M-I L.L.C. / Baroid Corp. / Western Atlas Inc. / Smith International Inc. / Halliburton Co. / Baker Hughes Inc. / Dresser Industries Inc. / M-I Drilling Fluids Co. / /
Country
Venezuela / Netherlands / Myanmar / Bulgaria / Guatemala / South Africa / Peru / Egypt / Norway / Thailand / Colombia / France / Japan / Bosnia and Herzegovina / Pakistan / Brazil / Panama / Canada / Australia / Korea / United Kingdom / China / Iraq / India / Denmark / Germany / Romania / Saudi Arabia / Italy / Oman / Algeria / Tunisia / Mexico / Kuwait / United Arab Emirates / Chile / Poland / Belgium / Turkey / Malaysia / Austria / United States / Nigeria / Singapore / Morocco / Jamaica / Argentina / Bolivia / Spain / Greece / Ireland / /
Currency
GBP / USD / /
Event
M&A / /
Facility
American Petroleum Institute / /
IndustryTerm
unsuccessful oil well discoveries / crude oil production costs / marketable product / natural gas market / heavy media separation / crude oil / oil producers / crude oil sales / consumer oil products / oil prices / chemicals / oil and gas extraction point source category / toxic chemical / oil products / economies with large investments in technologies / oil export revenues / oil market / oil fields / crude oil price / crude and finished oil products / oil exports / paint / oil / oil and gas industry / mine site / chemicals data / telephone conversations / low oil prices / cement / oil production / /
NaturalFeature
Gulf of Mexico / Gulf Coast / /
Organization
Bureau of the Census / International Monetary Fund / U.S. Environmental Protection Agency / Water / Engineering and Analysis Division / office of Water / U.S. Bureau of Mines Bulletin / Oil Companies’ Materials Association / American Petroleum Institute / Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries / United Nations / /
Person
Ronald L. Hatch / / /
Position
statistical assistant / major U.S. barite company / international data coordinator / /
BARITE By James P. Searls Domestic survey data and tables were prepared by Jeff Milanovich, statistical assistant, and the world production table was prepared by Ronald L. Hatch, international data coordinator. Barite, a