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11/22/2006 -- Indago tests primary target in well off Oman
Indago Oman Ltd. tested oil and gas from the Cretaceous Mishrif formation, the primary target of the West Bukha-2A (WB2A) well on Block 8 off Oman.
11/22/2006 -- Twelve firms advance in Greenland licensing
Twelve companies have advanced to the prequalification stage under the first phase of Greenland's latest licensing round, which will close on Dec. 15. The results will be announced in March.
11/22/2006 -- Turkmenistan claims supergiant gas find
The reported discovery of a supergiant gas field near the town of Iolotan in the Amu Daria basin of Turkmenistan would, if confirmed, help justify construction of a gas pipeline to China.
11/21/2006 -- Gentry makes Alberta oil discovery
Gentry Resources Ltd., Calgary, said a well drilled in the Pekisko formation within the Princess exploration area of southern Alberta encountered a net pay interval of 12 m within a gross pay column of 40 m.
11/21/2006 -- Venture seeks better seismic imaging of deep prospects
A partnership led by Repsol YPF SA has launched a project to apply unprecedented computing power to geophysics to reduce the risk in exploration of deep subsalt prospects under ultradeep water of the Gulf of Mexico.
11/21/2006 -- Husky completes White Rose delineation
Husky Energy Inc., Calgary, has completed the White Rose 2006 delineation program, resulting in an increase of the assessment of White Rose oil field's recoverable resources by 190 million bbl of oil. The field is located in the Jeanne d'Arc basin 350 km east of St John's, Newf.
11/21/2006 -- Vinccler boosting Falcon basin production
PetroFalcon Corp., Carpinteria, Calif., said its PetroCumarebo joint venture with Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) looks forward to accelerating activity on the East and West Falcon blocks in northern Venezuela.
11/17/2006 -- EnCana to tap Deep Panuke gas by 2010
EnCana Corp., Calgary, filed new regulatory applications to develop Deep Panuke dry gas field in the Atlantic off Nova Scotia. The new filing calls for a $700 million (Can.) development cost during 2006-10 and projects operating costs of $150 million/year.
11/17/2006 -- Billions of barrels in Bakken recovery seen
The Bakken formation play in the Williston basin is writing a new chapter in the oil reserves history of the US onshore Lower 48, thought by many to be a mature and fast-depleting province.
11/17/2006 -- Silverstone UK North Sea well finds gas
Silverstone Energy Ltd. struck natural gas with the 49/21–10A Vulcan East exploration well, drilled to 8,125 ft TD in the southern UK North Sea.
11/17/2006 -- Algeria
Norway's Statoil spudded its first exploration well on the Hassi Mouina block in west-central Algeria northwest of the In Salah gas project.
11/16/2006 -- Premier logs oil in well off Vietnam
Premier Oil PLC has logged oil in four intervals of its Blackbird well on Block 12E off Vietnam.
11/16/2006 -- Hardman reports oil shows in Ugandan well
Australia's Hardman Resources reported "good oil shows" from a gross interval of 180 m, directly above basement, in its Nzizi-1 slimhole well in the Ugandan portion of the Albertine basin.
11/16/2006 -- Timor JPDA
The Timor Sea Designated Authority awarded a production sharing contract on Block 06-102 in the Timor Sea to a group consisting of Malaysia's Petronas, Korea Gas, Samsung, and LG International.
11/15/2006 -- Statoil gets stake in deepwater block off Angola
Statoil ASA has signed a production-sharing agreement with Angola's Sonangol for a 5% interest in deepwater Bock 15/06 off Angola.
11/14/2006 -- Papua New Guinea's Elk-1 gas field could feed LNG
InterOil Corp.'s Elk-1 gas discovery in the onshore eastern Papuan basin could potentially kick-start an LNG industry in the country, according to Papua New Guinea Prime Minister Michael Somare.
11/14/2006 -- Austral Pacific completes another Cheal B well
Austral Pacific Energy Ltd. on Nov. 7 achieved a TD of 1,866 m with its Cheal B2 well, the second of four wells to be drilled back-to-back from the Cheal B site.
11/14/2006 -- Lower Magdalena basin gas discovery gauged
Pacific Stratus Energy Ltd., Toronto, gauged a gas discovery in the Tertiary Cienaga de Oro formation in the Lower Magdalena basin 100 miles south of Cartagena.
11/14/2006 -- Antrim weighs options for North Sea fields
Antrim Energy Inc. is weighing development options for two fields on UK North Sea Block 21/28a after completing its acquisition from ENI of a 75% working interest and becoming operator (OGJ Online, Oct. 3, 2006).
11/14/2006 -- Lakes Oil farms out tight gas prospects
Lakes Oil NL, Melbourne, has farmed out two of its onshore Gippsland basin permits with tight gas potential to Denver-based PetroHunter Energy Corp. and its subsidiary Sweetpea Petroleum Pty. Ltd.

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