:: News from Offshore ::

:: EXPLORATION

:: Tullow strikes oil offshore Ghana
Tulow Oil Plc struck oil with its Mahogany-1 well offshore Ghana.

:: More exploration planned for Atlantic Canada
Petro-Canada is involved in all three of the major fields in the Jeanne d'Arc basin off the east coast of Newfoundland.

:: Husky acquires Greenland acreage
Husky Energy Inc. has been awarded exploration licenses on block 5 (2007-22) and block 7 (2007-24) offshore Greenland.

:: PRODUCTION

:: Minke gas heads to Holland
Gas production has started at the GdF Britain-operated Minke field in the southern North Sea.

:: PTTEP prepares development plan for Myanmar gas block
PTTEP International Ltd. is preparing a development plan and is planning to drill two appraisal wells, Zawtika-5 and Zawtika-6, in July in the M9 block in the Gulf of Mataban.

:: Gawler acquires interest in Pompano, plans redevelopment
Gawler has acquired a 25% working interest in the Pompano gas field in Brazos Block 446L SE/4 in the Gulf of Mexico.

:: VESSELS

:: Keppel FELS delivers jackup to Sinvest
Keppel FELS Ltd. has delivered another KFELS Super B Class jackup to Sinvest AS, a subsidiary of the Chennai-owned Aban Singapore Pte. Ltd.

:: Crane vessel sets mast record
Avonway has ordered a monohull crane vessel with a 5,000-metric-ton (5,600-ton) single mast lifting capacity from Singapore's Sembawang Shipyard.

:: Transocean's newbuild drillship secures multi-year contract
A BP Plc. subsidiary has awarded Transocean Inc. a drilling contract for an enhanced Enterprise Class newbuild drillship.

:: SEISMIC NEWS

:: Fugro to conduct 3D survey offshore Mexico
Pemex has awarded Fugro an $82 million contract to conduct a 3D seismic survey offshore Mexico.

:: Western Geco newbuild sails to North Sea
Western Geco has launched the first of three new Q-Marine vessels.

:: CCG Veritas boosts Caspian presence
CGG Veritas has opened a seismic data processing center and office in Almaty, staffed by national and expatriate geophysicists.

:: NEWFOUNDLAND REPORT

:: NOIA opens with optimism
Premier of Newfoundland and Labrador, Danny Williams, opened the Newfoundland Ocean Industries Association's annual conference in St. John's on June 19 with a message of optimism.

:: Small fields hold promise off Newfoundland
Production offshore Newfoundland and Labrador is expected to drop off dramatically around 2010 or 2011.

:: Newfoundland yards plan expansion
Peter Kiewit Sons is planning to expand its Newfoundland yards to increase the types of projects on which the company can bid.

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

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