:: News from Offshore ::

:: DRILLING SUCCESS

:: Total finds oil off Cameroon
Total has discovered oil in the Dissoni block in Cameroon's offshore Rio del Rey basin.

:: Obo-1 well encounters hydrocarbons off Nigeria
The Obo-1 exploration well in Block 1 of the Nigeria - Sao Tome and Principe Joint Development Zone encountered hydrocarbons.

:: Strong flow for Gabon DST
First Africa Oil announces a successful drill stem test of its second appraisal/development well on the East Orovinyare field (EOV) offshore Gabon.

:: SPECIAL REPORTS

:: Study optimistic about deepwater Nigeria blocks
A study by consultant Horizon Energy Partners BV estimates "significant prospective resources" in deepwater blocks OPL 323 and 321 offshore Nigeria.

:: Veritas completes 2D survey off Namibia
Veritas DGC Inc. announced that its subsidiary Veritas DGC Ltd. has completed a new data library survey covering the northern part of the Orange basin and southern part of the Luderitz basin offshore Namibia. The data will be available for licensing by October 2006.

:: EnerGulf engages Netherland Sewell for Namibia block 1711 report
EnerGulf Resources Inc. has engaged Netherland Sewell & Associates, Inc. to provide an independent assessment of prospective resources report on Namibia block 1711.

:: COMPANY REPORTS

:: Lobito field off Angola begins oil production
Oil production from Lobito field offshore Angola has begun, reports Chevron Corp. subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Co. Ltd.

:: Vaalco Energy bets on Gabon
Vaalco Energy is spending significant amounts of both time and money drilling off the coast of Gabon.

:: Oriental to farm-in on Okwok field offshore Nigeria
The government of Nigeria has approved a farm-in by Oriental Energy Resources Ltd. into Okwok Marginal field in OML 67 owned by Mobil Producing Nigeria Ltd. and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp.

:: EQUIPMENT & ENGINEERING

:: Offshore Nigeria umbilicals contract let
Subsea 7 has been contracted by Technip to install and test umbilicals in the Nigerian Agbami field operated by Star Deep Water Petroleum Ltd. (an affiliate of Chevron Corp.) for Texaco Nigeria Outer Shelf Inc., Petroleo Brasileiro Nigeria Ltd., Statoil Nigeria Ltd., Famfa Oil Litd., and the Nigerian National Petroleum Corp.

:: Afren links up with Amni
Pan-African independent Afren has signed an agreement with Amni International Petroleum Development Co. to participate in development of the shallow water Okoro and Setu fields off Nigeria.

:: Acergy wins Angola installation contract
Acergy S.A. announced that it had been awarded a contract valued at approximately $125 million for a deepwater SURF installation project offshore Angola.

:: VESSELS DATA

:: Stimulation vessel market surges ahead
While an initial examination of this year’s stimulation vessel survey might indicate that things haven’t changed much over the past few years, don’t be fooled: demand is high, and needs keep changing.

:: 2006 World survey of marine stimulaton vessels
Worldwide offshore marine vessels capable of self-propulsion.

:: SeaBird to convert vessel
SeaBird Exploration Ltd. acquired M/V Sentinel, dynamically positioned vessel, built in 1979. The vessel will be converted to a source/ocean bottom seismic ship.

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October 12 – 14, 2010
Doha, Qatar

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