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08/11/2005 -- BP reports eighth Block 31 strike off Angola
BP PLC and partners reported an oil discovery in the Astraea-1 well on Block 31 off Angola, the company's eighth discovery on the block.
08/08/2005 -- Indonesia presses Aceh gas find development
The Indonesian government is pressing ConocoPhillips and ExxonMobil Corp. to either develop a large carbon dioxide and methane field in Northeast Sumatra or give up their rights to the block, press reports said Aug. 8.
08/08/2005 -- Gas storage due in redeveloped oil reservoir off Spain
Spain appears headed for an oil production boost in the second half of 2006 when idle Amposta oil field in the Gulf of Valencia returns to production.
08/08/2005 -- Oklahoma's Postle field due EOR expansion
Whiting Petroleum Corp. has completed its $343 million acquisition of Postle oil and gas field in the Oklahoma Panhandle, setting the stage for a large carbon dioxide enhanced oil recovery project expansion.
08/08/2005 -- CNPC prepares for drilling in Niger rift
China National Petroleum Corp.'s affiliate in Niger will hold a technical meeting in the fourth quarter to review seismic data and choose drillsites for the 17.3 million acre Tenere Block in the Termit-Tenere rift basin.
08/05/2005 -- Indonesia awards nine blocks in bid round
Indonesia awarded nine oil and gas production-sharing contracts—eight for exploration and one for production—out of 13 blocks offered in the latest bidding round.
08/03/2005 -- Statoil begins laying long Snøhvit umbilical
Statoil has begun to lay the 144 km umbilical that will link its Snøhvit development in the Barents Sea with the control room of the gas liquefaction plant on Melkøya Island near Hammerfest in northern Norway.
08/03/2005 -- Tub-Karagan abandons Kazakh Caspian wildcat
Tub-Karagan Operating Co. BV abandoned the first exploration well on the Tub-Karagan Block in the Caspian Sea off Kazakhstan after drilling to the planned TD of 2,500 m.
08/03/2005 -- Santos group logs gas find off Victoria
A group led by Santos Ltd. has logged its third gas discovery in VIC/P44 in the Otway basin off Victoria.
08/02/2005 -- Total extends Usan oil field off Nigeria
Total SA's Nigerian operating subsidiary Elf Petroleum Nigeria Ltd., which operates deepwater oil prospecting license (OPL) 222 off southeastern Nigeria, has extended Usan oil field to the east.
08/02/2005 -- Shell gets 84 leases in Beaufort Sea
The US Minerals Management Service awarded 84 leases in the Beaufort Sea off Alaska to Shell Offshore Inc.
08/02/2005 -- Statoil lets contracts for Tampen area work
Statoil ASA recently awarded contracts totaling 590 million kroner for development of its Skinfaks oil field and expansion of Rimfaks oil field in the Tampen area of the Norwegian North Sea.
07/29/2005 -- UK North Sea step-out indicates hydrocarbons
Dana Petroleum PLC said an exploration well on Block 23/16b indicated hydrocarbons in the central North Sea block next to Barbara gas-condensate field.
07/29/2005 -- Apache starts flow from Mohave-1H strike
Apache Corp. has brought on stream at a rate of 10,690 b/d of oil its Mohave-1H discovery in the Carnarvon basin off Western Australia.
07/29/2005 -- Shell reports two discoveries off Nigeria
Shell Nigeria Ultra Deep Ltd. and Shell Nigeria Exploration Properties Alpha Ltd. reported two deepwater discoveries in a frontier area off Nigeria.
07/27/2005 -- JV gives Anadarko access to Indonesian PSCs
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. and Medco Energi International, Indonesia's largest independent exploration and production company, have formed a joint venture through which Anadarko can greatly increase its exploration acreage in Indonesia.
07/27/2005 -- Cairn, partners receive five blocks in India
Cairn Energy PLC and partners received authorization from the Indian government to explore five blocks under the fifth licensing round.
07/27/2005 -- PTTEP gets its third PSC off Myanmar
Thailand's PTT Exploration & Production PLC has signed a third production sharing contract for the Gulf of Martaban off Myanmar.
07/27/2005 -- Devon, EOG mark progress in Barnett shale
Reports from two key operators in the Barnett shale of North Texas show the play has strong momentum.
07/27/2005 -- BP adds discovery on Angola deepwater Block 31
BP has made its seventh oil discovery on ultradeepwater Block 31, 165 km off Angola.

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