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

Headlines

09/02/2010: CGGVeritas wins largest marine wide-azimuth award from Pemex

09/02/2010: OGX finds additional gas in Parnaiba Basin

09/02/2010: GDF SUEZ sets HPHT drilling record with new North Sea discovery

09/02/2010: Explosion aboard production platform in Vermilion Block 380 injures one worker

09/01/2010: Cladhan discovery in North Sea could hold 100 to 200 million bbl

09/01/2010: Baker Hughes installs world's first ultra-temperature SAGD production system

09/01/2010: WorleyParsons awarded Hebron offshore contract with ExxonMobil

09/01/2010: Americas Petrogas completes 3D seismic program on Gobernador Ayala IV in Argentina

09/01/2010: Halliburtonsoftware

09/01/2010: Halliburton’s Landmark announces release of DecisionSpace Desktop software suite

08/31/2010: Reliance to drill Cauvery deepwater exploration well

08/31/2010: Aker Solutions awards Marulk tie-in to Norne in Mid Norway

08/31/2010: N. Oklahoma shale oil project well set to drill

08/31/2010: Development of Brazil's Tartaruga Block delayed

08/31/2010: Noble to test deepwater Leviathan well

08/31/2010: Bahamas suspend offshore drilling

08/31/2010: Halliburton awarded services contract for Zubair Field in Iraq

08/30/2010: Reliance preparing to drill Cauvery deepwater exploration well

08/30/2010: Schlumberger completes merger with Smith International

08/30/2010: Morgan Creek Energy to acquire 21,000 net acres in Mississippi

08/30/2010: Gran Tierra makes entry into E&P in Brazil

08/27/2010: ONGC makes new discovery onshore India

08/27/2010: NPD grants Total, Statoil separate North Sea drilling permits

08/27/2010: Zion O&G begins drilling ops onshore Northern Israel

08/27/2010: Paramax announces new president

08/27/2010: Resaca appoints new CEO

08/27/2010: Sagres Energy estimates Jamaica blocks to hold 3 billion bbl

08/27/2010: BP exits bidding round for Greenland license

08/27/2010: BP begins replacement of Macondo BOP

08/27/2010: Fugro receives one of world’s largest seismic vessels

08/26/2010: AWE’s Wolf-1 successfully appraises the Redback South-1 discovery

08/26/2010: Siemens seal-less compressor completes test program

08/26/2010: BP to deploy satellite-controlled monitoring ROVs in GOM

08/26/2010: Caza completes frac of Texas production well

08/26/2010: Gran Tierra finds additional oil pay at Chaza Block

08/26/2010: Ensco receives jackup seized by Venezuelan govt in 2009

08/26/2010: Beach begins shale gas drilling in South Australia

08/25/2010: BG Norge awards FEED contract to Wood Group Kenny for Jordbaer development field

08/25/2010: Statoil nomination committee recommends new board members

08/25/2010: Roc Oil, CNOOC join forces to develop oil fields in Beibu Gulf, offshore China

08/25/2010: Resolute and Marathon to develop North Dakota Bakken acreage

08/25/2010: Hallin Marine opens new multi-purpose facility in Singapore

08/24/2010: Newpark Drilling launches new water-based drilling fluid

08/24/2010: AVEVA releases AVEVA NET Portal 4.5

08/24/2010: GE Oil & Gas awarded supply contracts for Papua New Guinea LNG

08/24/2010: Weatherford launches UniSlips multifunctional handling tool

08/24/2010: BP transitions claims payments to Gulf Coast Claims Facility

08/24/2010: Total E&P to conduct exploration drilling with Ocean Vanguard in North Sea

08/24/2010: Aker Solutions awarded subsea contracts from Petronas for offshore Malaysia

08/24/2010: Mainland Resources appoints Nicholas W. Atencio as Chief Executive and Director