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  • World Industry News

  • Exploration & Discoveries

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  • Development & Production

  • Licensing & Concessions
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  • Health Safety & Environment

  • Company News

  • Oil & Gas Prices

  • Events
    •   World Industry News
    (3/16/2005) US Senate votes to open ANWR to drilling
    (3/16/2005) OPEC increases output by 500,000 b/d
    (3/15/2005) Norway seeking to aid Cambodian oil development
    (3/14/2005) Saudi Arabia calls for OPEC to boost output
    ...More World Industry News
      Exploration & Discoveries
    (3/16/2005) Eni to drill Goliath prospect in Barents Sea in 2005
    (3/16/2005) Hydro wildcat near Brage a duster
    (3/15/2005) Adulis abandoning Colombia's Sirruma well
    (3/15/2005) Hydro exploration period at Obelix extended
    (3/15/2005) Schrader Bluff well in Alaska's North Slope a winner
    (3/15/2005) California Jack Hamar taps multiple gas-bearing reservoirs
    (3/15/2005) Dune makes major Texas gasfield discovery
    (3/15/2005) PYR commences drilling at Rogers Pass, Montana
    (3/14/2005) Petrobras discovers light oil in Santos Basin
    ...More Exploration & Discoveries
      Drilling & Completion
    (3/16/2005) Bredford Dolphin moving to North Sea assignment
    (3/16/2005) Technicoil assigns Nabors coiled tubing tech & patent rights
    (3/15/2005) NICOC completes 13 gaswells in Iran's Fars Province
    (3/15/2005) Kansas' 4th Rock Creek well set to spud today
    (3/14/2005) Corridor contracts Nabors rig for further McCully drilling
    (3/14/2005) Maersk orders 4 new jackups from Keppel FELS
    (3/14/2005) Verdisys selling lateral drilling tech, building new rig
    ...More Drilling & Completion
      Development & Production
    (3/16/2005) Sumatra's Lirik Field output suspended due to protests
    (3/16/2005) Antrim augments its Argentine output
    (3/16/2005) Mosaic puts Waggamba facilities onstream
    (3/16/2005) Re-entry set for Nigeria's Eremor Field
    (3/16/2005) Saudi Aramco contracts for major NGL recovery projects
    (3/16/2005) Statoil's Kristin platform christened
    (3/15/2005) DNO suspends Yemen Tasour-17
    (3/15/2005) Intec completes ONGC Bay of Bengal deepwater FEED
    (3/15/2005) Wintershall prepared to jointly develop Siberian field
    (3/15/2005) Hurricane-damaged Petronius platform back on production (update)
    (3/15/2005) Leak repair allows Draugen Field back onstream (update)
    (3/15/2005) New CBM drilling starts on Oklahoma's Wagnon Lease
    (3/14/2005) Suncor to add a 3rd oil sands upgrader
    (3/14/2005) Arc spuds Dongara-34 onshore Western Australia
    (3/14/2005) Ural Oil puts Shatovskoye structure onstream
    (3/14/2005) Workover of Colombia's Canacabare well successful
    (3/14/2005) Ensyn heavy-to-light oil conversion test successful
    (3/14/2005) Lukoil & KazMunaiGaz form JV to develop Khvalynskoye Field
    ...More Development & Production
      Licensing & Concessions
    (3/16/2005) Atlantic Canada offshore bids sought
    (3/16/2005) Algeria postpones license awards to 9 April
    (3/16/2005) Central & Eastern US Gulf lease sales garner $360.9 million
    (3/16/2005) Aurora funds Strat's Ementajevskoje well for share
    (3/16/2005) List of Russian fields for licensing in 2005 leaked
    (3/15/2005) Second Libyan licensing round set for April
    (3/15/2005) US Central & Eastern Gulf Sales tomorrow
    (3/15/2005) Cal Dive acquires interest in US Gulf deepwater discovery
    (3/15/2005) Bangladesh preparing Bay of Bengal licensing
    (3/15/2005) Coogee farms into Magnolia project off Western Australia
    (3/14/2005) Verenex wins Libya's Ghadames block
    (3/14/2005) Valkyries gains 51% interest in Russian Caspian field
    (3/14/2005) Philippines grants South Calauit concession off Palawan
    ...More Licensing & Concessions
      Geosciences
    (3/14/2005) ConocoPhillips decides against offshore Nova Scotia shoot
    (3/14/2005) Joint seismic survey set for Spratly Island area
    ...More Geosciences
      Health Safety & Environment
    (3/15/2005) Plane ferrying oil workers crashes in Russia - 29 killed
    (3/15/2005) EPA extends oil & gas site water discharge permit deadline
    ...More Health Safety & Environment
      Company News
    (3/16/2005) FMC providing subsea equipment for Independence Project
    (3/16/2005) BJ Tubular contracted for casing & running services
    (3/15/2005) Philodrill seeking partners to revive drilling projects
    (3/15/2005) Maverick selects Schlumberger for operational support
    (3/15/2005) Halliburton & ONGC strike a deal
    (3/15/2005) Powder River buying proven oil & gas project
    (3/14/2005) South Korea to divide KNOC & invest $10 billion
    (3/14/2005) bp awards well services contract to Qserv
    (3/14/2005) ENI considering bid for Unocal
    (3/14/2005) Tidewater selling 6 anchor handling towing supply vessels
    (3/14/2005) Tromso TFDS adds Barents Sea services
    ...More Company News
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      Oil & Gas Prices
    Grade Wed. 3/16
    Oil (US$ per bbl crude)
    OPEC Basket 50.21
    0.0%
    Dubai Fateh 47.28
    +1.7%
    Bonny Light 55.50
    +1.7%
    N. Sea Brent 54.80
    +0.8%
    Forties 55.40
    +1.2%
    Urals/Mediterranean 48.90
    +0.6%
    Alaska N. Slope 52.51
    +2.8%
    W. Texas Intermediate 56.46
    +2.6%
    Gas (US$ per mmbtu)
    Henry Hub* 7.07
    -1.1%
    UK Day Ahead** 28.20
    -6.8%
    *US$ per MMBTUs
    **UK pence per therm
    All prices are indicative only. OGI accepts no responsibility for their accuracy.
    Price Details & Analysis
      Industry Events
    March 17-18
    Applying Financial Tools to the Oil & Gas Industry, Houston, Texas USA
    March 21-23
    8th International Flowexpo, Guangzhou, China
    March 21-23
    Offshore West Africa Conference & Exhibition, Abuja, Nigeria
    March 22-23
    Global Oil & Gas Opportunities: China 2005, Beijing, China
    March 30-31
    Coalbed & Coal Mine Methane Conference, Denver, Colorado, USA
    March 31-April 2
    SPE Western Regional Meeting, Irving, California USA
    April 3-5
    Middle East Petroleum & Gas Conference, Dubai, UAE
    April 3-7
    NACE Corrosion Conference & Exhibition, Houston, Texas USA
    April 5-7
    SEAPEX Exploration Conference, Singapore
    ...More Events

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