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  • World Industry News

  • Exploration & Discoveries

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  • Development & Production

  • Licensing & Concessions
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  • Health Safety & Environment

  • Company News

  • Oil & Gas Prices

  • Events
    •   World Industry News
    (8/15/2004) Iraq stops southern oil exports for fear of sabotage (update)
    (8/13/2004) Iraq claiming oilflow at Basra back to normal (update)
    (8/12/2004) Australia acquiesces to East Timor demands (update)
    ...More World Industry News
      Exploration & Discoveries
    (8/13/2004) ExxonMobil's offshore Nova Scotia well a duster
    (8/13/2004) Sunshine spuds Red Rock-1 in Queensland
    (8/13/2004) Amadeus' Texas wells proving productive
    (8/13/2004) Great Artesian's Smegsy-1 wildcat a gas discovery (update)
    (8/12/2004) BP planning deepwater wells off northern Brazil
    (8/12/2004) Hydro given go-ahead for Stetind exploration
    (8/12/2004) Bass Strait to spud Gippsland Basin Moby-1 in September
    (8/12/2004) CNOOC makes Eastern South China Sea gas discovery
    (8/12/2004) Afminex exploration well in Ashvaz project finds oil
    ...More Exploration & Discoveries
      Drilling & Completion
    (8/12/2004) Halliburton-SMNG JV completes Sakhalin 1 coiled tubing work
    ...More Drilling & Completion
      Development & Production
    (8/15/2004) BHP Billiton selecting onshore Scarborough LNG site
    (8/15/2004) NIDC completing 1st 3rd of Darquain wells
    (8/15/2004) Santos returns to Gimboola West for a producer
    (8/13/2004) Decline of Mexico's largest field pushed back to 2006
    (8/13/2004) BHP considering combined Pyrenees development
    (8/12/2004) Innamincka's Flax-1 production testing
    ...More Development & Production
      Licensing & Concessions
    (8/13/2004) Russia selects 16 Tyumen blocks for 2005 licensing
    (8/13/2004) Aspen & Westchester acquire Saskatchewan Crown lands
    (8/13/2004) Gazprom given license for Siberian tracts beside Kovykta
    (8/13/2004) CNOOC to take 12.5% stake in Australia's Gorgan gasfield
    (8/13/2004) Tap farming into OMV blocks off Western Australia
    (8/12/2004) Victoria acquires Celtic interests in UK & Kazakhstan
    (8/12/2004) ERHC agrees to PNR joining in Nigeria-Sao Tome JDZ block
    (8/12/2004) Hunt Oil to explore offshore Namibia's Luderitz Basin
    (8/12/2004) Falcon acquires 3 Louisiana prospects in Avoca Minerals Area
    (8/12/2004) BG acquiring stake & operatorship of new Norwegian blocks
    (8/12/2004) ChevronTexaco farming out up to 50% of UK North Sea prospect
    (8/12/2004) Anadarko to sell US Gulf Shelf operations
    ...More Licensing & Concessions
      Geosciences
    (8/12/2004) ConocoPhillips 2D survey in Laurentain Basin to proceed
    ...More Geosciences
      Health Safety & Environment
    (8/13/2004) ConocoPhillips fined for Alaska offshore discharge violations
    (8/13/2004) Kentucky blowout kills three oilfield workers
    (8/12/2004) Statoil applies to drill Barents Sea Uranus prospect
    ...More Health Safety & Environment
      Company News
    (8/15/2004) Foreign companies may bid on Yuganskneftegaz
    (8/15/2004) Weekend rumor: Total to make takeover bid for Shell
    (8/13/2004) ConocoPhillips awards Subsea 7 North Sea IRM contract
    (8/13/2004) Angus Energy forms Barnett Shale alliance with Lukoil
    (8/13/2004) Dockwise delivers Statoil's Kristin platform
    (8/12/2004) Subsea 7 & Elcome Surveys to cooperate
    (8/12/2004) National Oilwell acquires Varco for $2.45 billion
    ...More Company News
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      Oil & Gas Prices
    Grade Fri. 8/16
    Oil (US$ per bbl crude)
    OPEC Basket 40.76
    +1.7%
    Dubai Fateh 39.79
    +1.7%
    Bonny Light 46.02
    +2.2%
    N. Sea Brent 44.96
    +2.1%
    Forties 47.14
    +2.4%
    Urals/Mediterranean 41.69
    +2.5%
    Alaska N. Slope 45.08
    +2.0%
    W. Texas Intermediate 46.58
    +2.4%
    Gas (US$ per mmbtu)
    Henry Hub* 5.45
    -2.5%
    IPE Gas NB** 20.84
    +0.9%
    *US$ per MMBTUs
    **UK pence per therm
    All prices are indicative only. OGI accepts no responsibility for their accuracy.
    Price Details & Analysis
      Industry Events
    August 19-21
    FIGAS International Gas Congress & Exhibition, Lima, Peru
    August 24-27
    ONS 2004, Stavanger, Norway
    August 31-September 01
    Energy Technology Expo and Conference, Denver, Colorado USA
    September 3-4
    2nd North Asia Oil, Gas & Pipelines Conference, Seoul, South Korea
    September 5-9
    World Energy Congress & Exhibition, Sydney, NSW Australia
    September 5-9
    Near Surface 2004, European Meeting of Environmental & Engineering Geophysics, Utrecht, Netherlands
    September 6-7
    11th India Oil & Gas Review Symposium, Mumbai, India
    September 6-7
    High Tech Well Russia Conference & Exhibition, Moscow, Russia
    ...More Events

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