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Date:Mon, 4 Feb 2002 15:24:21 -0800 (PST)


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[IMAGE]=09=09 [IMAGE] [IMAGE] In This Issue [IMAGE] [IMAGE]=
[IMAGE] Current Oil and Gas Industry News T! op Stories for the Pas=
t 7 Days Featured Events and Conferences What's in Store - Books & More =
Featured Employment Opportunities Surplus Oilfield Equipment For Sale Worl=
dwide Offshore Rig Utilization Oil & Gas Prices [IMAGE] [IMAGE] =
Industry Headlines [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Kuwaiti Oil Minister Offers t=
o Step Down Kuwaiti members of parliament have called for the resignation =
of the entire government following last week's explosion at an oil plant wh=
ere four workers were killed and sixteen were injured. Kvaerner and Aker F=
orm Shipbuilding Company Kvaerner and Aker RGI will establish a jointly ow=
ned shipbuilding management company.! Together, the two groups own 12 shipy=
ards in Europe, and one in the USA and Brazil. [IMAGE] [IMAGE] advert=
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Exploration [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] ONGC Not In Management T=
alks with BG ONGC said on Monday it was not in talks with BG Group or any=
other firm to help it operate three oil and gas fields in which Enron is s=
elling its 30 percent stake. Woodside Increases Reserves with Enfield Well=
Successful testing of the Enfield 4 appraisal well has raised expectatio=
ns of a major new development in Woodside Energy's WA-271-P permit off the =
west coast of Western Australia. West Navion Experiences More Delays Oper=
ations on the drill ship, West Navion, offshore Canada continues to be susp=
ended, due to repair work on the main sheaves in the RamRig derrick. [IM=
AGE] [IMAGE] Production [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Pr! =
oduction From Okono Field Starts in Record Time Eni started production in =
record time at the Okono field offshore Nigeria. Maritimes Files for Expan=
sion of Nova Scotia Pipeline System The $250 million expansion project, de=
signated Phase IV, will allow Maritimes to nearly double its capacity to tr=
ansport natural gas from offshore Nova Scotia to markets in the northeaster=
n United States. [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Company & Financial News [IMAGE=
] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Novus Increases Stake in Padre Island Project =
Novus Petroleum Ltd has increased its equity level in the Padre Island Proj=
ect, Texas, from a 30% to a 40% working interest. Cabot Oil & Gas Announce=
s Management Change C! abot Oil & Gas Corporation announced that Thomas S.=
Liberatore has been appointed to the position of Regional Manager, East. =
Torch Rig Services Acquires Grayson Services Torch Rig Services Company ha=
s acquired Grayson Services, a provider of heavy equipment for well service=
, plugging and abandonment operations. [IMAGE] [IMAGE] advertisement =
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ry recruiters will have unlimited free access to the Rigzone Career Center.=
Take a test drive, we think you will like what you find. Last 7=
Days Top Stories [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] BP Could Cut Jobs in th=
e North Sea BP is considering cutting some of its 3,600 Aberdeen-based wor=
kforce in a bid to control rising costs. Anadarko Plans to Spend $2 Billio=
n in 2002 Anadarko Petroleum Corporation said that its board of directors =
has approved an initial capital spending budget of $2 billion for 2002 this=
is down from the $3.3 billion approved for 2001. AEC and PanCanadian Conf=
irms Merger Plans Alberta Energy Company and PanCanadian join forces in a =
"merger of equals" that will create one of North America's largest independ=
ent energy companies. Technip Coflexip Lands Brunei Development Project T=
echnip-Coflexip has recently been awarded a contract by Brunei Shell Petrol=
eum Co. for its Egret Phase 1 Ga! s Development Project, offshore Brunei. =
OPEC Expects To Increase Market Domination OPEC's oil production and its d=
omination of the oil market are expected to increase gradually over the nex=
t two decades, with the group's output rising to more than 50% of global oi=
l demand by 2020, a recent OPEC study says. Amerada Hess Hits Offshore Equ=
atorial Guinea Amerada Hess Corporation reported that it has made another =
significant oil discovery offshore Equatorial Guinea in the Rio Muni Basin.=
Woodside Hits with Enfield-4 Appraisal Well Woodside Petroleum Ltd said=
its Enfield-4 appraisal well offshore Western Australia had found oil. Pe=
tro-Canada Acquires Veba Assets Petro-Canada announ! ced that it has agree=
d to acquire the international oil and gas operations of Veba Oil & Gas Gmb=
h from Veba and BP p.l.c. for a price of Cdn $3.2 billion in cash. Honeyw=
ell Lands Belanak Contract Honeywell Industry Solutions has been selected =
as the automation supplier for the Belanak oil field development project in=
Indonesia. Venezuelan Field Falls Short of Expectations The consortium =
operating Venezuela's LL-652 field large fourth-quarter write-downs as the =
block continues to fall short of expectations. McMoRan Successful at Mound=
Point #2 Well This well confirms McMoRan's exploration concept for the Mo=
und Point area which is one of the largest geologic structures in the shall=
ow waters offshore Louisiana. Gulf Marine Wins Matterhorn TLP Topsides Pro=
ject Technip-Coflexip Group announced that Atlantia Offshore Limited has a=
warded Gulf Marine Fabricators a fabrication contract for the Matterhorn dr=
y-tree TLP topsides facility and foundation piles. [IMAGE] [IMAGE] =
Upcoming Oil & Gas Industry Events [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Feb=
. 6 Torch Mid-Winter Energy Conference New York Feb. 7 Marine Cons=
truction 2002 Houston Feb. 10 2002 SPE International Petroleum Conferenc=
e & Exhibition in Mexico Villahermosa Feb. 26 2002 IADC/SPE Drilling C=
onference and Exhibition Dallas Feb. 26 Offshore Oil and Gas Safety Se=
minars Aberdeen Feb. 27 Human Resources in Oil! & Gas Aberdeen Mar. 10=
AAPG Annual Meeting Houston Mar. 17 Oil Field Chemistry Symposium -=
13th International Geilo Mar. 20 LNG North America Houston Apr. 9 =
2002 SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing Conference and Exhibition Houston list your=
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[IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Drillships: To 5000': 50.0% (7/14) +5000':=
96.0% (24/25) Semisubs: 2nd Gen: 69.9! (51/73) 3rd Gen: 86.0% (43=
/50) 4th Gen: 97.4% (37/38) 5th Gen: 100.0% (7/7) Jackups: To 200': =
53.7% (36/67) 200' MC: 58.3% (14/24) 200' MS: 14.3% (3/21) 300' IC: =
88.5% (85/96) +300' IC: 92.6% (50/54) Severe Env.: 90.5% (19/21) [IMA=
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t Cru! de Oil: $19.89/BBL (-2.40%) Brent Crude Oil: $19.80/BBL (-0.90%)=
Natural Gas: $2.10/MMBtu (-1.41%) Unleaded Gasoline: $0.58/gal (-3.33%=
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