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/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/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 Genesis Petroleum has hired AGR Petroleum Services to undertake a complete well services project and make available the Byford Dolphin semi-submersible rig to drill the company’s first U.K. well early in 2008. Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:31:43 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/genesis-hires-agr-semi-submersible.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1429 Oil/Exploration Oil/Supplier Contracts Gas/Exploration Gas/Supplier Contracts By Province By Province/North Sea Rim Rigs Rigs/Rig market News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/Supplier_Contracts/agr-ge-sign-25m-pipeline-pact.shtml Nigerian National Petroleum Corp. and Elf (Total) have started Phase 2 of the Ofon field development, 50 kilometres off the southwest coast of the West African country. Thu, 19 Jul 2007 09:10:18 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Africa/nnpc-total-eye-100000-bpd-ofon-2.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1428 Oil Oil/New Developments By Province/Africa News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/adax-find-points-to-gas-exports-off-nigeria.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/nigeria-troops-kill-attacker-as-kidnappings-peak.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Africa/chevron-nigeria-evacuation-hits-oil-price.shtml Total of Paris has had to halve production at its 220,000-barrel-per-day Dalia field offshore Angola, after a turbo generator failed, it was understood Thursday. Thu, 19 Jul 2007 08:54:56 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/total-cuts-dalia-flows-in-half.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1426 Oil/Production Gas/Production By Province By Province/Africa News Ireland-based Caspian explorer Dragon Oil has increased its first-half 2007 production by 52 percent to 28,300 barrels of oil per day, with an eighth new well planned for month’s end. Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:52:12 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/dragon-uses-100m-pumps-50-more-caspian-oil.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1421 Oil Oil/New Developments Oil/Production By Province By Province/Russia News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/dragon-drill-bit-raises-more-caspian-oil.shtml Africa-focused explorer Afren has farmed into Excel Exploration & Production Ltd.’s Eremor field development in Nigeria, where officials have given their go-ahead for development. Wed, 18 Jul 2007 09:29:14 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/excel-afren-to-to-share-cost-of-eremor.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1419 Oil Oil/New Developments Oil/Pipelines By Province By Province/Africa News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/nigeria-troops-kill-attacker-as-kidnappings-peak.shtml Venture Production expects 2007 to end with the company producing 60,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day after a year in which downtime sent volumes lower by three percent for a damaged tanker, foul weather and gas “blow down”. Wed, 18 Jul 2007 07:23:34 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/venture-gets-jack-ups-semi-to-grow-barrel-count.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1417 Oil Oil/Exploration Oil/Production Gas Gas/Exploration Gas/Production By Province By Province/North Sea Rim News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/noble-rigs-two-year-job-starts-with-four-well-vent.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Gas/venture-says-amanda-nothing-without-agatha.shtml 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/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 Irish explorer Pan Andean Resources has won two oil and gas blocks “in a competive round” which cover Peruvian highlands and lowlands, including an area near the “world class” Camisea gas-condensate field in the Ucayali basin. Tue, 17 Jul 2007 10:03:38 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/pan-andean-twice-lucky-in-peru.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1410 Oil Oil/Exploration Gas Gas/Exploration By Province By Province/Americas onshore By Province/Americas onshore/Latin America News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Financial/tgs-nopec-building-perus-oil-showroom.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/gran-tierra-awarded-second-block-in-peru.shtml Det Norske Oljeselskap has spudded a wildcat on the Norwegian continental shelf aimed west of the Grane field to depths of 2,200 metres. Tue, 17 Jul 2007 09:13:18 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/bredford-dolphin-starts-three-year-norway-campaign.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1408 Oil Oil/Exploration Gas Gas/Exploration By Province By Province/North Sea Rim Rigs Rigs/Rig market News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/dolphin-strikes-436m-deal-for-semi.shtml Dublin-based independent, Island Oil & Gas, has struck a farm-in agreement and license-developmen alliance with Supernova Energy, a business of Bluewater Group in the Netherlands, another “promote” type alliance in the North Sea periphery. Tue, 17 Jul 2007 08:08:20 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/island-bluewater-to-develop-offshore-ireland.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1407 Oil Oil/Exploration Gas Gas/Exploration By Province By Province/North Sea Rim Financial Financial/Oil Company News News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/island-oil-gas-updated-resource-estimates-from-fug.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 Independent Russia producer Imperial Energy has rejected reports in the Russian English-language press in which Russia’s Ministery of Natural Resources reportedly disputes the oil company’s reserves claims. Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:26:01 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/imperial-in-defence-of-reserves-count.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1402 Oil Oil/Production By Province By Province/Russia News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/imperial-strikes-oil-pipeline-contracts-in-siberia.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/imperial-festive-over-festivalnoye-find.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/imperial-meets-mitvol-in-siberia.shtml U.K.-listed independent Irvin Energy has bought a 50 percent stake in 52,000 acres of oil and gas leases in Oklahoma from local producer Metro Energy Group for $11.1 million, in a deal that includes shale developments. Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:01:05 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/irvine-grows-kansas-field-stakes.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1399 Oil Oil/Exploration Gas Gas/Exploration By Province By Province/Americas onshore Financial Financial/Oil Company News News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Financial/chesapeake-increase-stake-in-barnett-shale.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Financial/triangle-secures-shale-gas-prospect-in-nova-scotia.shtml Gulf Sands Petroleum and Emerald Energy have honoured their Syrian hosts and extended their stay on the prospective Block 26, where a production-sharing contract with the Arab country is in effect. Mon, 16 Jul 2007 08:32:31 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/gulfsands-to-stay-a-while-in-syrian.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1398 Oil Oil/Exploration Gas Gas/Exploration By Province By Province/Middle East News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Gas/petrel-agrees-production-shares-amid-syrian-pomp.shtml