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Drilling Production 2006 P

  • Fri Dec 29 16:12:00 CST 2006 -- US drilling declines by 13 land rigs
    US drilling slipped slightly the week ended Dec. 29, down by 13 units to 1,710 rotary rigs working, said Baker Hughes Inc.
  • Fri Dec 29 16:12:00 CST 2006 -- OMV begins first oil deliveries from Yemen
    OMV AG has begun production of 1,000 b/d of oil from its Kharwah-1 well on Block S2 (Al Uqlah) in central Yemen, and it plans to deliver 11,000 b/d of oil by 2008.
  • Thu Dec 28 12:12:00 CST 2006 -- Kvitebjorn field production reduced in North Sea
    Natural gas and oil production from Kvitebjørn field in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea is being reduced by 50% for 5 months, effective Dec. 23, said operator Statoil ASA.
  • Wed Dec 27 14:12:00 CST 2006 -- Lundin, Marathon to explore off Norway
    Lundin Petroleum AB plans to pursue a proactive exploration and appraisal strategy on the Norwegian Continental Shelf and has entered a rig contract partnership with Marathon Petroleum Co. (Norway).
  • Wed Dec 27 14:12:00 CST 2006 -- Statoil secures rig for Gjøa project
    Statoil ASA, development operator of Gjøa oil and gas field off western Norway, has signed a 3-year contract with Transocean Offshore for the Transocean Searcher semisubmersible.
  • Fri Dec 22 12:12:00 CST 2006 -- Baseline sees Eliasville infill potential
    Baseline Oil & Gas Corp. has identified as many as 52 locations for possible infill drilling on leases it is acquiring from a private company in Eliasville field 90 miles west of Fort Worth.
  • Thu Dec 21 10:12:00 CST 2006 -- Petrobras starts up P-34 FPSO off Brazil
    Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) has brought online the P-34 floating production, storage, and offloading vessel, establishing first-phase production of Jubarte field off Espirito Santo, Brazil.
  • Mon Dec 18 12:12:00 CST 2006 -- Azeri Shah Deniz gas-condensate field on stream
    Commercial gas production has begun from Shah Deniz gas-condensate field in the Caspian Sea off Azerbaijan, reported consortium partner Total SA.
  • Mon Dec 18 12:12:00 CST 2006 -- Mariner lets Bass Lite flowline, riser contract
    Mariner Energy Inc. has let a contract to Technip for the fabrication and installation of a subsea flowline and risers for the Bass Lite development in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Fri Dec 15 14:12:00 CST 2006 -- US drilling activity declines
    US drilling activity slumped this week with 1,716 rotary rigs working, 8 fewer than the previous week but up from 1,463 rigs during the same period a year ago, said Baker Hughes Inc.
  • Fri Dec 15 11:12:00 CST 2006 -- Lukoil unit awards Keppel Singmarine FSO deal
    Keppel Singmarine Pte. Ltd., Singapore, has secured an $87.7 million floating container construction contract from Lukoil-NVN Ltd., a subsidiary of Russia's OAO Lukoil, for eventual deployment in the Caspian Sea.
  • Fri Dec 15 11:12:00 CST 2006 -- Dalia oil field starts production off Angola
    Oil production from Dalia field off Angola started Dec. 15 and will reach 250,000 b/d by next summer, field operator Total SA reported.
  • Fri Dec 15 11:12:00 CST 2006 -- Shell halts Nigerian oil production after kidnapping
    Royal Dutch Shell PLC was forced to halt production of 12,000 b/d in Nigeria's southern state of Bayelsa after armed men attacked a facility there and kidnapped three workers.
  • Thu Dec 14 15:12:00 CST 2006 -- CLP, CNOOC clash over Yacheng gas supply outlook
    CLP Holdings has rejected claims by its gas supplier, a consortium of CNOOC, BP, and Kufpec, that Yacheng gas field off Hainan Island has sufficient reserves to supply Hong Kong through 2036.
  • Wed Dec 13 15:12:00 CST 2006 -- E&P firms compete to drill 180 UKCS wells in 2006-08
    Oil and gas exploration and production firms operating in the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) are planning to drill about 180 wells in 2006-08, according to a report published by North Sea consultancy Hannon Westwood.
  • Wed Dec 13 10:12:00 CST 2006 -- 'Microhole' coiled tubing drilling holds promise, DOE says
    A federally funded technology that could change the way oil and gas wells are drilled was successfully demonstrated in the US Midcontinent, the US Department of Energy said.
  • Tue Dec 12 12:12:00 CST 2006 -- Petrobras gets approval for FPSO in Gulf of Mexico
    Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) has received approval from the US Minerals Management Service for the conceptual subsea development plan of Cascade and Chinook oil fields in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • Fri Dec 08 15:12:00 CST 2006 -- US drilling activity continues to climb
    US drilling activity continued to climb, up by 7 units this week with 1,724 rotary rigs working, compared with 1,483 during the same period a year ago, said Baker Hughes Inc.
  • Fri Dec 08 09:12:00 CST 2006 -- Fort Hills files plan for heavy oil upgrader
    Petro-Canada Oil Sands Inc. filed an application with the Alberta Energy and Utilities Board for the construction and operation of a heavy oil upgrader 40 km northeast of Edmonton, Alta.
  • Wed Dec 06 15:12:00 CST 2006 -- Hydro awards upgrade contract for Brage platform
    Norsk Hydro has awarded Norwegian petroleum services company Aker Kvaerner a 150 million kroner contract for the upgrade of Hydro's reinjection water system on the Brage oil and gas platform in the Norwegian North Sea.
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