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    •   World Industry News
    (5/12/2004) Angola to aid Cape Verde in offshore exploration
    (5/12/2004) Bush imposes sanctions on Syria
    (5/11/2004) Kazakh-Azerbaijani pipeline talks to restart in May
    (5/11/2004) Australia to offer tax incentive for remote oil exploration
    (5/10/2004) Obasanjo says Nigeria is safe for oil industry
    (5/10/2004) Saudi Aramco evokes huge security operation
    (5/10/2004) Southern Iraq pipeline in flames
    (5/10/2004) Saudi Arabia backs boost in OPEC output by 1.5 million b/d
    ...More World Industry News
      Exploration & Discoveries
    (5/12/2004) Sonatrach Discovers Gas in Timimoun Basin
    (5/12/2004) Longbow to spud California Sacramento Basin well
    (5/12/2004) Petrobras wants incentives to explore in Argentina
    (5/11/2004) BHP's Eskdale-2 taps 24-meter gas column
    (5/11/2004) Aminex suspends Nyuni-1 well pending further testing
    (5/11/2004) Austral Pacific to drill Honeysuckle & Miromiro
    (5/11/2004) Brigham chalks up 6 Texas discoveries
    (5/11/2004) Great Artesian testing two Cooper Basin discoveries
    (5/10/2004) Norway not permitting further E&P in Lofoten
    (5/10/2004) Roc begins appraisal well in China's Beibu Gulf (update)
    (5/10/2004) Vanco spuds exploration well in Moroccan deepwater
    (5/10/2004) Acacia Grove-1 plugged and abandoned (update)
    (5/10/2004) Manahuilla Creek well spudded in central Texas (update)
    (5/10/2004) New Aussie operator signs on for 5 wildcat wells
    ...More Exploration & Discoveries
      Drilling & Completion
    (5/12/2004) Trident 9 sets record for drilling deepest basement off Vietnam
    (5/12/2004) Fellows Energy completes Crane 6-7 well in Utah's Overthrust (update)
    (5/12/2004) Eirik Raude to drill 3 Barents Sea wells (update)
    (5/11/2004) Oxy sets single-bit drilling run record
    (5/11/2004) Continental Energy gets 5 drilling permits for Indonesia block
    (5/10/2004) Western Lakota constructs 14th drilling rig
    (5/10/2004) Miller to drill 2 producers & 2 wildcats
    (5/10/2004) Arctic jackup set for completion in 2007
    ...More Drilling & Completion
      Development & Production
    (5/12/2004) Aspen completes 2 Sacramento Valley wells
    (5/11/2004) EnSight finds gas in Texas' South East Darco Field
    (5/11/2004) Origin's Jingemia-4 achieves very positive results
    (5/10/2004) Norway-to-UK subsea pipeline on schedule
    (5/10/2004) Field installation of world's strongest gas linepipe demonstrated
    (5/10/2004) Extension of Montrose Field confirmed by finder well
    (5/10/2004) Shell restarts Brent Delta output
    ...More Development & Production
      Licensing & Concessions
    (5/12/2004) Lukoil bidding to develop Koushk & Hosseiniyeh Fields
    (5/12/2004) OMV sells Sudan blocks to ONGC
    (5/11/2004) Mississippi makes its offshore available for exploration
    (5/11/2004) NAL farms into Zargon Oil & Gas Canadian properties
    (5/11/2004) Strike Oil farming into Vic Petroleum's Carnarvon block
    (5/11/2004) Repsol & Oranto receive Liberian offshore blocks
    (5/11/2004) Trinidad & Tobago names final bidders in block awards
    (5/10/2004) Petrobras planning JV for Santos Basin's Mexilhao Field
    (5/10/2004) Chad grants majors 2nd 30-year concession
    (5/10/2004) Black Rock buys into offshore Oz Carnarvon Basin block
    (5/10/2004) EnDevCo farming into Eugene Island Block 294
    (5/10/2004) Petro-Canada offers $900 million for 30% of Buzzard
    (5/10/2004) Shell awarded major Egyptian Western Desert concession
    ...More Licensing & Concessions
      Geosciences
    (5/12/2004) I/O launches next generation land acquisition system
    (5/11/2004) Contact analyzing Parson's Pond core plugs
    ...More Geosciences
      Health Safety & Environment
    (5/11/2004) Pemex promises reparations, get 4 wells back
    (5/11/2004) Sinopec invests in improving its industry safety
    ...More Health Safety & Environment
      Company News
    (5/12/2004) Wood Group scores extra work on BP's Lomond Field
    (5/12/2004) Torch Offshore tapped for Alba Project
    (5/12/2004) Oil States buys Hunting's OCTG business
    (5/12/2004) CNR awards Subsea 7 Banff & Kyle Fields work projects
    (5/12/2004) Occidental will relinquish Syrian project (update)
    (5/12/2004) PYR Energy closes acquisition of Venus Exploration
    (5/12/2004) Argentina creates new national oil company
    (5/12/2004) FMC Kongsberg contracted for Norne satellites
    (5/11/2004) Chesapeake acquiring Greystone for $425 million
    (5/11/2004) API acquires Delhi Petroleum
    (5/11/2004) Sonoran Energy acquires Baron Oil
    (5/11/2004) Statoil not pleased with new Norwegian tax proposals
    (5/10/2004) I/O to acquire GX Technology
    (5/10/2004) Mermaid Marine to service BHP's Griffin Venture FPSO
    (5/10/2004) Schlumberger & NIOC agree to joint research & training
    ...More Company News
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      Oil & Gas Prices
    Grade Wed. 5/12
    Oil (US$ per bbl crude)
    OPEC Basket 35.57
    +0.4%
    Dubai Fateh 34.79
    +1.7%
    Bonny Light 39.35
    +3.4%
    N. Sea Brent 38.52
    +3.2%
    Forties 39.60
    +3.5%
    Urals/
    Mediterranean    		 35.90
    +3.9%
    Alaska N. Slope 39.62
    +1.8%
    W. Texas Intermediate 40.78
    +1.7%
    Gas (US$ per mmbtu)
    Henry Hub* 6.19
    +0.5%
    IPE Gas NB** 21.73
    +1.3%
    *US$ per MMBTUs
    **UK pence per therm
    All prices are indicative only. OGI accepts no responsibility for their accuracy.
    Price Details & Analysis
      Industry Events
    May 13-14
    Iranian International Oil, Gas & Petrochemical Conference, Tehran, Iran
    May 13-14
    Texas Petroleum Exposition & Annual Meeting, Wichita Fall, Texas USA
    May 15-17
    Saudi Arabian International Gas Conference, Dammam, Saudi Arabia
    May 18
    IADC Drilling Onshore America Conference & Exhibition, Houston, Texas USA
    May 18-20
    Uzbekistan International Oil & Gas Exhibition & Conference, Tashkent, Uzbekistan
    May 19-24
    ENERGEX 2004 International Conference, Buenos Aires, Argentina
    May 20-21
    Oil & Gas Agreements: The Exploration Phase, Santa Fe, New Mexico USA
    May 22-28
    ISOPE Conference & Exhibition, Toulon, France
    May 23-27
    World Safety Conference & Exposition, Salt Lake City, Utah USA
    ...More Events

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