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08/08/2008 -- Senate 'Gang of 10,' House working group try to break energy logjam
Bipartisan groups of US Senate and House members offered new energy proposals as Democratic and Republican leaders continued to trade potshots and a five-week congressional recess began.
08/07/2008 -- Transnet lets contract for South Africa pipeline
Johannesburg-based Transnet has awarded a €40 million contract to Siemens Energy to supply automation controls for Transnet's planned 700-km multiproduct pipeline in South Africa.
08/06/2008 -- OGX leases Ocean Quest semi for Campos blocks
Brazil's privately held OGX Petroleo e Gas Participacoes has signed an agreement with Diamond Offshore Netherlands BV, a subsidiary of Diamond Offshore Drilling, for the charter of a third drilling rig.
08/06/2008 -- DOE to store CO₂, recover CBM simultaneously
In a new program, the US Department of Energy and its Southwest Regional Partnership recently began to inject carbon dioxide into a large coal bed while simultaneously recovering natural gas, DOE's Fossil Energy Office reported Aug. 4.
08/06/2008 -- Brazilian oil, gas platform worker union cancels strike
The Sindipetro-NF union, which represents oil and gas platform workers in Brazil, has decided to cancel a strike against state-owned Petrobras originally planned to begin on Aug. 5.
08/04/2008 -- StatoilHydro starts oil production from Vilje field
StatoilHydro has delivered first oil from Vilje field in the Norwegian North Sea to the Alvheim floating production, storage, and offloading vessel.
08/04/2008 -- Apache, EGPC JV lets Salam gas plant contracts
Khalda Petroleum, a JV of Apache and EGPC, let a contract to Petrofac for EPC services for an additional gas train at the Salam gas plant on Apache's Khalda Concession in Egypt's Western Desert.
08/04/2008 -- AED expands Puffin oil field development
AED Oil Ltd.'s Puffin oil field in the Timor Sea has produced 1.6 million bbl of oil and $67 million (Aus.) in revenue during the 2007-08 financial year.
08/04/2008 -- Menzel Ledjmet East output goal is mid-2011
The target for first hydrocarbons production from the $1.3 billion Menzel Ledjmet East development in eastern Algeria's Berkine basin is the second quarter of 2011, said First Calgary Petroleums.
08/04/2008 -- Brazilian oil, gas labor union set to strike
The labor union representing oil and gas platform workers in Brazil's Campos basin has announced plans for a second 5-day strike against state-run Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras).
08/01/2008 -- Chevron starts oil production from Agbami field off Nigeria
Chevron Corp.'s Nigerian affiliate, Star Deep Water Petroleum Ltd., has started oil production from Agbami field off Nigeria.
08/01/2008 -- US drilling activity dips
US drilling activity dipped this week, down by 6 to 1,951 rotary rigs working, compared with 1,781 during the same period a year ago, Baker Hughes Inc. reported.
07/31/2008 -- Petrobras lets work contract for Santos, Campos basins
Brazil's Petrobras awarded Fugro Brasil and Sealion Shipping a $137 million, 3-year contract for inspection, repair, and maintenance work in the Santos and Campos basins.
07/31/2008 -- Shell declares force majeure after Nembe pipeline attack
Shell declared force majeure on its export commitments at its Nigerian Bonny Light terminal after Nigerian militants damaged its Nembe oil trunk pipeline in the Niger Delta.
07/31/2008 -- BP lets $1 billion contract for work on Block 31 off Angola
In a $1 billion deal, BP contracted Heerema Marine Contractors to produce the URF-1 risers and production flowlines for its first deepwater oil development on Block 31 off Angola.
07/31/2008 -- BP lets Angolan services contract to Subsea 7
Aberdeen-based engineering and construction firm Subsea 7 Ltd. emerged as one of the winners from BP PLC's $10 billion investment to develop offshore oil discoveries on deepwater Block 31 off Angola.
07/29/2008 -- Gupco starts production from Taurt gas field off Egypt
Gulf of Suez Petroleum Co. (Gupco) has begun natural gas production from Taurt field on the Ras El Bar concession off Egypt.
07/28/2008 -- BHP, ExxonMobil move ahead with Turrum field development
BHP Billiton has given the green light to development of Turrum oil and gas field, which lies in the Bass Strait production area off southeast Victoria.
07/26/2008 -- Agip lets subsea contract for Oyo field off Nigeria
Agip Exploration Ltd. has let a ¬75 million turnkey contract to Technip SA to design and produce the subsea system for Oyo oil field on Block OML 120/121 off Nigeria.
07/26/2008 -- Neptune TLP resumes full oil production in gulf
Full oil production has been restored on the Neptune tension leg platform in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico, BHP Billiton Ltd. said.

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