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  • World Industry News

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  • Licensing & Concessions
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  • Health Safety & Environment

  • Company News

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    •   World Industry News
    (2/22/2006) Ecuador declares state of emergency in Amazon oil
    (2/21/2006) Shell shuts in Forcados output at 455,000 b/d (update)
    (2/20/2006) Ecuador shuts down damaged SOTE pipeline
    (2/20/2006) Denmark & Norway draw line between Greenland & Svalbard
    (2/20/2006) Survey of US independents shows staffing & drilling strain
    (2/20/2006) India joining Turkmenistan to Pakistan pipeline project
    (2/20/2006) MEND attacks cuts Shell Nigeria output by 600,000 b/d
    ...More World Industry News
      Exploration & Discoveries
    (2/22/2006) Uzbek consortium prepping to explore Aral Sea
    (2/22/2006) Petrolia deepening Quebec's Gaspe Peninsula Haldimand well
    (2/22/2006) ONGC strikes oil and gas off India's Andhra coast
    (2/22/2006) Total & PetroChina near agreement on joint China exploration (update)
    (2/21/2006) Cooper plugging & abandoning Geordie duster
    (2/21/2006) Santos' flows gas from Queensland's Latemore-2 appraisa
    (2/21/2006) UK's North Yorkshire Westerdale test a gas discovery
    (2/21/2006) Beach flows Kiana from two Patchawarra zones
    (2/20/2006) Stuart confirms Toparoa discovery in Australia's Cooper Basin
    (2/20/2006) Argentina's Punta Rosada well tests 2,510 b/d
    (2/20/2006) First well in Saskatchewan's Fosterton Project taps oil
    (2/20/2006) KNOC makes 3rd discovery offshore South Korea
    (2/20/2006) InterOil spuds Elk-1 exploration well in Papua New Guinea
    (2/20/2006) Molopo gets good CBM test results in New South Wales
    ...More Exploration & Discoveries
      Drilling & Completion
    (2/22/2006) Stuart planning 12 South Australia wells for 2006
    (2/21/2006) Advanced LWD acoustic & porosity services launched
    (2/21/2006) New means of evaluating cement isolations
    (2/21/2006) SeaDrill 3 newbuild to drill for Total offshore Nigeria
    (2/20/2006) Beach contracts rig for 12-well program in Queensland
    ...More Drilling & Completion
      Development & Production
    (2/22/2006) Technical failure leads to force majeure on Woollybutt
    (2/22/2006) Alaska operators agree on gas pipeline
    (2/22/2006) Oil Search delays PNG's SE Mananda Field output
    (2/22/2006) Iran's Foruzan & Esfandiar development wells done
    (2/22/2006) Brigham to operate Louisiana development JV
    (2/22/2006) Shell spuds 3 producers on Nigeria's Ovhor Field
    (2/21/2006) Po Valley drives up Italian gas reserves
    (2/21/2006) ONGC puts India's D1 Field on production
    (2/21/2006) Ticonderoga Field goes onstream ahead of schedule
    (2/20/2006) Nexen picks development plan for UK North Sea field
    (2/20/2006) Candax's El Bibane project pushed back again
    (2/20/2006) Petroiran drilling 2nd South Pars oil layer producer
    (2/20/2006) Melrose puts Egypt's El Tamad-1 & -2 onstream
    ...More Development & Production
      Licensing & Concessions
    (2/22/2006) Delta acquires added Mississippi gas interests
    (2/22/2006) Valkyries buys into Russia's Ashirovskoye Field
    (2/22/2006) Gazprom puts off pick of Shtokmanovskoye partners
    (2/22/2006) Ramco wins extensions to Irish licenses
    (2/22/2006) AWE completes acquisition of NZ's Tui & NZOP
    (2/22/2006) Gran Tierra buys Argentina assets from CGC
    (2/21/2006) Strata selling Kansas' Lockport Field interests
    (2/21/2006) Lexington forms Oklahoma CBM joint venture
    (2/21/2006) Pertamina demand to operate Cepu not acceptable (update)
    (2/21/2006) Marathon may lose its Russian licenses
    (2/21/2006) Norway offers 192 blocks in predefined areas
    (2/21/2006) CNOOC & Devon sign PSC for South Yellow Sea block
    (2/20/2006) Gazprom takes over Itera's Beregovoye Field
    (2/20/2006) Gulf Keystone reviewing potential of Algerian assets
    (2/20/2006) Taghmen wins another Colombia license
    ...More Licensing & Concessions
      Geosciences
    (2/22/2006) CGG contracted for 4th consecutive season offshore India
    (2/21/2006) Fugro awarded large 3D shoot in Asia-Pacific region
    ...More Geosciences
      Health Safety & Environment
    (2/22/2006) Search & rescue helicopter complex set for BP's Miller platform
    (2/22/2006) Cal Dive employee killed on Gannet Field aboard Seawell
    (2/20/2006) Hydro's Grane Field back onstream after brief shutdown
    ...More Health Safety & Environment
      Company News
    (2/22/2006) Roxar supplying sand detectors to Alaskan gasfield
    (2/22/2006) China's CITIC Group becoming Ivanhoe Energy shareholder
    (2/21/2006) QP launches new contracting process initiative
    (2/21/2006) Total talking to Chinese companies for joint exploration
    (2/21/2006) Clough signs Gulf of Mexico agreement with Apache
    (2/21/2006) PGS forms joint venture with Teekay for FPSO projects
    (2/20/2006) Regal wins Ukraine Supreme Court ruling (update)
    (2/20/2006) Samsung to build drillship for Mosvold
    (2/20/2006) IOOC to convert Alvand jackup to workover support barge
    (2/20/2006) Cable Traction Control Unit contracted by Subsea 7
    (2/20/2006) Willbros withdraws staff from 3 Niger Delta projects
    (2/20/2006) Origin Energy absorbing NZ subsidiary Contact Energy
    ...More Company News
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      Oil & Gas Prices
    Grade Wed. 2/22
    Oil (US$ per bbl crude)
    OPEC Basket 57.17
    0.0%
    Minas 59.87
    -2.0%
    Bonny Light 60.66
    -2.0%
    N. Sea Brent 59.64
    -1.8%
    Forties 60.06
    -2.0%
    Urals/Mediterranean 55.16
    -2.1%
    Alaska N. Slope 59.54
    -1.3%
    W. Texas Intermediate 61.84
    -1.2%
    Gas (US$ per mmbtu)
    Henry Hub* 7.53
    -0.4%
    UK Day Ahead** 51.50
    -7.2%
    *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 26-March 1
    Middle East Corrosion Conference, Bahrain, Bahrain
    February 28-March 2
    Subsea Tieback Conference & Exhibition, Galveston, Texas USA
    March 5-6
    Gas Arabia, United Arab Emirates
    March 5-8
    New Zealand Petroleum Conference, Auckland, New Zealand
    March 6-7
    CERI North American Natural Gas Conference, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    March 7
    2006 Global Energy Forum, Houston, Texas USA
    March 8
    IADC Spring Meeting, Houston, Texas USA
    March 8-9
    Asia Upstream 2006, Singapore
    March 9-10
    China Oil & Gas Summit 2006, Beijing, China
    March 12-16
    NACExpo Annual Conference & Exposition, San Diego, California USA
    ...More Events

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