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  • World Industry News

  • Exploration & Discoveries

  • Drilling & Completion

  • Development & Production

  • Licensing & Concessions
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  • Geosciences

  • Health Safety & Environment

  • Company News

  • Oil & Gas Prices

  • Events
    •   World Industry News
    (6/21/2006) Norway's output not yet affected by NOPEF strike
    (6/20/2006) Two PGS crewmen kidnapped near Port Harcourt
    (6/20/2006) Price of oil to double or triple if Iran attacked
    (6/20/2006) Higher tax & rising costs threaten UK oil & gas recovery
    ...More World Industry News
      Exploration & Discoveries
    (6/21/2006) Tunisia's Chaal-1 to be completed for production
    (6/21/2006) Uruguay prepping to explore Punta del Este Basin
    (6/21/2006) Santos plugging & abandoning Sampang probe
    (6/21/2006) Hardman testing Uganda Waraga oil discovery
    (6/21/2006) Total exploratory drilling in Norwegian Sea approved
    (6/20/2006) Husky finds more White Rose oil off Newfoundland
    (6/20/2006) FirstAfrica completes 3rd EOV well offshore Gabon
    (6/20/2006) Murphy makes deepwater oil discovery in US Gulf
    (6/20/2006) Transeuro secures rig for Armenia exploration
    (6/20/2006) Golden Dynasty unsuccessful with Western Australia well
    (6/19/2006) Aspen finds 100 ft gas pay with West Grimes Field well
    (6/19/2006) Stuart to log Rimfire after oil shows spotted
    (6/19/2006) Amulet-3 sidetrack finds more oil up-dip
    ...More Exploration & Discoveries
      Drilling & Completion
    (6/20/2006) Arc secures Century Rig 18 for 12 months
    (6/20/2006) Record 2.5-mile casing string run off Brazil
    (6/20/2006) New Ensco 107 jackup damaged off Vietnam
    (6/19/2006) Transmeridian revs up drilling on Kazakhstan field
    (6/19/2006) Tethys picks Polish driller for Danish test well
    ...More Drilling & Completion
      Development & Production
    (6/21/2006) Crescent progressing UAE's Mubarek H2 well
    (6/20/2006) BHP's Shenzi Field to be tied into US Gulf pipeline system
    (6/20/2006) Oil Search completes PNG sidetrack well
    (6/20/2006) Chevron picks FMC & Acergy for Brazil's Frade development
    (6/20/2006) Statoil's Skinfaks & Rimfaks installations underway
    (6/19/2006) Mississippi's Palmetto Point well taps payzone
    (6/19/2006) Second LNG train planned for Egypt's Damietta facility
    (6/19/2006) McDermott completes Dolphin drilling platforms off Qatar
    (6/19/2006) Anzon flows oil & gas from Basker-4 off Victoria
    (6/19/2006) Galleon drills another winner in Peace River Arch
    ...More Development & Production
      Licensing & Concessions
    (6/21/2006) Stone boosting stakes in US Gulf blocks
    (6/21/2006) Gran Tierra moves on Colombia & Argentina acquisitions
    (6/21/2006) Court rules Todd not Shell operates Maui gasfield
    (6/21/2006) AGL acquires half of Australia's largest CBM project
    (6/21/2006) Apache closes buy of BP's US Gulf assets
    (6/20/2006) Woodside to do exploration deal with KNOC
    (6/19/2006) ExxonMobil confirms win of Indonesian Block
    (6/19/2006) Ophir granted 2 more blocks off Tanzania
    (6/19/2006) SOCO adds to stake in Vietnam Cuu Long Basin block
    (6/19/2006) Shell farming into deepwater PNG blocks
    (6/19/2006) UK North Sea sets 35-year licensing record
    (6/19/2006) Sinopec to receive Iran's onshore Garmsar Block
    (6/19/2006) Beach farms into Sunshine Gas' Queensland block
    ...More Licensing & Concessions
      Geosciences
    (6/20/2006) Seismic shoot set for Celtic Sea off Ireland
    (6/20/2006) Onshore Mauritania geo studies getting started
    (6/19/2006) L&M completes 2D shoot off NZ's South Island
    ...More Geosciences
      Health Safety & Environment
    (6/21/2006) Safety instrumented systems set for 9 Pemex platforms
    (6/20/2006) PSA concludes Visund accident investigation
    ...More Health Safety & Environment
      Company News
    (6/21/2006) Rosneft taking 51% of Sinopec's Udmurtneft
    (6/21/2006) Chevron pegs $18 million for US Gulf hurricane-hit schools
    (6/21/2006) Seadrill orders $100 million self-erecting tender rig
    (6/21/2006) Saxon begins drilling Hudson Hills Prospect
    (6/21/2006) Chevron contracts Subsea 7 for US Gulf installation
    (6/20/2006) Frontera tags SPD for Georgia drilling program
    (6/20/2006) Nexans to provide power cable for BP's Valhall
    (6/20/2006) GSC buys I/O full-wave land imaging platform
    (6/20/2006) Udmurtneft goes to Sinopec
    (6/19/2006) SeaBird adds seismic source/OBS vessel
    ...More Company News
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      Oil & Gas Prices
    Grade Wed. 6/21
    Oil (US$ per bbl crude)
    OPEC Basket 62.95
    0.0%
    Minas 68.71
    -0.4%
    Bonny Light 67.85
    -1.1%
    N. Sea Brent 68.68
    -1.4%
    Forties 66.35
    -1.1%
    Urals/Mediterranean 61.45
    -1.2%
    Alaska N. Slope 66.93
    -1.4%
    W. Texas Intermediate 68.53
    -1.3%
    Gas (US$ per mmbtu)
    Henry Hub* 5.77
    +0.2%
    UK Day Ahead** 38.75
    +5.4%
    *US$ per MMBTUs
    **UK pence per therm
    All prices are indicative only. OGI accepts no responsibility for their accuracy.
    Price Details & Analysis
      Industry Events
    June 18-21
    Southeast Asia-Australia Offshore Conference, Darwin, NT Australia
    June 18-22
    Newfoundland Ocean Industries Association Conference, St. John's, Newfoundland
    June 19-23
    Neftegas International Trade Fair, Moscow, Russia
    June 20-21
    Offshore Newfoundland Petroleum Show, St. John's, Newfoundland
    June 20-22
    Russian Petroleum and Gas Congress Conference & Exhibition, Moscow, Russia
    June 21-22
    2nd US-Libya Enterprise Conference - New Fields, Washington, DC, USA
    June 24-27
    Produced Water Management Middle East, Cairo, Egypt
    June 26-28
    Oil & Gas Developments in Arctic and Cold Regions, Stravanger, Norway
    ...More Events

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