:: News from Offshore ::

:: E&P REPORT

:: Tullow finds oil offshore Ghana
Tullow oil Plc. has had its second oil discovery offshore the Republic of Ghana with the deepwater Hyedua-1 well.

:: Additional reserves in Angola block 4/05
Angolan national oil company Sociedade Nacional de Combustíveis de Angola E.P. and Sonangol Pesquisa e Produção S.A. (Sonangol P&P) have announced the discovery of additional reserves in the Gimboa Development Area in the deepwater block 4/05.

:: Tower completes seismic survey off Namibia
Neptune Petroleum (Namibia) Ltd., subsidiary of Tower Resources Plc., has completed a 2D seismic data acquisition program over the northwest areas of blocks 1910A, 1911, and 2011A offshore Namibia.

:: COMPANY NEWS

:: L&N wins three subsea contracts for Africa
L&N (Scotland) Ltd. has signed a frame agreement with VetcoGray to provide welding, assembly, and testing services for 36 subsea production trees to be deployed on a deepwater project offshore Angola.

:: CA Global launches Africa-based recruitment service
CA Global has established a new recruitment service to support upstream and midstream oil and gas companies doing business in Africa.

:: Afren secures loan
Afren Plc., through its Nigerian subsidiary, has closed a $50-million unsecured loan with First City Monument Bank Plc.

:: VESSELS AND RIGS

:: In situ FPSO repair illustrates SPS Overlay versatility
SPS Overlay Steel has completed repairs onboard the Conkouati FPSO off the coast of Point Noire, the Republic of Congo.

:: Vigeo buys anchor-handling tug supply vessel
Farstad Shipping ASA subsidiary P/R International Offshore Services ANS has reached an agreement to sell the anchor-handling tug supply (AHTS) vessel Lady Margaret.

:: Pride acquires remaining interest in Angolan JV
Pride International Inc. has acquired the remaining 9% interest in its Angolan joint venture company from a subsidiary of national oil company Sonangol.

:: REGIONAL REPORT

:: BP participates in first deep-sea environmental platforms
The University of Aberdeen has unveiled the world's first system to monitor deep-sea marine life over the long term.

:: OPEC official visits Angola
Abdalla Salem El-Badri, secretary general of OPEC, visited the Socotherm Angola plant on Aug. 30, 2007.

:: President Mbeki to address US-Africa Business Summit
South Africa President Thabo Mbeki will kick off the Corporate Council on Africa's (CCA) 2007 US-Africa Business Summit with the keynote address on Nov. 14, 2007, at the Cape Town Convention Centre.

:: MORE AFRICA NEWS

:: Cairn makes offer for medOil
Cairn Energy is set to acquire Mediterranean exploration specialist medOil, via a $30.25 million offer from Cairn's UK-based subsidiary, Capricorn Petroleum.

:: Atwood Hunter scheduled into Egypt
Atwood Oceanics Inc.'s semisubmersible drilling rig Atwood Hunter will move to Egypt to work for Burullus Gas Co. following completion of its current drilling program for Woodside Energy Ltd. offshore Libya.

:: Madagascar awards lease to Pan African
Pan African Mining Corp. affiliate EnerMad Corp. has won an awarded for exploration license 34/07/TM.

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