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Offshore Rig Count	08/22	08/15
US GOM	100	101
S. America	73	72
Europe/Med Sea	98	98
West Africa	57	56
Asia/Australia	104	104
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Day Rate Indices	Aug 08
WW 5001'+ Floating	854
WW 2001'+ Floating	922
US GOM Jackup	357
North Sea Jackup	807
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ICE WTI Crude	$117.75	$118.15	-0.40
ICE Brent Crude	$116.04	$116.22	-0.18
ICE UK Gas	56.00p	56.09p	-0.09
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Tropical Storm Gustav causes more evacuations	HOUSTON: The International Energy Agency has said that it will release strategic oil stocks if Tropical Storm Gustav hits the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and severely disrupts offshore oil and gas production and onshore refineries. Read More HOUSTON: The International Energy Agency has said that it will release strategic oil stocks if Tropical Storm Gustav hits the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and severely disrupts offshore oil and gas production and onshore refineries. Read More PERTH, AUSTRALIA: Woodside Petroleum's Vincent oil project started oil production after completing the hook-up, testing and commissioning of floating production storage offloading vessel Maersk Ngujima-Yin. Read More HOUSTON: More companies with operations in the Gulf of Mexico are evacuating workers from rigs and other offshore facilities and preparing for the arrival of Tropical Storm Gustav in the area. Read More STAVANGER, NORWAY: The oil and gas sector is struggling to cut carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions because no firm, predictable regulatory and economical framework is in place, it was claimed today. Read More GRAND JUNCTION, COLO.: Lignol Innovations Inc. recently received approval from the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) for the siting of a commercial demonstration cellulosic ethanol plant in Colorado. Read More PERTH, AUSTRALIA: Woodside Petroleum may reach a final investment decision (FID) on the Timor Sea Sunrise liquefied natural gas (LNG) project by the end of 2009. Read More WEST LAFAYETTE, IND.: Identifying the corn genes involved with plant cell wall generation and learning their function will help develop new, more productive sources of transportation biofuel, according to two Purdue University researchers. Read More
Vincent flows for Woodside
Oil and gas companies prepare for the threat of Gustav
StatoilHydro: rules essential for cutting carbon
U.S. DOE approves site of Lignol's Colorado ethanol plant
Woodside may reach Sunrise FID by end of 2009
Purdue: Corn gene may lead to next generation biofuel

Offshore Oil and Gas News

Sperry, Total team up on high temperature drilling system	1 hr ago
EMGS Barents Sea project bags big deals	1 hr ago
Sevan goes with Polarbase for Goliat	4 hrs ago
Premier plans four wells in South China Sea	5 hrs ago
Premier sets aside US$500 million for Gajah Bahru gas	5 hrs ago
Premier to plug and abandon Chim Cong discovery	7 hrs ago
Searcher, Fugro and Gardline complete 2-D sweep	8 hrs ago
Santos spuds Henry-2	8 hrs ago

Emerging Energy News

Borrego to expand solar operations in New England	18 hrs ago
U.S. Geothermal updates projects	19 hrs ago
Bergamo to supply solar energy in Pakistan	19 hrs ago
Dakota Wind Energy obtains land for wind project	20 hrs ago
Suntech signs polysilicon, wafer supply agreements	20 hrs ago
Baltimore County seeks review of Sparrows Point decision	23 hrs ago
Raser expands geothermal acreage in Utah	08/27/08
Woodside may select Browse site at year-end 2008	08/27/08

Offshore Oil and Gas Spotlight
U.S. Gulf lease sale attracts US$487 million in high bids

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Energy Wiki Featured Article

Marine drilling operations are undertaken primarily by mobile offshore drilling units (MODUs). MODUs can be of two basic types, bottom-supported or floating. Bottom-supported MODUs include jackups and submersibles. Floating MODUs include semisubmersibles, drillships, offshore barges and tender-assisted units, which generally are built with semisubmersible or barge hulls. Other types of drilling rigs are used in marine drilling operations, including inland water drill barges and platform rigs.