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Drilling Production 2004 P

  • 07/30/2004 -- Canadian drilling continues rebound, adding 43 rigs this week; US up by 13
    The number of rotary rigs drilling in Canada this week rose by 43 to 423, continuing the rebound begun the week ended July 23. The figure represents 7 more rigs than were working at the same time last year reported Baker Hughes Friday.
  • 07/30/2004 -- Deepwater production off Brazil continues steady increase
    Oil and gas production from new fields and facilities in the deepwater off Brazil continues to increase.
  • 07/29/2004 -- Shell achieves first production from Glider field
    Shell Exploration & Production Co. has begun production from its two wells in Glider field in the Gulf of Mexico's Green Canyon Block 248. Glider, the first subsea tieback to the Brutus tension leg platform, lies in 3,400 ft of water, about 165 miles south-southwest of New Orleans. Shell is operator with a 75% interest, and Newfield Exploration holds the balance.
  • 07/27/2004 -- Camisea consortium prepares for production, continues testing
    Peru's Camisea consortium is preparing to inaugurate its 250 MMcfd natural gas complex in early August as it continues testing operations for the official event.
  • 07/27/2004 -- Hull for Kristin platform makes way to Norway
    The hull of Statoil ASA's Kristin platform is due to arrive Tuesday at the Aker Stord yard, just south of Bergen, after being hauled from South Korea.
  • 07/26/2004 -- CNOOC's QK 18-2 oilfield in production
    CNOOC Ltd. reported that its 100% owned Qikou (QK) 18-2, oil field in western Bohai Bay has come on stream, successfully producing more than 2,800 b/d of oil from five wells through a production platform and subsea pipeline.
  • 07/23/2004 -- Government develops innovative, interactive drilling waste MIS
    Drilling waste management practices vary throughout the world and are subject to all applicable legal requirements imposed by regulatory agencies.
  • 07/23/2004 -- Husky proceeds with Tucker oil sands project
    Calgary-based Husky Energy Inc. said it is proceeding with its Tucker oil sands project after receiving approval from the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board.
  • 07/23/2004 -- Kerr-McGee reaches first production from Bohai Bay fields
    Kerr-McGee China Petroleum Ltd., a wholly owned unit of Oklahoma City-based Kerr-McGee Corp., has reached first production from four wells at its development of the CFD 11-1 and CFD 11-2 fields on Block 04/36 in Bohai Bay, China.
  • 07/20/2004 -- CAPP projects Canadian crude oil growth of 1 million b/d by 2015
    Total Canadian crude oil production, led by output from Alberta's 175 billion bbl oil sands, is projected to increase to 3.6 million b/d by 2015 from the current 2.6 million b/d, forecasts the Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers (CAPP) in its 2004 Canadian Crude Oil Production and Supply Forecast.
  • 07/20/2004 -- Forest brings West Cameron well on production in Gulf of Mexico
    Denver-based independent Forest Oil Corp. started initial production from its deep shelf discovery on West Cameron Block 112 in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • 07/20/2004 -- ExxonMobil awards Rowan 'deep shelf' drilling contract
    ExxonMobil Corp., operator of the Blackbeard West prospect on Newfield Exploration Co.'s Treasure Island play, has awarded Houston-based Rowan Companies Inc. a $28-35 million contract to drill an ultradeep well on the prospect, which lies in shallow water on the Gulf of Mexico's outer continental shelf (OGJ Online, Apr. 22, 2004).
  • 07/19/2004 -- Gulf of Mexico deepwater Red Hawk field starts production
    The first of two subsea wells has gone on stream in deepwater Red Hawk natural gas-condensate field in 5,300 ft of water 180 miles south of Intracoastal City, La..
  • 07/19/2004 -- World's deepest tension leg platform processes first Marco Polo field production
    The Marco Polo tension leg platform (TLP), operated by Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and owned jointly by GulfTerra Energy Partners LP and Cal Dive International Inc., has begun processing first oil and natural gas production from Anadarko's Marco Polo field in Green Canyon Block 608.
  • 07/16/2004 -- US rig count continues to inch up
    US drilling activity continued to climb, up by 4 rotary rigs to 1,211 working this week, compared with 1,089 in the same period last year, Baker Hughes Inc. reported Friday.
  • 07/15/2004 -- Workshop spotlights developments in tender-assisted, deepwater drilling
    New technologies that allow operators to step out into deeper water and to drill deeper from shallow water were the focus of a workshop held recently in Galveston, Tex.
  • 07/13/2004 -- Unocal concludes successful appraisal of St. Malo discovery in Gulf of Mexico
    Unocal Corp.'s appraisal well at the St. Malo hydrocarbon discovery on Walker Ridge Block 678 in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico encountered more than 400 net ft of oil pay at depths greater than were encountered in the earlier discovery well in October 2003 (OGJ Online, Oct. 31, 2003).
  • 07/13/2004 -- US land rig count surging
    The US land drilling rig count is moving higher, the land rig market is tightening, and market fundamentals indicate that day rates will improve later this year going into next year, said Raymond James & Associates Inc.
  • 07/12/2004 -- Derek, Ivanhoe complete Phase 1 of LAK Ranch, Wyo., EOR project
    Ivanhoe Energy (USA) Inc. and Derek Oil & Gas Corp. in late May completed Phase 1 of a steam injection test at LAK Ranch enhanced oil recovery project in Wyoming. A 3D seismic survey and additional steam flooding is now planned.
  • 07/12/2004 -- Unocal midstream unit puts Keystone gas storage facility into operation
    Unocal Midstream & Trade, a business unit of Unocal Corp., reported that it has placed a third natural gas storage cavern into service at its Keystone gas storage facility in the Permian basin nearby Waha Hub in West Texas.
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