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  • World Industry News

  • Exploration & Discoveries

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  • Development & Production

  • Licensing & Concessions
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  • Geosciences

  • Health Safety & Environment

  • Company News

  • Oil & Gas Prices

  • Events
    •   World Industry News
    (3/29/2006) Another attack on Saudi Arabia's Abqaiq foiled
    (3/29/2006) Cyclone Glenda shuts down Western Australia fields
    (3/28/2006) Industry CEOs call for increased US gas supply
    (3/28/2006) Norway & Russia moving toward Arctic partnership
    (3/27/2006) 11,500 evacuated after CNPC blowout in SW China
    (3/27/2006) Kidnapped Willbros oil workers released
    ...More World Industry News
      Exploration & Discoveries
    (3/29/2006) Significant prospects & leads identified on Myanmar blocks
    (3/29/2006) Strata proceeding with Peace River Oil Sands Project
    (3/29/2006) BMB Munai Kazakh 3D shows significant reserves potential
    (3/29/2006) KNOC & Kogas in Uzbek JV to drill 3 wells
    (3/29/2006) OMV strikes oil & gas with first Tunisian exploration well
    (3/29/2006) Devon's Canadian Beaufort Sea test well at TD
    (3/28/2006) Ivanhoe finds oil pay in California's North Yowlumne
    (3/28/2006) Sundance to drill 5 wells in Indiana's Illinois Basin
    (3/28/2006) Emerald-Rancho Hermoso Agueda-1 a duster
    (3/28/2006) CNOOC makes new Bohai discovery
    (3/28/2006) Orchard boosts California South Belridge stake to 50%
    (3/27/2006) Drilling of Nigeria-Sao Tome Block 1 test well completed
    (3/27/2006) Colombia's Moriche Block test well wet & abandoned
    (3/27/2006) EPL Louisiana probe comes up dry
    (3/27/2006) Coogee achieves Timor Sea discovery in Montara/Skua area
    (3/27/2006) North Sea Gudrun appraisal finds oil & gas
    ...More Exploration & Discoveries
      Drilling & Completion
    (3/29/2006) PTTEP extends Smedvig's T-3 contract
    (3/29/2006) Afren secures SeaDrill 7 jackup to drill offshore Nigeria
    (3/29/2006) CT bottomhole assembly developed for underbalance drilling
    (3/29/2006) BP ties down semi for Skarv-Idun development drilling
    (3/28/2006) Murmanskaya contract to Beta Drilling raises ire
    (3/28/2006) Apexindo to drill Java Sea project for Santos
    (3/27/2006) ABS to class GSF Development Driller III
    ...More Drilling & Completion
      Development & Production
    (3/29/2006) Victoria spuds 2 Western Siberia Medvezhye wells
    (3/29/2006) Total puts UK North Sea ht/hp field onstream
    (3/28/2006) Achimgaz JV puts Urengoy Field onstream
    (3/28/2006) UAE's Mubarek Field infill well cased
    (3/28/2006) Corridor sets long-term McCully Field development
    (3/28/2006) Oil Search puts PNG's Mananda oilfield on production
    (3/28/2006) Stuart spuds Harpoono-2 producer
    (3/27/2006) High quality dry gas confirmed in Po Valley wells
    (3/27/2006) South Australia's Mirage-4 intersects Murta oil sands
    (3/27/2006) Woodside gives go-ahead to Vincent Field development
    (3/27/2006) Sinopec pegs $5 billion for Puguang gasfield development
    (3/27/2006) Kuat linking Central Kazakhstan fields to China pipeline (exclusive)
    (3/27/2006) Beach's Christies-4 suspended as producer
    ...More Development & Production
      Licensing & Concessions
    (3/29/2006) Texola adds Nevada Maverick Springs interest
    (3/29/2006) Shtokmanovskoye development JV partners leaked
    (3/29/2006) Malta Oil acquiring stake in Tunisia's Medjerda Block
    (3/28/2006) Encore farms into 7 ExxonMobil's West Texas fields
    (3/28/2006) Ausam & Rawson farming into Queensland block
    (3/27/2006) Kamchatka's Tigil & Icha exploration pact signed
    (3/27/2006) Chaco JV wins Colombia's Primavera West Block
    (3/27/2006) Call for block nominations in NZ's Great South Basin
    (3/27/2006) ExxonMobil farms into Abu Dhabi's Upper Zakum Field
    (3/27/2006) CNOOC pays $60 million for stake in Nigeria block
    (3/27/2006) Ethiopia auctioning Calub & Hilala gasfields
    (3/27/2006) PA Resources pre-qualified for Norwegian licenses
    ...More Licensing & Concessions
      Geosciences
    (3/28/2006) TimeSlice to test 3D over Lexington's Barnett Shale leases
    (3/28/2006) GGS & Rock Solid do deal for model studies
    (3/28/2006) TAQA buys into CGG Mideast acquisition company
    ...More Geosciences
      Health Safety & Environment
    (3/28/2006) Shell Nigeria has another major oil spill
    ...More Health Safety & Environment
      Company News
    (3/29/2006) Venezuela minnow billed for $1 million in back taxes
    (3/29/2006) National Oilwell Varco buys cuttings management unit
    (3/28/2006) Wintershall pegs $540.1 million to 2006 exploration
    (3/28/2006) Farstad orders 2 more service vessels from Aker Yards
    (3/28/2006) Keppel FELS wins another jackup order from Jindal Group
    (3/28/2006) Petrobras contracts managed pressure drilling system
    (3/28/2006) TORR Canada wins $20.9 million Kuwait project contract
    (3/28/2006) PGS to demerge its production activities
    (3/27/2006) Schlumberger opens research center in Saudi Arabia
    (3/27/2006) Acergy buys 2 customized Schilling UHD ROVs
    (3/27/2006) Venezuela charges BP with $61.39 million in back taxes
    ...More Company News
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      Oil & Gas Prices
    Grade Wed. 3/29
    Oil (US$ per bbl crude)
    OPEC Basket 57.45
    0.0%
    Minas 61.10
    -1.2%
    Bonny Light 64.58
    +1.9%
    N. Sea Brent 63.26
    +0.6%
    Forties 63.68
    +2.0%
    Urals/Mediterranean 58.83
    +2.1%
    Alaska N. Slope 60.52
    -1.3%
    W. Texas Intermediate 62.77
    -1.3%
    Gas (US$ per mmbtu)
    Henry Hub* 7.17
    -0.1%
    UK Day Ahead** 0.0%
    *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 29-31
    Flowexpo China, Guangzhou, China
    April 1-2
    Sakhalin Oil, Gas & Pipelines 2006, Seoul, Korea
    April 1-5
    Africa Petroleum & Energy Forum, Beijing, China
    April 2-4
    SPE International Conference on Health, Safety & Environment, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
    April 2-5
    Africa Oil and Gas Trade & Finance Conference & Exhibition, Algiers, Algeria
    April 3-5
    Nigeria Oil & Gas Conference, Abuja, Nigeria
    April 3-5
    Quantitative Methods for Reservoir Characterization IFP Seminar, Rueil-Malmaison, France
    April 3-7
    Gas Berlin Triennial Gas Industry Exhibition, Berlin, Germany
    April 4-5
    IADC European Well Control Conference & Exhibition, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    April 4-5
    IADC/SPE Managed Pressure Drilling Conference & Exhibition, Galveston, Texas USA
    April 4-5
    SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing & Well Intervention Conference, The Woodlands, Texas USA
    ...More Events

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