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07/28/2003 -- Nigeria's Yoho oilfield development well ahead of schedule
ExxonMobil Corp. unit Mobil Producing Nigeria Unlimited and its joint venture partner, the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp., have begun production from Yoho field off Nigeria 2 years ahead of full field start-up, reported OPEC News Agency. The field, on shallow-water Oil Mining Lease 104, has estimated reserves of 400 million bbl of oil (OGJ Online, Sept. 6, 2002).
07/25/2003 -- US drilling activity inches up to 21-month high
US drilling activity increased by 2 rotary rigs to 1,091 working this week, the largest weekly rig count since early October 2001, officials at Baker Hughes Inc. reported Friday.
07/25/2003 -- Synergy Group unit makes Brazilian onshore light oil discovery
Independent Brazilian oil company Marítima Petróleo e Engenharia Ltda. reported making a light oil discovery with a well drilled on Block BT-REC-3 in Bahia state, Brazil.
07/25/2003 -- Custom designed single-cone bit works for well off Albania
Custom design and manufacturing of bits allow drillers to optimize each application.
07/25/2003 -- Great expectations
The next 3 months are critical to turning around the security situation in Iraq, according to a new report by Washington, DC-based Center for Strategic and International Studies.
07/24/2003 -- BHP Billiton, partners find oil, gas off Western Australia
BHP Billiton Ltd., Houston-based independent Apache Corp., and Japanese oil firm Inpex made an oil and natural gas discovery with exploration well Ravensworth-1, which was drilled in BHP-operated WA-155-P(1) permit area in Exmouth basin off Western Australia.
07/23/2003 -- IFC inks loan agreement with Petrobras unit for mature field EOR program
International Finance Corp. reported that it inked a $105 million loan agreement with Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) for investment in Petrobras Energía Venezuela (PEV), a wholly owned subsidiary of Perez Companc (Pecom), which Petrobras recently acquired.
07/18/2003 -- Light, durable mats extend drilling season in Canada
Light and durable mats have extended Apache Canada Ltd.'s drilling season in the Western Canadian Sedimentary basin.
07/15/2003 -- BG announces first oil from giant Karachaganak project
BG Group PLC, on behalf of its partners in giant Karachaganak oil and gas condensate field in northwest Kazakhstan¿ENI SPA, ChevronTexaco Corp. and OAO Lukoil¿has reported that first oil has been produced from the field for export through the Caspian Pipeline Consortium (CPC) pipeline to world markets via the Black Sea. Gas injection into the field also has begun.
07/14/2003 -- ONGC launches $390 million deepwater exploration program
India's Oil and Natural Gas Corp.(ONGC) plans to kick off a $390 million deepwater exploration program for 2003-04 with the drilling of three wells off the country' s eastern coast, and two off the western coast.
07/14/2003 -- Statoil taps Smedvig to drill on Kristin field
Statoil ASA has given a letter of intent to Stavanger-based offshore drilling contractor Smedvig Offshore ASA for a 12-month drilling assignment on Kristin field in the Norwegian Sea. The job is valued at 350 million kroner.
07/14/2003 -- Improvements in surge protection eliminated rig downtime off West Africa
Improvements in electric surge protection eliminated downtime and equipment failures after Thunder storms
07/11/2003 -- Dominion taps Weatherford for Devil's Tower spar riser installation
Dominion Exploration & Production Inc. has selected Weatherford International Ltd. to install the production risers for the Devil's Tower dry-tree truss spar on Mississippi Canyon Block 773.
07/10/2003 -- Etame production off Gabon reduced further
Pan-Ocean Energy Corp. Ltd., St. Helier, Jersey, reported Wednesday that Houston-based Vaalco Gabon (Etame) Inc, operator of Etame field off Gabon, has temporarily shut in production from a second well, ET- 1VA, due to a malfunctioning downhole safety valve. A remotely operated vehicle is scheduled to arrive at the field around July 13, at which time the cause of the malfunctions can be determined and remedial work undertaken to restore the wells to production.
07/09/2003 -- ExxonMobil awards oil recovery project contracts for Nigeria East
Exxon Mobil Corp. reported Wednesday that its subsidiary, Mobil Producing Nigeria (MPN), operator of the Nigeria National Petroleum Corp. (NNPC) joint venture, has awarded major contracts for additional oil recovery (AOR) initiatives in the East Area off Nigeria.
07/09/2003 -- Enhanced CBM Recovery, Coalbed C0₂ Sequestration Assessed
Detailed reservoir studies of two enhanced coalbed methane recovery (ECBM) field projects in the San Juan basin of New Mexico provide an understanding of the reservoir mechanism of carbon dioxide (CO2) and nitrogen (N2) injection into coalbeads, demonstrate the practical effectiveness of the ECBM and sequestration processes, and afford a basis for investigating the feasibility of CO2 sequestration in deep, unmineable coalbeds.
07/08/2003 -- Ivanhoe Energy to test new process for upgrading heavy oil production
Ivanhoe Energy Inc., Vancouver, BC, has contracted with Boston-based Ensyn Petroleum International to have Ensyn test its Rapid Thermal Processing technology which upgrades the quality of heavy oil by producing lighter crude oil.
07/08/2003 -- Brazilian firm receives $40 million IFC loan for gas exploration in Brazil
Queiroz Galvão Perfurações SA, the oil and gas subsidiary of Queiroz Galvão SA, a diversified Brazilian group, has received a $40 million investment loan from International Finance Corp. to support exploration and production operations in Brazil. IFC is the private sector arm of World Bank Group.
07/08/2003 -- Burlington Resources begins oil production from Algeria's MLN field, resumes Madden field production
Burlington Resources Inc., Houston, Monday reported it has started oil production from Menzel Lejmat North (MLN) field in Algeria and has commissioned the field's oil processing and storage facilities.
07/02/2003 -- In-line separation boosts recovery on Statoil's Sleipner T platform
Statoil ASA's development and use of a new compact in-line separation at its Sleipner T platform in the North Sea has improved recovery from the field, the company said, and the new technology holds promise for improving production from other deepwater subsea developments in producing fields, possibly making platforms unnecessary in the longer run.

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