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Exploration Development 2007 P

  • 06/15/2007 -- East Siberian gas development to pick up
    Russia's OAO Gazprom and Urals Energy PCL, Nicosia, Cyprus, agreed to cooperate on gas field and pipeline projects in Eastern Siberia Russia's Irkutsk oblast including development of Dulisminskoye oil and gas-condensate field.
  • 06/15/2007 -- Uruguay offshore seismic survey starting
    Nonproducing Uruguay's Ministry of Energy & Environment let a contract to Wavefield Inseis, Oslo, for a 7,000 line-km long offset 2D seismic survey on the country's continental shelf.
  • 06/14/2007 -- Dana Gas finds gas, condensate with Egyptian well
    Dana Gas PJSC, Sharjah, has found gas and condensate in Qawasim sands within its Eygptian El Wastani West-2 well (EWW-2).
  • 06/14/2007 -- Indonesia's Tarakan basin draws attention
    Indonesia's Tarakan basin, where exploration dates to 1897, is enjoying more drilling after the testing earlier this year of its first deepwater discovery.
  • 06/14/2007 -- AED secures another Timor Sea field to develop
    AED Oil Ltd., Melbourne, has bought 100% of Talbot field in the Timor Sea from Apache Energy for $2 million and plans a new development to complement its nearby wholly owned Puffin development.
  • 06/13/2007 -- ONGC, Reliance expected to top bids in NELP-VII round
    India's ONGC and privately held Reliance Industries are expected to be at the forefront of bidding for the 70 oil and gas exploration blocks to be offered in August in NELP-VII.
  • 06/12/2007 -- ONGC budgets $315 million for marginal gas fields
    India's ONGC has approved a $315 million budget to develop by 2010 a cluster of marginal offshore gas fields on the northwest portion of Bombay High, India's largest offshore oil field.
  • 06/11/2007 -- BP, Noble make deepwater gulf discovery with Isabela
    BP PLC and Noble Energy Inc. hit hydrocarbon pay with their Isabela prospect about 150 miles southeast of New Orleans in the Gulf of Mexico.
  • 06/11/2007 -- BLM authorizes gas wells on Colorado's Roan Plateau
    The US Bureau of Land Management authorized the drilling of as many as 1,570 natural gas wells over 20 years on part of the Roan Plateau in western Colorado.
  • 06/08/2007 -- Pioneer makes fourth discovery on Jenein Nord block in Tunisia
    Dallas independent Pioneer Natural Resources made its fourth discovery on its operated Jenein Nord Block in Tunisia.
  • 06/08/2007 -- First Calgary awards contract for Algeria's MLE project
    First Calgary Petroleums Ltd. has let a front-end engineering and design contract to Genesis Oil & Gas Consultants Ltd. for its Menzel Ledjmet East (MLE) project on Block 405B in Algeria.
  • 06/08/2007 -- MMS announces latest royalty in-kind contracts
    The US Minerals Management Service will receive more than 3.7 million bbl of oil as royalties in-kind under contracts awarded to four US producers, the Department of the Interior agency said.
  • 06/07/2007 -- MEO signs up partner for Timor Sea work
    MEO Australia Ltd. of Melbourne has farmed out as much as a 10% stake in its NT/P68 exploration permit in the Timor Sea to Petrofac, a UK engineering and services group.
  • 06/07/2007 -- Gulfsands to develop Khurbet East in Syria
    Gulfsands Petroleum PLC, London, has suspended for future production the Khurbet East-1 discovery well on Block 26 in Syria after conducting a drillstem test (OGJ Online, Mar. 28, 2007).
  • 06/07/2007 -- White Nile to join group to explore Sudan's Block B
    White Nile Ltd. said it is confident it will be included in a consortium to explore and develop the enlarged Block B in southern Sudan after speaking to the area's government officials.
  • 06/06/2007 -- Talisman lets engineering contract for Yme field
    Talisman Energy Inc., operator of Yme field, let a €110 million, turnkey contract to Technip on behalf of its consortium members to undertake engineering work for the redevelopment of the Norwegian North Sea field.
  • 06/06/2007 -- Pakistan grants exploration license for Kunri block
    Pakistan granted an exploration license to a joint venture of Horizon E&P (60% working interest) and Kuwait Energy Co. (40%) for Kunri block in the districts of Badin, Mirpur Khas, Umer Kot, and Mithi of Sindh Province.
  • 06/06/2007 -- China confirms methane hydrates under South China Sea
    Researchers confirmed methane hydrates in the northern South China Sea, said Zhang Hongtao, deputy director of China Geological Survey Bureau.
  • 06/06/2007 -- Oilexco to test Huntingdon prospect in UK North Sea
    Oilexco North Sea Ltd. and its partners will carry out a drillstem test on the Upper Jurassic Fulmar sand in the Huntington prospect in the UK Central North Sea to confirm the extent and commerciality of the reservoir.
  • 06/05/2007 -- Gazprom Neft, Statoil forge oil E&P partnership
    Statoil ASA and Gazprom Neft, based on a memorandum of understanding signed in April, have established a joint working group aimed at assessing possible joint venture exploration and production projects in Russia and overseas.
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