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    Marathon Hits Gas at Brickyard Prospect in Oklahoma's Woodford Shale

    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. read full story

    - Smart Money Moves Back into Energy, But Carefully
    - Petrobras to Restart Jubarte Production Wednesday
    - OPEC Cuts Biting Into Oil Cos' Output Growth Areas
    South America 11 articles
    Petrobras to Restart Jubarte Production Wednesday
    Gold Oil, Partners to Commence Testing Colombian Well Jan. 12
    Canada 8 articles
    PanTerra Issues Stock Options Grant
    Bonterra Reduces December Cash Dividend
    Gulf of Mexico 5 articles
    Mariner Takes Bigger Bite of Bass Lite Natural Gas Field
    Leed Tests Positive Gas at Eugene Island, Puts A-8 On Stream
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    Industry Headlines
    Smart Money Moves Back into Energy, But Carefully
    Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - A pair of deals by Oklahoma billionaire George B. Kaiser, widely considered one of the country's savviest energy investors, could be an early sign that after a massive selloff, the smart money is getting back into the oil industry.
    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
    Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Crude oil futures climbed more than $2 to above the psychologically important $50 a barrel Tuesday, spurred by concerns that a reduction in Russian natural gas flows to Europe could spark an increased demand for oil.
    Chesapeake Energy Defies Skeptics
    Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Chesapeake capped a busy 2008 with the $412 million sale of natural-gas production in Oklahoma and Arkansas, proving to skeptics that the company knows how to get a deal done. Total value of Cheasapeake's deals for 2008 is roughly $12 billion.
    Gazprom Says Ukraine Blocked 3 Key Pipes to Europe   [1/6/2009]
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    Exploration
    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.
    Faroe Underscores Norwegian Drilling Activities, Encouraged by Results
    Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - Faroe has an exciting ongoing drilling program in Norway which in the near term includes three wells named Hyme, South East Tor and Grosso.
    Petrobras-Led Consortium Gets Go-Ahead to Drill BCAM-40 Prospects
    Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - Norse Energy, in partnership with Petrobras and Queiroz, has received the environmental licenses for the drilling of the BCAM-40 exploration prospects.
    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]
    St. Mary Increases Sweetie Peck Position in West Texas Tight Oil Program   [1/7/2009]
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    Production
    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.
    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.
    Ithaca Installs Jacky Platform at Beatrice, March Slated for Start-Up Picture
    Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Ithaca has installed the Jacky platform and associated pipelines in the Inner Moray Firth area of the United Kingdom.
    Noreco Hits New Production Record for December Map Picture
    Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Noreco's production in December was 16,100 barrels of oil equivalents per day, which is a new record for the company.
    Nabucco Sees Gas Pipeline Agreement in 1st Quarter
    Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - The Nabucco pipeline consortium expects an intergovernmental agreement and an EU exemption decision in the first quarter of this year.
    Goodrich Completes 2 Horizontal Wells, Sees Combined Flow of 21.5 MMcf/d   [1/6/2009]
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    Finance and Investing
    Northern O&G Signs LOI for Senior Secured Revolving Credit Facility
    Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Northern Oil and Gas has entered into a letter of intent with a financial institution for a senior secured, reserve-based revolving credit facility providing up to $25 million of financing for future drilling activities.
    Bonterra Reduces December Cash Dividend
    Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Bonterra has reduced the monthly cash dividend to all holders of common shares for the month of December.
    PanTerra Issues Stock Options Grant
    Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - PanTerra has granted 1,920,000 incentive stock options to the officers, directors and employees of the company.
    Enterprise Products Makes Public Offering of Units
    Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Enterprise Products announced the commencement of a public offering of 8,600,000 common units representing limited partner interests.
    Teekay Corp. Declares Cash Dividend
    Tuesday, January 06, 2009 - Teekay has voted to declare a cash dividend on its common stock payable on January 30, 2009.
    Result Energy Closes $2.6 MM Private Placement   [1/5/2009]
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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
    Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - Toreador is reviewing strategic alternatives for its Turkish subsidiary and has reached preliminary agreements to divest its exploration and production assets in Romania.
    Norskan Offshore Nabs LOI for Skandi Waveney Vessel
    Wednesday, January 07, 2009 - Norskan Offshore has received a Letter of Intent from StatoilHydro Petroleo Brasil for the vessel Skandi Waveney.
    SeaBird's Vessel Utilization Flies Low in Fourth Quarter, Down 83% for '08   [1/7/2009]
    Alliance to Provide Engineering Services for Williams Pipeline Projects   [1/6/2009]
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