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06/18/2004 -- US drilling continues to fluctuate, down 16 rigs this week
US drilling activity continued to fluctuate, dropping by 16 rotary rigs to 1,171 working this week, up from 1,067 during the same period a year ago, Baker Hughes Inc. officials said Friday.
06/18/2004 -- US DOE to fund microhole drilling R&D program
The US Department of Energy Tuesday announced a $5.2 million research and development program to help commercialize "microhole" technology using portable drilling rigs.
06/18/2004 -- Vp/Vs crossplots identify reservoir fluids
Field examples from the Western Desert of Egypt show the effectiveness of compressional-wave velocity and shear-wave velocity crossplots for identifying the fluid in a formation.
06/15/2004 -- BG Group resumes export of Karachaganak oil
BG Group has loaded the first shipment of Karachaganak oil for export at the Novorossiysk sea terminal on the Black Sea following its resumption of production May 11 from Karachaganak Phase II facilities. BG's total 2004 production from Karachaganak field is projected at 35 million boe of oil.
06/11/2004 -- Mineralogy-based acid design restores sandstone productivity
The selection process of candidate wells for acidizing treatments in sandstones must identify relevant damage mechanisms and mineralogy-driven remediation options.
06/11/2004 -- Drilling activity rebounded this week
North American drilling activity rebounded with 1,187 rotary rigs operating in the US this week, 19 more than the previous week and up from 1,071 in the same period a year ago, Baker Hughes Inc. said Friday.
06/10/2004 -- Pemex awards Paragon engineering contract for two drilling platforms
Pemex Exploration & Production has awarded Paragon Engineering Services Inc., Houston, an 18 week contract to provide basic and detailed engineering for the 8,000 ton Ayin-A and Ayin-B drilling platforms for drilling in 600 ft of water off Mexico.
06/09/2004 -- Analyst says GOM rig market could tighten in near future
The supply of jack up rigs in the Gulf of Mexico stands at a 10-year low of 111 rigs, and that also compares with 150 rigs for the same time 2 years ago, said J. Marshall Adkins, a Houston analyst with the St. Petersburg, Fla.-based Raymond James & Associates Inc.
06/08/2004 -- Mars TLP remains offline for additional repairs
Shell Exploration & Production Co., New Orleans, reported that its Mars tension leg platform in Mississippi Canyon Block 807 in the Gulf of Mexico will be shut in for repairs for "several more weeks" to facilitate repairs to a natural gas pipeline. During inspection of the gas line as part of the process to ensure that the facility was ready for start-up, Shell found deterioration on the gas export pipeline's flexjoint.
06/08/2004 -- Petrobras begins first oil production from Marlim Sul field
Petróleo Brasileiro SA started oil production from FPSO Marlim Sul, a floating production, storage, and offloading vessel moored in Marlim Sul field in the Campos basin off Brazil.
06/08/2004 -- Eight deepwater Gulf of Mexico discoveries made so far in 2004, MMS reports
The US Minerals Management Service reported that US oil and natural gas exploration and production companies have made eight new deepwater oil and gas discoveries in the Gulf of Mexico since the start of the year. The discoveries mark "a trend the agency expects to continue," MMS said.
06/04/2004 -- US drilling dips slightly, Canada's rig count jumps
US drilling activity dipped slightly with 1,168 rotary rigs working this week, down 1 from the previous week but up from 1,054 a year ago, said officials Friday at Baker Hughes Inc.
06/04/2004 -- Drilling efficiency programs yield valuable benefits
Advanced preparation and organization can save valuable time and money in drilling operations.
06/04/2004 -- Vintage completes An Nagyah #7 well in Yemen, plans pipeline, processing plant
Vintage Petroleum Inc., Tulsa, has completed drilling the An Nagyah #7 appraisal well in Yemen in the S-1 Damis block to continue evaluation of the subsalt Upper Lam formation. Vintage plans seven Yemen wells in 2004 and will design and construct a pipeline and processing facility at An Nagyah by early second quarter 2005.
06/03/2004 -- ExxonMobil updates plans for Atlantic Canadian exploration program
ExxonMobil Canada Ltd. faces significant challenges in the frontier Orphan basin off Newfoundland, Alex Dodds, president of ExxonMobil Canada, said Thursday at the Newfoundland Ocean Industries Association's 20th annual international petroleum conference in St. John's, Newf.
06/02/2004 -- Statoil, partners make oil discovery
Statoil ASA recently reported an oil discovery in its Linerle prospect northeast of the Norne field in the Norwegian Sea.
05/28/2004 -- Shell reinstates drilling contract with Atwood Oceanics off Malaysia
Sarawak Shell Berhad, a subsidiary of Royal Dutch Shell Group, has reinstated a contract with Atwood Oceanics Inc., Houston, to use the Atwood Falcon for drilling wells off Malaysia.
05/28/2004 -- US drilling dips slightly
US drilling activity dipped slightly with 1,169 rotary rigs working this week, down 3 from the previous week but up from 1,059 a year ago, said officials Friday at Baker Hughes Inc.
05/28/2004 -- SAGD drilling parameters evolve for oil sands
Operators are using improved steam-assisted gravity drainage techniques to enhance heavy oil recovery from wellbores.
05/28/2004 -- Oil sands drive Canada's oil production growth
Various forecasts show that bitumen production from Canada's oil sands may approach 3 million b/d in the next decade, up from an average 920,000 b/d in 2003.

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