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       Industry Headlines

    Gas Crisis Freezes Economies in Balkans, Turkey Map
    Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - Russian halted natural gas deliveries to Europe via Ukraine Wednesday amid freezing winter temperatures, escalating a dispute with the government in Kiev over the pricing and alleged theft of gas from the transit pipeline.
    Petrobras to Restart Jubarte Production Wednesday Map
    Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Brazilian energy giant Petrobras is expected to restart production Wednesday from the P-34 platform, which was shut-in after a fatal accident claimed the life of one worker and injured two others.
    OPEC Cuts Biting Into Oil Cos' Output Growth Areas
    Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Oil majors that derive a large part of their income from production from OPEC countries are finding the cartel's production cuts are hampering growth prospects in some of the most promising geographical areas.
    Crude Hits One-Month Highs on Gas Spat Jitters   [1/6/2009]
    Chesapeake Energy Defies Skeptics   [1/6/2009]
    Gazprom Says Ukraine Blocked 3 Key Pipes to Europe   [1/6/2009]
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       Commodity Prices
    Brent Crude Oil : $49.29/BBL
    2.92%
    Light Crude Oil : $48.58/BBL
    -0.47%
    Natural Gas : $5.98/MMBtu
    -1.51%
    Unleaded Gasoline : $1.19/gal
    0.57%
    prices from: 1/6/2009
    change since: 1/5/2009
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      1/14/2009 - 1/15/2009
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    Renewable Energy Overview
      1/16/2009 - 1/16/2009
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    Gas Conditioning and Processing - Special
      1/19/2009 - 1/23/2009
      Calgary
    The Houston Bundle Training Package
      2/1/2009 - 2/28/2009
      Houston
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       Exploration News

    Marathon Hits Gas at Brickyard Prospect in Oklahoma's Woodford Shale Map
    Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - Marathon has discovered gas at its Brickyard prospect in Oklahoma's Anadarko Basin. The discovery is believed to mark the world's first totally interventionless gas well completion.
    PetroVietnam Awards SOCO 2 Appraisal Areas Offshore Vietnam
    Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - PetroVietnam has approved SOCO's application of two appraisal areas within Block 16-1 offshore Vietnam.
    Tap Strikes Oil-Bearing Sands at Fletcher-3 Appraisal Well Map
    Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - Tap has intersected an interval of high quality oil-bearing sands as expected at its Fletcher-3 appraisal well, located in Permit WA-191-P.
    Petrobras-Led Consortium Gets Go-Ahead to Drill BCAM-40 Prospects   [1/7/2009]
    Clayton Williams Abandons Louisiana Well, Continues Drilling in Texas   [1/7/2009]
    Gold Oil, Partners to Commence Testing Colombian Well Jan. 12   [1/7/2009]
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       Featured Jobs

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       Production News

    Production at StatoilHydro's Yttergryta Gets Head Start Map
    Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - The Yttergryta subsea field has started gas production for the Asgard field in the Norwegian Sea four months ahead of schedule.
    Iraq Earns $60B from 2008 Oil Exports, Averages 1.85MM BOPD
    Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - Iraq's crude oil exports averaged 1.85 million barrels a day in 2008, some 13.5% more than in 2007.
    InterOil Ties-In New Production Well in Peru's South Mirador Area Map
    Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - InterOil has completed the second last well of the 2008 drilling program in the prolific South Mirador Area in Peru. Total production from Peru is now close to 7,000 bopd.
    CB&I Lands LNG Expansion Contract in Fujian Province, China   [1/7/2009]
    Nabucco Sees Gas Pipeline Agreement in 1st Quarter   [1/6/2009]
    Goodrich Completes 2 Horizontal Wells, Sees Combined Flow of 21.5 MMcf/d   [1/6/2009]
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       Stock Movers

    Winners
    Abraxas Petroleum 54.17%
    Edge Petroleum 32.14%
    Atlas Pipeline Partners, L.P. 28.61%
    Callon Petroleum 24.35%
    Quicksilver Resources 22.76%
    Losers
    Energy Partners -3.37%
    Meridian Resource -3.08%
    Enterprise Products Partners L.P. -2.99%
    Duke Energy -2.73%
    Boots & Coots International Well Control -2.40%
    Note: % change based on the last 2 days of trading
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       Featured Equipment

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       Company Operations

    Deepsea Bergen Tapped for Production Drilling at Volund Picture
    Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - Marathon has received consent to use the semisubmersible drilling facility Deepsea Bergen for production drilling on the Volund field.
    Trico Marine Group Snags Subsea Service Contract in Mediterranean
    Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - Trico announced that CTC Marine Projects, the Company's trenching and installation division, has been awarded a contract with a value of $20 million for the North Bardawil Project offshore Egypt.
    Boots & Coots Renews ONGC Safeguard Contract Another 5 Years
    Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - Boots & Coots has renewed its Safeguard contract with ONGC for training, inspection and blowout control for ONGC's 28 offshore rigs and 94 land rigs.
    Check Mate: Toreador Makes 'Strategic Moves' in Caspian Region   [1/7/2009]
    Saudi Aramco to Build New Upstream Training Center in Dhahran   [1/7/2009]
    Hess Names Hill Executive VP, President of Worldwide E&P   [1/7/2009]
    more Company Operations articles

       Industry Indicators

      Offshore Rig Day Rates
      Floating Rigs:
      Drillship < 4000' : $248,960  
      Drillship 4000'+ : $366,353  
      Semisub < 1500' : $270,723  
      Semisub 1500'+ : $300,953  
      Semisub 4000'+ : $380,708  
      Jackup Rigs:
      Jackup IC < 250' : $117,275  
      Jackup IC 250' : $133,566  
      Jackup IC 300' : $154,951  
      Jackup IC 300'+ : $187,782  
      Jackup IS < 250' : $79,000  
      Jackup IS 250' : $137,000  
      Jackup IS 300' : $90,333  
      Jackup IS 300'+ : $137,700  
      Jackup MC < 200' : $59,000  
      Jackup MC 200'+ : $92,465  
      Jackup MS 200'+ : $78,688  
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