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ConocoPhillips, Greka sign CBM farmin for Chinese fields

Mon, 24 Aug 2009 21:21:00 GMT

August 24,2009 --

ConocoPhillips has signed a farmin agreement with Green Dragon Gas’s Greka China subsidiary covering the development of coalbed methane reserves in three production-sharing contracts in China.

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US drilling continues to increase

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 21:00:20 GMT

August 21,2009 --

US drilling activity continued to increase, up 17 units to 985 rotary rigs working this week, compared with 1,998 during the same period a year ago, said Baker Hughes Inc.

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Petrobras lets subsea contract for Marlim field

Fri, 21 Aug 2009 17:51:00 GMT

August 21,2009 --

Brazil’s Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) has contracted FMC Technologies Inc. to supply by 2011 a deepwater subsea separation system for its offshore Marlim field in the Campos basin.

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Production increase planned for Bongkot gas field

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 18:21:00 GMT

August 18,2009 --

The consortium led by Thailand’s PTT Exploration & Production PLC (PTTEP) is set to ramp up production from its greater Bongkot field off Thailand by 58% to 870 MMcfd of gas in the next 2-3 years.

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Chevron advances Minas chemical flood

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 14:25:40 GMT

August 18,2009 --

Chevron Pacific Indonesia is moving ahead with its pilot chemical injection project in giant Minas oil field in Sumatra, Indonesia (OGJ, Apr. 21, 2008, p. 41).

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Ceres gas field to start up production this year

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 18:50:30 GMT

August 17,2009 --

Venture Production PLC reported it plans to start production from Ceres natural gas field in the southern UK North Sea later this year.

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Maersk Oil starts production from Affleck

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 17:45:10 GMT

August 17,2009 --

Maersk Oil UK Ltd. has brought Affleck field on stream in the central UK North Sea, adding potentially 8,000 b/d of oil to its portfolio when it reaches full capacity.

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US drilling continues to climb

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 20:31:00 GMT

August 14,2009 --

US drilling activity increased for the fifth consecutive week, inching up by 2 rotary rigs to 968 working, compared with 1,990 during the same period a year ago, said Baker Hughes Inc.

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Chevron starts work with new drillship

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 15:00:30 GMT

August 14,2009 --

Chevron USA Inc. has begun work with Transocean Inc.’s Discoverer Clear Leader ultradeepwater drillship in the Gulf of Mexico.

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StatoilHydro does hot tap work on Ormen Lange

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 18:05:10 GMT

August 13,2009 --

StatoilHydro has carried out two hot tap operations on a pressurized pipeline on Ormen Lange field in the Norwegian Sea, making it the deepest subsea work of its kind in the world.

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Gas sales start from Kambuna field off Sumatra

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 17:10:10 GMT

August 13,2009 --

Salamander Energy PLC and Serica Energy PLC announced the start of gas sales from Kambuna field in the Glagah Kambuna Technical Assistance Contract (TAC) area of the Malacca Straits, 40 km off North Sumatra, Indonesia.

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Two guilty in counterfeit-equipment case

Thu, 13 Aug 2009 15:55:30 GMT

August 13,2009 --

Two men pleaded guilty to federal charges of conspiring to manufacture and sell counterfeit oil field pipe couplings, the US Department of Justice said.

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Ghana ports authority prepares for oil production

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 20:26:00 GMT

August 11,2009 --

The Ghana Ports and Harbor Authority plans to begin construction of an oil service terminal at the Takoradi Port in September in preparation for the start of oil production next year.

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Jacket, piles finished for Buzzard platform

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:45:40 GMT

August 11,2009 --

Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd. is set to receive the jacket and piles for the fourth platform on its Buzzard oil field in the UK North Sea ahead of schedule.

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Murphy Oil brings Azurite field on stream

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:40:30 GMT

August 11,2009 --

Murphy Oil Corp. has started oil production from Azurite field off Congo (Brazzaville) through what it says is the industry’s first floating drilling, production, storage, and offloading facility (FDPSO).

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Wyoming CBM effect on groundwater studied

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:40:30 GMT

August 11,2009 --

The Wyoming State Geological Survey, in association with the US Bureau of Land Management’s Buffalo, Wyo., field office, has released a report about groundwater monitoring in the Wyoming portion of the Powder River basin.

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DOE-backed Fayetteville shale tool available

Tue, 11 Aug 2009 16:35:10 GMT

August 11,2009 --

A US Department of Energy-sponsored project has led to development of an infrastructure placement analysis system (IPAS) to help producers recover natural gas more effectively from shale formations in environmentally sensitive areas.

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Premier Oil brings Shelley field on stream

Mon, 10 Aug 2009 16:00:30 GMT

August 10,2009 --

Premier PLC has begun producing 31° gravity oil at unspecified rates from the Paleocene Forties reservoir at Shelley field in the UK North Sea.

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US drilling up for fourth week

Fri, 07 Aug 2009 19:25:30 GMT

August 7,2009 --

US drilling activity continued to climb for the fourth consecutive week, up by 18 rotary rigs to 966 working, compared with 1,870 during the same period a year ago, said Baker Hughes Inc.

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StatoilHydro starts Tune South gas production

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:45:20 GMT

August 5,2009 --

StatoilHydro expects plateau production of 1.5 million standard cu m/day of natural gas in 2009-10 from the Tune South satellite well, which was tied back to Oseberg field in the Norwegian North Sea.

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Tennessee gas output hike urged to fuel plant

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 21:25:10 GMT

August 5,2009 --

Tennessee needs to sharply increase its natural gas production in support of a planned gas-fired electric generating plant to be built at Rogersville in Hancock County northeast of Knoxville, said the Tennessee Oil & Gas Association.

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Aramco: 400 wells prepped for Khurais start

Wed, 05 Aug 2009 17:30:20 GMT

August 5,2009 --

Saudi Aramco said its Southern Area Production Engineering and Production Services Departments prepared more than 400 wells for completion before supergiant Khurais oil field came on stream in June (OGJ, July 20, 2009, p. 34).

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Bolivia's Itau field declared commercial

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:05:20 GMT

August 4,2009 --

France’s Total declared Bolivia’s giant Itau gas-condensate field commercial, 10 years after its discovery in Tarija Department.

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TAQA to operate Dutch gas field platform

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 19:30:10 GMT

August 4,2009 --

TAQA Energy BV (TAQA Energy) will operate the L11b-A platform in the Dutch North Sea, which will start production from the southern part of L8-D gas field later this year.

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Contracts let for Jubilee subsea, FPSO work

Tue, 04 Aug 2009 14:50:10 GMT

August 4,2009 --

Tullow Ghana Ltd. has let a contract for subsea, well test, and data acquisition services to Expro International Group PLC for its deepwater Jubilee oil field off Ghana, which is due to start production next year (OGJ, July 27, 2009, p. 35).

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Contract let for Kizomba satellite tiebacks

Mon, 03 Aug 2009 18:00:50 GMT

August 3,2009 --

Esso Exploration Angola (Block 15) Ltd. has let a lump-sum turnkey contract to Saipem SPA for tieback work in 2011 on the Kizomba satellites program on Block 15 off Angola.

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Apache sees 10 bcf wells in Horn River basin

Sun, 02 Aug 2009 18:15:10 GMT

August 2,2009 --

Recent drilling results have strengthened earlier estimates of 10 bcf of ultimate gas recovery from individual horizontal wells in the Horn River basin shales of Northeast British Columbia, said Apache Corp.

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US rotary rig count continues to gain

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 20:25:40 GMT

July 31,2009 --

US drilling activity increased again this week with the addition of 5 rotary rigs, bringing the total working units to 948, far below the 1,951 that were drilling in the same period a year ago, according to the latest count by Baker Hughes Inc........

Chesapeake bolsters Marcellus shale position

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 17:05:40 GMT

July 31,2009 --

Chesapeake Energy Corp., Oklahoma City, said it expects to become the largest gross producer of natural gas from the Appalachian basin Marcellus shale play by the end of 2009.

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Aramco production capacity at 12 million b/d

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:30:30 GMT

July 31,2009 --

Saudi Aramco Chief Executive Officer Khalid al-Falih, in an interview with the pan-Arab daily newspaper Al-Hayah, said production capacity of the state-owned firm reached 12 million b/d in June.

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Jacky field output exceeds expectations

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 15:20:40 GMT

July 31,2009 --

Jacky field in the UK North Sea is producing over 11,000 b/d of oil, according to operator Ithaca Energy (UK) Ltd.

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StatoilHydro to start Norne satellite production

Thu, 30 Jul 2009 21:40:40 GMT

July 30,2009 --

StatoilHydro plans to increase production from Norne oil field in the Norwegian Sea this summer through a subsea system.

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Shell orders pumps for St. Joseph field off Sabah

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 21:50:10 GMT

July 29,2009 --

Shell Malaysia Exploration & Production BV placed an $8 million order for Flowserve Corp. barrel-type injection pumps for its waterflood development in St. Joseph field, off Sabah.

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Tuned water may improve Saudi waterflooding

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:25:20 GMT

July 29,2009 --

Minimal chemical alteration to injection water may help increase oil recovery, researchers at Saudi Aramco's EXPEC Advanced Research Center say.

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Encore secures carbon dioxide supply for Bell Creek flood

Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:10:30 GMT

July 29,2009 --

Encore Acquisition Co. said it will purchase carbon dioxide for its Bell Creek tertiary oil recovery project in southeastern Montana from the Lost Cabin gas plant in Fremont County, Wyo.

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Nexus secures diving support vessel contract

Mon, 27 Jul 2009 17:56:00 GMT

July 27,2009 --

Nexus Energy Ltd., Melbourne, will resume construction and offshore hook-up in September of its Longtom natural gas field in the Bass Strait off southeast Victoria upon arrival onsite of its new diving support and installation vessel.

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US drilling continues to gain

Fri, 24 Jul 2009 19:10:10 GMT

July 24,2009 --

US drilling activity increased again this week with the addition of 23 rotary rigs, bringing the total working units to 943, far below the 1,957 that were drilling in the same period in 2008, said Baker Hughes Inc.

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Anadarko lets Caesar Tonga field contracts

Tue, 21 Jul 2009 17:40:50 GMT

July 21,2009 --

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. has let two lump-sum contracts to Technip SA to design equipment to bring deepwater Caesar Tonga field on stream by 2011 in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Rig count inches higher

Fri, 17 Jul 2009 19:45:30 GMT

July 17,2009 --

After falling the previous week, US drilling increased by 4 rotary rigs to 920 working this week, compared with 1,928 active units in the same period a year ago, said Baker Hughes Inc.

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Alberta oil sands investment to recover by yearend

Wed, 15 Jul 2009 14:15:20 GMT

July 15,2009 --

The expected economic recovery in developing the oil sands in Alberta may start in late 2009 or early 2010, said Robert J. Mason, managing director, head of oil sands, investment banking, global energy, and power group, TD Securities Inc., Calg.......

Apache lets contract for Forties oil field platforms

Tue, 14 Jul 2009 17:25:10 GMT

July 14,2009 --

Apache North Sea Ltd. has contracted Petrofac Ltd. for the onshore engineering and offshore construction that will support the five fixed platforms in Forties oil field in the UK North Sea.

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API: Fewer US wells drilled year-to-year in 2Q

Mon, 13 Jul 2009 21:21:00 GMT

July 13,2009 --

US oil and gas drilling fell to levels not seen since 2003-04 for a second consecutive quarter during the 3 months ending June 30, the American Petroleum Institute said.

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US drilling count drops

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 20:10:10 GMT

July 10,2009 --

After climbing for 3 consecutive weeks for the first time since early September, US drilling is down by 12 units to 916 rotary rigs working this week, Baker Hughes Inc. reported.

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Shah gas field development agreements signed

Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:30:40 GMT

July 10,2009 --

ConocoPhillips and Abu Dhabi National Oil Co. (ADNOC) have signed joint venture and field entry agreements for developing Shah gas field in Abu Dhabi.

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Murphy starts producing Thunder Hawk field

Thu, 09 Jul 2009 16:25:50 GMT

July 9,2009 --

Murphy Oil Corp. has started producing oil and associated gas from Thunder Hawk field on Mississippi Canyon Block 734 in the Gulf of Mexico.

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Imperial Oil awards contract for Kearl oil sands project

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 18:00:10 GMT

July 8,2009 --

Imperial Oil Ltd. awarded Fluor Corp. a $1.5 billion engineering, procurement, and construction contract for infrastructure and offlease facilities for the first phase of the Kearl oil sands project, a surface mining and bitumen extraction oper.......

Tyrihans field off Norway starts production

Wed, 08 Jul 2009 15:16:00 GMT

July 8,2009 --

StatoilHydro started production from the subsea completed Tyrihans oil and gas field in the Norwegian Sea on July 8.

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KNOC acquires riserless mud recovery technology

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:55:50 GMT

July 7,2009 --

Korea National Oil Corp. (KNOC) signed a $9 million drilling contract with AGR Drilling Services to use its riserless mud recovery system technology off Sakhalin Island later this year and in 2010.

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First circular offshore drilling rig completed

Tue, 07 Jul 2009 15:30:50 GMT

July 7,2009 --

The COSCO Shipyard Group's Qidong shipyard recently completed construction of the Sevan Driller, the world's first circular offshore drilling rig, Sevan Marine ASA reports.

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Petrofac brings Don Southwest field on stream

Mon, 06 Jul 2009 14:16:00 GMT

July 6,2009 --

Petrofac Energy Developments started oil production from two wells on Don Southwest (Don SW) in the UK northern North Sea, adding to initial output from the nearby West Don field that began in April.

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Cabgoc starts oil production from Mafumeira Norte

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:50:40 GMT

July 2,2009 --

Chevron Corp. subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Co. Ltd. (Cabgoc) brought the Mafumeira Norte oil project off Angola on stream ahead of schedule.

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PDO lets contract for Kauther depletion-compression project

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 22:21:00 GMT

July 2,2009 --

Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) let a $350 million engineering, procurement, and construction contract to Petrofac Ltd. for the Kauther gas field depletion-compression project.

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US drilling increases for third straight week

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 21:50:30 GMT

July 2,2009 --

US drilling activity continued to increase for the third consecutive week, up by 11 units to 928 rotary rigs working, said Baker Hughes Inc.

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Impacts estimated for federally regulated hydraulic fracturing

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 16:15:10 GMT

July 2,2009 --

US economic strength would be reduced by several billion dollars in the next 5 years if hydraulic fracturing was federally regulated, the second part of an American Petroleum Institute-commissioned study found.

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BLM signs decision record on Rocktober gas project in Wyoming

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:20:40 GMT

July 1,2009 --

The US Bureau of Land Management’s Cody, Wyo., field manager signed a decision record on June 29 for seven proposed natural gas wells in the McCullough Peaks area east of Cody.

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Chevron begins injecting steam in PNZ pilot

Mon, 29 Jun 2009 15:10:50 GMT

June 29,2009 --

Saudi Arabian Chevron initiated steam injection in its large-scale pilot steamflood project at Wafra field, an Eocene heavy-oil carbonate reservoir in the Partitioned Neutral Zone (PNZ) between Kuwait and Saudi Arabia.

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First 2-week gain in rig count in 8 months

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 21:50:50 GMT

June 26,2009 --

US drilling activity increased a second consecutive week for the first time in more than 8 months, up by 18 rotary rigs this week to 917 working, said officials at Baker Hughes Inc.

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ExxonMobil expands Piceance gas-gathering facilities

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:56:00 GMT

June 26,2009 --

ExxonMobil Production Co. recently completed new field facilities in its Piceance basin operations in Colorado’s Rio Blanco County.

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Alberta extends energy incentive programs

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 17:30:10 GMT

June 25,2009 --

Alberta extended by a year to March 2011 the two energy incentive programs announced last March (OGJ, Mar. 9, 2009, Newsletter).

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Oil firm seeks restitution from Texas Railroad Commission

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 16:35:30 GMT

June 25,2009 --

Texas Gov. Rick Perry signed Senate Concurrent Resolution 72, allowing Gulf Energy Exploration Corp. to pursue a claim against the Railroad Commission of Texas (RRC) for plugging the wrong gas well (OGJ Online, May 19, 2009).

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Study expects a floater market recovery in 2010

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 15:40:30 GMT

June 24,2009 --

Despite the failure of an estimated $10 billion of expected orders to materialize as the global economy derailed in 2008-09, Douglas-Westwood Ltd. in a recent report expects the installation of floating production units to recover in 2010, with.......

Enbridge to move Kearl oil sands production to Edmonton

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 19:40:40 GMT

June 23,2009 --

Enbridge Inc. announced an agreement with Imperial Oil Resources Ventures Ltd. and ExxonMobil Canada Properties to transport blended bitumen from the Kearl project in the Athabasca oil sands region about 70 km northeast of Fort McMurray, Alta.,.......

Chevron starts oil production from Frade field off Brazil

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:51:00 GMT

June 23,2009 --

Chevron Brasil Upstream Frade Ltda. has started oil production from Frade field, Chevron’s first operated deepwater development off Brazil.

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BMI: Venezuela to remain major oil exporter

Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:25:40 GMT

June 23,2009 --

Venezuela will account for 8.13% of Latin American regional oil demand by 2013, while providing 26.46% of supply, according to the latest Venezuela Oil and Gas Report by analyst BMI.

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Groningen: Unconventional gas resources key to European supply

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 18:20:40 GMT

June 22,2009 --

Unconventional gas resources worldwide could become major supply sources for Europe provided the industry can develop breakthrough technologies to produce these resources economically, speakers said at the 50th anniversary of supergiant Groning.......

Forties Charlie well starts production in UK North Sea

Mon, 22 Jun 2009 17:35:20 GMT

June 22,2009 --

Apache Corp., Houston, reported that its Forties Charlie 6-3 well started oil production at a rate of 10,500 b/d in the UK North Sea.

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US drilling has first gain in 11 weeks

Fri, 19 Jun 2009 20:46:00 GMT

June 19,2009 --

US drilling activity increased for the first time in 11 weeks, up by 23 rotary rigs to 899 drilling—the same number as 3 weeks ago but down from 1,906 during the same period a year ago, said Baker Hughes Inc.

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Eni lets contract for Kitan subsea equipment

Thu, 18 Jun 2009 16:00:40 GMT

June 18,2009 --

Eni SPA awarded a $60-million contract to FMC Technologies Inc. for manufacturing and delivering subsea equipment to its Kitan oil field development in the Joint Petroleum Development Area Block 06-105 of the Timor Sea between Australia and Eas.......

Connacher reactivates Algar oil sands project

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 20:25:40 GMT

June 17,2009 --

After selling $200 million of first-lien senior secured notes, Connacher Oil & Gas Ltd., Calgary, announced it would reactivate its plan to construct the Algar project, a project similar in size to its first steam-assisted gravity drainage .......

ERCB lowers oil sands production forecast

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:51:00 GMT

June 17,2009 --

In its June report on Alberta's 2008 reserves and supply-demand outlook for 2009-18, Alberta's Energy Resources Conservation Board (ERCB) lowered its forecast of bitumen production to 2.7 million b/d in 2018.

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Jubilee field subsea system ordered

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:25:10 GMT

June 17,2009 --

The Jubilee integrated project team placed an order with FMC Technologies Inc. for designing and manufacturing a subsea production system for the Jubilee deepwater development in 4,000-5,100 ft of water off Ghana.

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Groningen gas field to produce for another 50 years

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 22:15:10 GMT

June 16,2009 --

Supergiant Groningen natural gas field in the northern reaches of the Netherlands will continue to produce gas for at least another 50 years, according to Roelf Venhuizen, managing director of Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij BV (NAM).

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CAPP forecasts growing oil sands production

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 17:05:10 GMT

June 16,2009 --

The Canadian Association of Petroleum Producers expects Canadian crude oil production, including oil sands, to reach 3-3.3 million b/d by 2015.

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Hibernia southern extension work advances

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 15:45:20 GMT

June 16,2009 --

Development of the southern extension of Hibernia oil and gas field off Newfoundland has advanced with tentative agreement on fiscal terms.

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US drilling activity still in decline

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:55:50 GMT

June 12,2009 --

US drilling activity continued to drop this week with 876 rotary rigs working, 11 fewer than the previous week and down from 1,901 during the same period in 2008.

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Sonatrach lets contract for Gassi Touil gas project

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 20:40:20 GMT

June 12,2009 --

Algeria’s state-owned Sonatrach has awarded JGC Corp. a contract valued at ¥150 billion to construct a gas processing facility at the integrated Gassi Touil gas project.

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PA Resources adds production well on Didon field

Fri, 12 Jun 2009 16:20:20 GMT

June 12,2009 --

PA Resources AB drilled a new production well on Didon field off Tunisia, which brings it a step closer to producing 11,000-14,000 b/d of oil this year.

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Dong E&P orders Oselvar subsea production system

Wed, 10 Jun 2009 22:15:30 GMT

June 10,2009 --

Dong E&P Norge AS awarded Aker Solutions a 350 million kroner engineering, procurement, and construction contract for a subsea production system for developing Oselvar field on Blocks 1/3 and 1/2 in the North Sea.

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Study finds US production would dip under hydraulic fracturing bill

Tue, 09 Jun 2009 22:55:50 GMT

June 9,2009 --

US oil and gas production would drop 20.5% over 5 years if federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing becomes law, the American Petroleum Institute said on June 9 as it released a new study.

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Lacq field CCS project is France's first

Fri, 05 Jun 2009 21:15:30 GMT

June 5,2009 --

Following 2 years of study and preparation, Total SA has received administrative authorization to start injecting carbon dioxide in France’s first carbon capture and storage (CCS) pilot project.

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US drilling continues to drop

By OGJ editors — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 20:20:10 GMT

June 5,2009 --

The decline in US drilling accelerated, down by 12 rotary rigs to 887 this week after losing only 1 in the prior week, said Baker Hughes Inc.

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TransCanada unit sees 6.8 tcf from Montney

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 21:06:00 GMT

June 4,2009 --The Triassic Montney tight sand formation will provide the majority of the gas for the proposed Groundbirch gas line in British Columbia and Alberta, TransCanada's Nova Gas Transmission told Canada's NEB.....

API opposes efforts to federally regulate hydraulic fracturing

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 03 Jun 2009 17:06:00 GMT

June 3,2009 --Proposed federal regulation of hydraulic fracturing under the Safe Drinking Water Act could add $150,000 to deep-well costs and reduce drilling, American Petroleum Institute officials warned on June 3.....

K2 unit expansion tie-back contracts let

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 02 Jun 2009 16:06:00 GMT

June 2,2009 --Anadarko Petroleum Corp. awarded Technip a contract for tying back to the Marco Polo tension-leg platform two new subsea completed wells in its operated K2 unit in the Gulf of Mexico.....

Iraqi Kurdistan begins oil exports of 100,000 b/d

[No Value Specified] — Mon, 01 Jun 2009 22:06:00 GMT

June 1,2009 --Iraq's semiautonomous region of Kurdistan began exporting crude for the first time, sending 100,000 b/d from the Taq Taq and Tawke oil fields via the Iraq-Turkey pipeline to the Turkish port of Ceyhan.....

Deloitte: UKCS to see drilling activity drop

[No Value Specified] — Sun, 31 May 2009 11:05:00 GMT

May 31,2009 --Drilling activity on the UK Continental Shelf may fall by half in 2009 and drop again in 2010 despite the new incentives and tax changes introduced by the Chancellor in April, Deloitte LLP has warned.....

Angostura gas project flowline contract let

[No Value Specified] — Sat, 30 May 2009 11:05:00 GMT

May 30,2009 --BHP Billiton Ltd. has let a contract to Technip for the fabrication and installation of a flowline and installation of an umbilical in its operated Phase 2 Angostura gas project off Trinidad and Tobago.....

Northern ramps up Bakken participation

[No Value Specified] — Sat, 30 May 2009 11:05:00 GMT

May 30,2009 --Northern Oil & Gas Inc., Wayzata, Minn., increased its ownership in North Dakota Bakken well and production interests under a $7.3 million agreement with Slawson Exploration Co., private Denver operator.....

Companies ramp up Bakken participation

[No Value Specified] — Sat, 30 May 2009 11:05:00 GMT

May 30,2009 --Several companies increased ownership in North Dakota Bakken well and production interests under an existing joint venture with Slawson Exploration Co., private Denver operator.....

Horn River gas production start-ups pending

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:05:00 GMT

May 29,2009 --Natural gas production from the Devonian Muskwa shale in Northeast British Columbia's Horn River basin should start in July with another well pad coming on by yearend.....

US weekly rig loss slows

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 29 May 2009 19:05:00 GMT

May 29,2009 --US drilling activity dipped by just 1 rotary rig to 899 working this week, down from 1,877 active in the same period last year, said Baker Hughes Inc.....

EPA fines Texas producer for December oil spill

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 29 May 2009 17:05:00 GMT

May 29,2009 --The US Environmental Protection Agency has issued a $4,000 fine to Prize Petro, a producer based in Cherokee County, Tex., for spilling 2,100 gal of oil from a production facility on Dec. 17, 2008.....

Shell to add gas-lift flowline to Princess field

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 29 May 2009 15:05:00 GMT

May 29,2009 --Shell Offshore Inc. awarded Technip a contract for installing a gas-lift flowline to the Gulf of Mexico Princess oil field's subsea completed wells in Mississippi Canyon Blocks 765 and 766.....

Imperial Oil approves Kearl oil sands project

[No Value Specified] — Fri, 29 May 2009 15:05:00 GMT

May 29,2009 --Imperial Oil Ltd. recently announced that it would proceed with the first phase of the $8 billion (Can.) Kearl oil sands project, a surface mining and bitumen extraction operation about 70 km northeast of Fort McMurray, Alta.....

Adco lets contracts for Asab, Sahil fields

[No Value Specified] — Thu, 28 May 2009 20:05:00 GMT

May 28,2009 --A consortium comprised of GE Oil & Gas and ABB won two contracts together worth more than $80 million to supply compressors, electrical systems, and services for Abu Dhabi Co. for Onshore Oil Operations.....

Jackson's Wyoming visit includes look at Jonah gas field

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 27 May 2009 22:05:00 GMT

May 27,2009 --US Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Lisa P. Jackson completed a 2-day tour of Wyoming on May 21 that included a stop at the state's largest developed unconventional natural gas field.....

Peruvian protestors force production slow-down in Amazon

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 27 May 2009 16:05:00 GMT

May 27,2009 --Pluspetrol Norte has reduced production at one of two oil blocks in Peru and state energy company Petroperu may have to halt work at its Iquitos refinery in the Amazon due to protests by indigenous people.....

Collaboration needed for UK North Sea decommissioning

[No Value Specified] — Wed, 27 May 2009 15:05:00 GMT

May 27,2009 --Operators in the southern UK North Sea must find quick and cost effective means to decommission oil production facilities, according to trade association Oil & Gas UK.....

Cepu oil flow may be delayed, Indonesia lawmakers told

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 26 May 2009 21:05:00 GMT

May 26,2009 --Production of 20,000 b/d of oil from Indonesia's Cepu block, which the government had hoped would play a major role in boosting the country's output, may take longer than expected, lawmakers have been told.....

CCS partnership gathers core samples for large-volume test

[No Value Specified] — Tue, 26 May 2009 20:05:00 GMT

May 26,2009 --Core samples are being collected for what could be one of North America's first commercial-scale carbon capture and sequestration projects using a saline acquifer, the US DOE's Fossil Energy Office said.....