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CHEVRON SELLS OUT OIL RIGHTS

American oil company Chevron last week confirmed that it had soled its exploration and production rights in Sudan to Concorp [...] (419 words)

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BLOCK O TO PROVIDE 600,000 BPD

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The jack-up Noble Lloyd Noble has completed its contract with

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Of the three regional gas or gas-electricity projects that could be completed by the end of the decade in sub-Saharan Africa the West African Gas Pipeline (WAPG) based on reserves in Nigeria, where 2 billion cu.

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Chevron is extending its contract with the jack-up Randolf Yost

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Chevron-Gulf has extended its contract with the jack-up Petrobras XI

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ANGOLA Energy 01/10/1997

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KUITO STARTS PRODUCING

TECHNIP SCORES AND SCS GROWS

CHEVRON FIXES GLOMAR HIGH ISLAND Free

HITCHES WITH NEWBUILD

OCEAN ALLIANCE TO DRILL FOR CHEVRON

TRIDENT 4 TO DRILL ON ATORA?

KUITO IN PRODUCTION IN NOVEMBER

CHEVRON PLANNING TWO NEW WELLS Free

CHEVRON NEEDS SECOND JACK-UP

CHEVON SEEKS TWO OTHER JACK-UPS FOR THE MOMENT

CHEVRON TO KEEP THREE JACK-UPS OUT OF FOUR

CHEVRON FORMULA FOR WAGP

TOTALFIN/ELF FALLOUT FOR AFRICA

TECHNIP'S LOCAL CONTENT CARD

WAGP PUSHES AHEAD

SASOL-CHEVRON PACT ON SYNTHETIC OIL PRODUCTS

CHEVRON IN COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT PROJECT

ENRON SIGNS ON DOTTED LINE

FINAL ULTRA DEEP AWARDS SOON

CHEVRON EXTENDS CONTRACT WITH TRIDENT XIV

SHELL, CHEVRON AND AGIP CEASE IN-SHORE OPERATIONS

VICE-PRESIDENT ACCUSED

BLACK BUSINESS PETROLEUM FIRM

THE FIGHT CONTINUES FOR ULTRA DEEP OFFSHORE

CHEVRON REDUCES JACK-UP FLEET UNTIL MAY

CHINESE LABOUR FOR EL OBEID

NEW CONTRACT FROM CHEVRON FOR ETPM

CHEVRON TO DRILL WITH OCEAN ALLIANCE

BLOCK O TO PROVIDE 600,000 BPD

CHEVRON RELEASES PETROBRAS XVI AND LIMITS ITSELF TO FOUR JACK-UPS

DALIA PRE-SELECTION IN MID-99

CHEVRON RELINQUISHES ONE OF TWO JACK-UPS

LAST OBSTACLES TO GAS PIPELINE

BRAKE ON EXPLORATION ON BLOCK 14

KMR A CLIENT FOR REGIONAL PIPELINE

VANCO SEEKS MAJOR PARTNER

NEW FINDS ON BLOCKS 14-15

NEW SAIBOS VESSEL TO BE ORDERED

TRIDENT IV TAKES BREAK

DOUBTS ON R&B FALCON/TEXACO DEAL

THIRD SUPPLY BOAT ORDERED FOR GIRASSOL

NNPC GIVES GREEN LIGHT TO RIG CONTRACT EXTENSION

SOCIR CAUGHT UP IN REBELLION

ARAKIS SEEKS A BUYER

WESTERN POWER'S PROJECT

GIRASOL GROUP FINALIZES PLANS

CHEVRON TO DRILL AGAIN

CATALOGUE OF FRENCH HOPES

CONTRACTS ON KOMBI-LIKALALA

CHEVRON EXTENDS CONTRACT FOR SANTA FE RIG

LOTS OF NOISE AROUND OIL

ELF OIL HANDS USA BRIDGE LOGISTIC CONTRACT

HI-TEC PROTECTION FOR PIPELINE

JACK-UP MARKET INCREASINGLY SOFT

ELF ORDERS THIRD RIG

BOUYGUES LANDS CONTRACT

PRICE DROP'S IMPACT MARGINAL

CHEVRON PUTS OPOLO INTO PRODUCTION

CHARIVARI IN OIL

CMS TAKES HALF IN TAKORADI

MARATHON MOVES FAST ON KOWE

400,000 BPD FOR TWO FIELDS

NEW DISCOVERY FOR ELF

CHEVRON CONTRACT CANCELLED

CHEVRON RENEWS CONTRACT FOR SEAREX Free

KITINA TO PRODUCE 42,000 BPD

ELF TESTS NEW DISCOVERY

BOUYGUES BEEFS UP ELECTRICAL EQUIPMENT CAPACITY

CHEVRON EXERCISES OPTION ON PETROBRAS XVI

LITTLE IMPACT FOR MERGER