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03/08/2002 -- BHP Billiton, partners' appraisal well off Trinidad yields strong oil flow rate
BHP Billiton Ltd. and partners gauged a hefty flow rate in their appraisal well in shallow waters off eastern Trinidad, demonstrating greater hydrocarbon potential in Angostura field, partner Talisman Energy Inc., Calgary, reported.
03/06/2002 -- ExxonMobil will continue successful operations, says chairman
ExxonMobil Corp. Chairman Lee R. Raymond
03/05/2002 -- Marathon Oil proposes major new North Sea gas pipeline
Marathon Oil Co., Houston, is planning a new North Sea natural gas pipeline that will assure adequate supplies for the growing UK market for the next 20 years.
03/05/2002 -- Pakistan, Afghanistan to revive cooperation organization to develop transportation infrastructure
Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to revive the Economic Cooperation Organization (ECO) to develop oil and gas pipelines, roads, railroads, and electricity export links to markets in the former Soviet Union's central Asian republics. ECO was founded in 1985 and later expanded, but it has yet to undertake any major regional projects.
03/05/2002 -- El Paso Corp. unit plans natural gas storage facility expansion
Petal Gas Storage LLC, a unit of El Paso Energy Partners LP, said it would hold a nonbinding open season starting Mar. 11 through Mar. 20 for as much as 5 bcf of firm natural gas storage capacity. Petal is gauging interest for an expansion of its Petal, Miss., storage facility.
03/04/2002 -- Senate leaders optimistic as energy bill revisions begin: an update
Prospects are good that the Democratic-controlled Senate will pass comprehensive US energy legislation early this year, but there are no guarantees a divided Congress will agree on final legislation, a key Senate lawmaker told reporters and financial analysts Monday.
03/04/2002 -- Saudi gas partnerships with US companies delayed again
A landmark $30 billion natural gas development program proposed forUS companies in Saudi Arabia is still expected to go forward, perhaps by this summer. But it will not be finalized this month, as predicted earlier by Saudi oil officials, US industry and government sources said Monday.
03/01/2002 -- Marathon Oil announces Mexico LNG and power generation project
Marathon Oil Co. and partners have announced plans for a proposed LNG regasification and power generation project near Tijuana in Baja California, Mexico. With a potential start-up in 2005, the complex would have the capacity to regasify up to 750 MMcfd of LNG.
02/26/2002 -- GAIL, HPCL sign deal for gas supply in India's Andhra Pradesh
Gas Authority of India Ltd. (GAIL) and Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd. (HPCL) signed a memorandum of understanding to establish a joint venture company -- tentatively called Bhagyanagar Gas Ltd. (BGL) -- for the distribution of natural gas, LPG, and other gas liquids in Andhra Pradesh state, India.
02/26/2002 -- Williams unit to transport oil from Gunnison field
Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Corp., Oklahoma City, and partners have selected a unit of Williams Cos. Inc. to gather oil from Gunnison field in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
02/25/2002 -- GDF orders world's first diesel-electric LNG carrier
Gaz de France (GdF) has signed a contract with French shipbuilder Chantiers de l'Atlantique for the construction of a 74,000 cu m LNG carrier, GdF reported. The vessel is said to be the world's first diesel-electric LNG carrier.
02/25/2002 -- Study shows target market's projected gas demand exceeds Patriot pipeline extension project capacity
Demand for future incremental natural gas supplies and transportation needs in the targeted market exceed the amount of capacity that would be provided by the proposed Patriot natural gas pipeline extension project, according to a study commissioned by a unit of Duke Energy Corp.
02/21/2002 -- Guardian partnership inks pipeline construction contract
Guardian Pipeline signed a deal with Dallas-based construction firm H.C. Price Co. for the construction of a 142 mile, 36-in. system that will carry as much as 750 MMcfd of natural gas from the Chicago hub near Joliet, Ill., to Ixonia, Wis.
02/20/2002 -- Statoil reports improved safety record in 2001
Fewer workers were involved in accidents during Statoil ASA's operations during 2001, according to company statistics. However, two workers employed by a sub-contractor, Navion ASA, were involved in fatal accidents.
02/20/2002 -- Subsea lines laid for Blue Stream natural gas pipeline
Blue Stream Pipeline Co. BV -- a 50-50 joint venture of Italy's ENI SPA and Russia's OAO Gazprom -- completed laying two subsea lines of the Blue Stream natural gas pipeline, which will connect Russian gas fields to Turkey via the Black Sea.
02/19/2002 -- Groningen, Western Europe's biggest onshore gas field, faces upgrade
A $1 billion redevelopment program is planned to extend the life of Groningen, Western Europe's oldest and largest gas field, and to maintain its position as the Netherlands' key producer of gas for domestic consumption.
02/19/2002 -- OPS head wants clean slate by next year
The Bush administration's top pipeline safety official last week told a House subcommittee she is working diligently to better enforce regulatory mandates that government officials and consumer groups say have been neglected for far too long.
02/18/2002 -- Kinder Morgan, Calpine pull plug on proposed Sonoran pipeline project
Kinder Morgan Energy Partners LP and San Jose, Calif.-based independent power producer Calpine Corp. have pulled the plug on plans to jointly develop a 1,160 mile, $1.7 billion natural gas pipeline that would have transported gas to California from the San Juan basin in New Mexico.
02/15/2002 -- Stage being set for another Russia-OPEC standoff
The stage is being set for another showdown between OPEC and Russia--but the Iraqi wild card could offset any resulting market shar war.
02/14/2002 -- Lukoil starts first nongovernment products line linked to state system
OAO Lukoil has started a 3 billion ruble ($97.2 million) oil products pipeline, Perm-Andreyevka, in Perm. Lukoil said it is the first nongovernment owned oil products pipeline connected to the central state pipeline system.

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