en Fri, 20 Jul 2007 10:15:08 UT Big Medium 2.0b49 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Asia-Pacific/index.shtml Thailand’s latest oil and gas round has attracted 41 applications for 21 mostly landward blocks — an eclipse of last year’s interest — with local supermajor Chevron seeking out three offshore blocks, Reuters reported Friday. Fri, 20 Jul 2007 09:47:00 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Asia-Pacific/thai-round-attracts-salamander-chevron.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1433 Oil Oil/Exploration Gas Gas/Exploration By Province By Province/Asia-Pacific News Statoil would neither confirm nor deny on Tuesday the Norwegian state champion had been invited by Gazprom Neft, the gas monopoly's oil business, to help develop a field offshore Sakhalin island. Tue, 17 Jul 2007 12:22:08 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Asia-Pacific/statoil-sakhalin-link-up-could-earn-tax-break.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1413 Oil Oil/New Developments Oil/Exploration Oil/Politics and Policy By Province By Province/Russia By Province/Asia-Pacific News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Gas/total-to-book-shtokman-reserves.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Gas/gazprom-gives-total-24-percent-of-shtokman.shtml Clough Limited has entered into an agreement for an eight year charter of a new subsea operational support vessel. The as yet unnamed vessel will be ready for service in June 2008. Once operational the vessel will be deployed on various projects and contracts, primarily in the Australasian and SE Asian regions. Tue, 17 Jul 2007 02:16:34 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Asia-Pacific/clough-secures-new-subsea-construction-vessel.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1405 Oil/Supplier Contracts Oil/Politics and Policy Oil/Technology By Province/Asia-Pacific News Aussie gas utility AGL has farmed Epic Energy in for the construction of a $140-million gas pipeline two Australian regions, it was understood Friday. Fri, 13 Jul 2007 10:19:55 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Asia-Pacific/agl-epic-agree-140m-gas-pipeline-scheme.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1395 Gas Gas/New Projects Gas/Pipelines By Province By Province/Asia-Pacific News South Korea’s Samsung Heavy Industries has won a $350 million order from BP in Norway to build and install the deckside process equipment for the floating production storage and offloading vessel FPSO Skarv. Thu, 12 Jul 2007 13:10:31 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Asia-Pacific/samsung-scoops-350m-skarv-topsides.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1388 Oil Oil/Supplier Contracts By Province By Province/Yard News By Province/Asia-Pacific News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/vetco-gray-gets-265m-skarv-sub-sea-nod.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/bp-submits-5b-skarv-plan-for-norwegian-nod.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Gas/poles-gain-skarv-in-norway-first.shtml Stavanger-based rig owner Prosafe has been asked by Aban Offshore Ltd. for two more years of the floating storage and offloading vessel, the FSO Endeavor, at the PY-3 field offshore India. Thu, 12 Jul 2007 08:42:17 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Asia-Pacific/prosafe-extends-india-sojourn-with-247m-rehire.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1383 Oil Oil/Supplier Contracts By Province By Province/Asia-Pacific News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Financial/prosafe-proclaims-record-year-ponders-move.shtml Singapore’s shipyard owner Keppel Offshore & Marine has won a S$150 million (US$98.3 million) contract to install equipment packages on a new drillship. Wed, 11 Jul 2007 10:56:52 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Asia-Pacific/keppel-coup-is-98m-drillship-order.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1377 By Province By Province/Yard News By Province/Asia-Pacific News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Rigs/keppel-secures-534-million-rig-contracts.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/Supplier_Contracts/keppel-converting-tankers-into-160m-in-fpsos.shtml India’s 50-block August licensing round could be cancelled if participating supermajors pull out in reported “protest” over government intervention in production-sharing contracts, it was learned Tuesday. Tue, 10 Jul 2007 10:00:02 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Asia-Pacific/supermajors-could-pull-out-of-indian-auction.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1365 Oil/Politics and Policy Gas Gas/Politics and Policy By Province By Province/Asia-Pacific Financial News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/reliance-finds-rubies-in-indias-west-east.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/New_Developments/wood-group-makes-strategic-move-into-india.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Gas/indias-ril-makes-two-more-gas-discoveries.shtml One ONGC-owned Offshore Supply Vessel Samudrika-10 was on standby mode due to bad weather waiting for transfer of cargo to ONGC’s drilling rig Sagar Gaurav, operating in Bassein & Satellite field of ONGC. It started taking water and sank around 12.30 hrs on 9th July, 2007. Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:53:08 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Asia-Pacific/ongc-update-on-samudrika-10-mishap.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1362 By Province/Asia-Pacific Financial/Oil Company News News Wellstream International Ltd and its Seastream JV announce the receipt of contracts from BHP Billiton for the Pyrenees development, offshore Western Australia. This development covers three separate fields; Crosby, Ravensworth and Stickle all to be tied back to an FPSO in water depths of 250m. Wed, 04 Jul 2007 01:58:22 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Asia-Pacific/wellstream-seastream-jv-bags-pyrenees-contract.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1330 Oil/Supplier Contracts Oil/Technology Oil/Production By Province/Asia-Pacific News Hydro and Indian state oil company ONGC have a penned a deal giving the soon-to-be-merged Norwegian oil company access to exploration acreage on the deepwater India shelf and the prolific east coast. Tue, 03 Jul 2007 09:10:41 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Asia-Pacific/hydro-ongc-swap-acreage-knowhow.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1322 By Province/Asia-Pacific Financial/Oil Company News News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Financial/Supplier_News/canoro-ongc-partner-in-nagaland.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/ongc-okays-mumbai-platform-re-do.shtml Drilling contractor Awilco Offshore has secured a drilling package from National Oilwell in Kristiansand, Norway for a fourth new-build, semi-submersible drill rig not yet ordered. Mon, 02 Jul 2007 10:57:38 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Asia-Pacific/awilco-orders-197m-in-gear-ahead-of-rig-order.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1315 Oil/Supplier Contracts Gas/Supplier Contracts By Province By Province/Yard News By Province/North Sea Rim By Province/Asia-Pacific Rigs Rigs/Rig supplier news Rigs/Rig market News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Rigs/awilco-offshore-asa-exercises-option-to-build-a-ja.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Yard_News/awilco-orders-newbuild-drill-rig-no-8.shtml U.K. independent Salamander Energy has signed a production-sharing agreement with PetroVietnam ahead of exploration in the Cuu Long River, it was understood Monday. Mon, 02 Jul 2007 09:21:00 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Asia-Pacific/salamander-to-share-wealth-with-petrovietnam.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1312 Oil Oil/Exploration Gas Gas/Exploration By Province/Asia-Pacific News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/soco-plumbs-vietnam-depths-after-pressure-show.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/keppel-to-build-second-rig-for-petrovietnam-drilli.shtml Norwegian interests have agreed to form supply ship company Aker DOF Supply on the heals of another joint venture, Aker Oilfield Services, to be owned 50-50 this time by Aker Capital and DOF. Mon, 02 Jul 2007 08:57:32 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Asia-Pacific/aker-dof-supply-grows-from-norway-ties.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1311 By Province/North Sea Rim By Province/Asia-Pacific Financial/Supplier News News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/North_Sea_Rim/aker-dof-alliance-good-for-two-more-ships.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/North_Sea_Rim/aker-oilfield-float-sinks-on-market-jitters.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Yard_News/aker-yards-to-build-aker-oilfield-650m-in-ships.shtml Chevron in Australia has cancelled a Songa Offshore rig contract “due to late rig delivery” letting oil company Santos takeover in what looks like a $81-million contract for the rig contractor. Tue, 19 Jun 2007 11:32:13 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Asia-Pacific/chevron-cancels-songa-rig-santos-takes-over.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1239 By Province/Asia-Pacific Rigs/Rig market News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/North_Sea_Rim/abbots-saudi-songa-ties-help-double-profits.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Rigs/offshore-rigs-rally-in-asia-latin-america.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/norway-80-of-column-drive-new-build-rig-market.shtml