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    •   World Industry News
    (10/29/2004) First Russian companies certified for Norwegian service
    (10/28/2004) Australia's Bass Strait oil workers threaten 100-day strike
    (10/28/2004) India wants stake in Russian oilfields including Yuganskneftegaz
    ...More World Industry News
      Exploration & Discoveries
    (10/29/2004) Tap spuds Hihi onshore New Zealand
    (10/29/2004) Nexus to spud Longtom-2 in Australia's Gippsland Basin
    (10/29/2004) Soco finds oil with 4 Mongolian exploratory wells
    (10/27/2004) Northern exploratory well okayed for Isle of Wight
    (10/27/2004) West Energy discover new oil at Alberta's Violet Grove
    (10/27/2004) California Jack Hamar discovery exceeds expectations
    (10/27/2004) Centurion to start exploration on 2 Egyptian blocks
    (10/27/2004) Victoria spuds Canberra-1 in South Australia's Cooper Basin
    (10/27/2004) Calvalley's Ras Noor-1 suspended as Yemen discovery
    (10/27/2004) Antrim plugging Galapagos as dry hole
    (10/27/2004) Aramco finds new oilfield at Abu Sadr
    (10/26/2004) Reg Sprigg West-1 flows gas and condensate
    (10/26/2004) TDC Energy makes US Gulf oil discovery during workover
    (10/26/2004) Socar to go it alone in exploring Azerbaijan's Umid
    (10/25/2004) Gas hydrates discovered offshore Chile
    (10/25/2004) Lakes reports encouraging shows in Wombat-3
    (10/25/2004) Nordic to commence CBM drilling in Joffre, Alberta
    (10/25/2004) Xyris South-1 being completed as future gas producer
    (10/25/2004) Gujarat Petroleum discovers gas at India's Hazira
    (10/25/2004) Santos set Hurricane-1 for early 2005 drilling
    (10/25/2004) Rally drilling exploration well in Egypt's south Assran
    (10/25/2004) Kerr-McGee makes 8th discovery in China's Bohai Bay
    ...More Exploration & Discoveries
      Drilling & Completion
    (10/31/2004) Canada's PSAC expects CBM to boost wells to 24,000
    (10/29/2004) Depth record set for gMWD whipstock orientation
    (10/29/2004) Austral drilling 3 wells in NZ's Taranaki Basin
    (10/28/2004) Noble exercises option to acquire Maersk Valiant
    (10/28/2004) Transocean's Deepwater Nautilus returns to work
    ...More Drilling & Completion
      Development & Production
    (10/31/2004) TNK-BP to work with Rosneft & Lukoil in Bolskekhetskaya
    (10/29/2004) Hydro to invest $298.5 million in Oseberg East
    (10/29/2004) Antrim completes 3 Argentine Puesto Guardian wells
    (10/29/2004) Petrojarl I & Petrojarl Varg restarted
    (10/28/2004) Gazprom & GAIL to jointly develop India's Block 26
    (10/28/2004) Kupe Gas Project development program set
    (10/28/2004) China Energy Ventures spuds onshore Kazakh infill well
    (10/28/2004) New Zealand's Taranaki Tui fields declared commercial
    (10/28/2004) Eni puts Iran's South Pars 4 & 5 gasfield on production
    (10/28/2004) Fourth producer to be drilled on Caspian's Shah Deniz
    (10/28/2004) Total planning added development of Russia's Kharyaga
    (10/28/2004) M&P spuds Kouakouala development well in Congo
    (10/28/2004) Belanak FPSO to be put online tomorrow
    ...More Development & Production
      Licensing & Concessions
    (10/31/2004) Nigeria to offer 40 blocks for bid early in 2005
    (10/31/2004) Baraka Mali Ventures awarded 5 blocks in Mali
    (10/31/2004) Philippines & Kogas nearing accord on Malampaya stake
    (10/29/2004) Japanese consortium awarded Vietnamese blocks
    (10/29/2004) Iraqi negotiator says 2 development deals set for signing
    (10/29/2004) Sydney Gas granted 3rd NSW, Australia license
    (10/29/2004) Six foreign companies awarded Iranian exploration blocks
    (10/29/2004) Venezuela offshore gas auction delay until early 2005
    (10/29/2004) Nexen acquiring EnCana's UK North Sea assets
    (10/28/2004) Sierra Leone launches licensing of 3 blocks
    (10/28/2004) Soyuzneftegaz seeking JV partners for Iraqi field
    (10/28/2004) CNOOC acquiring 12.5% interest in Oz's Gorgon Field (update)
    ...More Licensing & Concessions
      Geosciences
    (10/26/2004) PGS to shoot HD3D surveys offshore Brazil
    (10/24/2004) NPG begins 3D seismic shoot over 3 Iranian fields
    (10/21/2004) PetroWorth's Prince Edward Island 3D shoot finalized
    ...More Geosciences
      Health Safety & Environment
    (10/31/2004) White House intervenes for El Paso to drill national forest
    (10/29/2004) Norway's PSA extends Oseberg-Troll emergency plan
    ...More Health Safety & Environment
      Company News
    (10/31/2004) Reliance bidding for blocks outside India
    (10/29/2004) EnCana sets focus on North American gas and oil sands
    (10/28/2004) Hess contracts 2 TLPs from for Equatorial Guinea
    (10/28/2004) Nigeria looking to alliances to better NPDC operations
    (10/28/2004) Shell simplifies structure to 1 company, board & CEO
    (10/28/2004) Mermaid awarded Mutineer-Exeter service contract
    ...More Company News
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      Oil & Gas Prices
    Grade Fri. 10/29
    Oil (US$ per bbl crude)
    OPEC Basket 43.59
    0.0%
    Dubai Fateh 36.91
    +3.0%
    Bonny Light 48.47
    -3.5%
    N. Sea Brent 48.02
    -3.6%
    Forties 48.90
    -3.6%
    Urals/Mediterranean 40.32
    -4.2%
    Alaska N. Slope 45.70
    +1.8%
    W. Texas Intermediate 51.77
    +1.6%
    Gas (US$ per mmbtu)
    Henry Hub* 6.67
    -16.2%
    UK Day Ahead** 24.60
    +6.5%
    *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 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
    November 17-19
    Arctic Shelf Oil & Gas Conference, Murmansk, Russia
    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
    ...More Events

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