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January 13, 2005
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  • World Industry News

  • Exploration & Discoveries

  • Drilling & Completion

  • Development & Production

  • Licensing & Concessions
  • Geosciences

  • Health Safety & Environment

  • Company News

  • Oil & Gas Prices

  • Events
  •   World Industry News
    (1/11/2005) 8 killed & 33 injured, Pakistan shuts down Sui gasfield (update)
    (1/11/2005) Russian minister calls for Kremlin exit from oil industry
    ...More World Industry News
      Exploration & Discoveries
    (1/12/2005) Vintage drills another successful exploration well in Yemen
    (1/12/2005) ENI makes deepwater US Gulf discovery
    (1/12/2005) ConocoPhillips to drill 2 Alaska North Slope wildcats
    (1/12/2005) Kazakh Dolinnoe-2 shows 4 oil-bearing zones
    (1/12/2005) DST on Oilex's Rookwood recovers water
    (1/11/2005) Woodside spuds Falcone-1 off Western Australia
    (1/11/2005) Quadra prepping to log B2X well in Colombia
    (1/11/2005) MOL makes 2nd discovery on Pakistan's Tal Block
    (1/11/2005) Petronas finds oil in Niger's Termit Basin
    (1/11/2005) GSPC plugs & abandons well off India's east coast
    (1/11/2005) Eurogas encounters oil shows in Spain's Amposta
    (1/11/2005) InterOil sets next Papua New Guinea probe
    (1/11/2005) Cairn makes Raageshwari-5 gas discovery
    (1/11/2005) Niko's offshore India Hazira well tests 6,000 b/d
    (1/11/2005) Talisman makes BC Canada Monkman-Brazion discoveries
    (1/10/2005) Grove discovers gas in Italy's Po Valley Basin
    (1/10/2005) Whinstanes delivers disappointment to Mosaic
    (1/10/2005) Apache to analyze Grayling 1A hydrocarbon shows
    ...More Exploration & Discoveries
      Drilling & Completion
    (1/12/2005) Planet Gas drills 4th CBM wells in Wyoming's Powder River
    (1/12/2005) Cardiff-2A sidetrack operations commence
    (1/11/2005) Capco elects to drill offshore Galveston, Texas
    (1/11/2005) Tiof-6 appraisal off Mauritania LWD shows oil column
    (1/11/2005) Hardman gearing up to drill Uganda's Block 2
    (1/10/2005) December international rig count up 66 over 2003
    (1/10/2005) Ultra-deepwater upgrade of Ocean Endeavor underway
    ...More Drilling & Completion
      Development & Production
    (1/12/2005) Meridian ties in Hornets Nest to production
    (1/12/2005) Emerald reaches TD in Colombia development well
    (1/12/2005) Trinidad & Tobago's Greater Angostura Field onstream
    (1/11/2005) Development of India's onshore Pramoda discovery set
    (1/11/2005) Valkyries adds 2 producers in Pechoraneftagaz project
    (1/11/2005) DONG to restart Siri fields today
    (1/11/2005) High output on Kufpec's Oseil-3 causes well suspension
    (1/11/2005) PDO's south Oman Harweel EOR project approved
    (1/11/2005) Gradual start-up of Vigdis and Snorre UPA (update)
    ...More Development & Production
      Licensing & Concessions
    (1/12/2005) Energy Africa offering stake in offshore Morocco block
    (1/11/2005) Shell & ChevronTexaco transfer operatorships to NPDC
    (1/11/2005) Nigeria-Sao Tome license delayed by transparency terms
    (1/10/2005) Greenland's Disko-Nuussuaq open for non-exclusive licenses
    (1/10/2005) Petronas & PNOC JV granted Philippines' Mindoro Block
    (1/10/2005) Perenco granted Gabon's first gas project
    ...More Licensing & Concessions
      Geosciences
    (1/12/2005) Fugro Geonics adds Geo Endeavour survey vessel
    (1/12/2005) Kenya seismic shoot completed
    (1/10/2005) Endeavour acquires rights to PGS seismic data
    (1/10/2005) Gulf Keystone to shoot 3D over Algerian concession
    (1/6/2005) Fugro touting UK East Shetland Platform data
    (1/6/2005) CGG achieves land acquisition backlog worth $115 million
    ...More Geosciences
      Health Safety & Environment
    (1/12/2005) Alberta Canada well fire brought under control (update)
    (1/10/2005) Acclaim's Acheson well continues to burn (update)
    ...More Health Safety & Environment
      Company News
    (1/12/2005) Yukos says will sue ONGC if it tries for Yuganskneftegaz stake
    (1/12/2005) ConocoPhillips increases stake in Lukoil
    (1/12/2005) Lundin boosts 2005 E&P budget 40%
    (1/11/2005) XTO acquiring major Barnett Shale producer
    (1/11/2005) Wood Group ESP to supply pumps for Esso Chad
    (1/11/2005) BP to award Aker Kvaerner Norwegian maintenance contract
    (1/10/2005) $500 million Qatargas EPC contract goes to NPCC
    (1/10/2005) ONGC gets go-ahead to buy stake in Yuganskneftegaz
    (1/10/2005) Norson completes first deepwater project off Egypt
    ...More Company News
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      Oil & Gas Prices
    Grade Wed. 1/12
    Oil (US$ per bbl crude)
    OPEC Basket 39.45
    -1.7%
    Dubai Fateh 37.19
    +0.9%
    Bonny Light 44.54
    +0.7%
    N. Sea Brent 43.71
    +0.7%
    Forties 44.31
    -0.9%
    Urals/Mediterranean 38.26
    -3.1%
    Alaska N. Slope 40.25
    +2.0%
    W. Texas Intermediate 46.38
    +1.6%
    Gas (US$ per mmbtu)
    Henry Hub* 5.88
    -1.2%
    UK Day Ahead** 29.80
    -0.3%
    *US$ per MMBTUs
    **UK pence per therm
    All prices are indicative only. OGI accepts no responsibility for their accuracy.
    Price Details & Analysis
      Industry Events
    January 16-19
    6th International Petroleum Conference, New Delhi, India
    January 17-18
    Canadian Institute Northeast Natural Gas Symposium, Boston, Massachusetts USA
    January 17-18
    TIPRO Mid-Winter Policy Meeting, Austin, Texas USA
    January 17-21
    API Tubular Goods Winter Meeting, San Diego, California USA
    January 17-20
    IndoGas 2005 - 2nd International Conference & Exhibition, Jakarta, Indonesia
    January 24-25
    Underground Construction Technology, Houston, Texas USA
    January 24-25
    International African Pipeline Conference, Tunis, Tunisia
    January 25
    IPAA International Forum, Houston, Texas USA
    January 26-27
    North American Prospect Expo, Houston, Texas USA
    January 26-27
    Tight Gas Development Asia 2005 Conference, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
    January 27-28
    Caribbean Energy Annual Conference, Miami, Florida USA
    January 27-28
    Technical Strategies for Marginal Assets Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland
    ...More Events

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