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Welcome to our August edition of Bright spots. This edition includes:
Topical
Technical
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This month, Rhydian Williams (manager of our NW Europe
team) reviews, for
World Oil magazine, how strong oil and gas prices
are attracting greater investment in the North Sea.
Thus, exploration is increasing, as operators look for
new reserves to stem production declines.
To read the article in full, please visit
World Oil.
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Executives in the power and utility sector often
share certain assumptions about what drives value in
their industries. To better understand their views,
Deloitte Research interviewed senior industry executives
from US power and utility companies about their
immediate challenges over the next five years. These
range from forecasting energy demand and regulating the
market, to capital availability and reliability of
infrastructure.
To find out more and download the
full report, please visit our website (PDF | 56
pages | 620KB).
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In an article written for Scandinavian Oil & Gas
magazine, Yuri Birchenko (Senior Consultant from our Russian
office) reviews the potential of Russian offshore deposits.
Despite a variety of different views on Russian offshore
oil and gas reserves, and prospects for its development, there
is no doubt that the country is very well positioned in a global
context, with the world’s highest total volumes of hydrocarbon
reserves, measured in barrels of oil equivalent (boe).
The
full article is available to download from our website
(PDF
| 3 pages | 533KB).
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We are pleased to present our latest North Africa
wall map, which has been released this month. This map
forms part of our popular series of
A1 wall maps, which are available for you to
download and print from our website at no cost.
Alternatively, to request an A1 printed copy please
fill in our
contact us form stating clearly which maps you
require.
(Screenshot of North Africa wall map)
Our maps illustrate the extent of
PetroView's coverage in
specific regions and the depth of information available
within each.
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Brazil's
Agência Nacional do Petróleo (ANP) recently
announced its ninth licensing round on July 23rd, 2007.
A total of 313 blocks, covering
97,993.22 sq km, are available in areas classified as
either high potential, new frontiers or mature basins
sectors. The offered areas are contained in nine
sedimentary basins as follows: Campos, Espírito Santo,
Pará-Maranhão, Parnaíba, Pernambuco-Paraíba, Potiguar,
Recôncavo, Rio do Peixe and Santos Basin.
Final Tender Protocol containing the
official information for the round, as well as the
sample of the Concession Agreement, will be available on
September 18th, 2007. The awards are expected to be made
on November 27th-28th, 2007.
Sector outlines and block coordinates
are available in this month’s PetroView South America
and Brazil updates.
For more information about PetroView,
please visit our
website.
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