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February 10, 2005
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  • World Industry News

  • Exploration & Discoveries

  • Drilling & Completion

  • Development & Production

  • Licensing & Concessions
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  • Geosciences

  • Health Safety & Environment

  • Company News

  • Oil & Gas Prices

  • Events
    •   World Industry News
    (2/9/2005) Russian auditors accuse Shell of overspending on Sakhalin 2
    (2/9/2005) Norway budgets $33.9 million for oil & gas R&D
    (2/9/2005) Insurgents bomb northern Iraq gas pipeline
    (2/8/2005) Gunfire kills 2 Petronas employees in Pakistan
    (2/8/2005) AGA denounces Bush budget as anti-gas industry
    (2/8/2005) Yukos owner Menatep suing Kremlin for $28.3 billion
    (2/7/2005) Indonesia considering quitting OPEC
    ...More World Industry News
      Exploration & Discoveries
    (2/8/2005) Tap spuds another New Zealand onshore probe
    (2/8/2005) Petronas-Shell JV finds gas off Malaysia
    (2/8/2005) Woodside suspends Falcone drilling off Australia
    (2/8/2005) Portrush completes Mission River Texas probe
    (2/8/2005) OGDCL makes new oil & gas discovery
    (2/8/2005) Falcon to drill Louisiana's DB3 PUD prospect
    (2/7/2005) Touchstone reaches TD on Texas Gubert well
    (2/7/2005) Credo's Glacier an Oklahoma gasfield discovery
    ...More Exploration & Discoveries
      Drilling & Completion
    (2/8/2005) Headington's Montana Bakken well awaiting completion rig
    (2/8/2005) Two Diamond Offshore semis contracted
    (2/7/2005) Atwood hunter to drill off Egypt for Burullus
    (2/7/2005) Statoil to employ Stena Don on Norne & Asgard
    (2/7/2005) Norway okays Hydro drilling 6 wells with Deepsea Trym
    (2/7/2005) International rig count up 7% over last year
    ...More Drilling & Completion
      Development & Production
    (2/9/2005) Fusion wideband telemetry passes deepwater test
    (2/9/2005) Sylvan Lake JV gets Alberta okay to drill
    (2/9/2005) Statoil returns Snorre & Vigdis back to 175,000 b/d (update)
    (2/8/2005) Project Kuwait development defended by Minister
    (2/8/2005) Tullow to have UK's Horne & Wren onstream by June
    (2/8/2005) Maverick sub to share in Colorado gas property development
    (2/8/2005) Novus to commence development of West Bukha off Oman
    (2/7/2005) Petrobras pushes forward production from Mexilhao Field
    (2/7/2005) Marathon to develop Annapolis Field off Nova Scotia
    (2/7/2005) PDVSA & ConocoPhillips to meet on Corocoro development
    (2/7/2005) Lundin contracts Aramark for Heather Alpha project
    ...More Development & Production
      Licensing & Concessions
    (2/9/2005) Inpex selling stake in offshore Victoria block
    (2/9/2005) Faroe Petroleum takes stakes in 2 UK North Sea blocks
    (2/9/2005) Nordic granted rights to Saskatchewan's Cote First Nation lands
    (2/9/2005) Forum dropping Tunisian license, acquiring Philippines license
    (2/9/2005) Sun Oil farming into ORX's Louisiana Clovelly Prospect
    (2/9/2005) BPZ Energy finalizes acquisition of Peru's Block Z-1
    (2/8/2005) Voyager farms into 2 blocks off Western Australia
    (2/8/2005) Cue granted 3 offshore Carnarvon Basin blocks
    (2/7/2005) Connacher sub set for 2 new Peruvian licenses
    (2/7/2005) Petrohawk buys 28 bcfe properties in Louisiana & Texas
    (2/7/2005) Hereward farms into 2 Magellan UK blocks
    (2/7/2005) Myanmar preparing to license deepwater blocks
    (2/7/2005) Russia prepping to license Chayandinskoye Field
    (2/7/2005) Mitsui to boost stake in Overseas Petroleum
    ...More Licensing & Concessions
      Geosciences
    (2/9/2005) Southwest Queensland 3D survey completed (update)
    (2/8/2005) Reprocessing of Egyptian 2D data up for bid
    (2/8/2005) Deep Resolve US Gulf 3D multi-client project expanded
    (2/8/2005) TGS-Nopec commences acquisition of 2nd Sri Lanka survey
    ...More Geosciences
      Health Safety & Environment
    (2/9/2005) New Australian safety board in operation
    ...More Health Safety & Environment
      Company News
    (2/9/2005) Sonsub charters M/V Harvey Discovery
    (2/9/2005) Enventure sets openhole liner length record
    (2/9/2005) BJ Services contracted for northern Europe well services
    (2/9/2005) Murphy awards Technip 2nd Kikeh development contract
    (2/9/2005) Shell awards Expro wireline & well testing contracts
    (2/9/2005) Provident buys Nautilus Resources for $77.6 million
    (2/9/2005) Murphy picks Technip for Malaysia's first Spar
    (2/9/2005) Hydro's Fram East contract goes to Aker Kvaerner
    (2/8/2005) A new twist: Yuganskneftegaz to be returned to Yukos
    (2/7/2005) CHC launches helicopter support company
    (2/7/2005) ONGC makes its offer official for Yuganskneftegaz
    (2/7/2005) Saudi Aramco contracts JV for project management
    (2/7/2005) Novatek sells 3% of its shares for $100 million
    ...More Company News
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      Oil & Gas Prices
    Grade Wed. 2/9
    Oil (US$ per bbl crude)
    OPEC Basket 40.19
    0.0%
    Dubai Fateh 37.59
    +0.3%
    Bonny Light 43.60
    +0.3%
    N. Sea Brent 43.89
    +0.1%
    Forties 43.55
    +0.2%
    Urals/Mediterranean 38.25
    -0.2%
    Alaska N. Slope 41.80
    +0.4%
    W. Texas Intermediate 46.48
    +0.1%
    Gas (US$ per mmbtu)
    Henry Hub* 6.25
    -2.2%
    UK Day Ahead** 27.75
    -0.4%
    *US$ per MMBTUs
    **UK pence per therm
    All prices are indicative only. OGI accepts no responsibility for their accuracy.
    Price Details & Analysis
      Industry Events
    February 8-10
    Multilaterals, Intelligent Completions, Expandable Tubulars Conference, Houston, Texas USA
    February 9-10
    Pipeline Pigging & Integrity Management Conference & Exhibition, Houston, Texas USA
    February 14-17
    CAPE 2005 - African Petroleum Congress & Exhibition, Algiers Algeria
    February 14-17
    IP Week, London England UK
    February 14-18
    CERA Week Executive Conference, Houston, Texas USA
    February 15-17
    API Well Cement and Drilling Fluids Winter Meeting, Santa Ana Pueblo, New Mexico USA
    February 20-25
    SPE/AAPG Delivering Our E&P Promises, Galveston, Texas USA
    ...More Events

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