Petroleum Independent articles from August 1992

Petroleum Independent archives from August 1992

Independents "rig" GOP convention. (Independent Petroleum Association of America at the Republican National Convention in Houston, Texas) (News)
August 1, 1992... On August 17, the opening day of the Republican National Convention in Houston, Sen. Don Nickles (R-Okla.) flipped a switch at 9:15 a.m.--beginning a dollar count of U.S. oil imports that would be tallied with the end of the GOP convention three...

DOE targets reservoirs for cost-sharing projects. (Department of Energy projects for shallow shelf carbonates) (News)
August 1, 1992... Shallow shelf carbonates--the oil-bearing remnants of ancient coastal regions--will be the Department of Energy's next target in its joint program with industry to prolong the life of aging U.S. oil fields. At an August 3 press conference in...

A new congress in the making. (the Independent Petroleum Association of America on the 1992 national elections)(part 1)
August 1, 1992... Editor's Note: This is the first of three special reports on the 1992 election by the Independent Petroleum Association of America. In this installment, IPAA's chief political advisors look at several states with Senate or other statewide...

Oilfield computing reaches new depths. (information technology in the oil industry)(includes related article)
August 1, 1992... Companies engaged in the exploration and production of energy reserves, from independents to international oil companies, share one key goal: They must make good economic decisions over the life of the reservoir, starting with early stage...

New dimensions in seismic interpretation. (computer-aided exploration and processing of oil)
August 1, 1992... Until recently, large, integrated petroleum companies have held an advantage over independents in computer-aided exploration and production technology. Interactive seismic interpretation systems, for example, were so costly few independents...