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/Oil/Exploration/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/Oil/Exploration/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/Oil/Exploration/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 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/Oil/Exploration/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 Southern Pacific Resource Corp. has received the results of the updated resource report from Degolyer MacNaughton Canada Ltd. (“D&M”) in regard to their South Leismer area. The Leismer South area consists of 25 contiguous sections of 80% owned lands in Townships 75–76-10W4. The Corporation’s bitumen resource base increase reflects the completion of the seismic and successful drilling at South Leismer, which was completed in the spring of 2007. Wed, 18 Jul 2007 01:51:40 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/Exploration/southern-pacific-reports-resource-increase.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1416 Oil/Exploration Oil/Production 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/Oil/Exploration/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/Oil/Exploration/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/Oil/Exploration/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/Oil/Exploration/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 Unicorp, Inc. has begun operations to restore production on two of the shut-in wells it recently acquired in its Welsh Field acquisition located in Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana. Mon, 16 Jul 2007 09:03:52 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/Exploration/unicorp-begins-operations-in-welsh-field.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1400 Oil/Exploration Oil/Politics and Policy News 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/Oil/Exploration/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/Oil/Exploration/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 U.K.-based Kazakh player Max Petroleum reported Friday that a “competant persons” audit of the reserves in its Kuzbak prospect suggest “risked” resources of 250 million barrels of oil equivalent. Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:52:05 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/Exploration/max-risks-250mm-bbls-in-kazakh-field.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1392 Oil Oil/Exploration Gas Gas/Exploration By Province By Province/Russia News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/Exploration/arawak-to-acquire-take-in-kazakhstan-saigak-field.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Russia/caspian-services-grows-kazakh-haul-despite-loss.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/max-gas-strike-forces-caspian-crew-scramble.shtml Swiss-based West African explorer Adax Petroleum has discovered oil and gas offshore Nigeria for a third time, with block OML137 showing “potential for signficant gas exports”. Fri, 13 Jul 2007 07:27:40 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/Exploration/adax-find-points-to-gas-exports-off-nigeria.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1391 Oil Oil/Exploration Gas Gas/Exploration By Province By Province/Africa News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/addax-affirms-deepwater-gulf-of-guinea-stake.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Africa/addax-guides-aban-abraham-to-guinea-gulf.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/By_Province/Africa/addax-admits-nigerian-platform-obduction-death.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/addax-reserves-up-80-on-w-africa-n-iraq.shtml Black Dragon Resource Companies, Inc. management today announced that 63 more wells were made operational in June, bringing the Company's total to 513 wells. Thu, 12 Jul 2007 01:38:45 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/Exploration/black-dragon-made-63-more-wells-operational-in-jun.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1381 Oil/Exploration Oil/Politics and Policy Oil/Production News London-based explorer Indago Petroleum Ltd. and operating partner RAK Petroleum have seen the cost of drilling in the Omani desert rise $8.2 million at one well, after finding ”tectonic movements” produced “stressed” rock formations. Wed, 11 Jul 2007 09:59:17 UT http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/Exploration/indago-reports-seismic-shift-at-oman-well.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/1375 Oil Oil/Exploration By Province By Province/Middle East News http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Oil/Exploration/encana-altinex-to-keep-plumbing-omani-depths.shtml http://www.oilgas24.com/bm/Gas/indago-sells-oman-blocks-hands-over-ceo.shtml