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02/20/2004 -- High-temp., MWD, LWD tools help South Texas wells
Acquiring wellbore and formation data in high-temperature wells is often limited by the ability of MWD and LWD technology to operate in hostile wellbore environments.
02/20/2004 -- Coalbed methane production ramps up in Northeast Oklahoma
Amvest Osage Inc., a unit of private Amvest Corp., Charlottesville, Va., has increased coalbed methane production to 7.5 MMcfd from 83 wells in Osage County and is continuing CBM and conventional oil and gas development on 370,000 acres on the Osage Reservation.
02/19/2004 -- BP awards Stolt, Technip Greater Plutonio development off Angola
BP Exploration (Angola) Ltd., operator of deepwater Galio, Cromio, Paladio, Plutonio, Cobalto, and Platina fields, collectively known as Greater Plutonio, on Block 18 off Angola, has awarded a $730 million field development contract to a consortium of Stolt Offshore SA and Technip SA de CV of France. Greater Plutonio fields are in 1,200-1,500 m of water.
02/18/2004 -- Chevron assesses damage, prepares to return to West Niger Delta oil fields
ChevronTexaco Corp. unit Chevron Nigeria Ltd., reported that it plans to return soon to the six West Niger Delta oilfields it shut in 11 months ago during violent civil unrest. Chevron operated the fields on behalf of itself and joint venture partner Nigerian National Petroleum Corp.
02/18/2004 -- Second of 3 oil fields starting up to feed Chad-Cameroon pipeline
The Chad-Cameroon oil field and pipeline project is on target to achieve full production in the first quarter of 2004, said operator Esso Chad Inc.
02/16/2004 -- Suncor's George: Oil sands a long-life, low-risk, low-cost resource
Suncor Energy Inc. CEO, Pres. Rick George "A large part of the rest of this industry is chasing the world for reserves. We have a very different strategy. We have the reserves. We have no exploration risk and also have no decline curve, so we have a completely different business model from a conventional crude oil producer."
02/16/2004 -- MMS issues final notice of central gulf Lease Sale 190
The New Orleans office of the Minerals Management Service has issued its final notice of Sale 190—to be held Mar. 17—covering the sale of oil and gas leases incorporating a total of 4,324 blocks in the Central Planning Area in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama.
02/13/2004 -- Statoil charters Transocean Leader for NCS drilling
Statoil ASA has chartered the Transocean Leader semisubmersible drilling rig from Transocean Inc. for a 15 month drilling project on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
02/13/2004 -- ConocoPhillips produces first liquids from Bayu-Undan
ConocoPhillips began production of first liquids Feb. 10 from Bayu-Undan field in the Timor Sea Joint Petroleum Development Area (JPDA) shared jointly by Australia and East Timor (OGJ Online, Mar. 10, 2003).
02/13/2004 -- Total US drilling dips slightly, but GOM rig contracts rise
US drilling activity dipped this week, down by 6 units to 1,111 rotary rigs working, compared with 905 during the same period a year ago, officials at Baker Hughes Inc. reported Friday.
02/13/2004 -- Extractive worlds
The World Bank Group (WBG) this spring will decide what future direction it will take regarding "extractive" industries such as oil and gas production in developing nations.
02/13/2004 -- Agip unit starts up Elephant field in Libya's Murzuk basin
ENI SPA unit Agip Oil Co. Ltd. signaled the start-up of giant Elephant field in the Murzuk basin 800 km south of Tripoli.
02/12/2004 -- New downhole technologies tackle multifaceted environments
New downhole technologies allow companies to optimize the production of petroleum resources from wells with more-complex geometries and producing horizons.
02/12/2004 -- New rotating magnet ranging systems useful in oil sands, CBM developments
Rotating magnetic equipment is one of the latest technologies used in development drilling for coalbed methane and oil sands.
02/11/2004 -- CERA: Former Iraqi oil minister calls for Iraq production cap
Rather than trying to match or surpass its prewar oil production level of 2.8 million b/d, Iraq should "cap [oil] production at a maximum 2 million b/d, export no more than 1.5 million b/d, and start immediately on subsurface [work]" to assess and repair damaged reservoirs in its oil fields, said Issam Al-Chalabi, a former oil minister.
02/10/2004 -- Ernst & Young: UK needs to review tax laws on North Sea decommissionings
High costs associated with the decommissioning of oil and natural gas platforms could threaten future asset deals in the North Sea, an Ernst & Young LLP oil and gas taxation partner said.
02/10/2004 -- BP, approved to develop Greater Plutonio fields off Angola, awards contracts
BP PLC unit BP Exploration (Angola) Ltd. has awarded two major contracts for development of six fields in Block 18 off Angola.
02/10/2004 -- Taking really long view of oil, gas markets
A petroleum economist's new book challenges conventional thinking on declining market share for hydrocarbons this century.
02/09/2004 -- Canadian oil sands development plan could double production by 2030
An ambitious plan for the expansion of oil sands development in Alberta could result in the twofold increase in production to 5 million b/d, which could help meet about 16% of North American crude oil demand by 2030, according to a report released last month by the Alberta Chamber of Resources.
02/06/2004 -- US drilling activity rebounds to 1,117 rotary rigs working
US drilling activity rebounded with 1,117 rotary rigs working this week, up by 33 from the previous week and surpassing 884 during the same period a year ago, said officials Friday at Baker Hughes Inc.

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