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February 3, 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
    (2/1/2005) US Energy Department funding 10 microhole projects
    ...More World Industry News
      Exploration & Discoveries
    (2/2/2005) Murphy scores a dry hole offshore Malaysia
    (2/2/2005) Black Swan to drill Hong Fah prospect off Thailand
    (2/2/2005) Canadian Superior's Windfall well taps gas
    (2/2/2005) Queensland, Australia's Rookwood Field a disappointment
    (2/2/2005) Simonette well to test Alberta's Swan Hills formation
    (2/2/2005) Ivanhoe discovers gas near Antelope Hills, California
    (2/2/2005) Canada Southern drilling in Yukon & BC
    (2/2/2005) Second Bilca well spudded in Romania's Brodina Block
    (2/1/2005) Santos spuds Corowa East offshore Western Australia
    (2/1/2005) Bass Strait spuds Victoria, Australia Zane Grey probe
    (2/1/2005) Falcon evaluating Wyandotte & East Bob West
    (2/1/2005) Contact drilling New Brunswick exploration well
    (1/31/2005) SOCO testing discovery offshore Vietnam discovery
    (1/31/2005) Two South African deepwater explorations to start
    ...More Exploration & Discoveries
      Drilling & Completion
    (2/2/2005) Toreador sets France, Turkey & Romania drilling programs
    (2/2/2005) Kizomba TLP arrives in Angola
    (2/1/2005) GulfWest drilling 2nd Iola Field re-entry in East Texas
    (2/1/2005) ENAP seeking driller for Tierra del Fuego well
    (1/31/2005) Eight Transocean rigs temporarily out of service
    ...More Drilling & Completion
      Development & Production
    (2/2/2005) ONGC to install 2 platforms on Heera Field
    (2/2/2005) Nordic & Trident to drill 4 CBM wells in Alberta
    (2/2/2005) CNOOC to put 16 development wells onstream
    (2/2/2005) FX putting Poland's Wilga project onstream
    (2/2/2005) Transmeridian gets South Alibek development go-ahead
    (2/2/2005) Atlantia commences construction of Independence Hub
    (2/1/2005) West Siberian's Middle Nyurola production tripled
    (1/31/2005) Barracuda-Caratinga P-48 FPSO onstream this quarter
    (1/31/2005) CanArgo starts 15-well Ninotsminda & Samgori program
    ...More Development & Production
      Licensing & Concessions
    (2/2/2005) Groundstar getting Guyana exploration block
    (2/2/2005) EnCana offering to sell more oil & gas assets
    (2/2/2005) Kazakhstan still negotiating for BG stake in Kashagan
    (2/2/2005) Dana completes acquisition of UK North Sea Melville stake
    (2/2/2005) Venezuela to offer 20 low-output fields for licensing
    (2/2/2005) Kodiak adds acreage in Wyoming & North Dakota
    (2/1/2005) Tusk buys major stake in Alberta oil & gas block
    (2/1/2005) CNPC to develop 14 Venezuelan oilfields
    (2/1/2005) ChevronTexaco signs Nigeria-Sao Tome Block-1 PSC
    (2/1/2005) Bounty may lose NZ's Great South Basin block
    (1/31/2005) Cuba grants Sinopec onshore block
    (1/31/2005) Regal adds Romanian & Egyptian licenses
    (1/31/2005) El Paso adds 2 East & South Texas E&P properties
    (1/31/2005) Lundin-led JV granted Ireland frontier license
    (1/31/2005) Hydro to operate US Gulf Telemark Field
    (1/31/2005) Orchard takes over as Jack Hamar operator
    (1/31/2005) ChevronTexaco granted onshore block in Libya
    (1/31/2005) Norway expands awards in predefined areas
    ...More Licensing & Concessions
      Geosciences
    (2/2/2005) Landmark to bundle A2D well log data
    (2/2/2005) PGS to shoot 2D seismic off northern Tunisia
    (2/1/2005) TGS R&D to increase processing solutions
    (1/31/2005) Husky to do 3D survey of Canada's Jeanne d'Arc Basin
    (1/31/2005) BMB Munai hires PGS-GIS to interpret Soviet era seismic
    ...More Geosciences
      Health Safety & Environment
    (2/1/2005) OILC accuses UK operators of employment scam
    (2/1/2005) ConocoPhillips given Ekofisk tank disposal consent
    (1/31/2005) Fatal accident on Kristin platform in Aker Stord
    (1/31/2005) Lukoil spending $2 million to cleanup Komi oilfields
    ...More Health Safety & Environment
      Company News
    (2/2/2005) Expro acquires Read Matre Instruments
    (2/1/2005) Swift fixes 80% of budget for US activities
    (2/1/2005) Keppel to build new jackup for Anders Wilhelmsen
    (2/1/2005) Stress Subsea contracted for Neptune development
    (2/1/2005) New GE gas turbine cuts NOX emissions to 15 ppm
    (2/1/2005) PTTEP selling interest in Medco Energi
    (2/1/2005) ESS to continue catering Statfjord platforms
    (2/1/2005) PGS selling its Norwegian E&P operation to Talisman
    (1/31/2005) Murphy contracts MISC for Kikeh FPSO
    (1/31/2005) Foster Wheeler awarded Abu Dhabi gas project
    (1/31/2005) BP contracts Aker Kvaerner for CATS & Wytch Farm work
    (1/31/2005) Bounty loan to White Sands gets added ownership
    (1/31/2005) Clough wins BG's Panna-Tapti EPIC contract
    ...More Company News
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      Oil & Gas Prices
    Grade Wed. 2/2
    Oil (US$ per bbl crude)
    OPEC Basket 40.62
    -1.6%
    Dubai Fateh 38.17
    -1.6%
    Bonny Light 44.59
    -2.1%
    N. Sea Brent 44.09
    -1.6%
    Forties 44.34
    -2.1%
    Urals/Mediterranean 39.84
    -4.2%
    Alaska N. Slope 41.73
    -1.0%
    W. Texas Intermediate 46.70
    -0.9%
    Gas (US$ per mmbtu)
    Henry Hub* 6.29
    +0.3%
    UK Day Ahead** 28.40
    -0.2%
    *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 8-9
    IADC Health, Safety, Environment & Training Conference & Exhibition, Houston, Texas USA
    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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