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  • World Industry News

  • Exploration & Discoveries

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  • Licensing & Concessions
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  • Health Safety & Environment

  • Company News

  • Oil & Gas Prices

  • Events
    •   World Industry News
    (10/18/2006) Pluspetrol shuts down occupied Peru Blocks 1AB & 8 (update)
    (10/18/2006) PTAC & Canadian companies agree on R&D
    (10/16/2006) Leaders meet to fight corruption & embezzlement
    (10/16/2006) SPE updated reserves definitions completed
    ...More World Industry News
      Exploration & Discoveries
    (10/18/2006) Stuart to spud Might & Power exploration well
    (10/18/2006) Medco finds gas pay in US Gulf well
    (10/18/2006) SMEC to spud 1st well at South Madura in Q1 2006
    (10/18/2006) Anadarko finds oil in Algeria's Berkine Basin
    (10/18/2006) Afren drilling Okoro appraisal offshore Nigeria
    (10/17/2006) Royal spuds US Gulf Mobile Bay probe
    (10/17/2006) Menadra-1 wildcat onshore Morocco set for end of month
    (10/17/2006) Beach's Kiana-2 appraisal a flop
    (10/17/2006) Statoil's plugs & abandons Faroe Islands test well
    (10/17/2006) Pacific Energy to drill in Wyoming Green River Basin
    (10/16/2006) Ivory Energy finds pay in Alberta Holburn wells
    (10/16/2006) Yemen Mayfair drilling Yemen Fatima Prospect
    (10/16/2006) CNPC spuds Mauritania onshore exploration well
    (10/16/2006) Stuart's Tawriffic East test comes up dry
    (10/16/2006) Serica starts drilling North Sea Oak prospect
    ...More Exploration & Discoveries
      Drilling & Completion
    (10/18/2006) Maersk's newbuild jackup contracted to drill off Brunei
    (10/17/2006) Aramco's Hawiyah Field gets 1st EM-LWD installation
    (10/16/2006) Devon contracts 2nd deepwater rig for US Gulf of Mexico
    ...More Drilling & Completion
      Development & Production
    (10/18/2006) Talisman drills prolific Alberta Foothills well
    (10/18/2006) Statoil boosts output on Norne with new subsea template
    (10/18/2006) Anadarko puts China's unitized Caofedian fields onstream
    (10/17/2006) Toreador to drill Turkish Black Sea producer
    (10/17/2006) Orquidea appraisal points to 4th Angola 17 development
    (10/16/2006) Winstar to spud 4th Tunisia Sabria producer
    (10/16/2006) Petrobras to start new FPSO on Espadarte Field
    (10/16/2006) Pan Orient to production test latest Thailand well
    (10/16/2006) Norway-to-UK Langeled gas pipeline officially onstream
    (10/16/2006) Australia's BassGas Project officially on production
    (10/16/2006) Landmark puts 20 Texas Catlin Field wells on production
    (10/16/2006) POGC flowing gas from Poland's Zaniemysl well
    (10/16/2006) 9th successful well in Argentina's Puesto Morales
    (10/16/2006) Shell given go-ahead to restart Draugen
    ...More Development & Production
      Licensing & Concessions
    (10/18/2006) Mexico's Burgos blocks bidding postponed to January
    (10/18/2006) Pogo divesting non-core US & Canadian assets
    (10/18/2006) Europa acquiring UK onshore Crosby Warren block
    (10/18/2006) Index increases interest in Texas' Vieman-1 well
    (10/17/2006) Western Australia putting canceled Canning license to bid
    (10/17/2006) Trio of Bangladesh companies to develop gasfield
    (10/16/2006) Algeria reestablishes state majority in oil & gas
    (10/16/2006) Questerre elects to participate in Talisman's Gentilly-1
    (10/16/2006) Nicaragua preparing for 2nd licensing round
    (10/16/2006) Netherlands awards Ascent 4 North Sea blocks
    (10/16/2006) Vicpet JV farming into Santos Tomcat exploration well
    (10/16/2006) India grants Deep Industries 2 CBM blocks
    (10/16/2006) Kremlin fires another volley across Sakhalin II (update)
    (10/16/2006) $75 million paid for half Energen's Alabama assets
    ...More Licensing & Concessions
      Geosciences
    (10/18/2006) Otto to shoot 2D over Philippines' Marantao Reef
    (10/18/2006) Rockhopper finds Falkland 2D lowers risks
    (10/17/2006) Latest Fugro-Jason geoscience workbench released
    ...More Geosciences
      Health Safety & Environment
    (10/18/2006) Statoil shuts down Heidrun due to stormy seas
    ...More Health Safety & Environment
      Company News
    (10/18/2006) Lukoil projects 4 million boe/d in 2016
    (10/18/2006) Total extends MSV Regalia stay on Girassol Field
    (10/18/2006) Sino-Tharwa rigs to be built in Egypt
    (10/18/2006) GulfMark makes fleet adjustments
    (10/17/2006) Sacyr Vallehermoso buys stake in Repsol-YPF
    (10/17/2006) Rosneft & CNPC JV to undertake E&P in Russia
    (10/17/2006) Renaissance contracted for Umm al Qaiwain platform
    (10/17/2006) BJ to test for leaks at Kazakhstan's Karachaganak Field
    (10/16/2006) Total stake in Cepsa increases in dispute settlement
    ...More Company News
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      Oil & Gas Prices
    Grade Mon. 10/17
    Oil (US$ per bbl crude)
    OPEC Basket 54.19
    0.0%
    Minas 55.37
    +0.9%
    Bonny Light 58.91
    -0.4%
    N. Sea Brent 59.52
    +1.3%
    Forties 57.76
    -0.6%
    Urals/Mediterranean 54.66
    -0.7%
    Alaska N. Slope 52.90
    +0.6%
    W. Texas Intermediate 58.57
    +1.2%
    Gas (US$ per mmbtu)
    Henry Hub* 4.40
    -11.6%
    UK Day Ahead** 26.50
    +1.0%
    *US$ per MMBTUs
    **UK pence per therm
    All prices are indicative only. OGI accepts no responsibility for their accuracy.
    Price Details & Analysis
      Industry Events
    October 17-18
    European Autumn Gas Conference, Cannes, France
    October 17-18
    Saskatchewan & Northern Plains Oil & Gas Symposium, Regina, SK, Canada
    October 17-19
    ISA Expo, Houston, Texas USA
    October 17-19
    Permian Basin International Oil Show, Odessa, Texas USA
    October 18-19
    Russia Oil & Gas Projects 2006, Moscow, Russia
    October 20
    Oil & Gas Services in Russia, Moscow, Russia
    October 22-25
    AAPG International Conference & Exhibition, Perth, WA Australia
    October 22-25
    Geological Society of America Annual Meeting & Exhibition, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania USA
    October 23-25
    IPAA Annual Meeting, Grapevine, Texas USA
    October 24-26
    Dry Tree & Riser Forum, College Station, Texas USA
    October 24-27
    XIOGE 2006 - Xinjiang International Oil & Gas Exposition, Urumqi, Xinjiang, China
    October 28-November 4
    Association of Engineering Geologists Annual Meeting, Boston, Mass. USA
    ...More Events

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