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04/30/2001 -- Algeria seeks bids to develop five Illizi basin fields
The Algerian Energy and Mines Ministry and state oil company Sonatrach is launching an international bidding round for the development of five oil and gas fields in the prolific Illizi basin in the eastern Sahara. It plans to open the sealed tender bids on Mar. 31 and sign with the successful bidders by Apr. 15.
04/30/2001 -- Statoil recasts plans for Sleipner West extension in North Sea
Statoil AS plans to extend the producing life of its Norwegian North Sea Sleipner West field by combining a major topsides modification of the Sleipner T platform with a multiwell subsea tieback of the Alpha North gas and condensate reservoir on the field's north flank. It picked the 2.6-3 billion kroner development over the original scheme to install a compressor platform at the field.
04/27/2001 -- Finance/Companies news briefs, Apr. 27
Wintershall AG ... Shell Petroleum ... Husky Energy ... Titanium Oil & Gas ... KCA Drilling ... Aker Maritime ... Kværner ... Reliance Petroleum ... Big Horn Resources ... Eurogas ... Hydralift ... Brissoneau & Lotz Marine ... Friede & Goldman Halter ... BP France ... Esso ... TotalFinaElf ... Bolloré Energie
04/27/2001 -- PetroChina begins production at Luliang field in Junggar basin
PetroChina Co. Ltd. has started to develop an oil field in Junggar basin of northwestern China's Xinjiang province. The company plans to drill 261 wells at Luliang field this year to establish a production capacity of 10,800 b/d by Dec. 31, expandable in 3 years to 20,000 b/d.
04/26/2001 -- CAPP study: Canadian governments cashing in on resource royalties
Canadian governments are cashing in on resource royalties from high commodity prices, which have also boosted oil patch earnings, the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) reported. A study showed tax and royalty revenues for Ottawa and provincial governments, such as Alberta, will be an estimated $60.5 billion (Can.) for 2000-2003.
04/26/2001 -- Nigeria again pushing proposal for gas pipeline to Algeria
Nigeria aims to revive a long dormant project to build a gas trunkline linking the West African state to Algeria as part of plans to capitalize on gas reserves estimated to be as high as 200 tcf, according to Rilwanu Lukman, the country's presidential advisor on petroleum and energy. Lukman said Wednesday there was "renewed political commitment" among West African governments to the West African Gas Pipeline.
04/26/2001 -- Statoil relinquishes part of Fylla license off Greenland
Norwegian company Statoil AS has relinquished part of License 03/97 off Greenland, said the Greenland Bureau of Minerals and Petroleum. A well drilled in the area last summer was a dry hole.
04/26/2001 -- Kenya issues Dana Petroleum three offshore production licenses
The Kenyan Ministry of Energy has approved three offshore production-sharing contracts for Dana Petroleum PLC, the UK independent said Thursday. The blocks, L5, L7, and L10, cover 35,000 sq km and represent more than half of the country's licensed offshore territory.
04/25/2001 -- Exploration/Development news briefs, Apr. 25
Statoil ... Victoria Exploration ... Centurion Energy International ... Goodrich Petroleum ... Burullus Gas ... Nexans SA ... Canadian Superior Energy ... Geophysical Service ... TGS-NOPEC ... WesternGeco � Carrizo Oil & Gas ... Perez Companc del Peru
04/25/2001 -- Barrett Resources revises reserves with proposed drilling program
A regulatory decision permitting Barrett Resources Corp. to reduce spacing and drill 202 more wells on 16,000 acres of federal lands in the Piceance Basin will add 212 bcf of proved gas reserves simply because of the physical properties of those tight sands, a company executive said Wednesday.
04/25/2001 -- BP has deepwater Gulf of Mexico discovery near Troika field
BP PLC has a deepwater oil discovery on Green Canyon Block 243 in the Gulf of Mexico. It said a well on the Aspen prospect, in 3,150 ft of water 5 km from its Troika field, found 490 net ft of pay.
04/25/2001 -- OMV enters Iran with deal to explore the Mehr Block
OMV Iran Onshore Exploration GmbH signed a service contract Monday with National Iranian Oil Co. for a 4-year exploration program on the Mehr Block. OMV plans to have 2D seismic shot over the 2,500 sq km block this year, followed by exploration drilling starting in 2002.
04/24/2001 -- Repsol YPF plans more drilling of Venezuela discovery
Repsol YPF SA of Madrid and its two partners plan to drill four more wells through 2002 to appraise and develop an apparently world class discovery in Tacata field in Venezuela, officials said Friday.
04/24/2001 -- Venezuela begins tender process for 11 gas prone blocks
Venezuela has begun a public tender process to grant licenses to private national and foreign companies for the development of 11 areas rich in non-associated gas reserves. Investors qualifying for the tender may submit their offers through mid-May. Bids are due to be opened June 28-29.
04/23/2001 -- Gulfstream begins Hafar gas development project in Oman
Gulfstream Resources Oman Ltd. has begun drilling at the Hafar gas development project in Oman. In January 1999, Gulfstream signed an agreement to develop Hafar Block 30 and sell 84 MMcfd to Oman for 25 years.
04/23/2001 -- Lundin and partners buy shares of Cai Nouc area off Viet Nam
Lundin Oil AB and two partners have acquired the interests of Fina Exploration Minh Hai BV and PTTEP International Ltd. in the Cai Nouc development area off Viet Nam. The deal is subject to governmental approval. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
04/23/2001 -- US officials hopeful for full federal oil and gas R&D funding
Strong support in Congress and within industry may help restore funding to oil and gas research programs that the US Department of Energy's budget proposal would cut, administration and industry officials said Monday. They spoke at the American Association of Petroleum Geologists' Washington summit on energy policy.
04/23/2001 -- Joint venture begins drilling exploratory well off Brazil
A joint venture of four companies headed by Petrobras last week began drilling exploratory well 1-SCS-10 in Block BS-3 in the Santos basin off southern Brazil. The well is being drilled in 200 m of water about 100 miles east of Itajai. It is to be drilled to 5,200 m TD at cost of $15 million.
04/20/2001 -- Policy choices for SPR
One topic analysts hope the White House does not neglect in its upcoming interagency task force report is the US Strategic Petroleum Reserve. The SPR has been a $20 billion pawn in budget battles and presidential elections.
04/20/2001 -- Hazy horizons off southern Europe
Recent reports that the Portuguese government plans to open virgin tranches of deepwater acreage on the country's outer continental shelf to exploration license bidding next year-drilling could begin in 2004-will doubtless brighten the picture of otherwise low prospectivity being presently painted for Offshore Southern Europe.

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