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  • World Industry News

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  • Development & Production

  • Licensing & Concessions
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  • Health Safety & Environment

  • Company News

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    •   World Industry News
    (10/4/2006) MEND & Nigerian Army fighting in Shell's Ekulama Field
    (10/4/2006) 16 of 25 kidnapped Shell workers released (update)
    (10/4/2006) Niger Delta kidnappers seize 7 more oil workers
    (10/3/2006) Nigeria's MEND issues warning to oil companies
    (10/3/2006) 25 Shell employees kidnapped, 5 guards killed
    ...More World Industry News
      Exploration & Discoveries
    (10/4/2006) ExxonMobil to drill 3 exploration wells at Surumana
    (10/4/2006) DNO's Godah-3 proves Yemen oil pool
    (10/4/2006) Oxy's Wadi Bayhan a gas discovery in Yemen
    (10/4/2006) Saga strikes oil in Russia's East Shaltinsky
    (10/4/2006) Harriet JV drilling Hector well off NW Australia
    (10/4/2006) Mariner makes US Gulf High Island discovery
    (10/4/2006) Petrobras confirms major Brazil discovery
    (10/3/2006) Everest spuds Mohawk-1 in Texas' Wharton project
    (10/3/2006) Petrolifera scores 9th Argentine dual zone discovery
    (10/3/2006) EGL finds major CBM in French Lorraine Project
    (10/2/2006) Binh-1X test well spudded off northern Vietnam
    ...More Exploration & Discoveries
      Drilling & Completion
    (10/4/2006) Riserless mud recovery pilot in deepwater US Gulf
    (10/4/2006) Standard Drilling adds 2 more jackups to order
    (10/3/2006) National Oilwell Varco launches drilling command center
    (10/3/2006) GPI Bennevis staying in Egyptian waters
    (10/2/2006) Two rigs drilling Dragon's Cheleken Block off Turkmenistan
    (10/2/2006) Peak & Equator suspend Bilabri well off Nigeria
    (10/2/2006) BMB Munai drilling Emir-6 onshore Kazakhstan
    (10/2/2006) Max completes Zhana Makat appraisal in Kazakhstan
    ...More Drilling & Completion
      Development & Production
    (10/4/2006) JKX flowtest on Ukraine field shows 2.2 million cf/d
    (10/3/2006) Addax completes FPSO replacement off Nigeria
    (10/3/2006) Pan Orient spudding 5th of 7 Wichian Buri wells in Thailand
    (10/3/2006) Santos puts Indonesian gas project on production
    (10/3/2006) Langeled gas pipeline completed ahead of schedule
    (10/2/2006) Oilex spuds Cambay-71 development well
    (10/2/2006) Petro-Canada puts De Ruyter Field onstream
    (10/2/2006) Cirrus' Trinidad workovers boosting output
    (10/2/2006) Total brings in a big producer on Yemen's Kharir Field
    (10/2/2006) New M'Boundi Field producer flows 3,500 b/d
    ...More Development & Production
      Licensing & Concessions
    (10/4/2006) Lukoil obtaining 25% stakes in 2 Caspian blocks
    (10/4/2006) Inpex loses Iran's Azadegan Field development
    (10/4/2006) West Siberian sells Emelianovskoye Field
    (10/3/2006) Talisman acquires Fulmar & Auk Fields in North Sea
    (10/3/2006) PetroSA joins EnerGulf in Namibia concession
    (10/3/2006) Sapex to take 8 new blocks in South Australia
    (10/3/2006) PA Resources acquires Congo shallow water block
    (10/3/2006) Comet Ridge adds major stake in Colorado's Florence Field
    (10/3/2006) Exxel & Galaxy revise Piceance Basin buy
    (10/2/2006) Phoenix farming into Western Oz Exmouth block
    (10/2/2006) Burlington pens deal for Peru Maranon Basin blocks
    ...More Licensing & Concessions
      Geosciences
    (10/4/2006) Geometrics delivers enviro friendly digital streamer to Scripps
    (10/4/2006) Fugro-Jason launches geological interpretation suite
    (10/4/2006) Chaco shooting 2d over Colombia block
    (10/3/2006) Fugro & 4th Wave link for 4D processing
    (10/3/2006) CGG to complete major 4D survey with solid streamers
    (10/2/2006) Fugro & Diavaz to shoot 10 surveys in Mexico
    (10/2/2006) Ikon Science integrating EM modeling into RocDoc
    (10/2/2006) Hydro & ffA launch subsurface imaging technology
    (10/2/2006) SCAN & Fairfield agree to survey off Indonesia
    (10/2/2006) OMV shooting more 3D over Timor Sea discovery
    (10/2/2006) Landmark introduces volume visualization solution
    ...More Geosciences
      Health Safety & Environment
    (10/2/2006) 800 evacuated in gaswell blowout in China
    (10/2/2006) Sinopec ordered to halt exploration in Gabon park
    ...More Health Safety & Environment
      Company News
    (10/4/2006) Santos makes all-cash offer to acquire Queensland Gas
    (10/4/2006) Weatherford acquires OMNI Laboratories
    (10/3/2006) SBM contracted for 2 new MOPUs
    (10/3/2006) PetroFalcon & PDVSA form mixed company
    (10/3/2006) Foster Wheeler wins FEED for Abu Dhabi SAS fields
    (10/3/2006) Wood Group wins Saudi wellhead contracts
    (10/2/2006) Ramunia wins Newfield contract for project off Malaysia
    (10/2/2006) CGG receives SEG Distinguished Achievement Award
    (10/2/2006) Daewoo pegs Aker Kvaerner for new semi's drilling equipment
    (10/2/2006) Subsea 7 wins Angola EPIC contract from Chevron
    ...More Company News
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      Oil & Gas Prices
    Grade Wed. 10/4
    Oil (US$ per bbl crude)
    OPEC Basket 55.99
    0.0%
    Minas 60.62
    +1.4%
    Bonny Light 59.37
    -0.6%
    N. Sea Brent 60.61
    -1.2%
    Forties 59.32
    -0.6%
    Urals/Mediterranean 55.12
    -0.5%
    Alaska N. Slope 58.39
    -2.3%
    W. Texas Intermediate 60.55
    -1.7%
    Gas (US$ per mmbtu)
    Henry Hub* 4.55
    -2.6%
    UK Day Ahead** 17.20
    -23.6%
    *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 5
    Infrastructure Australia 2006, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    October 9-12
    API Fall Petroleum Measurement Standards Meeting, Denver, Colorado USA
    October 11-12
    BBTC 2006 Bottom of the Barrel Technology Conference, Athens, Greece
    October 15-17
    IOGCC Annual Meeting, Austin, Texas USA
    October 15-18
    EAGE/EAGO/SEG International Conference & Exhibition, St Petersburg, Russia
    October 16-18
    SPE/IADC India Conference, Mumbai, India
    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
    ...More Events

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