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06/13/2008 -- Petrobras consortium makes second Santos basin oil find
The consortium led by Brazil's Petrobras said a second well drilled on Block BM-S-9 in the ultradeep waters of the Santos basin has confirmed light oil.
06/13/2008 -- Deep zones tight at Eel River basin well
Six flow tests in 10 rock units of deeper formations in northern California's Eel River basin indicated insufficient permeability to produce gas at commercial rates, said Foothills Resources.
06/12/2008 -- Blackbeard West well deepening planned
A group led by McMoRan Exploration has set intermediate casing and plans to apply to deepen the Gulf of Mexico shelf well to 35,000 ft to evaluate the primary targets.
06/12/2008 -- Hess finds gas off W. Australia with Glencoe-1 wildcat
Hess Corp. has made a natural gas discovery with its first well drilled off Western Australia.
06/11/2008 -- Gaz de France, Dana test West El Burullus gas well
Gaz de France has made a natural gas discovery on Egypt's West El Burullus (WEB) prospect off northeast Alexandria in the Mediterranean Sea.
06/11/2008 -- Tullow tests oil, gas from Jubilee field off Ghana
Tullow Oil PLC has tested 5,200 b/d of 36° oil and 5.3 MMcfd of associated natural gas from its Mahogany-2 well on Jubilee field off Ghana.
06/10/2008 -- Kuwait
Petromin Resources signed an operating agreement with United Oil Projects of Kuwait to proceed with EOR using CO2 sequestration on selected KOC lands.
06/07/2008 -- Aminex tests Kilwani North-1 gas well in Tanzania
Aminex PLC, London, has tested its Kiliwani North-1 (KN-1) well on the Nyuni license in Tanzania.
06/07/2008 -- Aminex tests Kiliwani North-1 gas well in Tanzania
Aminex PLC, London, has tested its Kiliwani North-1 (KN-1) well on the Nyuni license in Tanzania.
06/06/2008 -- Florida
BreitBurn Energy Partners LP, Los Angeles, plans an infill drilling program in late 2008-early 2009 on its properties in the Cretaceous Sunniland lime oil trend in the South Florida basin.
06/06/2008 -- Lundin buys share of Block 9, Anza basin, Kenya
Lundin Kenya BV will gain a 30% interest in operator CNOOC Africa Ltd.'s Block 9 in the Anza basin of northwestern Kenya.
06/06/2008 -- CNPC, Niger sign upstream, downstream deals
China National Petroleum Corp. (CNPC) has signed a cooperation agreement with Niger to invest $5 billion in exploring and developing the Agadem block.
06/06/2008 -- More operators probe Haynesville gas shale
More operators are wading into the Jurassic Haynesville shale gas play in Northwest Louisiana and East Texas since Chesapeake Energy called the potential extraordinary earlier this year.
06/06/2008 -- Total, Socar sign Absheron block agreement
Total SA will operate the Absheron block in Azerbaijan under a heads of agreement (HOA) signed with that nation's oil company Socar.
06/05/2008 -- UK approves Don fields' development
Petrofac Energy Developments Ltd. has received governmental approval to develop the Don South West and West Don fields in the UK North Sea.
06/05/2008 -- Indian firms, Sonatrach sign Libyan PSC
Oil India Ltd., Sonatrach, and Indian Oil Corp. will explore three blocks in two contract areas in Libya under a PSC signed with Libya's state-owned NOC.
06/05/2008 -- Barrett spudding Paradox basin shale well
Bill Barrett Corp. was spudding in late May its next well in an emerging two-formation shale gas play in the Paradox basin of Colorado and Utah.
06/05/2008 -- Long sidetrack appraises gulf's Pony find
A 33,362-ft sidetrack well in Green Canyon Block 468 has successfully appraised Hess Corp.'s 2006 Pony discovery in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.
06/03/2008 -- New Brunswick gas shale under evaluation
Corridor Resources plans a $32 million program this year and next to step up economic assessment of the Mississippian Frederick Brook shale near Elgin, NB.
06/02/2008 -- UK announces winners of onshore licenses
The UK government has awarded 54 companies onshore licenses in its 13th licensing round designed to encourage investment in the mature basin.

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