Gulf of Mexico News

Incentives pushed deep-water drilling - Study says waiving royalties helped leasing and small firms
12/20/2006, Houston Chronicle
OMNI Environmental Services Unit Awarded Contract
12/20/2006, Yahoo Finance
Oil Rig Shortage Slows Chevron Bid to Tap Gulf of Mexico Fields
12/20/2006, Bloomberg.com
Bush to sign offshore royalty revision into law Wednesday
12/20/2006, New Orleans City Business
Hess Sets 2007 Capital Budget at $3.6B
12/19/2006, Houston Chronicle
Competitors draining Gulf of deepwater rigs
12/19/2006, New Orleans City Business
Statoil to Buy Hydro`s Energy Unit to Boost Reserves (Update4)
12/18/2006, Bloomberg.com
US Regulators Approve Petrobras Plans to Bring First FPSO to the Gulf of Mexico
12/18/2006, oilvoice.com
States like Texas deserve payday for offshore energy - Royalties give a needed incentive for more drilling
12/18/2006, Houston Chronicle
Cimarex Energy Declares Quarterly Cash Dividend
12/15/2006, Yahoo Finance
Oil companies agree to pay millions in back royalties
12/15/2006, New Orleans City Business
President promises to sign OCS into law Wednesday
12/15/2006, New Orleans City Business
Second Look: Anadarko Shares Sink Again
12/14/2006, Houston Chronicle
Stone Energy Scraps Plan for Combination
12/14/2006, Houston Chronicle
Superior Completes Acquisition of Warrior Energy Services Corporation
12/14/2006, oilvoice.com
Entek Acquires Additional Gulf of Mexico Equity And is to Commence Drilling
12/14/2006, oilvoice.com
Santos to divest its United States interests
12/13/2006, Santos
Anadarko to sell off billions more of assets
12/13/2006, Houston Chronicle
Stone Energy Corporation Announces Divestiture Program, Debt Reduction Plans
12/13/2006, Yahoo Finance
Neptune secures repair contract in Gulf of Mexico
12/13/2006, egoli
Oil firms celebrate Gulf gain - But it may take years before first well is producing
12/12/2006, Houston Chronicle
Anadarko Announces Deepwater Discovery in the Gulf of Mexico
12/12/2006, oilvoice.com
Gentlemen, Start Your Drills
12/11/2006, Forbes.com
Bullish Petsec gases up off Mexico
12/11/2006, The Australian
EPL Announces Three Discoveries on the Shelf
12/11/2006, oilvoice.com
Oil prices fall below $62 a barrel ahead of OPEC meeting
12/11/2006, Houston Chronicle
U.S. Senate Passes Domenici-Landrieu ``Fair Share`` Plan in Early Morning 79-to-9 Vote
12/10/2006, landrieu.senate.gov
GOP leaders try to get Gulf drilling plan through Senate - But after electing to attach measure to tax-trade bill, they call it a night
12/8/2006, Houston Chronicle
Chevron says it will boost spending 20% - ConocoPhillips, with Lukoil stake paid, will cut back
12/8/2006, Houston Chronicle
Anadarko sells more deepwater Gulf assets
12/8/2006, sttammany.com
Superior Energy Services Prices $400 Million Offering of 1.5% Senior Exchangeable Notes
12/8/2006, PR Newswire
Devon Energy Provides Forward-Looking Estimates of Production, Reserve Additions and Capital Expenditures
12/8/2006, PR Newswire
D.C. deal done to fix La`s eroding coast - But royalty windfall awaits House vote
12/8/2006, nola.com
OCS passage growing more likely
12/7/2006, New Orleans City Business
Chevron to Raise Capital Spending to $19.6 Billion
12/7/2006, Bloomberg.com
Baker Hughes-US rig count up 20, Canada down 11
12/7/2006, Reuters
Oil industry survey sees little help - Energy leaders aren`t optimistic about Washington
12/6/2006, Houston Chronicle
Nexen Expects to Invest $2.9 Billion and Increase Production 50% in 2007
12/6/2006, Market Wire
House delays vote on offshore drilling measure - Bill to finance coast restoration; legislation may come up today
12/6/2006, nola.com
Energy policy, demand may keep oil prices high
12/6/2006, Houston Chronicle