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11/02/2007 -- US drilling rig count rebounds
US drilling activity rebounded by 35 rotary rigs to 1,795 working this week, up from 1,739 this time last year, said Baker Hughes Inc.
11/02/2007 -- Rowan adding nine super class jack ups to fleet
Under a contract worth $700 million, Rowan Cos. Inc. has ordered from Keppel AmFELS Inc. four Super 116E class jack up rigs having the ability to drill to 35,000 ft.
11/01/2007 -- Pemex resumes oil production after Gulf storms end
Mexico's state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos said it has restored all but about 300,000 bbl of oil production halted last weekend when storms hit the Gulf of Mexico.
10/31/2007 -- AED Timor Sea Puffin Northeast oil lifted to FPSO
The first oil shipment from AED Oil's Puffin Northeast field in the Timor Sea was lifted from the 'Front Puffin' FPSO vessel into the Mayon Spirit trading tanker.
10/30/2007 -- PDVSA charters Neptune Discoverer drillship
Venezuela state firm Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) signed a 4-year contract with Neptune Marine, Nicosia, to charter the Neptune Discoverer drillship.
10/30/2007 -- Chevron extends production period for blocks off Thailand
Chevron Thailand E&P and its partners have signed an agreement with the Thai Ministry of Energy to extend for an additional 10 years the production period of four blocks in the Gulf of Thailand.
10/30/2007 -- ExxonMobil starts up Marimba North oil field off Angola
Esso Exploration Angola (Block 15) Ltd. has begun production from the Marimba North project in 3,900 ft of water 90 miles off Angola.
10/26/2007 -- US rig count continues to slip
US drilling continued to slip for the second consecutive week, down by 4 units with 1,760 rotary rigs still working, up from 1,744 during the same period a year ago, Baker Hughes Inc. reported.
10/25/2007 -- BPZ secures tankers, fast tracks Corvina production
BPZ has signed two short-term contracts with the Peruvian Navy for two tankers to transport oil earlier than slated from Corvina field on Block Z1 off northwestern Peru.
10/25/2007 -- Salym Petroleum raises oil output in Siberia's Salym field
Salym Petroleum, a JV of Shell and Sibir Energy, reported a record-high oil production rate at Salym field in the Khati-Mansi autonomous region of western Siberia.
10/24/2007 -- ONGC signs with Ocean Rig for deepwater rigs
India's ONGC signed an MOU with Ocean Rig to contract two fifth-generation semisubmersible deepwater rigs for 5 years each for $2.07 billion total.
10/24/2007 -- StatoilHydro charters TransOcean's Polar Pioneer
StatoilHydro will charter the Polar Pioneer semisubmersible from Transocean Inc. for 4 years, starting from first half 2010, the operator said.
10/23/2007 -- Imperial boosts Russian oil output to 8,500 b/d
Imperial Energy has increased its aggregate oil production by 33% to more than 8,500 b/d during the last 6 weeks after completing wells in two major producing fields in Western Siberia.
10/22/2007 -- API: US drilling at 22-year peak in third quarter
US oil and gas drilling was at its highest level in 22 years during the third quarter, the American Petroleum Institute said in its latest quarterly well completion report on Oct 22.
10/19/2007 -- US drilling dips again
After rebounding last week for the first time in 6 weeks, the US rig count slipped again the week ended Oct. 19, dropping 3 units to 1,764 rotary rigs drilling, which is up from 1,739 in the same period last year, Baker Hughes Inc. reported.
10/19/2007 -- Pipeline to carry steam for Brazilian oil fields
Brazil's state-owned Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) has awarded a $113 million contract to a unit of Skanska AB, Stockholm, for a pipeline to carry steam for injection into oil fields in northeastern Brazil.
10/19/2007 -- Mitsubishi, Shell to use power-plant CO₂ for EOR
Mitsubishi Heavy Industries Ltd. and Royal Dutch Shell PLC, building on an earlier agreement, will jointly develop plants aimed at boosting oil production by injecting wells with carbon dioxide emitted from electric power plants.
10/17/2007 -- Colorado gas plant catches CO₂ for EOR
Blue Source LLC announced the startup of a carbon dioxide reduction, carbon offset project at the Apple Tree LLC gas processing plant in Huerfano County, Colo.
10/16/2007 -- Marginal wells continue to boost US supply, IOGCC finds
Marginal wells continue to play an important role in boosting US oil and gas supply, according to the latest report from the Interstate Oil & Gas Compact Commission.
10/12/2007 -- US rig count climbs after 5-week slump
After retreating for 5 consecutive weeks, the US finally registered a gain of 12 rotary rigs to 1,767 units working, up from 1,728 a year ago, Baker Hughes Inc. said.

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