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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
    (9/3/2006) OPEC not likely to change output this month
    (9/3/2006) Kidnapped Lebanese oil worker released by captors
    (9/3/2006) Baluchi pipeline bombing in southwest Pakistan
    (9/3/2006) Colorado wildfire strikes Williams oilfield
    (9/1/2006) Eni Nigeria declares force majeure on Brass output
    (8/31/2006) Nigerian unions striking to protest violence & kidnappings
    (8/30/2006) Shell confirms Niger Delta employee killed (update)
    (8/29/2006) Kidnapped Italian Saipem employee freed (update)
    (8/28/2006) 34 killed in Iraq pipeline explosion
    (8/28/2006) Malaysia & Brunei to speed border settlement
    (8/28/2006) Shell evacuated non-essentials before Ernesto turned east (update)
    (8/28/2006) Repsol angered at Bolivia arrest of Andina attorney
    ...More World Industry News
      Exploration & Discoveries
    (9/3/2006) Tri-Valley finds 50 ft of oil sand in California Temblor well
    (9/3/2006) Three Lake Maracaibo fields set for exploration
    (9/3/2006) Petrolifera has another oil discovery in Argentina
    (9/3/2006) Tethys gets go-ahead to drill Oman discovery re-entry
    (9/3/2006) Multi-billion bbl prospects seen in Nigeria-Sao Tome JDZ block
    (9/3/2006) Beach spuds South Australia Snowden probe
    (9/1/2006) ConocoPhillips makes major North Sea gas discovery
    (8/31/2006) Ausam suspends Bellbird West in Queensland
    (8/31/2006) Austin drilling Texas' Polecat Creek Prospect
    (8/31/2006) Statoil's North Sea boundary well a duster
    (8/31/2006) BP scores Keathley Canyon deepwater US Gulf discovery
    ...More Exploration & Discoveries
      Drilling & Completion
    (9/3/2006) Oil States acquires 3 land rigs in West Texas
    (9/1/2006) Transocean awarded 3rd multi-year contract for new drillship
    (9/1/2006) Statoil signs 30-month charter for Transocean Leader
    (8/31/2006) Anadarko locks in 10 rigs for drilling through 2008
    (8/31/2006) Saudi Aramco contracts 2 Rowan rigs for 4 years
    (8/31/2006) Noble's Amos Runner sets new mooring depth record
    ...More Drilling & Completion
      Development & Production
    (9/3/2006) TNK-BP & Rosneft switch to new VC pipeline route
    (9/3/2006) Development of Iran's Rag Sefid Field awaits partner
    (9/3/2006) Oil Search & BG looking into PNG LNG project
    (9/1/2006) Terra Nova FPSO due on station in October (update)
    (9/1/2006) Transmeridian boosts output at Kazakh Field
    (8/31/2006) JKX completes Poland's Molchanovskoye well
    (8/31/2006) World's largest drilling & production platform set for Angola
    (8/31/2006) DNO puts another Yemen Qishn well onstream
    (8/30/2006) BP puts West Prudhoe Bay above 200,000 b/d
    (8/30/2006) Dune puts Texas' Underwood gaswell onstream
    (8/30/2006) Inpex deadline for Azadegan set at 15 September
    (8/29/2006) EnCana downsizes Deep Panuke development
    (8/28/2006) Foster Wheeler & WorleyParsons win Pluto LNG contracts
    ...More Development & Production
      Licensing & Concessions
    (9/3/2006) Argentina province calls for E&P bids on 3 blocks
    (9/3/2006) Inpex's $2 billion Azadegan contract expected in 2 weeks
    (9/3/2006) Ranhill to drill Cebu farm-in exploration well
    (9/1/2006) Aurelian farms into Regal block onshore Romania
    (9/1/2006) Bolivian PSAs to be renegotiated by 1 November
    (9/1/2006) Chad to partially nationalize all oil industry projects
    (8/31/2006) Bow takes up option to earn stake in Queensland block
    (8/31/2006) Oil Search buys into Iraqi Kurdistan PSA
    (8/31/2006) Ecuador to auction its Amazon marginal fields
    (8/31/2006) Strata adds 2 more Alberta oil sands parcels
    (8/31/2006) IPR sells Sojitz stake in Egyptian blocks
    (8/31/2006) Total acquires stake in Australia's Ichthys
    ...More Licensing & Concessions
      Geosciences
    (9/1/2006) Romona adds GNSS demodulator systems
    (9/1/2006) TGS to shoot 2D offshore Oman
    (8/31/2006) Inseis 2D shoot over Faroes blocks completed
    (8/29/2006) Jamaica gravmag survey concluded
    (8/28/2006) Arrow options new seismic vessel for 2009 delivery
    (8/28/2006) Fugro Airborne to commence Uganda regional survey
    ...More Geosciences
      Health Safety & Environment
    (8/30/2006) US MMS identifies US Gulf lease sale enviro areas & measures
    (8/30/2006) Woodside's Kenya drilling being questioned
    (8/30/2006) Statoil's Kvitebjorn platform shutdown by fire
    ...More Health Safety & Environment
      Company News
    (9/3/2006) New drilling company established in Azerbaijan
    (9/3/2006) OffRig orders 2nd semi from Yantai Raffles
    (9/3/2006) Eternal Energy acquiring Zavanna Canada
    (9/1/2006) Fugro buys Rovtech consultancy
    (9/1/2006) FMC acquires assets of Galaxy Oilfield Service
    (8/31/2006) Aker Kvaerner awarded subsea contract with Sonangol
    (8/30/2006) Technip tapped for North Sea Cavendish development
    (8/30/2006) Chevron opening tech centers in Aberdeen & Perth
    (8/29/2006) Aker Kvaerner providing Algeria's Hassi Messaoud systems
    (8/28/2006) Aker building new Statoil supply vessel
    (8/28/2006) Woodside makes takeover bid for EPL
    (8/28/2006) Patterson-UTI buying rig parts from NatOil Varco
    (8/28/2006) Total contracts Halliburton directional drilling services
    ...More Company News
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      Oil & Gas Prices
    Grade Fri. 9/1
    Oil (US$ per bbl crude)
    OPEC Basket 66.85
    0.0%
    Minas 71.10
    -2.5%
    Bonny Light 72.64
    +0.2%
    N. Sea Brent 72.30
    +1.0%
    Forties 71.94
    +0.2%
    Urals/Mediterranean 66.74
    +0.2%
    Alaska N. Slope 69.84
    -11.3%
    W. Texas Intermediate 71.14
    +1.5%
    Gas (US$ per mmbtu)
    Henry Hub* 6.73
    +0.3%
    UK Day Ahead** 32.55
    -0.6%
    *US$ per MMBTUs
    **UK pence per therm
    All prices are indicative only. OGI accepts no responsibility for their accuracy.
    Price Details & Analysis
      Industry Events
    August 27 - September 1
    17th International Sedimentological Congress, Fukuoka, Japan
    September 4-5
    13th India Oil & Gas Review Symposium & Exhibition, Mumbai, India
    September 11-12
    2006 Gas Shales Canadian Summit, Calgary, Alberta, Canada
    September 11-13
    SPE Asia Pacific Oil & Gas Conference & Exhibition, Adelaide, Australia
    September 11-14
    Rio Oil & Gas Expo and Conference, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
    September 12-13
    Third OPEC International Seminar, Vienna, Austria
    ...More Events

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