 30 11.30 Wyoming sweet ...

WORLD CRUDE PRICES.(Energy Dept. statistics)
May 25, 1998... WORLD CRUDE PRICES ($/bbl)* 5-8-95 United Kingdom-Brent 38 14.01 [Degrees] Russia-Urals 32 [Degrees] 12.76 Saudi light 34 [Degrees] 13.05 Dubai Fateh 32 [Degrees] 13.10...

REFINED PRODUCTS PRICES.(Energy Dept. statistics)
May 25, 1998... REFINED PRODUCTS PRICES 5-8-98 ([pounds]/gal) Spot market product prices Heating oil Motor gasoline ...

SMITH RIG COUNT.(Smith International Inc. statistics)
May 25, 1998... SMITH RIG COUNT 5-15-98 5-16-97 Proposed depth Rig % Rig % (ft) Count footage* Count footage* 0-2,500 17 23.5 17 -- ...

AGA NATURAL GAS STORAGE*.(American Gas Assn. statistics)
May 25, 1998... AGA NATURAL GAS STORAGE* 5-8-98 5-1-98 Change (bcf) Producing region 490 460 30 Consuming region east 688 635 53 Consuming region west 199...

WORLD OIL BALANCE.(Energy Dept. statistics)
May 25, 1998... WORLD OIL BALANCE 1997 1996 4th 3rd 2nd 1st 4th qtr. qtr qtr. qtr. qtr....

OECD* NET OIL IMPORTS.(Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development; Energy Dept. statistics)
May 25, 1998... OECD* NET OIL IMPORTS Chg. vs. previous Nov. Oct. Sept. Nov. Year ...