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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]       Congressional Panel Handing Ou=
t Subpoenas to Enron  Fifty-one subpoenas seeking documents on the collapse=
 of Enron Corp. will be issued on January 11, 2002 by the Senate's Permanen=
t Subcommittee on Investigations.     [IMAGE]   [IMAGE]       Exploration [=
IMAGE]      [IMAGE]     [IMAGE]  Novus Petroleum Hits in ! the Gulf of Mexi=
co  The La Playa-1 well in the western Gulf of Mexico offshore Padre Island=
 has discovered natural gas.  Devon Hits Offshore Brazil  Devon Energy has =
made a discovery in the shallow waters of Campos Basin offshore Brazil.  Ha=
vsule Drilling Behind Schedule  Bad weather and rough seas have delayed dri=
lling at BP's Havsule prospect in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea.  M=
arabou-1 Comes Up Dry  The Marabou-1 well offshore Western Australia has be=
en plugged and abandoned.      [IMAGE]   [IMAGE]     Production [IMAGE]    =
    [IMAGE]     [IMAGE]  Petrobras Awards FMC $17 Million Contract  FMC wil=
l provi! de Petrobras with three deepwater solutions with a contract value =
of approximately $17 million.    [IMAGE]   [IMAGE]       Company & Financia=
l News [IMAGE]      [IMAGE]     [IMAGE]  Torch Offshore Purchases Construct=
ion Vessel   Torch Offshore has purchased a 520-foot vessel which it intend=
s to convert to a DP-2 offshore construction vessel and rename the Midnight=
 Express.  Anadarko Makes Top Management Changes  Anadarko has promoted Joh=
n Seitz to the position of Chief Executive Officer.    [IMAGE]   [IMAGE]  a=
dvertisement  A National-Oilwell designed, 1992 built modular offshore dril=
ling rig is available for sale direct from the manufacturer.  This rig dril=
led only 5 wells from the Draugen platform in the Norwegian sector of the N=
orth Sea.  Click on the link below for full details, photos and seller cont=
act information:   http://www.rigzone.com/market/surplus_listing.asp?eq_id=
=3D397            Last 7 Days Top Stories [IMAGE]      [IMAGE]     [IMAGE] =
 Halliburton Says the Rumors Are Not True  Halliburton says there is no bas=
is for the rumors that the company has filed for bankruptcy.  MMS Approves =
Use of FPSOs In Gulf of Mexico  The U.S. Minerals Management Service has ap=
proved the use of FPSO vessels in the central and western portions of the G=
ulf of Mexico.  BP Scales Back Alaskan Operations  BP has decided to downsi=
ze its staff in Anchorage and shelve its Liberty project at this time.  Mar=
athon Acquires Interests in Equatorial Guinea  Marathon has completed its a=
cquisition of CMS Energy's interests in Equatorial Guinea for $993 million.=
  Nabors Changes Corporate Structure  Nabors Industries B! oard of Director=
s has approved a plan to reorganize the company and change its place of inc=
orporation from Delaware to Bermuda.  Kvaerner Receives Final Approval for =
Rescue Plan  Kvaerner has received approval from the final group of lenders=
 for the rescue plan that would merge Kvaerner and Aker Maritime.  Prosafe =
Awarded FPSO Work Offshore Nigeria  Prosafe has been awarded an eight-year =
contract for an FPSO to work on the Abo field offshore Nigeria by a consort=
ium led by Agip.  FMC Corporation Spins Off FMC Technologies  FMC Corporati=
on has distributed all of its remaining shares in FMC Technologies making i=
t a fully independent company.  Marathon Begins Trading on NYSE  Marathon O=
il! Corporation has begun trading on the New York Stock Exchange as a stand=
alone company following the separation of Marathon Group and U.S. Steel.  H=
ouston Exploration Completes Acquisition  Houston Exploration finalizes Sou=
th Texas property acquisition from Conoco for $69 million.  SMOE Awarded No=
rth Sea Platform Contract  SembCorp has been awarded a contract by Maersk f=
or the installation of a process deck and accommodation module in the North=
 Sea.  Newfield Makes Management Changes  Newfield Exploration has made man=
agement changes in Australia and Anadarko Basin office locations.    [IMAGE=
]   [IMAGE]       Upcoming Oil & Gas Industry Events [IMAGE]      [IMAGE]  =
   [IMAGE]  Jan. 22   Alliances and Partnering in Oil & Gas   Singapore  Fe=
b. 6     Torch Mid-Winter Energy Conference  New York Feb. 7     Marine Con=
struction 2002  Houston Feb. 10    2002 SPE International Petroleum Confere=
nce & Exhibition in Mexico  ! Villahermosa Feb. 26    2002 IADC/SPE Drillin=
g Conference and Exhibition   Dallas Feb. 27    Human Resources in Oil & Ga=
s  Aberdeen Mar. 10    AAPG Annual Meeting  Houston Mar. 20    LNG North Am=
erica  Houston Apr. 9     2002 SPE/ICoTA Coiled Tubing Conference and Exhib=
ition  Houston May. 6     Offshore Technology Conference 2002  Houston  lis=
t your conference  view upcoming events   [IMAGE]   [IMAGE]    [IMAGE]    [=
IMAGE] [IMAGE]  INTEC  Horizon Offshore  Global Completion Service  HoverDr=
il  DataLog   [IMAGE]   [IMAGE]   promote your company      [IMAGE] [IMAGE]=
  [IMAGE]  Drilling Technology in Nontechnical Language  [IMAGE] [IMAGE]  N=
ontechnical Guide to Petroleum Geology, Exploration, Drilling, and Producti=
on, 2nd Ed.  [IMAGE] [IMAGE]  An Introduction to Marine Drilling  [IMAGE]  =
[IMAGE]   [IMAGE]   more products      [IMAGE] [IMAGE]  featured equipment:=
 Cabot 250 Workover and Drilling Rig   [IMAGE]   National 1320-UE, National=
 1320-M and Oilwell 840-E  [IMAGE]   [IMAGE]   [IMAGE]   more equipment    =
  [IMAGE] [IMAGE]   featured jobs:  - Safety Advisors  - Proposal Specialis=
t  Job Code 4391  - Paramedic, Safety Rep   more hot jobs >>   featured can=
didates:  - Experienced Procurement and Logistics Manager  - Drilling & Com=
pletions Consultant  - Mechanical Engineer   search for candidates ! >>   [=
IMAGE]   [IMAGE]     [IMAGE] [IMAGE]   Drillships:  To 5000':   50.0% (7/14=
) +5000':   100.0% (25/25)  Semisubs:  2nd Gen:   67.1% (49/73) 3rd Gen:   =
82.0% (41/50) 4th Gen:   100.0% (38/38) 5th Gen:   100.0% (7/7)  Jackups:  =
To 200':   56.7%  (38/67) 200' MC:   54.2% (13/24) 200' MS:   14.3% (3/21) =
300' IC:   87.5% (84/96) +300' IC:   88.9% (48/54) Severe Env.:   81.0% (17=
/21)  [IMAGE]   [IMAGE]   view complete utilization report      [IMAGE] [IM=
AGE]  Light Crude Oil:  $20.32/BBL  (-1.98%) Brent Crude Oil:  $20.85/BBL  =
(-5.23%) Natural Gas:  $2.25/MMBtu  (-1.75%) Unleaded Gasolin! e:  $0.58/ga=
l  (-1.69%) prices from:  1/9/2002 change since:  1/8/2002  [IMAGE]   [IMAG=
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