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Exploration Development 2002 P
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12/23/2002 -- Norwegian Sea
Norway's Statoil ASA reported a wildcat well resulted in a dry hole on the Blåmeis prospect in the Norne area. -
12/23/2002 -- Anadarko, Warren Resources to explore Wyoming's Washakie basin
Anadarko Petroleum Corp., Houston, and Warren Resources Inc., New York, agreed to jointly explore for coalbed methane in the fairway of the Atlantic Rim area of the Washakie basin in southern Wyoming. -
12/23/2002 -- Ormen Lange gas to be exported via Sleipner
Field licensees for Ormen Lange field on deepwater Block 6305/5-1 in the Norwegian Sea agreed Dec. 18 to develop the field using subsea production installations linked to a new onshore natural gas processing plant at Nyhamna, near Aukra, in Møre county, Norway. -
12/20/2002 -- ConocoPhillips makes oil discovery off Cameroon
ConocoPhillips, operator of the Coco Marine No. 1 exploratory well in the Douala basin, reported Wednesday that the well successfully flowed 3,000 b/d of 34° gravity oil and 1.8 MMcfd of natural gas. -
12/19/2002 -- Producers facing legal quagmire over roadless rule
Producers looking to drill on certain public lands were dealt a legal setback when a San Francisco federal appeals court reinstated the Clinton administration's "roadless" rule. -
12/17/2002 -- Snøhvit development costs rise; project remains viable
Costs associated with development of the Snøhvit LNG project in the Barents Sea and onshore Norway have increased by 5.8 billion kroner, reported Statoil ASA. -
12/16/2002 -- Sonatrach awards contracts for five offshore terminals
Algeria's state-owned oil and gas company Sonatrach awarded to FMC Sofec Floating Systems, a Houston-based unit of FMC Technologies Inc., a $240 million contract to construct five offshore terminals for loading crude and condensate. -
12/16/2002 -- UAE
Noble Corp., Sugar Land, Tex., acquired two jack up drilling units, the Trident III and the Dhab II, from a Schlumberger Ltd. subsidiary for $95 million. -
12/13/2002 -- BHP Billiton discovers natural gas with Vortex-1 well in deepwater Gulf of Mexico
BHP Billiton Ltd., Melbourne, reported that it discovered natural gas on its Vortex prospect on Atwater Valley Block 261 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico. -
12/11/2002 -- Apache makes fourth discovery in the deep water off Egypt
Apache Corp., operator of the 2.3 million acre West Mediterranean (Block I) concession off Egypt, recently made its fourth consecutive natural gas discovery, El King-1X. -
12/06/2002 -- Petrobras announces oil find in northern Campos basin
Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) announced Thursday a new oil find on the BC-60 Block in the northern Campos basin, off the southern coast of the Brazilian state of Espírito Santo. -
12/04/2002 -- California operator may plug San Joaquin Temblor wildcats
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. affiliate Berkley Petroleum Inc., operator of the East Lost Hills Nos. 4 and 9 wells in Kern County, proposed to partners to plug the two wells in the San Joaquin basin. -
12/03/2002 -- Pogo Producing makes two natural gas discoveries in central Gulf of Mexico
Houston-based Pogo Producing Co. reported making two natural gas discoveries with two wells in the central Gulf of Mexico. -
11/27/2002 -- DOE earmarks $1.8 million for oil field technology projects
The Department of Energy will spend $1.8 million over a 3-year period on two new oil field technology projects, officials said. -
11/27/2002 -- Statoil reports finds on Tyrihans South, North Sea Dolly fields; spuds well on Blåmeis
Statoil ASA recently proved more oil and gas in the Tyrihans South discovery in the Norwegian Sea and has found oil in its Dolly prospect in the Tampen area of the North Sea, the company said. -
11/26/2002 -- DeepStar group awards Aker Kværner study contract
DeepStar, a group of 12 leading deepwater operators and 48 service-supply companies, has awarded Aker Kværner a contract to execute Phase VI of the Deepwater Staged Recovery (DeepStar) Project. -
11/21/2002 -- BHP Billiton's Shenzi well hits pay dirt in deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Australia's BHP Billiton Ltd. said the Shenzi discovery well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico has encountered a 465 ft gross hydrocarbon column with 140 ft of net pay. -
11/19/2002 -- Mexico
Pride International Inc. said the Pride Nebraska and Pride Alaska have commenced operations in the Bay of Campeche. -
11/18/2002 -- Talisman signs PSA with Qatar for Block 10
Talisman Energy Inc., Calgary, signed a production sharing agreement with the Qatar government for Block 10 covering 784,000 acres in shallow water 100 km northeast of Doha. -
11/15/2002 -- Occidental calls hearings to revive Peru's Block 64 exploration
Occidental Exploradora del Peru Inc. is preparing to hold public hearings on an environmental impact assessment of its proposed exploration program on Block 64 in Peru's Marañon basin.
