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08/24/2006 -- Partners reveal Gjoa field development plans
Statoil ASA and partners have agreed to use a semisubmersible platform for development of Gjoa field 45 km off western Norway in the North Sea. Statoil expects to begin oil and gas production from the field in 2010.
08/23/2006 -- EnCana shows Scotian deepwater opportunity
EnCana Corp., Calgary, is trying to attract interest in its EL 2414 Block in the Atlantic east of Sable Island.
08/22/2006 -- Forest Oil to operate Katy field, expand Texas holdings
Forest Oil Corp., Denver, replaced ExxonMobil Corp. Aug. 1 as operator of Katy field in southeast Texas and, separately, has increased its Barnett shale acreage in North Texas.
08/21/2006 -- Daewoo gets report on Rakhine gas finds
Independent consultants said 4.8 tcf is the best estimate of recoverable gas from three discoveries in the Rakhine basin off Northwest Myanmar by a group led by Daewoo International Corp., Seoul.
08/18/2006 -- Antrim to complete East Causeway wells in North Sea
Antrim Energy Inc., Calgary, says it will complete for production two East Causeway wells in the UK North Sea.
08/18/2006 -- Oilex-led group wins Block 103 in offshore JPDA
A consortium consisting of Oilex and Indian firms Videocon Industries Bharat Petroleum, and Gujarat State Petroleum was awarded Block 103 in the northern part of the JPDA of Timor-Leste and Australia.
08/18/2006 -- Devon furthers development plans for Cascade Unit
Devon Energy plans to drill a fourth well as part of a phased-development plan for the Cascade Unit in the ultradeepwater Gulf of Mexico and intends to use an FPSO to facilitate the start of oil production from two wells in late 2009.
08/18/2006 -- Aspen well log shows positive results
Nexen Inc., Calgary, said log analysis of its wholly owned and operated Aspen development well on Green Canyon Block 243 in the Gulf of Mexico indicates excellent quality reservoir sands, consistent with existing producing wells in Aspen field.
08/18/2006 -- Azerbaijan
Eurasia Energy Ltd., Aberdeenshire, Scotland, plans to start negotiating with State Oil Co. of the Azerbaijan Republic in November 2006 to develop a 600 sq km shallow-water block in the Caspian Sea 70 km south of Baku.
08/17/2006 -- SW Oman airborne data encourage Circle Oil
Circle Oil PLC, London, expressed encouragement at the results of preliminary processing of a 4,800-km airborne gravity and magnetic survey on Block 49 in southwestern Oman.
08/17/2006 -- Trinidad and Tobago
BG Trinidad and Tobago is constructing a 65 MMcfd gas treatment plant to serve the 111 sq km Central Block along the Cross Island gas pipeline in south Trinidad.
08/17/2006 -- Plectrum to assess Nabeul Block off Tunisia
Plectrum Petroleum PLC, Aberdeen, plans to spend £2.5 million on an exploration program on the 3,352 sq km Nabeul Block in the Gulf of Hammamet off Tunisia.
08/17/2006 -- Chevron wins deepwater permit off Australia
Chevron Australia Pty. Ltd. was awarded the rights to deepwater exploration permit area WO5-13 off Western Australia. The permit has gas potential.
08/17/2006 -- Ithaca Energy plans appraisal well off UK
Ithaca Energy Inc., Calgary, expects appraisal drilling to begin in September at its Athena prospect on UK North Sea Block 14/18b.
08/17/2006 -- Blackbeard West well has disappointing results
The Blackbeard West No. 1 exploration test well, operated by ExxonMobil Corp. on South Timbalier Block 168 in 70 ft of water in the Gulf of Mexico, encountered a thin gas-bearing sand below 30,000 ft, but failed to reach its primary targets because of higher than expected pressure, reported Houston-based Newfield Exploration Co., an interest owner.
08/17/2006 -- Indonesia places oil, gas blocks up for bid
Indonesia invited companies to bid on 41 oil and gas blocks onshore and offshore Sumatra, Kalimantan, Sulawesi, and Java. Bids will be accepted starting Aug. 28.
08/16/2006 -- W. Kentucky due deep exploration study
The Kentucky Geological Survey invited oil and gas companies to join and fund an exploration research consortium focused on the pre-Knox deep gas potential of the Rough Creek graben.
08/16/2006 -- BLM leasing grows in Utah despite deferrals
The US Bureau of Land Management's Utah office, which expected to have significantly greater interest in its Aug. 15 oil and gas lease sale than a year earlier, leased 86% more parcels covering 92% more acres after rejecting several nominations and deferring others.
08/15/2006 -- Second test of Ugandan wildcat flows oil
An exploratory well on Block 2 in Uganda flowed 32º gravity oil to surface at an average rate of 300 b/d through a 32/64-in. choke on the second of three planned drillstem tests.
08/15/2006 -- Apache's Gnu-1 tests lead to development plans
Test results for Apache Corp.'s Gnu-1 exploration well off Australia's North West Shelf has led to evaluation of natural gas and condensate development options, including the possibility of constructing a 56-mile pipeline to the mainland.

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