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07/12/2002 -- Suncor oil sands production slumps during maintenance
Production rates at Suncor Energy Inc.'s oil sands operation will drop to about 50% of capacity this week while the company performs repairs on a 35-year-old fractionator.
07/08/2002 -- Talisman brings Halley field in UK North Sea on stream
Halley oil field on Block 30/12b in the UK North Sea began production on July 2, said its operator and largest stakeholder, Talisman Energy Inc., Calgary.
07/08/2002 -- Gulf of Thailand's Pailin field extension producing natural gas, condensate
The Thai unit of operator Unocal Corp. has started up natural gas and condensate production from the northern extension of Pailin field in the Gulf of Thailand.
07/08/2002 -- US-Russia oil supply ties deepen with landmark cargo to Texas
Michail B. Brudno, left, and Bruce K. MisamoreYukos officials outline pilot plan to evaluate the financial feasibility of selling the company's rapidly increasing production directly to US markets.
07/03/2002 -- Denbury expanding Mississippi carbon dioxide operation
Denbury Resources Inc., Dallas, bolstered its Southwest Mississippi carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery operations with acquisition of Gulf Coast fields from bankruptcy proceedings of COHO Energy Inc., Dallas.
07/02/2002 -- Infinity seeks CBM capacity expansion in Wyoming
Infinity Inc., Chanute, Kan., said it is awaiting permits to increase the compressor capacity at its LaBarge coalbed methane project in Wyoming.
07/02/2002 -- Europa starts gas production from Horodok field in western Ukraine
A unit of Europa Oil & Gas Ltd., London, and its Ukrainian partner, Zahidukrgeologia, began gas production from Horodok field, which lies in the L'viv region of western Ukraine.
07/02/2002 -- Noble Energy starts production from Lost Ark field in deepwater gulf
Noble Energy Inc. started production June 25 from Lost Ark field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
07/02/2002 -- Pride awarded drilling contracts in Caspian Sea, Gulf of Mexico
Operators have awarded drilling contracts related to world-class projects off Kazakhstan and in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico to Pride International Inc., Houston.
07/02/2002 -- Kerr-McGee brings on first oil at Boomvang prospect
Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corp., a unit of Oklahoma City-based Kerr-McGee Corp., began oil production June 24 from its Boomvang field in the Gulf of Mexico from the first of three subsea wells.
06/28/2002 -- US land drilling activity registers small increase
US drilling activity barely increased this week, up just 2 units to 840 rotary rigs in various phases of the drilling process and down sharply from 1,275 during the same period last year.
06/28/2002 -- OPEC caution on output hike warranted
OPEC's complacency over current output levels may be warranted, in light of other market considerations.
06/27/2002 -- Interior proposal seeks clearer guidelines for OCS energy projects
The Department of Interior has asked Congress to clarify that they have the authority to grant easements or rights-of-way for renewable energy and LNG facilities on the Outer Continental Shelf.
06/26/2002 -- KIO to invest $3.5 billion at Karachaganak by 2003
Karachaganak Integrated Organization (KIO) said it will invest $3.5 billion in a project to develop Karachaganak gas condensate field in Kazakhstan, Russia's Interfax news agency reported.
06/25/2002 -- CNOOC increases production at Qinghuangdao 32-6 field
China National Offshore Oil Corp. Ltd. (CNOOC) said platform C and platform D have been brought on stream, adding slightly more than 20,000 b/d of oil production to Qinghuangdao 32-6 field.
06/21/2002 -- US drilling declines for fourth straight week
US drilling activity dipped again for the fourth consecutive week, down 6 rotary rigs to 838 compared with 1,277 during the same period a year ago, officials at Baker Hughes Inc. reported Friday.
06/21/2002 -- Outlook for higher prices getting less cloudy
EIA's new storage data tracking approach is being blamed as a contributor to softening natural gas prices, but the second half still shapes up as a tighter market.
06/19/2002 -- Isis oil field starts up off Tunisia
A group led by Coparex Netherlands BV started up an oil and gas field off Tunisia that was undeveloped since its discovery in 1974.
06/19/2002 -- Apache's Gibson, South Plato fields began production
Apache Corp., Houston, reported its Gibson and South Plato fields in the Carnarvon basin off Northwest Australia are on production, flowing at a combined rate of 22,265 b/d of oil from two wells.
06/19/2002 -- Amerada Hess announces another oil discovery off Equatorial Guinea
Amerada Hess Corp. said Tuesday its G-10 exploration well drilled on Block G in the Rio Muni basin off Equatorial Guinea made a significant new oil discovery, dubbed Abang.

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