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WO Wire is collection of current headlines and select press releases from around the upstream, oil and gas industry.

Headlines

03/11/2010: Jordan bans reporting on refinery corruption case

03/11/2010: Transocean’s ultra-deepwater drillship Discoverer Inspiration begins contract with Chevron in GOM

03/11/2010: ExxonMobil to invest $128-148 billion over next five years

03/11/2010: BP to pay Devon $7 billion for deepwater assets

03/11/2010: Analysts predict deepwater spending will top $167 billion through 2014

03/11/2010: Signature Exploration and Production receives permit approval from the Texas Railroad Commission

03/11/2010: Circle Oil has production test success in Egypt

03/11/2010: NACE releases Operator Qualification 2.0 training for pipeline personnel

03/10/2010: Petrobras discovers oil in pre-salt block of Santos basin

03/10/2010: WorleyParsons secures offshore platform contract from ExxonMobil

03/10/2010: Total acquires global shale acreage

03/10/2010: Schlumberger acquires Nexus Geosciences

03/10/2010: TGS continuing 2D seismic program offshore Sumatra

03/10/2010: Honeywell releases new Series 3000MkII gas detector

03/10/2010: Total, CNOOC to acquire equal stakes in Tullow’s oil assets

03/09/2010: Development plan for $6 billion Chirag deepwater project approved

03/09/2010: FMC Technologies receives $62 million subsea contract

03/09/2010: Saudi Aramco to invest $90 billion over next 5 years

03/09/2010: Petrobras expecting Cascade,Chinook to come online in June(2)

03/09/2010: CEPA welcomes changes to federal pipeline approvals

03/09/2010: FMC Technologies receives $62 million subsea contract (2)

03/09/2010: Woollybutt oil field restarts production (2)

03/09/2010: Weatherford completes world’s longest single run with RSS technology in dry air (2)

03/09/2010: ONGC investing $5.8 billion in exploration activities

03/09/2010: Petrobras expecting Cascade,Chinook to come online in June

03/09/2010: Development plan for $6 billion Chirag deepwater project approved(2)

03/09/2010: Statoil to increase interest in ultra-deepwater St. Malo development

03/09/2010: Woollybutt oil field restarts production

03/09/2010: Weatherford completes world’s longest single run with RSS technology in dry air

03/09/2010: ONGC to invest $5.8 billion in exploration activities

03/08/2010: Dana Gas makes two new gas discoveries in Egypt

03/08/2010: WesternGeco's UniQ system sets seismic record in Kuwait

03/08/2010: $1 billion Qatar gas recovery project to kick off

03/08/2010: Transocean’s ultra-deepwater drillship Dhirubhai Deepwater KG2 begins contract in India

03/08/2010: HB Rentals installs six-building accommodation package

03/08/2010: AlMansoori signs joint venture with Key Energy

03/08/2010: Aker Solutions wins major contract for two FPSOs in Brazil

03/05/2010: Danfoss Sea Recovery introduces new freshwater generator

03/05/2010: CNOOC, Total submit Uganda oil proposals

03/05/2010: Oil demand in Middle East to grow 5%

03/05/2010: BJ Services Pty Ltd awarded $80 million pipeline contract by Chevron

03/05/2010: OGX makes oil discovery in shallow Campos waters

03/05/2010: Contango spuds Dude, Eugene Island prospects

03/05/2010: Anadarko to further develop Caesar Tonga project

03/04/2010: FMC Technologies named world’s most admired oil and gas equipment, services company

03/04/2010: Ziff releases North American gas storage report

03/04/2010: Technip receives first supply contract for South China Sea project

03/04/2010: Volga Resources to acquire stake in Geotech Oil Services

03/04/2010: Cape wins offshore contract with Total in Dutch Sector of the North Sea

03/03/2010: GE Oil & Gas recent wins bring Gorgon project awards to over $1.1 billion