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  • World Industry News

  • Exploration & Discoveries

  • Drilling & Completion

  • Development & Production

  • Licensing & Concessions
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  • Health Safety & Environment

  • Company News

  • Oil & Gas Prices

  • Events
    •   World Industry News
    (9/24/2006) Mideast & North Africa need $395 billion to boost oil capacity
    (9/24/2006) India's Nagaland militants ban ONGC
    (9/22/2006) Upstream industry facing recruitment crisis
    ...More World Industry News
      Exploration & Discoveries
    (9/24/2006) Reliance makes another major gas discovery off India
    (9/22/2006) Petroceltic finds gas pay in Algeria's Illizi Basin
    (9/22/2006) Wintershall drilling UK North Sea Monterey appraisal
    (9/22/2006) CNPC makes 2nd discovery on Kazakhstan's Nanzha Block
    (9/22/2006) Mosaic spudding Queensland's Churchie West test
    (9/22/2006) Oil shows in California's Fairground prospect
    (9/21/2006) Gazprom to explore Vietnam's offshore Block 112
    (9/21/2006) Petro Resources draws 2 dusters in Texas
    (9/21/2006) YMPC prepping to spud Yemen's Fatima prospect
    (9/21/2006) Radial floating rig & equipment up Amazon to Peru site
    (9/21/2006) Total makes 5th oil find on Nigeria's deepwater Usan Field
    (9/21/2006) Premier finds pay in Indonesia's Natuna Sea project
    (9/21/2006) Maurel & Prom discover oil in Congo's Kouilou Block
    (9/21/2006) Further oil and gas discovered in Dua structure
    ...More Exploration & Discoveries
      Drilling & Completion
    (9/22/2006) Geotechnologia orders 2nd drilling rig
    (9/22/2006) Frontier Discoverer drillship being resurrected
    (9/22/2006) Ocean Patriot to drill for Tap & AWE in New Zealand
    (9/21/2006) Tri-Valley kicks off 2nd Temblor Valley well
    (9/21/2006) New service provides BHA intervention data at the surface
    ...More Drilling & Completion
      Development & Production
    (9/24/2006) Iran's Abuzar Field back onstream
    (9/22/2006) Argentina's Macueta Field begins gas output
    (9/22/2006) Reliance says government delay slowing Mahanadi gas startup
    (9/22/2006) Petrom to begin redevelopment of Kazakh Field
    (9/21/2006) Latest M&P well in Gabon sets Onal Field for development
    (9/21/2006) Kappa prepping to test Arce Field onshore Colombia
    (9/21/2006) Eni puts Brass River Field back on production
    (9/21/2006) Statoil's Kristin Field officially on production
    ...More Development & Production
      Licensing & Concessions
    (9/24/2006) Jordan offering Sirhan Block near Saudi border
    (9/24/2006) Alaska wetlands withdrawn from lease sale (update)
    (9/22/2006) US Interior's MMS won't try to recover lost royalties (update)
    (9/22/2006) Shell to be expelled from Nigeria's Ogoniland
    (9/22/2006) NAEG acquires historic Montana oilfield
    (9/22/2006) Field near ExxonMobil's Sakhalin 1 goes to Rosneft
    (9/22/2006) Indonesia grants 5 more PSCs to international companies
    (9/22/2006) Hunt brings Repsol into its Peruvian concession
    (9/22/2006) KNOC & Samsung farming into Santos Texas project
    (9/22/2006) Maersk Oil acquires stake in 93 Hess leases in US Gulf
    (9/22/2006) Kodiak farms into Thunder River New Mexico assets
    (9/22/2006) Total granted Italy's Tempa Rossa Field
    (9/21/2006) Eden farms into Colorado's White River Dome Field
    (9/21/2006) Hemi acquires 45 more Kansas wells from Inlan Oceans
    ...More Licensing & Concessions
      Geosciences
    (9/21/2006) Eidesvik charters Veritas' Viking Poseidon
    (9/21/2006) ONGC extends WesternGeco contract off India
    (9/21/2006) Independent Resources delays Tunisia drilling
    ...More Geosciences
      Health Safety & Environment
    (9/20/2006) Chukchi Sea seismic shoot to proceed despite whales
    (9/20/2006) Royal Society says ExxonMobil misleading on global warming
    ...More Health Safety & Environment
      Company News
    (9/24/2006) Nabors & First Reserve commit $1 billion to new JV
    (9/24/2006) RigNet acquires North Sea communications provider
    (9/22/2006) 80% of PHI offshore flights completed (update)
    (9/22/2006) KS Energy & Sinwa link to buy & charter new jackup
    (9/21/2006) NNPC, Eni, Total, & ConocoPhillips pen Brass LNG pact
    (9/21/2006) COSCO Dalien to construct hull for MPF's FPSO-driller
    (9/21/2006) Energi Mega Persada selling Lapindo Brantas for $2
    (9/21/2006) Nabors acquiring Louisiana well servicer Moncla
    (9/21/2006) Wood Group wins North Sea & Caribbean work
    ...More Company News
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      Oil & Gas Prices
    Grade Fri. 9/22
    Oil (US$ per bbl crude)
    OPEC Basket 55.99
    0.0%
    Minas 60.62
    +1.4%
    Bonny Light 59.37
    -0.6%
    N. Sea Brent 60.61
    -1.2%
    Forties 59.32
    -0.6%
    Urals/Mediterranean 55.12
    -0.5%
    Alaska N. Slope 58.39
    -2.3%
    W. Texas Intermediate 60.55
    -1.7%
    Gas (US$ per mmbtu)
    Henry Hub* 4.55
    -2.6%
    UK Day Ahead** 17.20
    -23.6%
    *US$ per MMBTUs
    **UK pence per therm
    All prices are indicative only. OGI accepts no responsibility for their accuracy.
    Price Details & Analysis
      Industry Events
    September 25-29
    International Pipeline Conference, Calgary, Alberta Canada
    September 26-27
    FPSO Integrity Planning Summit, Beijing, China
    September 27-28
    Sakhalin Oil & Gas 2006, Sakhalin Island, Russia
    September 27-29
    Italian Energy Summit, Milano, Italy
    October 1-6
    SEG International Exposition & Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana USA
    October 3-4
    IADC Drilling HSE Europe Conference & Exhibition, Amsterdam, Netherlands
    October 3-6
    Canadian Offshore Resources Exhibition & Conference, Halifax, NS, Canada
    October 3-6
    Kazakhstan International Oil & Gas Conference & Exhibition, Almaty, Kazakhstan
    October 3-6
    SPE Russian Oil & Gas Technical Conference & Exhibition, Moscow, Russia
    October 4-5
    2006 Oil Sands Summit, Houston, Texas USA
    October 5
    Infrastructure Australia 2006, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
    ...More Events

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