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Date:Wed, 23 Jan 2002 15:30:53 -0800 (PST)


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[IMAGE] Current Oil and Gas Industry News T! op Stories for the Past=
7 Days Featured Events and Conferences What's in Store - Books & More =
Featured Employment Opportunities Surplus Oilfield Equipment For Sale World=
wide Offshore Rig Utilization Oil & Gas Prices [IMAGE] [IMAGE] I=
ndustry Headlines [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Statoil Relinquishes Greenland=
License Statoil has relinquished its exploration license in the Fylla are=
a offhsore Greenland. BG Revises Offer for Enron India BG Group has revis=
ed its agreement for the purchase of the entire share capital of Enron Oil =
& Gas India Limited. [IMAGE] [IMAGE] advertisement A National-Oilwel=
l designed, 1992 built modular offshore drilling rig is available for sale =
direct from the manufacturer. This rig drilled only 5 wells from the Draug=
en platform in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea. Click on the link be=
low for full details, photos and seller contact information: http://www.r=
igzone.com/market/surplus_listing.asp?eq_id=3D397 Exploration [I=
MAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] CNOOC Begins Exploration Offshore Hainan Pr=
ovince CNOOC Ltd. has begun drilling the Dongfang 1-1 Well, the first in t=
he offshore Dongfang field. Murphy Optomistic About West Patricia Murphy =
Oil had positive results from its appraisal well on the West Patricia oil p=
rospect offshore Sarawak in east Malaysia. Marathon Makes Discovery in Ala=
ska Marathon oil has made a significant discovery on its Ninilchik Prospec=
t located approximately 35 miles south of Kenai, Alaska. Meridian Acquires=
Additional Acreage in Louisiana The Meridian Resource Corporation recentl=
y closed on the purchase of a major land rights position covering over 190,=
000 acres located in the Company's focus area of south Louisiana. [IMAGE=
] [IMAGE] Production [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Kvaerner Awa=
rded Escravos FEED Contract Kvaerner has been awarded the FEED work for t=
he Escravos Gas Project Phase 3 by NNPC/Chevron. [IMAGE] [IMAGE] =
Company & Financial News [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Remington Exten=
ds Two Gulf of Mexico Fields Remington Oil and Gas has successfully comple=
ted two offshore field extensions and expects both 4th quarter and 2002 pro=
duction volumes to fall in line with prior guidance. GlobalSantaFe Reports=
2001 Results GlobalSantaFe Corp. posted a 71 percent drop in fourth-quart=
er earnings as merger-related costs weighed on its results, but its rev! en=
ues rose on strong international drilling activity. [IMAGE] [IMAGE] =
Last 7 Days Top Stories [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Drilling Oper=
ations Halted on West Navion Drilling operations on the West Navion have b=
een halted for the next 2-3 weeks so the rig can undergo an inspection of i=
ts derrick. Pemex Increases Exploration Spending in 2002 Pemex plans to c=
oncentrate spending on explortion and production projects in 2002. Conoco =
Focuses on Indonesia Conoco expects to spend over $2.5 billion in Indone=
sia during the next nine years, as part of planned investment of $3.4 billi=
on between 1998 and 2010. U.S. Approv! es Deepwater Royalty Relief Gale N=
orton, Secretary of the Interior, announced that oil and gas companies dril=
ling in Gulf of Mexico deepwater will be given royalty reductions. Kerr-Mc=
Gee Sells Ecuadorian Assets Kerr-McGee has agreed to sell two oil lease co=
ncessions and its stake in a pipeline project in Ecuador to Perenco. CNOOC=
Acquires Repsol-YPF's Indonesian Assets CNOOC has acquired Repsol-YPF's I=
ndonesian assets for US $585 million in cash. This acquisition will make C=
NOOC the largest offsohre oil producer in Indonesia. CNOOC Jackup Leaves C=
hina CNOOC secured the first contract for overseas service as an independe=
nt contractor in the international drilling market. PGS A! warded $58 Mill=
ion in New Contracts Petroleum Geo-Services ASA announced that its onshore=
division has secured new seismic acquisition contracts in the United State=
s, Ecuador, India and Bangladesh valued at $58 million. Bouygues/Saipem Aw=
arded Algerian Contract Sonatrach has awarded a joint venture of Saipem an=
d Bouygues a $257 million oilfield development project in Algeria. CNOOC A=
nnounces 2002 Strategy In 2002, CNOOC will continue to focus on growing p=
roduction, executing development plans and adding reserves through explorat=
ion. Shell Hits Offshore Nigeria Shell Nigeria has made a significant dis=
covery in the deep waters offshore Nigeria. Westcoast Energy Reaches Miles=
ton! e in Mexico Westcoast Energy announced has reached a major milestone =
in the development of the Campeche Natural Gas Compression Services Project=
in Mexico. [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Upcoming Oil & Gas Industry Events [=
IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Jan. 29 NAPE Expo 2002 Houston Feb. 6 =
Torch Mid-Winter Energy Conference New York Feb. 7 Marine Construc=
ti! on 2002 Houston Feb. 10 2002 SPE International Petroleum Conference=
& Exhibition in Mexico Villahermosa Feb. 26 2002 IADC/SPE Drilling Con=
ference and Exhibition Dallas Feb. 26 Offshore Oil and Gas Safety Semi=
nars Aberdeen Feb. ! 27 Human Resources in Oil & Gas Aberdeen Mar. 10 =
AAPG Annual Meeting Houston Mar. 20 LNG North America Houston Apr. =
9 2002 SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing Conference and Exhibition H! ouston li=
st your conference view upcoming events [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] =
[IMAGE] [IMAGE] Horizon Offshore Global Completion Service HoverDril Ba=
ker Hughes [IMAGE] [IMAGE] promote your company [IMAGE] [IMAGE] =
[IMAGE] Offshore Field Development Guide - Indian Sub Continent, South Ea=
st Asia, Australasia, Far East [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Interactive Drilling for F=
ast Track Oilfield Development [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Dictionary for the Petrole=
um Industry, 3rd Ed. [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] more products [IMAGE] =
[IMAGE] [IMAGE] featured equipment: North Africa Cooper LTO 750 [IM=
AGE] Ambar Marine 26' Fast Rescue Boats [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] mo=
re equipment [IMAGE] [IMAGE] featured jobs: - Project Engineer - S=
r. Drilling Engineer - Structural Engineer more hot jobs << featured c=
andidates: - EPC Manager for Subsea Projects - SR Technical ! Sales for S=
ubsea Drilling Completions - Subsea Engineer with International Experience=
s search for candidates << [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Dril=
lships: To 5000': 50.0% (7/14) +5000': 92.0% (23/25) Semisubs: 2nd G=
en: 68.5% (50/73) 3rd Gen: ! 86.0% (43/50) 4th Gen: 100.0% (38/38) 5t=
h Gen: 100.0% (7/7) Jackups: To 200': 58.2% (39/67) 200' MC: 58.3%=
(14/24) 200' MS: 14.3% (3/21) 300' IC: 87.5% (84/96) +300' IC: 88.9%=
(48/54) Severe Env.: 81.0% (17/21) [IMAGE] [IMAGE] view complete ut=
ilization report [IMAGE] [IMAGE] Light Crude Oil: $19.49/BBL (6.27%=
) Brent Crude Oil: $19.12/BBL (2.03%) Natural Gas: $2.08/MMBtu (-1.89%)=
Unleaded Gasoline: $0.56/gal (1.82%) prices from: 1/23/2002 change sinc=
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