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[IMAGE]=09=09      [IMAGE] [IMAGE]      In This Issue [IMAGE]      [IMAGE] =
    [IMAGE]    Current Oil and Gas Industry News T! op Stories for the Past=
 7 Days Featured Events and Conferences What's in Store - Books & More     =
Featured Employment Opportunities Surplus Oilfield Equipment For Sale World=
wide Offshore Rig Utilization Oil & Gas Prices    [IMAGE]   [IMAGE]       I=
ndustry Headlines [IMAGE]      [IMAGE]       Latest Offshore Rig Activity  =
The worldwide mobile offshore rig count was up 4 for the week with 3 jackup=
s and one semisub seeing new contracts.  CNOOC Jackup Leaves China  CNOOC s=
ecured the first contract for overseas service as an independent contractor=
 in the international drilling market.    [IMAGE]     advertisement  A Nati=
onal-Oilwell designed, 1992 built modular offshore drilling rig is availabl=
e for sale direct from the manufacturer.  This rig drilled only 5 wells fro=
m the Draugen platform in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.  Click on =
the link below for full details, photos and seller contact information:   h=
ttp://www.rigzone.com/market/surplus_listing.asp?eq_id=3D397            Exp=
loration [IMAGE]      [IMAGE]     [IMAGE]  Celtic Resources To Farmout Nort=
h Sea Licenses    Mustang Oil Ltd and Celtic Petroleum Ltd have entered a f=
armout agreement for their United Kingdom Seaward licences North Sea blocks=
 49/1c, 49/2b and 49/2c, to GDF Britain Ltd.  Conoco Focuses on Indonesia  =
  Conoco expects to spend over $2.5 billion in Indonesia during the next ni=
ne years, as part of planned investment of $3.4 billion between 1998 and 20=
10.  Novus Petroleum Wins Padre Island Acreage   The Padre Island Project j=
oint venture has been awarded drilling leases totaling 12,630 acres in the =
Padre Island area, in shallow waters offshore Texas.  Statoil and ExxonMobi=
l Swap Norwegian Acreage  On January 1, 2002, Statoil took over operatorshi=
p and a 20 percent stake in the F-p! rospect of the Barents Sea from ExxonM=
obil.    [IMAGE]   [IMAGE]       Production [IMAGE]      [IMAGE]     [IMAGE=
]  Edison and BG Supply LNG to Gaz de France  Edison and BG will soon sign =
a 20-year agreement to supply Gaz de France with liquefied natural gas begi=
nning in 2005.  Statoil Makes Record Gas Sales  On January 13, 2002, Statoi=
l supplied a total of 137 million cubic meters of gas to customers in Europ=
e beating the record set last winter.    [IMAGE]   [IMAGE]       Company & =
Financial News [IMAGE]      [IMAGE]     [IMAGE]  Enron To Select New Audito=
r    The Enron Corp. Board of Directors voted today to discharge Arthur And=
ersen as ! the company's auditor.  PGS Awarded $58 Million in New Contracts=
  Petroleum Geo-Services ASA announced that its onshore division has secure=
d new seismic acquisition contracts in the United States, Ecuador, India an=
d Bangladesh valued at $58 million.  Lukoil Announces New Directors  LUKOIL=
 has nominated Mark Mobius and a leading ChevronTexaco executive to be inde=
pendent directors.  Global Industries Announces Management Changes  Global =
Industries, Ltd. has appointed William J. Dore, Jr. to the position of Vice=
 President - Investor Relations.   FTC Requests More Info from Phillips and=
 Conoco  Phillips Petroleum Company and Conoco have both received requests =
from the Federal Trade Commis! sion for additional information.    [IMAGE] =
  [IMAGE]  advertisement   [IMAGE] Human Resources in Oil and Gas is the co=
mprehensive HR forum for the industry. The conference will deal with attrac=
ting and retaining quality staff and dealing with the effects of mergers, a=
cquisitions, and restructuring. This conference is a must for anyone involv=
ed in the often hectic human resources decisions of todays oil and gas comp=
anies. HR in Oil and Gas is being held in Aberdeen on February 27 and 28. C=
lick here for more information.            Last 7 Days Top Stories [IMAGE] =
     [IMAGE]     [IMAGE]  Former Enron Execs Start New Company  Several for=
mer Enron senior executives have formed a new company to provide risk manag=
ement services to the energy industry.  Anadarko Petroleum Provides 2002 Ou=
tlook  Anadarko Petroleum Corporation outlines its expectations for capital=
 spending for 2002 and offers guidance on 2001 financial and operating resu=
lts.  U.S. Approves Deepwater Royalty Relief  Gale Norton, Secretary of the=
 Interior, announced that oil and gas companies drilling in Gulf of Mexico =
deepwater will be given royalty reductions.  National-Oilwell Acquires HALC=
O  National-Oilwell has acquired HAL Oilfield Pump & Equipment Company.  An=
derson Employees ! Destroy Enron Documents  Andersen reports that individua=
ls in the firm have disposed of a significant number of electronic and pape=
r documents and correspondence relating to the Enron account  Venture To Be=
gin Drilling Program on Sycamore Field  Venture Production will start drill=
ing in May of this year at its Sycamore field in the UK Sector of the North=
 Sea.  Statoil Sells First Oil From Girassol  Statoil has sold its first lo=
ad of crude - one million barrels - from the TotalFinaElf-operated Girassol=
 field offshore Angola.  Energy Partners Completes Hall-Houston Acquisition=
  Energy Partners, Ltd. has completed the acquisition of Hall-Houston and h=
as elected Gary Hall, HHOC's founder, to the post of Vice-Chairman of EPL. =
 Shell and CNOOC Sign PSC Agreement  CNOOC and Shell Exploration China Limi=
ted signed a Production Sharing Contract for the exploration of the Bonan a=
rea of Bohai Bay.  Kongsberg Awarded Crazy Horse Project  Kongsberg Simrad =
has been awarded a contract for providing an integrated control and monitor=
ing system to BP for the Crazy Horse PDQ semisub.  Talisman Expects to Spen=
d $2 Billion in 2002  Talisman's 2002 budget for exploration and developmen=
t is $2 billion which is a 6% increase over the 2001 budget.  Petronas and =
Bahrain Develop Offshore Exploration Program  Petronas and Bahraini offical=
s met over the weekend to discuss a program for drilling offshore Bahrain. =
   [IMAGE]   [IMAGE]       Upcoming Oil & Gas Industry Events [IMAGE]      =
[IMAGE]     [IMAGE]  Jan. 22    Alliances and Partnering in Oil & Gas   Sin=
gapore Feb. 6     Torch Mid-Winter Energy Conference  New York Feb. 7     M=
arine Construction 2002  Houston Feb. 10    2002 SPE International Petroleu=
m Conference & Exhibition in Mexico  Villahermosa Feb. 26    2002 IADC/SPE =
Drilling Conference and Exhibition   Dallas Feb. 26    Offshore Oil and Gas=
 Safety Seminars  Aberdeen Feb. 27    Human Resources in Oil & Gas  Aberdee=
n Mar. 10    AAPG Annual Meeting  Houston Mar. 20    LNG North America  Hou=
ston Apr. 9     2002 SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing Conference and Exhibition  Hou=
ston  list your conference  view upcoming events   [IMAGE]   [IMAGE]    [IM=
AGE]    [IMAGE] [IMAGE]  Horizon Offshore  Global Completion Service  Hover=
Dril  Baker Hughes   [IMAGE]   [IMAGE]   promote your company      [IMAGE] =
[IMAGE]  [IMAGE]  Well Completion and Servicing  [IMAGE] [IMAGE]  Mobile Dr=
illing Units of the World CD-ROM  [IMAGE] [IMAGE]  Drilling Data Handbook, =
7th Ed.  [IMAGE]  [IMAGE]   [IMAGE]   more products   [IMAGE]      [IMAGE] =
   [IMAGE]  featured equipment: National 1320-UE  [IMAGE]   Wartsila Genera=
tor Sets  [IMAGE]   [IMAGE]      [IMAGE]   more equipment      [IMAGE] [IMA=
GE]   featured jobs:  - Mechanic  - Pipeline Technical Specialist - Advisor=
  - Wellhead-Christmas Tree Specialist   more hot jobs >>   featured candid=
ates:  - Drilling Engineer  - Production & Workover Engineer  - Drilling Ma=
nager, Senior Drilling Engineer   search for candidates >>   [IMAGE]   [IMA=
GE]     [IMAGE] [IMAGE]   Drillships:  To 5000':   50.0% (7/14) +5000':   9=
6.0% (24/25)  Semisubs:  2nd Gen:   67.1% (49/73) 3rd Gen:   86.0% (43/50) =
4th Gen:   100.0% (38/38) 5th Gen:   100.0% (7/7)  Jackups:  To 200':   56.=
7%  (38/67) 200' MC:   50.0% (12/24) 200' MS:   14.3% (3/21) 300' IC: !   8=
6.5% (83/96) +300' IC:   90.7% (49/54) Severe Env.:   81.0% (17/21)  [IMAGE=
]   [IMAGE]   view complete utilization report[IMAGE][IMAGE]Light Crude Oil=
: $18.10/BBL (-3.83%)Brent Crude Oil: $18.42/BBL (-5.44%)Natural Gas: $2.27=
/MMBtu (-5.81%)Unleaded Gasoline: $0.53/gal (-3.64%)prices from: 1/17/2002c=
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