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  • World Industry News

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  • Company News

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  • Events
    •   World Industry News
    (10/4/2004) Kazakhstan considering limit to offshore PSAs
    (10/4/2004) Southern Iraq pipeline bombed, oilfield set afire
    (10/4/2004) Armed Rio robbers attack 12 Sonangol executives
    ...More World Industry News
      Exploration & Discoveries
    (10/6/2004) Shell finds new oil offshore Brunei
    (10/6/2004) South Australia's Beeville prospect to be tested
    (10/6/2004) El Paso pegs $50 million for next year's Brazilian E&P
    (10/6/2004) Victoria spuds South Australia's Ventura-1
    (10/6/2004) Loon makes gas discovery in Slovenia
    (10/6/2004) BP scores big discovery with 1st Sakhalin 5 well
    (10/5/2004) Petrobras reveals 3rd onshore oil discovry
    (10/5/2004) Mauritania's Tevet & Tiof wells find oil & gas
    (10/5/2004) Antrim commences drilling of South Galapagos-1
    (10/5/2004) Madagascar exploration gaining impetus
    (10/4/2004) Petrobras beginning Santos Basin exploratory drilling
    (10/4/2004) Gasco wins with 2 more Utah Uinta Basin wells
    (10/4/2004) Eastern Star's Lynwood-1 plugged and abandoned
    ...More Exploration & Discoveries
      Drilling & Completion
    (10/6/2004) Rig repair halts Stuart's South Australia well
    (10/6/2004) Sedco 712 contracted for UK North Sea work
    (10/6/2004) Frontier to drill Cook Inlet appraisal wells
    (10/4/2004) Focus & Goldpetrol set new Myanmar drilling programs
    (10/4/2004) Drilling at Iran's Vala gasfield completed
    (10/4/2004) BHP Billiton contracts GSF Development Driller I
    ...More Drilling & Completion
      Development & Production
    (10/6/2004) Endev completes 123 Alberta gaswells
    (10/6/2004) Nigeria's Usan Field to be delayed to 2008
    (10/6/2004) Norway to boost petroleum R&D budget 60%
    (10/6/2004) ExxonMobil puts PNG gas project in development
    (10/5/2004) Christies-3 completed for production
    (10/5/2004) Iran's Cheshmeh Khosh output going up to 60,000 b/d
    (10/5/2004) Fracture-stimulated Gunnedah set for flowtesting
    (10/5/2004) Terra Energy puts Boudreau Field on production
    (10/5/2004) Plains completes 1st offshore California Rocky Point producer
    (10/5/2004) UK okays field life extension plan for Hess' AH001 platform
    (10/4/2004) East Texas Deep Bossier Hilltop Sands startup
    (10/4/2004) Gazprom boosts Zapolyarnoye Field output
    (10/4/2004) Samson & Sunshine to drill added Overston wells
    (10/4/2004) Lukoil & Uzbekneftegaz to jointly operate KKS gas project
    (10/4/2004) Shengli launches China's largest offshore production platform
    (10/4/2004) Allenergy puts another Oklahoma well onstream
    (10/4/2004) West Siberian Resources revs up Nyurola program
    ...More Development & Production
      Licensing & Concessions
    (10/6/2004) Greenland receives 1 bid for offshore block
    (10/6/2004) Essar-led JV awarded Ratna & R fields offshore India
    (10/6/2004) Indonesia postpones licensing 10 blocks to November
    (10/6/2004) Comet Ridge renews onshore New South Wales permit
    (10/6/2004) Tanganyika selected to negotiate for Syrian fields
    (10/6/2004) Galaxy completes Wyoming CBM acquisition
    (10/5/2004) Daewoo & ONGC to jointly explore Myanmar block
    (10/5/2004) Apache closes on ExxonMobil asset deal (update)
    (10/4/2004) RBE completes Barnett Shale buy from ConocoPhillips
    (10/4/2004) Western completes buy of San Juan Basin assets
    (10/4/2004) Deadline nears for Canada-Newfoundland block selections
    ...More Licensing & Concessions
      Geosciences
    (10/6/2004) ONGC to tender Bay of Bengal 3D shoot
    (10/5/2004) Paradigm sponsoring Geoscience Center at U of Manchester
    (10/5/2004) InterOil shooting seismic & gravity over PNG block
    (10/4/2004) Kazakh Caspian 2D shoot concluded
    ...More Geosciences
      Health Safety & Environment
    (10/6/2004) Rig technician designated as compulsory trade
    (10/5/2004) Canadian enviro study shows seismic not harmful
    (10/4/2004) No drilling along Montana Rocky Mt Front
    ...More Health Safety & Environment
      Company News
    (10/6/2004) Gazprom & CNPC signing strategic coop agreement
    (10/6/2004) Schlumberger & EMC team to offer networked storage solutions
    (10/6/2004) Saipem awarded Angola Rosa Field subsea project
    (10/5/2004) Saipem awarded Angola Rosa Field subsea project
    (10/5/2004) CGG withdraws offer to acquire PGS seismic ops
    (10/5/2004) Kroes Energy acquires 100% of Kashtan Petroleum
    (10/5/2004) Poland approves privatization of PGNiG
    (10/5/2004) PetroJet wins Libyan Elephant pipeline deal
    (10/5/2004) CGG awards Ovation 3-year preferred provider contract
    (10/4/2004) Superior to acquire TDC Energy
    (10/4/2004) CapRock expands satellite services in South America
    ...More Company News
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      Oil & Gas Prices
    Grade Wed. 10/6
    Oil (US$ per bbl crude)
    OPEC Basket 43.80
    +1.2%
    Dubai Fateh 38.72
    +0.2%
    Bonny Light 48.37
    +0.5%
    N. Sea Brent 47.99
    +1.8%
    Forties 48.62
    +0.3%
    Urals/Mediterranean 39.72
    -1.6%
    Alaska N. Slope 47.37
    -1.0%
    W. Texas Intermediate 52.02
    +1.8%
    Gas (US$ per mmbtu)
    Henry Hub* 6.09
    +5.0%
    UK Day Ahead** 25.25
    -3.1%
    *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 10-12
    GCAGS Annual Conference, San Antonio, Texas USA
    October 10-13
    Abu Dhabi International Petroleum Exhibition & Conference, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    October 10-15
    SEG International Exposition & Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado USA
    October 11-12
    Underbalance Technology Conference & Exhibition, The Woodlands, Texas USA
    October 11-13
    Gas AustralAsia Pacific Exhibition & Conference, Perth, Australia
    October 12-13
    Gas AustralAsia Pacific 2004 Conference, Perth, Australia
    October 12-14
    First International DME Conference, Paris, France
    October 13-14
    Chad International Oil & Gas Conference & Exhabition, N'Djamena, Chad
    October 13-14
    Bottom of the Barrel Technology Conference, Istanbul, Turkey
    October 17-19
    IOGCC Annual Meeting, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma USA
    ...More Events

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