09/11/2007
-- Aker completes Blind Faith semisubmersible hull Aker Kvaerner has completed the Froya deep-draft semisubmersible hull for Chevron's Blind Faith platform, which will use steel catenary risers for more-efficient exploration in ultradeepwater Gulf of Mexico.
09/11/2007
-- Russia approves gas production, delivery to Asia Russia's Industry and Energy Ministry has approved the Eastern Gas Program leading to the creation of a unified system for East Siberia's gas production and delivery to China and other areas in the Asia-Pacific.
09/10/2007
-- EDC lets contract for jack up construction Egyptian Drilling Co. has let a contract to SembCorp Marine subsidiary PPL Shipyard to build a $201 million Baker Marine Pacific Class 375 jack up rig.
09/07/2007
-- US rig count slips from 21-year high US drilling activity dipped this week from a 21-year high, down 15 units with 1,814 rotary rigs still working, said Baker Hughes Inc.
09/07/2007
-- Unions push safety look into Shell North Sea operations The UK Health and Safety Executive should investigate Shell's safety operations in the North Sea because its change management process is affecting safety on the assets it plans to sell.
09/06/2007
-- Whiting begins CO2 flood at North Ward Estes field Whiting Petroleum has begun a field-wide carbon dioxide flood project in its North Ward Estes field covering 58,000 net acres in Ward and Winkler counties in Texas.
09/05/2007
-- Alabama strat trap oil field still growing A southern Alabama oil field with a unique trapping mechanism is still under development after having become the state's largest producing field in 2005.
09/05/2007
-- Petrobras commissions Piranema circular FPSO unit Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva officially launched the Piranema FPSO unit, chartered from Sevan Marine and anchored off the Sergipe coast.
09/04/2007
-- Petrobras taps Technip for subsea work off Brazil Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) has awarded three contracts totaling $270 million to France's Technip for pipeline work in deepwater developments off Brazil.
09/04/2007
-- Delays raise Long Lake oil sands project costs Nexen Inc. said labor problems have delayed construction and start-up at the Long Lake oil sands development 200 miles north of Edmonton, Alta.
08/30/2007
-- Saskatchewan oil sands development encouraged Saskatchewan, which holds oil and gas sales six times/year, held its first public offering of oil sands rights at its Aug. 16 sale.
08/28/2007
-- Leed Petroleum secures rig for Gulf of Mexico work London-based E&P firm Leed Petroleum will begin a multiple well drilling program in September initially on its Eugene Island Blocks 183 and 184 in the Gulf of Mexico.
08/28/2007
-- Gaz de France plans gas storage caverns in UK GDF has signed an agreement with Ineos Enterprises for the development of a proposed salt cavern storage facility for gas at Stublach in Cheshire in Northwest England.
08/27/2007
-- Statoil selects preferred subsea suppliers Statoil has signed letters of intent with Aker Kvaerner Subsea AS and FMC Technologies as selected companies to provide subsea equipment and services for existing and future projects.
08/24/2007
-- US drilling activity increases US drilling activity increased to 1,816 rotary rigs working this week, up 21 units from 1,795 the previous week.
08/23/2007
-- Ecopetrol mobilizes rig to Colombia's Putumayo basin Colombia's state-owned Ecopetrol SA has authorized mobilization of the Pride-17 drilling rig to the Platanillo block in Colombia's Putumayo basin, reported partner Amerisur Resources PLC.
08/22/2007
-- NAOSC to produce bitumen from Canada's Leismer project Statoil subsidiary North American Oil Sands Corp. will produce 10,000 b/d of bitumen from its Leismer demonstration project in Canada by late 2009 or early 2010.
08/22/2007
-- AED lines up second FPSO for Puffin field work AED Oil has entered into a time-charter agreement letter of intent with Modec for provision of the Modec Venture 1 FPSO vessel.
08/22/2007
-- Oil production starts from Kikeh field off Malaysia Murphy Oil has started oil production from Kikeh field, 5 years after making the discovery in 4,400 ft of water 110 km off Sabah, Malaysia.
08/17/2007
-- Williams studies expansion of Canadian oil sands facilities Williams Cos., Tulsa, is making an engineering study for possible expansion of its Canadian facilities to extract ethane from off-gas emissions associated with its oil sands production in Alberta.
