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09/21/2005 -- Chinguetti development ahead of schedule
Development of Chinguetti oil field off Mauritania, where the government recently changed in a bloodless coup, is ahead of schedule but will cost slightly more than earlier estimated, reports operator Woodside Petroleum (Pty.) Ltd.
09/20/2005 -- Victoria Petroleum tests Ventura well
Victoria Petroleum NL, Perth, began flowing its Ventura-1 oil discovery at 165 b/d in the South Australian Eromanga basin.
09/15/2005 -- Saturn gas field off the UK comes on stream
Production has started from the first of three wells in Saturn gas field in the UK North Sea, reports RWE DEA UK Ltd.
09/13/2005 -- Contract let for monohull production vessel
Sevan Marine has let a contract to a unit of John Wood Group PLC for the operation and management of the Sevan Stabilized Platform (SSP) Piranema, a floating production, storage, and offloading vessel. The FPSO will be operated for Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) in Piranema oil field off northeastern Brazil. The 5-year, extendable contract is valued at $7 million/year.
09/13/2005 -- Enterprise set for Cooper basin gas flow
Enterprise Energy NL, Adelaide, has joined the list of natural gas producers in the Cooper basin of South Australia with the signing of its first sales agreement from the region.
09/09/2005 -- Petrobras lets contract for umbilicals
Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) has let contracts to Oceaneering Multiflex, a division of Oceaneering International Inc., Houston, to supply 178 km total of umbilicals for Marlin East, Roncador Phase 2, Manati, and Golfinho fields off Brazil.
09/08/2005 -- Britannia satellites project moves ahead
ConocoPhillips (UK) Ltd. has awarded a multimillion-pound contract to Wood Group Pressure Control LP, Houston, to supply valves for the topsides of the Britannia Satellites Phase 1 (BritSats) development project on the UK Continental Shelf.
09/07/2005 -- Heavy oil production technology awaits test
The US Department of Energy has reported a new method for producing stranded heavy oil that offers an alternative for inhibiting sand and fines production in oil wells and eliminates conventional perforating and gravel packing.
09/06/2005 -- Swift Energy testing New Zealand gas well
Swift Energy Co. said its Piakau North A-1 well in northern New Zealand's Taranaki basin flowed on test and is producing up to 7 MMcfd of gas with 400 b/d of condensate on a 28/64-in. choke at 1,420 psi.
09/02/2005 -- US drilling increases despite Katrina
Total US drilling activity continued to climb this week, although offshore operations took a hit from Hurricane Katrina, Baker Hughes Inc. reported Sept. 2.
08/30/2005 -- Mumbai High North field output recovering
India's state-owned Oil & Natural Gas Corp. has restored 60% of the production at Mumbai High North (MHN) oil and gas field and hopes to reach "near-normal" production by the second quarter 2006, ONGC Chairman Subir Raha said.
08/30/2005 -- First gas due from gulf's South Padre area
The first discoveries in the South Padre Island federal planning area in the western Gulf of Mexico are to start producing natural gas by yearend.
08/26/2005 -- Thailand in talks for Myanmar Block A1 gas
Thailand has become another potential market for natural gas from Bay of Bengal Block A1 discoveries off Myanmar (OGJ Online, May 18, 2005).
08/25/2005 -- Tullow reports first gas from Munro field
Tullow Oil PLC has begun natural gas production from Munro field in the southern UK North Sea.
08/25/2005 -- Wood Group to operate compression platform
A joint venture in Mexico let a contract to a subsidiary of John Wood Group PLC, London, to provide operations and maintenance services for the Akal GC compression platform in the Bay of Campeche through October 2006.
08/24/2005 -- Petrobras to finish deep Santos basin well
Brazil's Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) said it soon will conclude the drilling of a deep well in the central-north section of Block BM-S-10 in the Santos basin off Brazil.
08/23/2005 -- Chad-Cameroon oil production behind design
Production from the Chad-Cameroon export project has settled at 180,000 b/d, compared with a project design level of 225,000 b/d, said operator Esso Exploration & Production Chad Inc.
08/19/2005 -- Baobab oil field off Ivory Coast comes on stream
Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Calgary, said Baobab oil field in Block CI-40 off the Ivory Coast was brought on stream on Aug. 9 with production of 48,000 b/d.
08/18/2005 -- Husky nears start of White Rose field oil production
Husky Energy Inc., Calgary, plans to start production in the fourth quarter from White Rose oil field in the Grand Banks region off Newfoundland and Labrador.
08/18/2005 -- Facilities under way for Falcon basin gas
PetroFalcon Corp., Carpinteria, Calif., said its Vinccler Oil & Gas CA subsidiary is building production and processing facilities capable of handling 20 MMcfd of gas and 5,000 b/d of oil at La Vela field in northern Venezuela's Falcon basin.

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