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10/07/2004 -- Partners increase production from Etame oil field off Gabon
Gross oil production from Etame oil field off Gabon in West Africa has increased to more than 22,000 b/d after the completion of an additional production well, said Sasol Petroleum West Africa Ltd., a field consortium partner.
10/06/2004 -- Dominion to restart Devils Tower production by mid-November
Dominion Exploration & Production Inc. plans to restart production from Devils Tower field in the Gulf of Mexico between late October and mid-November. The deepwater spar is on Mississippi Canyon Block 773, 40 miles southeast of New Orleans. A new completion rig to bring the spar's four remaining wells into production is to be available in 90-120 days.
10/05/2004 -- Tradestar, United Production to drill in Barnett Shale
Tradestar Corp., Hot Springs, Ark., signed a letter of intent with United Production & Exploration, Houston, to acquire, drill, and develop 2,500 acres in the Barnett Shale area of north-central Texas.
10/05/2004 -- Petrobras to add 400 million bbl of crude reserves in Brazil
Brazil's oil reserves are expected to increase by more than 400 million bbl by yearend 2004.
10/05/2004 -- Drilling revival under way off southeastern Australia
Two semisubmersible rigs—the Jack Bates and the Ocean Patriot—have arrived off Victoria to begin multiwell drilling campaigns.
10/04/2004 -- BHP Billiton awards 2-year drilling contract to newbuild GlobalSantaFe rig
BHP Billiton Petroleum (Americas) Inc., part of the Melbourne, Australia, conglomerate, awarded a 2-year drilling contract valued at $157 million to GlobalSantaFe Corp.'s newbuild ultradeepwater semisubmersible rig, Development Driller I, for work in the US Gulf of Mexico.
10/04/2004 -- OGDCL boosts production from Chanda field, plans SRU at Dakhni plant
Oil & Gas Development Co. Ltd. (OGDCL), Islamabad, reported that Chanda field, which began production July 17, is expected to produce 10 MMscfd of gas and 2,000 b/d of oil.
10/04/2004 -- US drilling activity continues to increase
US drilling continued to increase, up by 4 units to 1,243 rotary rigs working the week ended Oct. 1, compared with 1,091 a year ago, Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday.
10/01/2004 -- North Sea's Gadwall field development plan gets green light
The UK Department of Trade and Industry approved a development plan for Gadwall oil field on Block 21/19 in the Greater Kittiwake Area (GKA). First oil is expected by February 2005.
09/29/2004 -- London independent inks 20-year pact to assist North Korea
Aminex PLC, London independent, signed a 20-year petroleum agreement with the North Korea government to assist in developing the petroleum industry.
09/27/2004 -- Far East Energy completes coal hydraulic fracture stimulation test in China
Far East Energy Corp., Houston, has successfully completed the hydraulic fracture stimulation test on the QN-002 well drilled previously by ConocoPhillips on its acreage on the Qinnan Block in Shanxi Province, China.
09/27/2004 -- SPE: Saudi Aramco aims at sustained deliverability
Saudi Aramco is pursuing a strategy of maintaining low depletion rates of 1-3%/year in its fields for at least 20-25 years, said Nasen G. Saleri, Saudi Aramco manager-reservoir management, at the Society of Petroleum Engineers Annual Technical Conference and Exhibition in Houston Monday.
09/27/2004 -- Redeployment of FPSOs to new fields expected
Of the 26 redeployments of floating production, storage, and offloading vessels proposed in 2004-2008, 21 will probably be completed at a cost of $830 million, said John Westwood, managing director of Douglas-Westwood Ltd., Canterbury.
09/27/2004 -- Carbon sequestration forum approves capture, storage projects
The latest ministerial statement from the Carbon Sequestration Leadership Forum (CSLF) held in Melbourne has approved 10 collaborative carbon capture and storage projects around the world.
09/27/2004 -- PetroTech Peruana to explore new block off Peru
PetroTech Peruana SA recently closed a third offshore exploration and exploitation contract with Perupetro, the state oil agency, for B lock Z-33, in Peru's territorial waters off the Lima and Cañete provinces at depths of 400-1,200 ft.
09/27/2004 -- GULF OF MEXICO DECOMMISSIONING-2: Abrasive cutting offers one option
Abrasive cutting is one option available to the industry for severing platforms during decommission operations.
09/24/2004 -- US drilling increases slightly
US drilling activity increased slightly this week, despite storm disruptions of offshore operations, with 1,239 rotary rigs working, 7 more than the previous week and up from 1,095 in the same period a year ago, Baker Hughes Inc. said.
09/21/2004 -- Shell to expand Athabasca oil sands project
Shell Canada Ltd. plans to increase bitumen production at the Athabasca oil sands project (AOSP) in Alberta to 270,000-290,000 b/d by 2010. Its long-term target is to surpass 500,000 b/d. Expansion costs are estimated at $4.0 billion.
09/20/2004 -- Production starts up of third development phase in Qatar's Al Khalij field
Total SA reported the start up of the third phase of development of Al Khalij oil field off Qatar.
09/17/2004 -- US land drilling declines
US drilling activity declined slightly this week, down by 8 units with 1,232 rotary rigs working in the US, Baker Hughes Inc. reported Friday. That compares with 1,092 rigs drilling during the same period last year.

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