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10/31/2008 -- Kazakhstan, consortium agrees to new Kashagan terms
The government of Kazakhstan has reached a long-awaited agreement with Agip Kazakhstan North Caspian Operating Co.—the Eni-led consortium developing Kashagan oilfield—over control of the project.
10/31/2008 -- MMS to assess mitigation measures off California
The US Minerals Management Service has contracted with Applied Marine Sciences Inc. to help evaluate environmental mitigation measures and conditions required for oil and gas projects off Southern California's coast.
10/30/2008 -- Atlas to pursue New Albany shale in Indiana
Atlas Energy Resources LLC, Pittsburgh, plans to drill more than 100 horizontal wells to Devonian New Albany shale in southwestern Indiana by the end of 2009.
10/30/2008 -- USGS: 2.4 tcf of gas beneath eastern Oregon, Washington
An estimated 2.4 tcf of gas and 9.8 million bbl of natural gas liquids lie beneath eastern Oregon and Washington, the US Geological Survey reported in late October.
10/29/2008 -- Encore making run at Tuscaloosa marine shale
Encore Acquisition is exploring for oil in the highly overpressured Cretaceous Tuscaloosa marine shale and has accumulated 210,000 net acres along the Louisiana-Mississippi line east of the Mississippi River.
10/29/2008 -- Petrobras signs energy agreements with Galp, EDP
Brazil's Petrobras has signed several agreements with EDP Energias do Brasil and Portugal's Galp Energia for cooperation in biofuels, gas, electric power generation, and E&P projects.
10/29/2008 -- Bahrain launches bidding round for gas exploration
Bahrain has launched a bidding round for exploration of its onshore natural gas fields, said oil minister Abdul-Hussain Ali Mirza, who also is chairman of the country's national oil and gas authority.
10/27/2008 -- Gulf RIK gas sale to generate $537 million, says MMS
The US government will receive more than $537 million from a sale of more than 76 bcf of Gulf of Mexico RIK gas earlier this month, the MMS said on Oct. 27.
10/27/2008 -- Oilexco discovers Huntington Forties extension
The Huntington Forties pool in the UK North Sea has an extension on Block 22/14a, said operator Oilexco North Sea Ltd.
10/27/2008 -- East China Sea gas-condensate project eyed
Primeline Energy signed an agreement in principle for sale of gas from the Lishui 36-1 (Vicky) gas-condensate discovery in the East China Sea and plans to prepare a stand-alone development plan.
10/27/2008 -- Nido Petroleum finds more oil off the Philippines
Nido Petroleum Ltd., Perth, has found a 119 m oil column in its Tindalo-1 wildcat on Permit SC54 in the Northwest Palawan basin off the Philippines.
10/27/2008 -- Mediterranean, Leni plan 2009 Malta PSC work
The Maltese government has approved Mediterranean Oil & Gas PLC's proposed 2009 work program with its joint venture partner Leni Gas & Oil PLC.
10/27/2008 -- Unconventional gas spurs EnCana's output
EnCana Corp. said its companywide natural gas production was up 8% to 3.9 bcfd in the quarter ended Sept. 30 on a gain of 16% in its North American unconventional gas plays.
10/26/2008 -- British Columbian gas may offset conventional decline
Further development of shale and tight natural gas prospects in Northeast British Columbia may be able to offset an expected 7% decline in conventional Canadian gas production by 2010.
10/24/2008 -- Venezuela to offer up three Orinoco blocks
Venezuela plans to announce a licensing round for several oil blocks in the country's Orinoco region this coming week, according to oil minister Rafael Ramirez.
10/24/2008 -- Ultradeep shelf well logs four apparent pays
The ultradeep Gulf of Mexico shelf well known as Blackbeard has logged four "potential hydrocarbon-bearing zones below 30,067 ft," said operator McMoRan Exploration Co.
10/24/2008 -- OMV tests gas, condensate from Sourour well
OMV AG has tested a cumulative 9,700 boe/d of gas and condensate from several layers in the Sourour-1 exploration well on southern Tunisia's Jenein Sud exploration permit.
10/24/2008 -- Ascent begins 3D seismic survey in Hungary
Ascent Resources PLC has started shooting a 3D seismic survey over the Peneszlek area of the Nyirseg permits in Hungary.
10/24/2008 -- Virginia Huron shale gets horizontal wells
Range Resources Corp., Fort Worth, completed drilling its fifth horizontal well to Devonian Huron shale in Nora field in southwestern Virginia.
10/23/2008 -- Israeli group to drill for gas in Mediterranean
A consortium of Israeli companies, along with US-based Noble Energy Inc., will soon begin drilling for natural gas on the Tamar-1 concession in the Mediterranean Sea off Haifa.

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