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12/05/2005 -- Australia, East Timor reach Timor Sea accord
The governments of Australia and East Timor have finally agreed to a division of the royalties from oil and natural gas resources in the Timor Sea.
12/02/2005 -- US drilling declines by 31 rigs
US drilling activity fell by 31 units to 1,460 rotary rigs working this week, up from 1,245 during the same period last year.
12/02/2005 -- Five Ekofisk growth project wells on stream
France's Total SA reported that the first five wells have been brought on stream in the Ekofisk area growth project in the Norwegian North Sea (OGJ, Aug. 22, 2005, p. 36).
12/01/2005 -- Questar to boost Pinedale Anticline work
Questar Market Resources has received US Bureau of Land Management approval to increase gas production from Pinedale Anticline field in western Wyoming.
12/01/2005 -- Oil flow starts from Bonga field off Nigeria
Royal Dutch Shell PLC reported the start of oil production from giant Bonga oil and gas field in more than 1,000 ft of water off Nigeria.
11/28/2005 -- Oil discharge near Norne field under study
Statoil ASA is conducting an inquiry into the cause of an oil discharge Nov. 23 observed near the Transocean Arctic semisubmersible, which is drilling in Statoil-operated Norne field satellites in the Norwegian Sea.
11/28/2005 -- Denbury plans CO₂ injection in three fields
Denbury Resources Inc., Dallas, plans to operate an enhanced oil recovery program in three oil fields in Mississippi and Alabama, the controlling working interest of which it has agreed to acquire for $250 million.
11/22/2005 -- Contract dispute halts Marib operations in Yemen
Yemen Exploration & Production Co. (YEPC), a venture of Hunt Oil Co., ExxonMobil Corp., and South Korea's SK Corp., said operations in oil fields in Yemen's Marib region have come to a halt after the alleged violation of a contract by the Yemeni government.
11/21/2005 -- CNOOC reports production start-up at Luda oil field off China
CNOOC Ltd. has started production of more than 2,200 b/d of oil from 4 wells at Luda (LD) 5-2, a new field in the Liaodong Bay in northern Bohai Bay (OGJ Online, Oct. 13, 2005).
11/21/2005 -- Stolt to lay flexible pipe off Brazil
Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) has awarded Norway's Stolt Offshore SA a $250 million, 6-year contract to lay flexible flowlines in deep water off Brazil.
11/21/2005 -- Ivanhoe cites Dagang field production lag
Peak production will be considerably less than originally anticipated at the start of the Dagang oil field project in China, said Ivanhoe Energy Inc., Vancouver, BC.
11/18/2005 -- US rig count down 1 during week
US drilling activity dipped by 1 unit to 1,478 rotary rigs working this week, up from 1,266 during the same period last year, said Baker Hughes Inc.
11/18/2005 -- Habanero reports heavy oil pilot in Alberta
Habanero Resources Inc., Vancouver, BC, reported plans for a steam-assisted gravity drainage pilot project in the Peace River oil sands region of Alberta after agreeing to acquire an equity interest in a private company that controls 10,000 acres in the area.
11/17/2005 -- Padulla field due on stream by yearend
In a fast-track development, Stuart Petroleum Ltd., Adelaide, plans to begin production before yearend from its wholly owned Padulla oil field in the South Australian Cooper basin.
11/17/2005 -- Smegsy field pipeline, Moomba tie-in planned
Great Artesian Oil & Gas Ltd., Sydney, has signed a well tie-in and service agreement with the South Australian Cooper basin producers for the construction of a 4.5 km pipeline to connect the Smegsy-1 gas discovery in the Cooper basin to the basin's pipeline system feeding into Moomba gas treatment facilities.
11/16/2005 -- Flow starts at Basker oil field off Australia
Anzon Australia Ltd. reported the start of production from Basker oil field in the Gippsland basin, 75 km off Victoria (see map, OGJ, Oct. 24, 2005, p. 50).
11/14/2005 -- Urd boosts oil production from Norne area
Statoil ASA has begun oil production from Urd field in the Norne area of the Norwegian Sea.
11/14/2005 -- Husky begins production at White Rose field
Husky Energy Inc., Calgary, has begun production from White Rose oil field in the Jeanne d'Arc basin, 350 km east of St. John's, Newf.
11/10/2005 -- Canada's NEB expects rise in coalbed methane production
Canada's National Energy Board expects that the total average Canadian gas production will increase to 17.3 bcfd by yearend 2007 from 16.9 bcfd in 2004.
11/09/2005 -- Dana Petroleum expanding into Algeria, Egypt
A unit of Dana Petroleum PLC, Aberdeen, signed agreements with subsidiaries of Gaz de France to exchange various properties in a series of transactions in which Dana obtains interests in Algeria, the UK, and Egypt.

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