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Drilling Production 2006 P

  • 08/04/2006 -- US rig count slips from 20-year high
    US drilling activity slumped to 1,705 rotary rigs the week ended Aug. 4, down by 9 units from the previous week, which had the highest rig count so far this year, said Baker Hughes Inc.
  • 08/04/2006 -- East Azeri deck installed in Caspian Sea
    The East Azeri platform deck in the Azeri-Chirag-Gunashli (ACG) field in the Azerbaijani sector of the Caspian Sea was lowered into position July 28, reported Statoil ASA, which holds an 8.56% interest in the BP PLC-operated field.
  • 08/03/2006 -- Ivory Coast West Espoir oil well comes on stream
    The first of five West Espoir oil wells off Ivory Coast was bought on stream on July 26, said Tullow Oil PLC, which has a 21.33% interest in the project. Canadian Natural Resources Ltd., Calgary, is the operator.
  • 08/02/2006 -- Sherritt looks toward EOR in Cuban fields
    Sherritt International Corp., Toronto, is evaluating the commercial potential of various enhanced oil recovery technologies for its fields on the North Cuba fold belt.
  • 08/02/2006 -- Chesapeake sizes up Delaware basin shales
    Chesapeake Energy Corp. said its most important land activities in the quarter ended June 30, took place in the Delaware basin Barnett and Woodford shale gas play in far West Texas.
  • 08/01/2006 -- Shell issues proposal for AOSP expansion
    Shell Canada Ltd., operator of the Athabasca Oil Sands Project (AOSP), has issued a proposal to joint venture partners Chevron Canada Ltd. and Western Oil Sands LP to proceed with the project's 100,000 b/d expansion. The partners have 90 days to respond.
  • 07/31/2006 -- Shell to lift in situ oil sands production
    Shell Canada Ltd. has updated its overall portfolio of in situ oil sands, following completion of the BlackRock Ventures acquisition (OGJ, July 3, 2006, Newsletter).
  • 07/28/2006 -- US, Canada rig activity reaches new high
    US drilling activity continued to soar the week ended July 28, with a new record of 1,714 rotary rigs working for the year—an increase of 31 from the previous week, reports Baker Hughes Inc., Houston.
  • 07/28/2006 -- WoodMac: UK exploration, appraisal drilling to decline in 2006
    Exploration and appraisal drilling in the UK will decline by 28% from an 8-year high of 87 wells in 2005 to 63 wells in 2006, according to Wood Mackenzie Ltd. in a report, UKCS—2006 Exploration Review & Outlook.
  • 07/28/2006 -- Amoruso field owners see 22 wells by yearend
    Leor Energy LP, Houston, and EnCana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc. expect to have drilled 22 wells in Amoruso natural gas field in Robertson County, Tex., by the end of 2006.
  • 07/28/2006 -- Petrobras, Venezuelan oil firms sign JV deal
    Two Venezuelan oil companies have signed contracts with Brazil's state-owned Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) to jointly exploit oil deposits in La Concepcion oil field in Venezuela.
  • 07/27/2006 -- Contract let for Greater Ekofisk modifications
    Vetco Aibel AS has let an engineering and procurement services contract to Foster Wheeler Energy Ltd. for modification work on ConocoPhillip's platforms in the Greater Ekofisk Area in the Norwegian North Sea.
  • 07/26/2006 -- API: US drilling reaches 20-year high
    High crude oil prices pushed US drilling activity to its highest level in 2 decades during the first half of 2006, the American Petroleum Institute reported on July 26.
  • 07/26/2006 -- Texas, Illinois make FutureGen short list
    Two sites in Texas and two sites in Illinois were named to the short list of candidates to host the $1 billion FutureGen power plant, a government-sponsored coal-fired electric and hydrogen production plant prototype aimed at reduced emissions.
  • 07/24/2006 -- Woodside starts oil production from Enfield
    Woodside Petroleum Ltd., Perth, has begun production from its Enfield oil project on Production License WA-28-L off North West Cape, Western Australia.
  • 07/21/2006 -- US rig count at highest level for 2006
    US drilling activity increased to the highest level so far this year, up by 15 rotary rigs to 1,683 working the week ended July 21, Baker Hughes Inc. reported.
  • 07/21/2006 -- Woodside awards Angel jacket contract
    Woodside Energy Ltd., operator of the North West Shelf Venture, let a $200 million contract to J. Ray McDermott SA subsidiary McDermott Industries (Australia) Pty. Ltd. for substructure and pipelay installation at Angel gas-condensate field off Australia.
  • 07/20/2006 -- Statoil plans use of subsea compressors
    Statoil ASA plans within 6-7 years the first commercial use of subsea compressors to produce more natural gas from the Aasgard field in the Norwegian Sea.
  • 07/19/2006 -- Trinidad and Tobago's Dolphin Deep field on stream
    BG Group PLC and partner Chevron Corp. reported first gas production from Dolphin Deep field, 83 km off Trinidad and Tobago. Gas is being transported to onshore processing facilities at Beachfield on the southeast coast of the twin-island nation.
  • 07/19/2006 -- Work starts on Beatrice oil field wind farm
    Talisman Energy (UK) Ltd. has begun work on a demonstration deepwater wind energy project that will extend the life of Beatrice oil field in the UK North Sea off Scotland.
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