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  • Events
    •   World Industry News
    (5/19/2004) KNOC considering JV with North Korea
    (5/19/2004) Iraqi deputy foreign minister demands oil revenue
    (5/18/2004) NNPC says Nigeria can produce 2.5 million b/d
    (5/18/2004) Iraq's Basra export pipeline repaired (update)
    (5/17/2004) Russian evacuation of workers from Iraq continues (update)
    (5/17/2004) China & Kazakhstan sign oil & gas framework agreement
    (5/17/2004) Iraq national oil company proposed
    ...More World Industry News
      Exploration & Discoveries
    (5/19/2004) Shell scores another discovery in Egypt's Western Desert
    (5/19/2004) BHP makes 3rd Exmouth discovery off Western Australia
    (5/19/2004) Valkyries new Texas gaswell tests 2.7 million cf/d
    (5/19/2004) Dover detects gas in Slater Dome well
    (5/19/2004) Stuart's Saintly-1 to be abandoned as non-commercial
    (5/18/2004) EPL discovery in US Gulf's East Cameron 161
    (5/18/2004) Dynamic completes Chowade well in northeast BC
    (5/18/2004) Silver Star's Archer-Whitney-1 drilling at North Franklin
    (5/18/2004) BHP & Woodside P&A Eskdale-2, moves on to Stybarrow-3
    (5/18/2004) Aquest receives Clarke Lake reserves evaluation
    (5/17/2004) Gentry taps Princess Nisku western extension
    (5/17/2004) Logs identify commercial potential of Trifon-2 (update)
    (5/17/2004) Santos spuds two Cooper-Eromanga Basin wells
    (5/17/2004) NZOG's Pukeko-1 nears target sands
    (5/17/2004) Cairn's Mangala appraisals up reserves estimate
    ...More Exploration & Discoveries
      Drilling & Completion
    (5/19/2004) Atwood Beacon to drill 3 wells off Indonesia
    (5/19/2004) Texas Barnett Shale well frac stimulated
    (5/18/2004) Tap Oil plans up to 6 wells onshore Taranaki this year
    (5/17/2004) GlobalSantaFe Worldwide SCORE continues decline
    (5/17/2004) New sonic-while-drilling tool cuts risks & costs
    (5/17/2004) New carbon drillpipe developed superior to steel pipe
    ...More Drilling & Completion
      Development & Production
    (5/19/2004) Touchstone's Texas Vicksburg Project onstream
    (5/19/2004) Aurado drilling 4th East Tegen well onshore Kazakhstan
    (5/19/2004) Centurion tests Egypt well, spuds Tunisian well
    (5/19/2004) ONGC opts for integrated greenfield development of Vasai East
    (5/19/2004) Asgard A FPSO completes 5 years on station
    (5/18/2004) Coal-to-oil experimental base being built in Shanghai
    (5/18/2004) Lexington's 1st Oklahoma CBM well gets results (update)
    (5/18/2004) Statoil lets more Svale & Staer contracts
    (5/17/2004) Swift's Kauri E4 test flows 4 million cf/d
    (5/17/2004) First production achieved from US Gulf Llano Field
    ...More Development & Production
      Licensing & Concessions
    (5/19/2004) Repsol-YPF's Ecuador Tivacuna Field license renewed
    (5/19/2004) Premier buying Delek's Vietnam blocks
    (5/19/2004) CNR acquisition of UK North Sea core properties
    (5/18/2004) OMV-NZOG granted offshore block west of Kupe
    (5/18/2004) Nelson acquires Chaparral & major interest in Karakuduk Field
    (5/18/2004) Noble takes largest share of Swordfish
    (5/18/2004) Anadarko awarded offshore block in Qatar
    (5/17/2004) Sonoran keeps bidding on Iraqi contracts
    (5/17/2004) CEV's Big Sky Kazakh operations adds 2 more blocks
    (5/17/2004) Turner Valley Oil & Gas exits Turner Valley Project
    (5/17/2004) Sakhalin-3 PSA cancelled, new licensing set
    (5/17/2004) XTO acquires $1.1 billion in ChevronTexaco properties
    ...More Licensing & Concessions
      Geosciences
    (5/15/2004) Eastern Star shooting 2D in 2 NSW blocks
    (5/14/2004) Offshore Malta 2D survey delayed
    (5/14/2004) Reliance setting up 3D seismic data processing center in Mumbai
    ...More Geosciences
      Health Safety & Environment
    (5/19/2004) Fire on Spinnaker platform in US Gulf
    (5/19/2004) Horizon barge burning in US Gulf off Georgia
    (5/17/2004) Canada's enviro minister opposes BC oil & gas development
    ...More Health Safety & Environment
      Company News
    (5/19/2004) Itera Group acquires Texas oil company
    (5/19/2004) Aker Marine wins Norne Field templates contract
    (5/19/2004) Newfield's US Gulf operations linked by satellite network
    (5/18/2004) PPL Shipyard to build new jackup for Mosbarron
    (5/18/2004) FMC contracted for Petrobras' Roncador subsea project
    (5/18/2004) Sonoran buying Baron Oil gets access to Caspian oil (update)
    (5/18/2004) Statoil adds software to improve project engineering
    ...More Company News
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      Oil & Gas Prices
    Grade Wed. 5/19
    Oil (US$ per bbl crude)
    OPEC Basket 36.93
    -2.1%
    Dubai Fateh 35.54
    -0.1%
    Bonny Light 39.24
    +0.5%
    N. Sea Brent 38.69
    +1.4%
    Forties 39.49
    +0.2%
    Urals/
    Mediterranean    		 36.34
    +0.9%
    Alaska N. Slope 40.35
    -0.1%
    W. Texas Intermediate 41.50
    -0.1%
    Gas (US$ per mmbtu)
    Henry Hub* 6.28
    +0.5%
    IPE Gas NB** 20.78
    -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
    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
    May 24-25
    2004 Deloitte Energy Conference: Industry Challenges, Focused Perspective, Washington, DC USA
    May 24-25
    5th Annual Coalbed & Coal Mine Methane Conference, Denver, Colorado USA
    May 24-25
    Subsea Reliability & Availability Conference, Aberdeen, Scotland UK
    May 25-26
    KPMG Global Energy Conference, Houston, Texas USA
    May 28
    SPE International Symposium on Oilfield Corrosion, Aberdeen, Scotland UK
    June 1-4
    Caspian Oil & Gas Exhibition and Conference, Baku, Azerbaijan
    June 2-3
    Offshore Newfoundland Petroleum Show, St. John's, Newfoundland Canada
    ...More Events

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