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12/20/2006 -- Nigeria
Midwestern Oil & Gas Co. PLC spudded the UMU-4 well at Umusadege marginal oil field in the central Niger Delta in Nigeria.
12/20/2006 -- Well off Vietnam gauges high oil flow rate
A new appraisal well in Te Giac Trang on Block 16-1 off Vietnam has flowed oil at high rates on a drillstem test.
12/19/2006 -- Gimboa oil development advances off Angola
Sonangol P&P has let a $70 million contract to Technip for flowlines associated with development of Gimboa oil field on Block 4 in 680 m of water about 85 km off Angola.
12/19/2006 -- Leases issued for five oil shale projects
The US Department of the Interior has issued research, development, and demonstration (RD&D) leases for five oil shale projects in Colorado's Piceance basin.
12/19/2006 -- Libya
Verenex Energy Inc., Calgary, has an indicated discovery at its first well on Block 47 in the Ghadames basin, northwestern Libya.
12/18/2006 -- Pearl Energy awarded Gulf of Thailand block
Pearl Energy Ltd., a unit of Aabar Petroleum Investments Co. PJSC of Abu Dhabi, has been awarded the oil exploration contract for Block G2/48 in the northern Gulf of Thailand.
12/15/2006 -- Premier completes Blackbird drillstem tests
Premier Oil PLC unit Premier Oil Vietnam BV has completed successful drillstem testing of two zones of the Blackbird discovery well (12E-CS-1X) on Block 12E off Vietnam.
12/15/2006 -- Toreador reports Akcakoca, other well tests
A group led by Toreador Resources Corp., Dallas, is scheduled to begin testing the Akcakoca-3 well—the 10th successful well drilled in the South Akcakoca subbasin project in the Black Sea off Turkey.
12/15/2006 -- Afren well extends Okoro field off Nigeria
Afren PLC, London, has confirmed an eastern extension of Okoro oil field off Nigeria, which it and AMNI International Petroleum Development Co. Ltd. of Nigeria plan to develop with nearby Setu oil field (OGJ Online, Oct. 18, 2006).
12/15/2006 -- Oil, gas potential grows on D6 block off India
Drilling and geophysical work the past 2 years has led to a sharp increase in the hydrocarbon potential of the D6 block in the Krishna-Godavari basin off India, said Niko Resources Ltd., Calgary.
12/15/2006 -- Quebec
Talisman Energy Inc. has set a liner in the Cambrian Potsdam formation and plans to test the fractured shales and Trenton-Black River intervals at its Gentilly-1 wildcat in the St. Lawrence Lowlands near Trois Rivieres, Que., said participant Questerre Energy Corp., Calgary. TD is 2,530 m.
12/14/2006 -- FEED study begun for Henry field off Victoria
The Santos Ltd.-operated Otway basin joint venture off Victoria has agreed to begin front-end engineering and design work for Henry gas field on Permit Vic/P44.
12/14/2006 -- Indonesia awards PSCs to 18 companies
Indonesia has awarded production-sharing contracts to 18 companies, including ConocoPhillips, Statoil ASA, and CNOOC Ltd. as a part of its efforts to boost the country's dwindling oil production.
12/13/2006 -- Total to explore Diaba license off Gabon
Total SA has signed an exploration and production-sharing contract covering the 9,075 sq km Diaba license in 100-2,500 m of water about 50 km off Gabon.
12/13/2006 -- Norway interprets Madagascar seismic data
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) interpreted seismic data for Madagascar through a program to assist Madagascar's oil development.
12/13/2006 -- Roch-led group reports Los Patos drilling schedule
A group led by Roch SA plans a drilling program in 2007 based upon an oil well test in Los Patos field on Argentina's Tierra del Fuego licenses, said Antrim Energy Inc., a partner.
12/13/2006 -- Ecuador
International Sovereign Energy Corp., Vancouver, BC, said state Petroecuador modified the Charapa Concession Agreement and its work program that governs the Charapa Block in the northern Oriente basin.
12/12/2006 -- Melrose sees reserves hike on Egyptian block
Melrose Resources PLC, Edinburgh, expects to increase oil and gas reserves of the El Mansoura Concession in the Nile Delta of Egypt on the basis of recent appraisal and development drilling. Melrose holds a 100% working interest in the concession.
12/12/2006 -- Devon, CNOOC sign deepwater production-sharing contracts
China National Offshore Oil Corp. and Devon Energy Corp., Oklahoma City, signed production-sharing contracts for deepwater Blocks 64/18 and 53/30, CNOOC Ltd. announced.
12/12/2006 -- Ascent plans two wells in northeast Hungary
A unit of Ascent Resources PLC, London, plans further drilling around a new-pool discovery in Peneszlek natural gas field in northeastern Hungary after a second well found only water.

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