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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
    (5/5/2004) MMS orders risk assessment of aging platforms
    (5/5/2004) Georgia rebellion may disrupt Azeri oil exports
    (5/4/2004) Rosy future forecast for Scottish North Sea industry
    ...More World Industry News
      Exploration & Discoveries
    (5/5/2004) Repsol spuds Algeria's Rhourde El Rouni Central
    (5/5/2004) Pakistan plans to drill 100 exploratory wells
    (5/5/2004) Lakes drilling Trifon Tight Gas Project
    (5/5/2004) Thunder Hawk wildcat showing water but promise
    (5/5/2004) Stuart spudding Saintly-1 in South Australia
    (5/5/2004) Goodrich makes Cotton Valley discovery in East Texas
    (5/4/2004) Unocal makes deepwater discovery on Tobago prospect
    (5/4/2004) Israeli explorer's geological studies point to oil
    (5/4/2004) Morney North-1 all wet - being plugged and abandoned
    (5/4/2004) Gas producer discovered in Texas' DeWitt County
    (5/4/2004) BPMigas approves Continental's Bengara-II drilling program
    (5/4/2004) Royale Energy has 3 new gaswells on US Gulf coast
    (5/4/2004) Loon negotiates Slovenian deeper gas drilling commitment
    (5/4/2004) 1st limited emissions drillstem test performed in US Gulf
    (5/3/2004) Quadra to drill added wells on Colombia's Iraca Block
    (5/3/2004) Roc's Beibu Gulf appraisal taps 11-meter oil column
    ...More Exploration & Discoveries
      Drilling & Completion
    (5/5/2004) First offshore cement job complete by remote control
    (5/5/2004) New drilling strategy set for Norway's Kristin Field
    (5/4/2004) Vulcan awaiting equipment for Newfoundland wells
    (5/4/2004) New well control system for challenging environments
    (5/3/2004) Pan-Global completes drilling on Onion Lake
    (5/3/2004) Corridor sets completion plan for McCully K-57 well (update)
    ...More Drilling & Completion
      Development & Production
    (5/5/2004) LAK Ranch appraisal shows 190 million bbl oil
    (5/5/2004) Shell spuds first producer in Siberia's Salym Fields
    (5/5/2004) Williams' spar receives 1st oil from US Gulf field
    (5/5/2004) ONGC's Vasai East development stalled
    (5/5/2004) Galaxy Energy drills 9 CBM wells in Wyoming
    (5/5/2004) Dominion starts production at US Gulf Devils Tower
    (5/5/2004) ConocoPhillips restarts Britannia after short shutdown (update)
    (5/5/2004) Production Assurance in integrated, modular subsea systems
    (5/4/2004) Comstock scores 13 out of 16 offshore wells
    (5/4/2004) Iran's Forouzan Field to add 250 million bbl output
    (5/4/2004) Development plan set for Norne satellites
    (5/4/2004) JKX drilling producer on Ukraine's Molchanovskoye Field
    (5/4/2004) UK's Britannia Field shutdown again
    (5/3/2004) World's 1st DC-powered subsea production system launched (update)
    (5/3/2004) Oseberg Field back onstream after oil & gas leak
    (5/3/2004) Floating production annual expenditure to exceed $8 billion
    (5/3/2004) OTC recognizes 15 technological innovations for 2004
    ...More Development & Production
      Licensing & Concessions
    (5/5/2004) Algeria expecting minimum $200 million for 10 blocks
    (5/5/2004) Talisman near finalizing Libyan concessions
    (5/5/2004) Angola extends Block Zero concession
    (5/4/2004) Centurion awarded two new Egyptian exploration blocks
    (5/4/2004) BG taking over operation of Brazil's Block BM-S-13
    (5/4/2004) Nido adds to its Northwest Palawan interests (update)
    (5/4/2004) Negotiated licenses for Laurentian Sub-basin announced
    (5/4/2004) Patch Energy makes SW Saskatchewan acquisition
    (5/3/2004) 19 foreign oil firms compete for 6 Yemeni blocks (update)
    (5/3/2004) Talisman acquires North Sea Flotta interests from Intrepid
    (5/3/2004) Sunshine renegotiates for full interest in Queensland blocks
    ...More Licensing & Concessions
      Geosciences
    (5/5/2004) Cheetah compiling geo data on PNG blocks
    ...More Geosciences
      Health Safety & Environment
    (5/5/2004) Fatal accident during South Pars jacket installation
    ...More Health Safety & Environment
      Company News
    (5/5/2004) Valkyries buys 50% stake in Russia's Pechoraneftegas
    (5/5/2004) BG taking over Aventura Energy & Trinidad's Central Block
    (5/5/2004) PNR buying Evergreen Resources for $1.7 billion
    (5/4/2004) Transocean issues maintenance contract to Wartsila
    (5/4/2004) Fluor to help build offshore platform for BP in Trinidad and Tobago
    (5/4/2004) Oceaneering contracted for Mariner's Swordfish umbilicals
    (5/4/2004) 3i & Lime Rock fund Terra Seismic's seabed system
    (5/3/2004) ENI picks WGPT for gauges, spooling & chem. injection
    (5/3/2004) ConocoPhillips contracts Sperry-Sun for North Sea drilling services
    (5/3/2004) PetroCom shows 1st digital cellular network at OTC
    (5/3/2004) Cooper Cameron introduces 3 new products at OTC
    ...More Company News
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      Oil & Gas Prices
    Grade Wed. 5/5
    Oil (US$ per bbl crude)
    OPEC Basket 33.99
    0.0%
    Dubai Fateh 33.78
    -0.2%
    Bonny Light 37.57
    +2.0%
    N. Sea Brent 37.09
    +2.3%
    Forties 37.79
    +2.2%
    Urals/
    Mediterranean    		 34.09
    +2.5%
    Alaska N. Slope 38.42
    +1.6%
    W. Texas Intermediate 39.58
    +1.5%
    Gas (US$ per mmbtu)
    Henry Hub* 6.20
    +6.7%
    IPE Gas NB** 20.19
    +1.0%
    *US$ per MMBTUs
    **UK pence per therm
    All prices are indicative only. OGI accepts no responsibility for their accuracy.
    Price Details & Analysis
      Industry Events
    May 8-13
    Middle East Petroleum & Gas Week, Manama, Bahrain
    May 9-12
    AAPG Pacific Section Convention, Bakersfield, California USA
    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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