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BG Group Takes Billion-Dollar Bite of US Shale
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
- BG Group agreed to pay $1 billion for a stake in Exco's shale-gas properties in Texas and Louisiana, becoming the latest European oil major to move into U.S. unconventional natural gas.
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ExxonMobil Kicks Off Deepwater Drilling at Libya Well
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Monday, June 29, 2009
- ExxonMobil said it is beginning to drill the first of three deepwater exploration wells off the coast of Libya, ramping up activity in the oil-rich nation.
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Oil Majors Seen Bidding for Iraq's Prized Oil Fields
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Monday, June 29, 2009
- Several major oil companies are expected to bid Tuesday for eight prized Iraqi oil and gas fields listed in the first such tender in more than three decades.
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U.S. States Consider Gas and Oil Levies
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Monday, June 29, 2009
- Cash-strapped states are considering raising taxes on oil production to plug yawning budget gaps, but they face strong resistance from oil companies, which warn the moves could lead to lost jobs and higher energy prices.
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Analysis: Focus on India - South Asia Rig Count Heats Up
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Thursday, July 02, 2009
- Although historically India has not been as active as other regions in offshore E&P, the South Asian country has become a more popular locale for offshore drilling, as evidenced in the growing numbers of rigs working there.
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South American Oil Majors Team Up to Explore Offshore Uruguay
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Wednesday, July 01, 2009
- Argentina's YPF has won a bid to explore for oil in offshore blocks near the coast of Uruguay with Petrobras and GALP.
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Keppel Clinches Contracts to Revamp 3 Semisubmersibles
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
- Keppel O&M has secured contracts from Diamond Offshore, COSL and Noble Drilling for the upgrading and repair of three semisubmersibles.
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Petrobras Focuses on Costs Ahead of Rig, Platform Tenders
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
- Petrobras continues to take a hard line on cost cuts as it prepares to launch tenders for drilling rigs and production platforms.
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BP, CNPC Win Iraqi Rumaila Oil Field Development Deal
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Tuesday, June 30, 2009
- BP and CNPC have won a contract for the development of Iraq's Rumaila oil field, the only successful bid in Iraq's first licensing round for eight oil and gas fields.
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Pride International Names New Drillships
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Monday, June 29, 2009
- Pride International has named the four new ultra-deepwater drillships it has under construction.
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