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    •   World Industry News
    (10/20/2004) China disputes PetroVietnam Spratly licensing
    (10/20/2004) Australia & Timor Leste to resume talks
    (10/20/2004) China & Japan to meet on disputed East China Sea activity
    (10/18/2004) Japan asking China not to explore Japanese waters
    ...More World Industry News
      Exploration & Discoveries
    (10/20/2004) Timor Sea Katandra-1 exploration well set for November
    (10/20/2004) Northern Sun taps pay on Kapawe'no reserve
    (10/20/2004) FCP scores gas & condensate success in Algeria
    (10/20/2004) DST2 proves Juniper discovery for Innamincka (update)
    (10/20/2004) Petrogen's Texas Matagorda Island well taps 8 pay sands
    (10/20/2004) Major new gasfield found near Russia's Kovykta Field
    (10/19/2004) Tiof-3 sidetrack abandoned in Mauritania PSC B
    (10/19/2004) Hydro to start exploration drilling in the Barents Sea
    (10/19/2004) Toreador to spud onshore Turkey exploration well
    (10/19/2004) San Telmo taps down Teepee Creek well
    (10/19/2004) ChevronTexaco's Tahiti test exceeds expectations
    (10/18/2004) Offshore Mauritania Dorade well a dry hole
    (10/18/2004) California Joaquin Basin probe taps 1,000-ft potential pay
    (10/18/2004) Cairn receives Rajasthan commerciality approvals
    (10/18/2004) Rosneft makes Russia's largest discovery in 15 years
    (10/18/2004) Santos scores East Java oil discovery
    (10/18/2004) Innamincka wildcat confirms South Australia oil find
    ...More Exploration & Discoveries
      Drilling & Completion
    (10/20/2004) Heritage's Turaco-3 well drilling ahead in Uganda
    (10/19/2004) Odfjell's Deepsea Trym contracted for Troll drilling
    (10/19/2004) Statoil gets go-ahead for Stena Don
    (10/19/2004) Austral Pacific launches dual drilling operations
    (10/18/2004) GlobalSantaFe worldwide SCORE improves
    (10/18/2004) Bideford Dolphin & Borgland Dolphin contracts extended
    (10/18/2004) Ocean Rig extends Leiv Eiriksson contract
    (10/18/2004) Western Lakota launches Aboriginal drilling rig training
    ...More Drilling & Completion
      Development & Production
    (10/20/2004) MMS reports little progress in returning US Gulf production
    (10/20/2004) Lukoil contracts ice-resistant Caspian platform
    (10/20/2004) Tullow's Horne gaswell a dud
    (10/20/2004) Cano successfully drills first infill well in Oklahoma
    (10/20/2004) Cheyenne Energy adds new Alberta development
    (10/20/2004) Toreador drilling 2 multizone horizontal wells in France
    (10/19/2004) Murphy's Medusa Field back onstream following hurricane
    (10/19/2004) Miller to drill deep Texas developmental well
    (10/19/2004) Statoil's Statfjord satellites 10 years old and counting
    (10/19/2004) Harriet JV innovative Bambra well missed its mark
    (10/19/2004) FAR adds another producer in Louisiana's Lake Long
    (10/18/2004) Cadence puts latest Cotton Valley gaswell onstream
    (10/18/2004) Vintage successful horizontal well in Yemen
    (10/18/2004) Petsec taps gas pay in US Gulf's Vermilion 258 (update)
    (10/18/2004) Myanmar drilling accelerated by foreign operators
    (10/18/2004) Shell puts UK North Sea Goldeneye on production
    ...More Development & Production
      Licensing & Concessions
    (10/20/2004) Sterling farms out onshore Romanian concession
    (10/20/2004) Afminex increases Kyrgyz equity to 100%
    (10/20/2004) Rosneftegazstroi licensed to explore in Armenia
    (10/19/2004) OMV granted Yemen's Shabwah Block 2
    (10/19/2004) Stone Energy acquires stake in 30 Kerr-McGee blocks
    (10/19/2004) Caspian Energy to sign Kyurovdag PSA with Socar
    (10/19/2004) BP offering its stake in Ormen Lange
    (10/18/2004) Norwest farming into US Appalachian blocks
    (10/18/2004) ChevronTexaco again offering West of Shetland farmout (update)
    (10/18/2004) Tradestar acquires Barnett Shale gaswells
    ...More Licensing & Concessions
      Geosciences
    (10/20/2004) Petrobras establishes geoscience JV to map Brazil
    (10/19/2004) Veritas to shoot 3D over Tierra del Fuego project
    (10/19/2004) Chevron seeks contractor for Orphan Basin 3D shoot
    (10/18/2004) Shell contracts Multiwave for 2D shoot off Egypt
    ...More Geosciences
      Health Safety & Environment
    (10/17/2004) Aera well blowout in Kern County, California rages
    (10/16/2004) Marine fouling prevention system on Terra Nova FPSO
    ...More Health Safety & Environment
      Company News
    (10/20/2004) Gazprom to absorb Zarubezhneft along with Rosneft
    (10/20/2004) Imperial & United Heritage merger set
    (10/19/2004) Honeywell to automate 2 Qatar North Field platforms
    (10/19/2004) First Calgary not for sale - now
    (10/19/2004) ABB scores $100 million Sakhalin contract
    (10/19/2004) Frontier Oil & Gas to explore Caribbean prospects
    (10/19/2004) FMC subsea separation & processing studies underway
    (10/19/2004) Landmark to manage PetroChina data
    (10/18/2004) McMoRan Expands $500 million JV with Palace Exploration
    ...More Company News
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      Oil & Gas Prices
    Grade Wed. 10/20
    Oil (US$ per bbl crude)
    OPEC Basket 44.98
    0.0%
    Dubai Fateh 39.30
    +2.5%
    Bonny Light 49.78
    +0.3%
    N. Sea Brent 49.43
    +1.2%
    Forties 50.68
    +1.2%
    Urals/Mediterranean 41.73
    +1.4%
    Alaska N. Slope 50.60
    +3.3%
    W. Texas Intermediate 54.92
    +3.1%
    Gas (US$ per mmbtu)
    Henry Hub* 7.13
    +16.7%
    UK Day Ahead** 24.60
    -9.6%
    *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 21-22
    International Gas Summit, Paris, France
    October 24-27
    AAPG International Conference and Exhibition, Cancun, Mexico
    October 25-26
    IADC Well Control Conference of the Americas, Albuquerque, New Mexico USA
    October 25-27
    IPAA Annual Meeting, Albuquerque, Austin, Texas USA
    October 26-28
    2nd International Conference on Geodynamics of Oil & Gas Basins, Moscow, Russia
    October 27-29
    Vietnam Oil & Gas Expo, Hochiminh City, Vietnam
    November 7-10
    GSA Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado USA
    November 10
    Gas AustralAsia Pacific Exhibition, Perth, Australia
    November 15-16
    Maximize Profitability of Global Marginal Reserves, Houston, Texas USA
    November 15-18
    Sakhalin Oil & Gas 2004, London, UK
    ...More Events

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