Subject:  New Oil and Gas Projects

New oil and gas projects are reported monthly to Pumps World Markets http://www.mcilvainecompany.com/water.html#N019 subscribers.  Here are the project titles for the month of September.

Oil and Gas Updates

September 2005

INDUSTRY ANALYSIS

1. AMERICAS

   U.S.

•           BHP Says Most of Gulf of Mexico Oil, Gas Production Has Resumed

•           Katrina Update for ATP Oil & Gas

•           Remington Oil and Gas Corporation Provides Operations Update

•           Fellows Energy Ltd. to Purchase Producing Gas Field in Utah

•           Oil Production in Gulf still nearly 60% Blocked

•           Eni’s Houston Affiliate Buys Armstrong’s North Slope Assets

•           ONEOK Sells Its Oil and Gas Production Companies

•           Apache Restores More Oil, Gas Production

•           Fourth LNG Terminal Plan for US East Coast

•           Kodiak Oil and Gas commences Drilling Operations in Wyoming

•           Remington Oil and Gas Corporation Reports on Missing Rigs Following Hurricane Rita

•           Sempra Checking for Damage at LNG Sites

•           Growing Ohio Gas Well Controversy Continues

•           Gulf Oil, Gas Output Still on Hold

•           BP Launches Shutdown to Improve Alaska Oil-Field Safety

   CANADA

•           Canaport LNG begins Construction on LNG Regassification Terminal

•           Delta Oil & Gas Acquires Additional Natural Gas Interest in Alberta

•           Teck says it May Consider More Oil Sands Projects

•           Total SA Says Deer Creek Oil Sands Project May Cost $9 Billion

   BRAZIL

•           Brazil's Oil Giant Gets License for Controversial Gas Pipeline in Amazon

MEXICO

•           Report Spotlights Mexico-U.S. Energy Project

VENEZUELA

•           Chevron’s Deltana Gas Find in Venezuela enough for LNG Train

•           Chevron Awarded Exploration License in Gulf of Venezuela

2. ASIA

 AUSTRALIA

•           S. Australia’s Beach Petroleum looking for another Oil and Gas Beachhead

•           Radical Method may Bury Massive Gorgon Gas Plant Project

•           McDermott Unit wins Australia LNG Contract

•           LNG Market to be developed in Australia

   CHINA

•           China invests $15m in Oil, Gas

   INDIA

•           ONGC Oil Rig Fire Destroys Equipment worth Millions

•           Petronet LNG closes Dahej after Jetty Hit

   INDIA / PAKISTAN

•           India and Pakistan May Require more than Two Gas Pipelines

   JAPAN

•           Japan's Biggest Shipping Firm to add more LNG Tankers

•           Japan’s JGC wins Ras Laffan Deal

   MALAYSIA

•           Malaysian Complex could up LNG Output 20%

   NEW ZEALAND

•           Swift says Oil, Gas Flow at Piakau Well

      PAKISTAN / ALGERIA

•           Pakistan/Algeria Agree to Exchange Oil, Gas, Mineral Experts Delegations

   3. EUROPE / AFRICA / MIDDLE EAST

   FRANCE

•           Gaz de France, Gazprom to Cooperate in LNG Production

   GERMANY

•           E.ON to Buy Caledonia Oil & Gas for $834 million

   ITALY / GREECE

•           New Italian-Greek Pipeline Eases Some Supply Security

   NORWAY

•           Norway Ship Owner Fredriksen goes for Floating Production

•           New Gas Find for Hydro

  ROMANIA

•           Falcon Oil & Gas Announces Results of Romanian Exploration Well and •            Operations Update in Hungary

   UNITED KINGDOM

•           Germany’s RWE Unit Offered Oil, Natural Gas Blocks

•           Granby Oil and Gas Successful in North Sea License Round

•           Total Awarded Three Offshore Production Licenses in UK 23rd Round

•           Don't Overlook Significance of UK Offshore Oil and Gas Industry says UK

   WEST AFRICA / CENTRAL ASIA

•           India Eyes Oil and Gas in Africa, Central Asia

   MALI

•           Landlocked Mali seeks more Oil and Gas Exploration

   SOUTH AFRICA

•           SA's Oil, Gas Industry to get Technology Face-Lift

NIGERIA

•           Nigeria’s Oil Communities Seek Gas Flares End by 2006

  RUSSIA

•           BASF, E.ON and Gazprom Sign Agreement on Gas Pipeline through the Baltic

•           Hydro to Build a Plant at Russia's Shtokman Gas Field

•           ONGC Team finds Gas Reserves off Sakhalin

•           Sakhalin-2 Oil and Gas Project Reaps Benefits of Productive Summer

•           Russia Eager or OVL Participation in Oil and Gas Projects

•           Sakhalin-1 Project to Produce First Oil, Gas

   KRGYZSTAN

•           New Oil and Gas Field Discovered in Kyrgyzstan

   TURKMENISTAN

•           Turkmenistan Buys Oil & Gas Pipes for $18 million

   IRAN

•           Energy Bringing Beijing and Tehran Closer Together

QATAR

•           $14bn Qatar Gas Contracts

•           Mitsui to Take Part in large LNG Project in Qatar

•           RasGas Awards Two New LNG Trains to Produce 110,000bpd of Condensate

   YEMEN

•           SOCO Provides Yemen Exploration Update

•           Air Products to Provide Liquefaction Process Technology and Equipment for New LNG Plant in Yemen

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Bob McIlvaine

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