Shell starts Changbei flows to Chinese cities Mar 1, 2007
Shell’s largest onshore joint-venture project, the Changbei gas field, has come onstream on its way to dispensing 3 billion cubic metres per year from its sprawl in Inner Mongolia.

Roc Oil records loss for 2006 spending Feb 28, 2007
Australian outfit Roc Oil has recorded a net loss for 2006 of A$59.6 million ($47.2million) despite revenues that rose nearly 17 percent to A$145.6 million, the company told shareholders Wednesday.

Cairn honours shareholders with India haul Feb 27, 2007
Cairn has honoured its shareholders with £481 million in proceeds from the January listing at the Bombay Stock Exchange of Cairn Indian.

Origin secures new exploration permits in the Bass and Canterbury basins and provides update on exploration activities Feb 27, 2007
Origin Energy Limited provides the following developments in its operated Greenfield exploration areas in Australia, New Zealand and Kenya.

India and Australia discuss enhancing cooperation in oil sector Feb 26, 2007
India and Australia have discussed the possibilities of further enhancing cooperation in the hydrocarbon sector.

North West Shelf Venture and Kyushu Electric sign LNG heads of agreement Feb 26, 2007
The North West Shelf Venture participant companies and Kyushu Electric Power Company, Incorporated of Japan have signed a heads of agreement for the ongoing supply of liquefied natural gas from Australia’s largest resources project.

LN Mittal, HPCL may bid for a refinery in Nigeria Feb 23, 2007
Indian petroleum minister, Mr. Murli Deora has congratulated Hindustan Petroleum Corporation Limited (HPCL) on getting the first Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) of the country in the refinery sector. HPCL is entering into a joint venture with Mittal Investments, Luxemborg for 9 MMTPA Guru Gobind Singh Refinery project and allied facilities at Bathinda in north Indian state of Punjab.

Gamma-1 oil exploration well starts drilling in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin Feb 22, 2007
Victoria Petroleum N.L. has been advised by the operator Bow Energy Limited that the Gamma-1 oil exploration well located in the Wompi Block of ATP 752P in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin in southwest Queensland commenced drilling at 11:00 am today.

CNOOC willing to “pay now” for fast jacket Feb 21, 2007
China’s CNOOC Ltd. oil company said today in will pay in advance for a new jacket at its Pan Yu PY30-1 gas field if it will speed up the start date.

Cooper go-ahead on Kurnia Feb 21, 2007
Australian-based oil and gas producer Cooper Energy Limited has further optimised its international exploration portfolio after today announcing that it has farmed out 15% of its 45% interest in the onshore South Madura Production Sharing Contract (PSC) in Indonesia’s East Java Basin.

Pakistan signals LNG building, transport tender Feb 20, 2007
The government of Pakistan is taking bids from experts in the transport of liquefied natural gas, or LNG, it was learned Tuesday.

Seadrill secures work for West Triton Feb 16, 2007
Europe’s largest offshore drilling contractor, Seadrill, has found work for in Australia its in-the-works jack-up rig, West Triton.

Keppel FELS earns ProdJack order No. 2 Feb 15, 2007
A new jack-up to be delivered late in the third-quarter of 2010 has just been ordered from Keppel FELS by ProdJack AS, part of the Skeie Group, it was understood Thursday.

Sakhalin earns ExxonMobil 75,000 daily barrels Feb 15, 2007
The Exxon Mobil Corp’s Sakhalin I energy project has reached daily production rates of 250,000 barrels of oil per day, the Texas-based major heralded late Wednesday.

Odfjell earnings report focuses on rig Feb 15, 2007
Bermuda-based rig supplier Odfjell Invest posted on Thursday a tiny, $300,000 profit in the final quarter of 2006, as long-term drilling contracts are sought for its high-spec semi under construction in Korea.