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  • World Industry News

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  • Health Safety & Environment

  • Company News

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  • Events
    •   World Industry News
    (11/17/2004) UKOOA warns North Sea renewal requires steady hand
    (11/17/2004) Spencer steps down as US Energy Secretary
    (11/17/2004) Iraqi opposition forces bomb another oilwell & pipelines
    (11/16/2004) Australia files claim on distant submerged lands with UN
    (11/16/2004) IEA calls for joint Siberian pipeline development
    (11/16/2004) 75,000 b/d Iraq oilfield output halted by saboteurs (update)
    (11/15/2004) Nigerian general strike averted after concessions (update)
    (11/15/2004) Insurgents strike Iraqi oilfield, storage, & export line
    ...More World Industry News
      Exploration & Discoveries
    (11/17/2004) PetroCeltic probing Tunisia's Ksar Hadada
    (11/17/2004) Apache encounters gas shows at Longtom-2
    (11/16/2004) Daewoo drilling appraisals on Myanmar's Block A-1
    (11/16/2004) Stuart spuds South Australia's Jezabeel prospect
    (11/16/2004) First Verenex well in France's Paris Basin completed
    (11/16/2004) Origin finds gas with Bass Strait Trefoil well
    (11/16/2004) Woodside's Tiof appraisal finds 113-meter oil column
    (11/15/2004) Kodiak scores 1.2 million cf/d from Chicken Springs
    (11/15/2004) BHP Billiton confirms US Gulf deepwater discovery
    ...More Exploration & Discoveries
      Drilling & Completion
    (11/17/2004) Old rigs replaced on Iran's Nowruz & Soroosh Fields
    (11/16/2004) Beach begins Queensland appraisal drilling program
    (11/16/2004) Torrent commences drilling CBM well in Oregon
    (11/15/2004) ConocoPhillips gets nod to employ Maersk Innovator
    (11/15/2004) Murmanskaya completes drilling in Pechora Sea
    ...More Drilling & Completion
      Development & Production
    (11/17/2004) PTTEP boosting output on Thailand's Sirikit Field
    (11/17/2004) Niko adds another success on Feni Field
    (11/16/2004) Total putting $4.7 billion into Siberia's Vankor Field
    (11/16/2004) High output oil & gas streams found in China's Daqing Field
    (11/16/2004) M&P put another M'Boundi well on production
    (11/16/2004) Another gaswell set for California's North Franklin Field
    (11/15/2004) Arc achieves first gas from Xyris onshore Western Australia
    (11/15/2004) Loon launches gas output from Slovenian field
    (11/15/2004) Hydro pegs $255.4 million to upgrade Njord Field
    (11/15/2004) Galaxy adds to Wyoming Powder River CBM output
    (11/15/2004) Total Yemen's Kharir well suspended to await sidetracking
    (11/15/2004) CNOOC puts Huizhou fields onstream
    ...More Development & Production
      Licensing & Concessions
    (11/17/2004) Cheetah applies for PNG retention license
    (11/17/2004) Hydro wants exchange of stake for expertise & technology
    (11/17/2004) Lion Energy selling Bula Block to Ilham Treda
    (11/17/2004) Repsol-Gas Natural win Algeria's largest PSC
    (11/17/2004) Total confirms negotiating $2 billion Vankor buy (update)
    (11/16/2004) Petrobras awarded offshore Argentine blocks
    (11/16/2004) Mauritania exercises rights on Chinguetti Field
    (11/16/2004) New Nigeria-Sao Tome licensing opens today
    (11/16/2004) Lakes farming out Gippsland shares to GOP
    (11/16/2004) Trans Energy buys Tetco's West Virginia leases
    (11/15/2004) Black Rock offered & accepting 4 offshore Ireland licenses
    (11/15/2004) BG to acquire Paladin's Norway interests
    ...More Licensing & Concessions
      Geosciences
    (11/17/2004) PGS to shoot multi-azimuth 3D offshore Egypt
    (11/16/2004) New seismic program starts on Kazakh Liman Block
    ...More Geosciences
      Health Safety & Environment
    (11/17/2004) Kazakh Caspian field's five leaking wells plugged
    ...More Health Safety & Environment
      Company News
    (11/17/2004) Sibneft gets $755 million bill for more back taxes
    (11/17/2004) ConocoPhillips boosts Lukoil stake to 10%
    (11/17/2004) Marathon contracts Technip for Alvheim subsea system
    (11/17/2004) Quest Oil to acquire Graham Petroleum
    (11/16/2004) Clough to construct platforms for Panna, Mukta & Tapti
    (11/16/2004) ABB to automate Pemex drilling platforms
    (11/16/2004) CorrOcean contracted for corrosion monitoring off Angola
    (11/16/2004) Marathon rethinking its position in Russia
    (11/15/2004) ChevronTexaco contracts Subsea 7 for Angola project
    (11/15/2004) EnerGulf to acquire Median Oil & Gas
    (11/15/2004) Halliburton selling stake in Subsea 7 to Siem Offshore
    (11/15/2004) Labtech contracted for Tengiz mobile lab cabins
    ...More Company News
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      Oil & Gas Prices
    Grade Wed. 11/17
    Oil (US$ per bbl crude)
    OPEC Basket 35.94
    0.0%
    Dubai Fateh 32.06
    -2.0%
    Bonny Light 38.88
    -3.3%
    N. Sea Brent 39.83
    -2.0%
    Forties 40.18
    -2.8%
    Urals/Mediterranean 34.58
    -2.4%
    Alaska N. Slope 40.52
    -0.1%
    W. Texas Intermediate 46.85
    +1.6%
    Gas (US$ per mmbtu)
    Henry Hub* 6.41
    +8.6%
    UK Day Ahead** 28.00
    0.0%
    *US$ per MMBTUs
    **UK pence per therm
    All prices are indicative only. OGI accepts no responsibility for their accuracy.
    Price Details & Analysis
      Industry Events
    November 21-23
    International Petroleum Technology Conference (IPTC), Doha, Qatar
    November 23-25
    PETEX Conference, Olympia, UK
    November 30-December 02
    Deep Offshore Technology Conference, New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
    December 2-3
    IMCA Annual Seminar: Marine Contracting Deepwater Construction to Offshore Diving, Singapore
    December 2-3
    Pacific Gas Insiders Conference, Singapore
    December 5-8
    Kuwait Society of Engineers Conference & Expo, Kuwait City, Kuwait
    December 6-7
    How to Optimize PSCs & JOAs for Sustained E&P Growth, London, UK
    December 6-7
    Enhanced Oil Recovery, London, UK
    December 6-8
    Seatrade Middle East Maritime Conference & Exhibition, Dubai, United Arab Emirates
    ...More Events

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