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12/12/2007 -- Newfield hails Woodford fracs, longer laterals
Longer horizontal laterals in Devonian Woodford shale appear to be improving estimated ultimate recoveries in the Arkoma basin in southeastern Oklahoma, said Newfield Exploration Co., Houston.
12/11/2007 -- Libya reports gas licensing round results
OAO Gazprom, Royal Dutch Shell PLC, Polish state-owned PGNiG, and Algeria's Sonatrach have emerged among initial winners of Libya's first gas licensing round.
12/11/2007 -- StatoilHydro finds gas in third Hassi Mouina well
Gas was tested and proven in Tournaisian sandstones in the third completed exploration well on the Hassi Mouina license in Algeria's Sahara Desert, operator StatoilHydro said.
12/11/2007 -- Nippon Oil farms in to Block B6/27 off Thailand
Thailand's PTT Exploration & Production PLC (PTTEP) has farmed out a 40% share in its oil-bearing Block B6/27 in the Gulf of Thailand to Nippon Oil Exploration Ltd.
12/11/2007 -- Nexus drilling Crux-3 appraisal in Browse basin
Nexus Energy Ltd., Melbourne, has begun drilling the Crux-3 appraisal of its gas-condensate field in the Browse basin off Western Australia.
12/10/2007 -- Petro-Canada to invest in Libyan exploration
Petro-Canada signed an agreement Dec. 10 with Libya's National Oil Corp. for the two companies together to invest $7 billion in exploration and development in the Sirte basin of northern Libya.
12/07/2007 -- Total farms into Yemen's onshore blocks with Sinopec
Total SA gained a 40% interest in two onshore exploration blocks in Yemen under a farmin agreement signed with Sinopec.
12/07/2007 -- Murphy, PTTEP farm in to Block AC/P36 off Australia
Murphy Oil Corp. and Thailand's PTT Exploration & Production PCL (PTTEP) together acquired a 60% stake in Block AC/P36 off northwestern Australia.
12/07/2007 -- Total farms in to two blocks in Yemen
Total SA has signed a farm-in agreement with China Petroleum & Chemical Corp (Sinopec) for two onshore blocks in Yemen.
12/07/2007 -- Cuba invites Russian firms to explore off Cuba
Cuban Deputy Foreign Minister Eumelio Caballero, currently in Moscow on a state visit, has invited Russian oil and gas companies to undertake exploration off Cuba in the Gulf of Mexico.
12/04/2007 -- Apache finds gas with Jade-4 well in Egypt
Apache will complete the Jade-4 exploration well in Egypt's Western Desert as a gas and condensate producer.
12/04/2007 -- Brazil awards five Santos basin blocks to Karoon
Melbourne-based Karoon Gas Australia Ltd. has been awarded five contiguous offshore exploration blocks in the Santos basin off Brazil.
12/04/2007 -- Anadarko makes oil discovery with West Tonga well
Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has made an oil discovery in its West Tonga prospect on Green Canyon Block 726 in deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
12/03/2007 -- Henry field off Victoria gets formal nod
The Santos-led JV in permit Vic/P44 in the Otway basin off western Victoria has agreed to spend $275 million (Aus.) to develop Henry gas field.
12/03/2007 -- Apache to explore more Tierra del Fuego acres
Apache Corp. said it won the right to explore for energy in two regions on the Chilean side of the Tierra del Fuego archipelago in the Magellan region.
12/03/2007 -- Total makes another oil find on Angola's Block 32
Total SA and its partners have tested 5,400 b/d of oil from the Alho exploration well on deepwater Block 32 off Angola.
12/03/2007 -- Seismic work to start in New Zealand's Great South basin
Consortia led by ExxonMobil Corp. and OMV AG are about to begin a new wave of exploration in New Zealand's Great South basin off the southern South Island.
12/03/2007 -- Indonesia reduces exploration period for awarded blocks
Indonesia's upstream oil and gas executive agency BP Migas may reduce the mandatory oil and gas exploration period to 3 years from 10 years to accelerate exploration at newly awarded oil and gas blocks.
11/29/2007 -- Fairfield extends Crawford field in UK N. Sea
Fairfield Energy Ltd., Staines, UK, found oil in a separate Tertiary horizon in Crawford field in the UK North Sea and confirmed the extension of the Triassic reservoir to the north of the previous Triassic wells.
11/27/2007 -- Sterling tests gas from Breagh appraisal well
Sterling Resources Ltd., Calgary, has tested the Breagh appraisal well, drilled on Block 42/13 in the UK southern North Sea.

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