:: News from Offshore ::

:: WELL RESULTS

:: StatoilHydro strikes oil in deepwater Angola
StatoilHydro has made an oil discovery in deepwater block 15/06 offshore Angola.

:: Mahogany-2 results extend Jubilee discovery potential
The Mahogany-2 well, which is being drilled to appraise the Jubilee field offshore Ghana, has intersected a significant column of light oil, according to Tullow Oil.

:: Nigeria AJE field appraisal hits pay
Providence Resources has completed drilling operations on the AJE field, in OML113, offshore Nigeria.

:: DRILLING AND PRODUCTION

:: Banda NW appraisal well reaches TD
The Banda NW appraisal well in PSC B, offshore Mauritania, has reached TD encountering gas sands, according to Premier Oil.

:: PA Resources completes Didon field pilot hole
PA Resources has completed the drilling of a pilot hole as part of the development of new production wells on the Didon field in Tunisia.

:: Chevron begins Moho-Bilondo production
First production has begun from the deepwater Moho-Bilondo project in the Republic of the Congo.

:: CONTRACTS

:: Total awards SeaBird ocean bottom survey
Total E&P Angola has awarded SeaBird Exploration Ltd. a contract for ocean bottom seismic survey acquisition off Angola in block 17.

:: Grenland Group wins Pazflor subsea contract
Grenland Group has signed a $32-million letter of intent with FMC Technologies' subsidiary in Kongsberg for the fabrication, assembly and testing of subsea structures that will be part of FMC Technologies' delivery for Total's Pazflor project, offshore Angola.

:: Hallin to support Hasdrubal pipelay
Hallin Marine has mobilized a six-man team and a Quasar ROV to a pipelay project for BG's Hasdrubal field in the Gulf of Gabes.

:: COMPANY NEWS

:: Devon to sell Equatorial Guinea assets
Devon Energy has agreed to sell its oil and gas business in Equatorial Guinea to GEPetrol for $2.2 billion.

:: TGS completes seismic survey offshore Somaliland
TGS-NOPEC Geophysical has completed acquisition of two new multi-client programs in Somaliland.

:: OFFSHORE FEATURES

:: Modeling, simulation mitigate flow assurance risk
Tieback of new fields to existing facilities can be a viable method to develop offshore fields. Long subsea tiebacks, however, come with challenges.

:: Escravos float-over installation dictates platform design
Chevron Corp. subsidiary, Chevron Nigeria Ltd. (CNL), has completed a float-over installation of the Meji Gas Gathering and Compression Platform (GGCP) on the Escravos Gas project Phase 3, marking the first of its kind for the company in the region.

:: 2008 Annual Rotary Steerable System Directory
Manufacturers of rotary steerable systems describe their technology in this year’s equipment directory.

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:: OFFSHORE SPONSORED EVENTS

Offshore Middle East Conference & Exhibition
October 12 – 14, 2010
Doha, Qatar

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