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Pyrennees oil field now on stream off W. Australia (Mar 1, 2010)

The first phase of the BHP Billiton-operated Pyrenees oil field development project off Western Australia has been brought on stream several months ahead of schedule.

Santos Group's Henry natural gas field comes on stream (Feb 25, 2010)

The Santos Group’s Henry natural gas field development in the Otway basin off western Victoria has come on stream.

Apache starts producing Van Gogh off W. Australia (Feb 16, 2010)

Apache Corp., Houston, started production from the Van Gogh development on Production License WA-35-L in the Exmouth basin off Western Australia.

Concession awarded for Adriatic gas field (Jan 5, 2010)

Production from Guendalina natural gas field in the northern Adriatic Sea will start by June 2011 under a concession awarded this month to operator Eni SPA by the Italian Ministry of Economic Development, according to 20% interest holder Mediterranean Oil & Gas PLC (MOG).

North Belut gas field starts off Indonesia (Dec 17, 2009)

ConocoPhillips and partners have started production from North Belut gas field on South Natuna Sea Block B off Indonesia.

Oyo field production starts off Nigeria (Dec 15, 2009)

Oyo oil field has started production from two subsea wells in 400 m of water about 75 km off Nigeria.

Aramco targets Manifa start-up in 2013 (Dec 9, 2009)

Saudi Aramco says it has finished 60% of the causeway and drilling island system and installed all offshore jackets in its shallow-water Manifa heavy-oil development project.

Beach on target for oil production in Egypt (Nov 25, 2009)

Beach Petroleum NL, Adelaide, is on target to produce first oil from Egypt following a successful test of a development well in its North Shadwan block in the Gulf of Suez offshore Sinai Peninsula.

Mexico eyes risk contracts to offset Cantarell downturn (Nov 20, 2009)

Mexico’s state-owned Petroleos Mexicanos and the Secretaria de Energia (Sener) are preparing risk contracts that will be offered to oil companies—international and domestic—in order accelerate the search for oil and gas, according to local media.

Rio Napo JV starts operations at Sacha field in Ecuador (Nov 5, 2009)

Rio Napo, a 70-30 joint venture of Ecuador's state oil company Petroecuador and Venezuela’s Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA), has begun operating Sacha oil field in Ecuador's Amazon.

Longhorn gas field starts in Gulf of Mexico (Nov 3, 2009)

Eni SPA has started production from Longhorn gas field in 2,500 ft of water on Mississippi Canyon Blocks 502/546 in the Gulf of Mexico off Louisiana.

Daniel Boone discovery starts up in US gulf (Oct 28, 2009)

W&T Offshore Inc., Houston, started oil and natural gas production from the Daniel Boone discovery well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico.

Nexus Energy brings Longtom gas field on stream (Oct 27, 2009)

Nexus Energy Ltd., Melbourne, has brought on stream its wholly owned Longtom natural gas field in Bass Strait.

Oil flow from Malaysian block delayed again (Oct 22, 2009)

Start of production at Malaysia’s offshore Block SK-305 will be delayed again by technical problems, said an official of Indonesia’s state-owned PT Pertamina, which holds a minority stake in the development.

Oyong gas field off Indonesia comes on stream (Oct 5, 2009)

Santos Group’s Oyong natural gas field off Indonesia has been brought on stream as part of the field’s Phase 2 development.

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