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10/31/2008 -- Reps. Davis, Issa urge Congress to address all US energy production aspects
Two senior Republicans on the US House Oversight and Government Reform Committee issued a report on Oct. 28 calling for an approach that addresses all facets of US energy production.
10/30/2008 -- CERI still expects much oil sands capital influx
A recent report from Canadian Energy Research Institute still sees substantial influx of capital into Alberta oil sands development even with the world's current economic downturn.
10/30/2008 -- Total plans downhole sulfur removal demonstration
France's Total intends to use the downhole sulfur removal technology, which it developed with CrystaTech, on sour gas fields in the Middle East and in the Caspian Sea area, a Total spokesman told OGJ.
10/30/2008 -- Galoc sells first oil from field off the Philippines
Galoc Production, operator for Galoc oil field off the Philippines, has sold its first cargo of 300,000 bbl of oil from its development in the Palawan basin to local refiner Petron.
10/28/2008 -- Horizon sees Papua New Guinea condensate project
The Stanley gas-condensate reservoir on PRL 4 in western Papua New Guinea could support a large condensate stripping-gas recycling development, said Horizon Oil.
10/25/2008 -- Petrobras awards Technip offshore flexible pipelay
Petroleo Brasilerio SA (Petrobras) has awarded a contract to Technip SA for the charter of the Normand Progress vessel for 2 years.
10/24/2008 -- Total hires Angolan drilling rig
Total E&P Angola has let a 2-year drilling contract worth $452 million to Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. for its fourth-generation semisubmersible rig, Ocean Valiant, in Angola.
10/24/2008 -- API's new chairman is Devon Energy's J. Larry Nichols
Devon Energy Corp. chief executive J. Larry Nichols became the first independent producer to be named chairman of the American Petroleum Institute on Oct. 20 at API's annual meeting in Scottsdale, Ariz.
10/24/2008 -- DOE successfully generates electricity from producing well's hot water
Electricity has been generated successfully from a producing oil well's geothermal hot water for the first time, the US Department of Energy's Fossil Fuel Office reported on Oct. 18.
10/24/2008 -- Surrogates' energy debates are lively in presidential campaign's home stretch
As the 2008 election campaigns entered the home stretch, the two major presidential nominees left energy issue discussions to surrogates. But two such discussions at Washington area forums were lively.
10/22/2008 -- Pennsylvania plant to process Marcellus gas
MarkWest Energy Partners LP has started up a 30 MMcfd refrigeration plant southwest of Pittsburgh to process natural gas from the Devonian Marcellus shale.
10/21/2008 -- AGIP taps WorleyParsons group for Kashagan contract
AGIP KCO has chosen an engineering consortium led by WorleyParsons Europe Ltd. to design facilities for the second phase of massive Kashagan oil field in Kazakhstan.
10/20/2008 -- Star Energy evacuates staff from Energy Enhance rig
Star Energy has evacuated 34 nonessential staff members from the Energy Enhancer jack up drilling rig in the UK North Sea after a small fire broke out in the ventilation system.
10/17/2008 -- US well completions grew 16% year-to-year in third quarter, API says
US oil and gas drilling continued to outpace year-ago activity during the third quarter and is nearly twice the levels seen during the 1990s, the American Petroleum Institute said on Oct. 10.
10/15/2008 -- Linc starts up CTL demonstration plant in Queensland
Brisbane company Linc Energy Ltd. has produced its first liquids from the Chinchilla coal-to-liquids demonstration plant in southeast Queensland.
10/15/2008 -- Camisea: Pluspetrol launches new production in Block 56
Peru reported that the six-member Consorcio Camisea has begun production of natural gas at Pagoreni field on Block 56 in the Cuzco region and part of the Camisea gas-condensate project.
10/13/2008 -- StatoilHydro to install Marulk subsea production system
StatoilHydro will select the concept and install the production system for Marulk gas-condensate field in the Norwegian Sea under an agreement signed with operator Eni Norge.
10/11/2008 -- US drilling rebounds, ends 3-week downturn
US drilling activity increased by 11 units to 1,990 working this week, ending a 3-week decline and up from 1,767 rotary rigs drilling last year during the same period, Baker Hughes Inc. reported.
10/10/2008 -- API: Third quarter US completions up 16% over 2007
US oil and gas drilling continued to outpace year-ago activity during the third quarter and is nearly twice the levels seen during the 1990s, the American Petroleum Institute said Oct. 10.
10/10/2008 -- IFC to provide $30 million of financing to India oilfield services firm
The International Finance Corp. has made its first onshore oil and gas drilling equity investment, the World Bank Group member announced on Oct. 8.

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