Oil megaprojects (2008) explained

This page summarizes projects that brought more than 20000oilbbl/d of new liquid fuel capacity to market with the first production of fuel beginning in 2008. This is part of the Wikipedia summary of Oil Megaprojects.

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Detailed project table for 2008

Terminology

• Year Startup: year of first oil. put specific date if available.
• Operator: company undertaking the project.
• Area: onshore (LAND), offshore (OFF), offshore deep water (ODW), tar sands (TAR).
• Type: liquid category (i.e. Natural Gas Liquids, Natural gas condensate, Crude oil)
• Grade: oil quality (light, medium, heavy, sour) or API gravity
• 2P resvs: 2P (proven + probable) oil reserves in giga barrels (Gb).
• GOR: The ratio of produced gas to produced oil, commonly abbreviated GOR.^[1]
• Peak year: year of the production plateau/peak.
• Peak: maximum production expected (thousand barrels/day).
• Discovery: year of discovery.
• Capital investment: expected capital cost; FID (Final Investment Decision) - If no FID, then normally no project development contracts can be awarded. For many projects, a FEED stage (Front End Engineering Design) precedes the FID.
• Notes: comments about the project (footnotes).
• Ref: list of sources.

Country	Project Name	Year startup	Operator	Area	Type	Grade	2P resvs	GOR	Peak Year	Peak	Discovery	Capital Inv.	Notes	Ref
OPEC
Angola	Block 15 Kizomba C (Mondo)	1/2008	ExxonMobil	OFF	Crude		0.590			100	1998–2000			^[2] ^[3] ^[4]
Angola	Block 15 Kizomba C (Saxi; Batuque)	7/2008	ExxonMobil	OFF	Crude		0.310			100	1998–2000			^[5] ^[6]
Indonesia	North Duri Area 12	11/2008	Chevron	LAND	Crude	Heavy			2012	34				^[7] ^[8] ^[9]
Iran	Azadegan Phase I (south)	2/2008	NIOC	LAND	Crude	Light & Heavy	5.200		2012	160	1999			^[10] ^[11] ^[12] ^[13] ^[14]
Iran	Aghajari Exp	4/2008	NIOC	LAND	Crude EOR				2010	120				^[15] ^[16]
Iran	Darkhovin Ph 2 (Masjid; Suleiman)	1/2008	Eni NIOC	LAND	Crude	39 API			2008	110				^[17] ^[18] ^[19]
Iraq	Kirkuk (Khurmala Dome)	7/2008	KNOC	LAND	Crude	35 API			2009	100	1927			^[20] ^[21] ^[22]
Iraq	Tawke	7/2008	DNO	LAND	Crude		0.230		2009	50				^[23] ^[24] ^[25]
Kuwait	Project Kuwait Phase I	12/2008	KOC	LAND	Crude	Heavy			2012	50		No FID		^[26]
Nigeria	EA expansion	11/2008	Shell	OFF	Crude					80				^[27]
Nigeria	Agbami	7/2008	Chevron	ODW	Crude	47.2 API	1.0		2010	230		$US 5.2B		^[28] ^[29] ^[30]
Nigeria	EA NGL 2 (Oso)	11/2008	ExxonMobil	OFF	NGL		0.275		2008	40		$US 1.3B		^[31] ^[32]
Saudi Arabia	AFK Ph 1 (Abu Hadriya; Fadhili; Khursaniyah)	9/2008	Saudi Aramco	LAND	Crude	Light			2008	300	1956			^[33] ^[34] ^[35] ^[36]
Saudi Arabia	Hawiyah	9/2008	Saudi Aramco	LAND	NGL	NGL			2009	310	1953			^[37] ^[38] ^[39]
Venezuela	Corocoro Ph 1	1/2008	PDVSA	OFF	Crude	24 API	0.45		2009	70				^[40]
Non-OPEC
Australia	Angel	10/2008	North West Shelf Venture	OFF	Condensate	Light			2008	50				^[41]
Australia	Vincent	8/2008	Woodside	OFF	Crude	17 API	0.073		2008	30	1998			^[42]
Azerbaijan	ACG Phase III (Gunashli)	4/2008	BP	OFF	Crude		0.540			260	1970–1979			^[43] ^[44]
Brazil	Badejo-Siri (FPSO Cidade de Rio das Ostras)	4/2008	Petrobras	OFF	Crude	13 API				15				^[45] ^[46]
Brazil	Cachalote Pilot (Baleia Franca)	12/2008	Petrobras	ODW	Crude	19-23 API	0.35			25				^[47] ^[48] ^[49] ^[50]
Brazil	Marlim Leste P-53	11/2008	Petrobras	ODW	Crude	19-20 API			2010	180	1987			^[51] ^[52] ^[53] ^[54] ^[55]
Canada	Long Lake Upgrader Ph 1	8/2008	OPTI /Nexen	LAND	Bitumen	Tar Sands				60			Mining, Upgrading, in construction	^[56]
Canada	Millennium Coker Unit	2008	Suncor	LAND	Bitumen	Tar sands				30				^[57] ^[58] ^[59]
Canada	Horizon Oil Sands Project (Phase I)	12/2008	Canadian Natural Resources	LAND	Bitumen	Tar sands				110		CA$7.7 B	Mining&Upgrading, first phase at 135 kbpd	^[60] ^[61]
Canada	Christina Lake Ph 1B	9/2008	EnCana	LAND	Bitumen	Tar Sands				10			In-Situ, Approved
Canada	Christina Lake Ph 2	8/2008	MEG Energy (CNOOC interest)	LAND	Bitumen	Tar Sands				20			In-Situ, Approved
Canada	Jackfish Ph 1	3/2008	Devon Energy	LAND	Bitumen	Tar sands	0.600		2009	30		$730 mln		^[62]
China	Erdos CTL Ph 1	10/2008	Shenhua	LAND	Products	Diesel				20				^[63] ^[64]
China	Tahe Exp	2008	Sinopec	LAND	Crude				2010	100	2007			^[65] ^[66]
China	Wenchang Exp	7/2008	CNOOC	OFF	Crude					40				^[67] ^[68]
China	Xijiang 23-1	6/2008	CNOOC	OFF	Crude				2009	40	2003			^[69]
Congo	Moho Bilondo	4/2008	Total	ODW	Crude		0.23		2010	90				^[70] ^[71] ^[72]
Egypt	Saqqara	3/2008	BP	LAND	Crude					40				^[73]
India	MA field (KG-D6)	9/2008	Reliance	ODW	Crude	42 API	0.14		2009	40				^[74] ^[75] ^[76]
Kazakhstan	Dunga	3/2008	Maersk	LAND	Crude		0.4			150				^[77] ^[78] ^[79] ^[80]
Kazakhstan	Komsomolskoe	5/2008	Petrom	LAND						10				^[81]
Mexico	(Chicontepec) Exp 1	2008	Pemex	LAND		Heavy	2.287		2014	200				^[82] ^[83] ^[84]
Mexico	Antonio J Bermudez Exp	5/2008	Pemex	LAND			1.867		5/2008	20
Mexico	Bellota Chinchorro Exp	5/2008	Pemex	LAND			0.250		5/2008	20				^[85] ^[86]
Mexico	Ixtal Manik	2008	Pemex	OFF			0.177		2008	55
Mexico	Jujo Tecominoacan Exp	2008	Pemex	LAND			0.854		2008	15
Norway	Alvheim; Volund; Vilje	6/2008	Marathon	OFF	Crude		0.205		2009	100				^[87] ^[88]
Norway	Volve	2/2008	StatoilHydro	OFF	Crude		0.079		2009	35				^[89] ^[90]
Oman	Mukhaizna EOR Ph 1	2008	Occidental		Crude	16 API	1		2009	40				^[91]
Philippines	Galoc	10/2008	GPC	OFF	Crude	35 API	0.030		2008	15	1981			^[92] ^[93] ^[94]
Russia	Talakan Ph 1	10/2008	Surgutneftegaz	LAND	Crude				2010	60				^[95] ^[96] ^[97] ^[98]
Russia	Verkhnechonsk Ph 1 (early oil)	10/2008	TNK-BP Rosneft	LAND	Crude		1.480		2009	20	1978			^[99] ^[100] ^[101]
Russia	Yuzhno-Khylchuyuskoye "YK" Ph 1	8/2008	Lukoil ConocoPhillips	LAND	Petroleum	35.3 API	0.5		2009	75	1981			^[102] ^[103]
Thailand	Bualuang	8/2008	Salamander	OFF	Crude	27 API	0.02		2008	10	1992			^[104] ^[105]
UK	Britannia Satellites (Callanish; Brodgar)	7/2008	ConocoPhillips	OFF	Crude					25				^[106] ^[107]
United States	Blind Faith	11/2008	Chevron	ODW	Crude		0.06		2009	45				^[108] ^[109] ^[110]
United States	Neptune	7/2008	BHP Billiton	OFF	Crude		0.05		2008	25				^[111] ^[112] ^[113]
United States	Oooguruk	6/2008	Pioneer	OFF	Crude		0.09		2011	15				^[114] ^[115]
United States	Qannik	7/2008	ConocoPhillips	LAND	Crude	30 API			2009	4	2006			^[116] ^[117]
United States	Thunder Horse	6/2008	BP	ODW	Crude		1.0		2009	210	1999–2001			^[118] ^[119] ^[120] ^[121]
United States	Ursa Princess Exp	1/2008	Shell	ODW	Crude					30				^[122] ^[123]
Vietnam	Ca Ngu Vang (Golden Tuna)	7/2008	HVJOC	ODW	Crude					15				^[124] ^[125]
Vietnam	Su Tu Vang	10/2008	Cuu Long Joint	OFF	Crude					40	2001			^[126] ^[127] ^[128] ^[129]
Vietnam	Song Doc	12/2008	Talisman	OFF	Crude		0.02			10				^[130] ^[131] ^[132]

Notes and References

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3. News: Angola's oil output to drop, FIN 24 (Reuters), December 19, 2007 .
4. News: Kizomba C on stream, Upstreamonline, January 9, 2008.
5. News: ExxonMobil eyes West Africa drive, Upstreamonline, April 12, 2007.
6. News: Partner Operated Projects Block 17, BP, viewed August 12, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20091224234046/http://www.bp.com/sectiongenericarticle.do?categoryId=9023205&contentId=7043263 . December 24, 2009 .
7. News: SPECIAL REPORT: More US EOR projects start but EOR production continues decline, Oil & Gas Journal, April 21, 2008.
8. News: Third Quarter 2008 Earnings Conference Call and Webcast, Chevron, October 31, 2008.
9. News: Chevron Announces First Oil Production From Indonesia's North Duri Field, Chevron, November 25, 2008.
10. News: Azadegan oilfield Phase 1 to come on stream in 45 months, Tehran Times, November 18, 2007.
11. News: Azadegan ready to roll for Iran, Upstreamonline, October 18, 2007.
12. News: Iran’s Azadagan ‘on stream next week’, Upstreamonline, February 4, 2008.
13. News: Plans to increase Azadegan’s giant Iranian oilfield production to 170,000 bbl/d, Newspost online, July 10, 2008 . dead . https://archive.today/20110714175139/http://www.newspostonline.com/business/plans-to-increase-azadegans-giant-iranian-oilfield-production-to-170000-bd-2008071077 . July 14, 2011.
14. News: PetroIran Azadegan website . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080828203827/http://www.petroiran.com/PEDCO-Projects04-Azadegan.htm . 2008-08-28.
15. News: Questions raised over value of costly injection scheme, Upstreamonline, October 25, 2007.
16. News: Aghajari Gas Injection Facilities Completed, Pipeline Expected Ready By End-March 2008, Zawya, March, 2008.
17. News: Iran: An Oil Producer in Trouble, Oil and Energy Trends, viewed December 6, 2007.
18. Web site: Iran: Selected Upstream Projects, OPEC, viewed November 28, 2007. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20071227160934/http://www.opec.org/home/PowerPoint/Supply%20and%20Capacity/upstream%20projects/upiran.htm. December 27, 2007.
19. News: Iran Darkhovin oil field at 100k bpd output-report, Reuters UK, January 13, 2008 . January 13, 2008.
20. News: Analysis: Kirkuk project battle heats up, United Press International, November 28, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080516102844/http://www.upi.com/International_Security/Energy/Analysis/2007/11/28/analysis_kirkuk_project_battle_heats_up/7804 . May 16, 2008.
21. News: Iraq, Energy Information Administration, viewed 10 December 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080509013332/http://www.eia.doe.gov/emeu/cabs/Iraq/Oil.html . 9 May 2008 .
22. Web site: Iraq's Khurmala oil field sees national struggle again, SafeDinar, June 18, 2008.
23. News: DNO says its Iraq oil production rose in Nov, Reuters UK, December 21, 2007 . December 21, 2007 . John . Acher.
24. News: DNO updates on operations in Kurdistan/North Iraq, Enerpub, November 30, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110710192655/http://www.energypublisher.com/article.asp?idarticle=12637 . July 10, 2011.
25. News: DNO says Q2 oil production rises to 20,151 bpd vs 17,452 bpd in Q1, Hemscott, July 29, 2008.
26. News: KOC inks heavy oil deal with Exxon, KuwaitTimes, October 23, 2007.
27. News: ExxonMobil increases oil reserves by 530million barrels, Punch on the Web, November 26, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110720215050/http://www.punchng.com/Articl.aspx?theartic=Art200811264365339 . July 20, 2011.
28. News: Nigeria eyes 500000oilbbl/d rise in oil output by July, Reuters UK, October 4, 2007 . October 4, 2007.
29. Web site: Chevron Crude Oil Marketing - Agbami. Chevron.
30. News: Chevron Announces First Oil Production From Agbami Field, Chevron, July 31, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080823021527/http://www.chevron.com/news/press/release/?id=2008-07-31 . August 23, 2008 .
31. News: Exxon to add 45000oilbbl/d with Nigerian NGL 2 project, Reuters, February 18, 2008 . Randy . Fabi . February 18, 2008.
32. News: Mobil begins $1.3bn NGL project, Punch Nigeria, July 30, 2008.
33. News: Projects Timeline, Facts and Figures - 2006, Saudi Aramco.
34. News: UPDATE 1-Saudi 2009 oil capacity plan on track-official, Reuters UK, January 6, 2008 .
35. News: Pumping starts on major new Saudi oil field, Arabian Business, September 3, 2008.
36. News: Kuwait Says Oil Over $100 Is Too High; Support Saudis (Update3), Bloomberg, June 17, 2008 . June 17, 2008.
37. News: Projects Timeline, Facts and Figures - 2006, Saudi Aramco.
38. News: OPEC Monthly Oil Market Report, December 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20050305120414/http://www.opec.org/library/ . 2005-03-05.
39. News: Saudi Aramco Annual Review 2009, April 27, 2009.
40. News: PDVSA starts up Corocoro output, Upstreamonline, February 1, 2008.
41. News: Angel gas and condensate project, Engineering News, October 24, 2008.
42. News: Woodside Fourth Quarter Report Ended 31 December 2008, January 22, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090912120239/http://www.woodside.com.au/NR/rdonlyres/601FB75E-644B-410D-A1E6-CD2E506FE70E/0/FourthQuarterReport.pdf . 12 September 2009.
43. News: BP group further cuts Azeri '07 oil output outlook, Reuters UK, November 14, 2007 . November 14, 2007.
44. News: UPDATE 1-Itochu to brief on oil production in Azerbaijan, Reuters, April 22, 2008 . April 22, 2008.
45. News: Perspectives for 2008, Petrobras, December 19, 2007.
46. News: First Oil Achieved from Teekay's Brazil FPSO Project, RIGZONE, April 2, 2008.
47. News: 2020 Petrobras Strategic Business Plan, Petrobras, September 10, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110113171340/http://www2.petrobras.com.br/ri/ing/ApresentacoesEventos/ConfTelefonicas/pdf/PlanoEstrategico_2008-2012_Ingles.pdf . January 13, 2011.
48. News: Espirito Santo: The New Deepwater Frontier in Brazil, JPT, September 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090109141252/http://www.spe.org/spe-site/spe/spe/jpt/2007/09/Synopsis19082.pdf . 2009-01-09.
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50. News: Strategic & Business Plan 2009-2013, Petrobras Houston OTC, May 5, 2009 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110721065912/http://trade.gov/td/energy/PETROBRAS%20Strategic%20%26%20Business%20Plan%202009-2013%20OTC%2020091.pdf . July 21, 2011.
51. News: TABLE - New oil and gas production in the Americas, Reuters UK, February 23, 2007 . February 23, 2007.
52. News: Main Petrobras Projects in the Growth Acceleration Plan (GAP), Petrobras, January 23, 2007.
53. News: Petrobras awards Mauá-Jurong P-62 platform deal, EnergyCurrent, June 5, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080528095601/http://www.energycurrent.com/index.php?id=2 . May 28, 2008.
54. News: P-53 deve deixar o Porto do Rio Grande até 30 de agosto, Agora Journal, August 20, 2008.
55. News: Petrobras' Platform P-53 Kicks Off Production at Marlim Leste Field, RIGZONE, December 1, 2008.
56. News: Nexen Reports Solid Second Quarter Financial Results, OilVoice, July 17, 2008.
57. News: THIRD QUARTER REPORT FOR PERIOD ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2007, Suncor Energy.
58. News: Canadian Oil Sands Projects - Jan 2008.
59. News: Delivering Shareholder Value, Suncor, May 2008.
60. News: CNQ IN COST-CUT ZONE . Jon . Harding . . . November 28, 2007.
61. Web site: Horizon Oil Sands . Canadian Natural Resources.
62. News: Devon Canada Completes Jackfish I Oil Sands Project, Awards Engineering Contract for Phase II Expansion, Market Wire, March 2008 . Market Wire . 2008.
63. News: Chinese coal producer to make liquid fuel in 2008, China View, September 17, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20071214001227/http://news.xinhuanet.com/english/2007-09/17/content_6738996.htm . dead . December 14, 2007 .
64. News: China builds plant to turn coal into barrels of oil, Reuters UK, June 4, 2008 . June 4, 2008.
65. News: Sinopec makes new oil/gas exploration breakthrough in Tahe Oilfield, Chinamining, June 13, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090106010449/http://www.chinamining.org/Companies/2008-06-13/1213369399d14599.html . January 6, 2009.
66. News: Another 90 million-ton reserve found in Tahe Oil Field, People's Daily Online, February 20, 2008.
67. News: 2007 Strategy Preview, CNOOC, January 30, 2007 . December 11, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071215211652/http://www.cnoocltd.com/UploadFile/NewsFile/bf83f9be-d154-49c9-85b2-3a360905aa13.pdf . December 15, 2007 . dead .
68. News: CNOOC's Wenchang comes on stream, Energy Current, July 2, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080628201932/http://www.energycurrent.com/index.php?id=2 . June 28, 2008.
69. News: China's CNOOC starts up South China Sea oilfield, Reuters, June 25, 2008 . June 26, 2008.
70. News: New Discovery in the Mer Très Profonde Sud Ultra-Deep Offshore Block in the Congo, Total, November 16, 2007.
71. News: Total Moho Bilondo, FMC Technologies, viewed January 5, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20081007033304/http://www.fmctechnologies.com/Subsea/Projects/Africa/TotalMohoBilondo.aspx . October 7, 2008.
72. News: Total turns on Moho taps, Upstreamonline, April 28, 2008.
73. News: Upstream Major Projects, BP, viewed November 27, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080301075742/http://www.bp.com/liveassets/bp_internet/globalbp/STAGING/global_assets/downloads/I/IC_Upstream_Major_Projects_2007.pdf . March 1, 2008.
74. News: Reliance kicks off east coast oil output, Yahoo News India, September 19, 2008.
75. News: Reliance to begin oil production from D6 by early 2008, Alexander's Gas and Oil Connections, January 16, 2007.
76. News: Reliance sniffs more gas in KG block, The Telegraph, Calcutta, India, August 15, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20081007011632/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1080815/jsp/business/story_9696946.jsp . dead . October 7, 2008 . August 15, 2008.
77. News: Maersk to lift oil flow at Dunga, Upstreamonline, August 16, 2007.
78. News: Kazakhstan, Maersk Oil, viewed December 9, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080220062618/http://www.maerskoil.com/en/AreasOfActivity/Kazakhstan/ . February 20, 2008.
79. News: Maersk Oil Kazakhstan to start developing Dunga field in 2008, Goliath Business Knowledge on Demand, August 7, 2007.
80. KMG : http://www.kmg.kz/page.php?page_id=1241&lang=2
81. News: Komsomolskoe Oil Field in Kazakhstan Enters Development Phase, RIGZONE, September 22, 2006 .
82. News: PEMEX Outlook, September 2008 .
83. News: Mexico's Pemex pushes ahead with Chicontepec field, Reuters. January 5, 2009 . Robert . Campbell . January 5, 2009.
84. News: Pemex lets Chicontepec work; delays drill bids, Oil & Gas Journal, January 7, 2009 .
85. News: PEMEX Outlook, PEMEX, November, 2006 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20061114185115/http://www.pemex.com/files/content/dcf_pemex_outlook_061106_i.pdf . 2006-11-14.
86. News: AMERICAS-CRUDE/NEW, Reuters UK, October 9, 2007 . October 9, 2007.
87. News: Marathon Exec: Norway Alvheim Oil Seen in 4Q, RIGZONE, October 10, 2007.
88. News: Alvheim oil/gas field in N.Sea brought on stream, Reuters India, June 9, 2008 . June 9, 2008.
89. News: PA waits on Volve, offshore247, January 7, 2008. https://archive.today/20111002164705/http://www.offshore247.com/news/article.asp?Id=9484 . dead . 2011-10-02 .
90. News: Taps open at Volve field, Upstreamonline, February 13, 2008.
91. News: Occidental Petroleum Corporation Q2 2008 Earnings Conference Call Transcript, July 24, 2008.
92. News: History-Overview, Galoc Production Company, viewed 20 December 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071225212548/http://www.galoc.com/history.html . 25 December 2007.
93. News: DOMINATING THE PALAWAN BASIN, Nido Petroleum Ltd, November 28, 2007.
94. News: First oil flows for Galoc off Philippines, Upstream, October 9, 2008.
95. News: Surgutneftegaz boosts investments, Otkritie Financial Corp, viewed November 29, 2007.
96. News: Russian Oil Companies Push East for New Growth, RIGZONE, May 16, 2007.
97. News: Surgut turns up the heat, Upstreamonline, November 23, 2007.
98. News: Talakan Oil Enters Espo Pipeline, iStockAnalyst, October 2, 2008 . https://archive.today/20090527063120/http://www.istockanalyst.com/article/viewiStockNews+articleid_2675457.html . dead . 2009-05-27 .
99. Web site: Verkhnechonsk Project . TNK-BP . 2007-11-25 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20071223180626/http://www.tnk-bp.com/operations/exploration-production/projects/verkhnechonsk/ . 2007-12-23 .
100. News: Vankor to the West and Samotlor to the East, Your OilandGas News, July 18, 2008.
101. News: Taps on at Verkhnechonsk, Upstreamonline, October 15, 2008.
102. News: Bear Stearns Global Oil & Gas Conference, ConocoPhillips, March 15, 2007.
103. News: LUKOIL COMPLETED CONSTRUCTION OF THE FIRST STAGE OF THE YUZHNO KHYLCHUYU FIELD, LUKOIL, June 20, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080707082019/http://www.lukoil.com/press_6_5div__id_21_1id_22890_.html . July 7, 2008.
104. News: Salamander turns on taps at Bualuang, Upstreamonline, August 28, 2008.
105. News: Salamander Energy Bualuang Oil Project, Gulf of Thailand, Thailand, offshore-technology.com, viewed August 29, 2008.
106. News: United Kingdom Exploration and Production, Chevron, viewed May 11, 2008.
107. News: Second Quarter 2008 Earnings Presentation, Chevron, August 1, 2008.
108. News: Chevron's Blind Faith set for 2nd quarter output, Reuters, November 19, 2007. November 19, 2007.
109. News: Deep Water Gulf of Mexico, Chevron, November 7, 2007 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110608155539/http://www.chevron.com/Documents/Pdf/DeepWaterGulfOfMexicoPresentation.pdf . June 8, 2011.
110. News: Chevron's Blind Faith takes flight, Upstreamonline, November 12, 2008.
111. News: BHP BILLITON QUARTERLY REPORT ON EXPLORATION AND DEVELOPMENT ACTIVITIES QUARTER ENDED 30 SEPTEMBER 2007, BHPBilliton.
112. News: Marathon Oil Says Production Starts At BHP-Operated Neptune, CNNMoney, July 6, 2008 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20080711062439/http://money.cnn.com/news/newsfeeds/articles/djf500/200807061941DOWJONESDJONLINE000363_FORTUNE5.htm . July 11, 2008 .
113. News: Woodside May Downgrade Oil Reserves at Neptune, Bloomberg.com, April 28, 2009 . April 28, 2009.
114. News: Alaska, Pioneer Natural Resources, viewed December 20, 2007 . December 20, 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071225181337/http://www.pioneernrc.com/operations/alaska.htm . December 25, 2007 . dead .
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116. News: Overlying satellite field, Qannik, announced at Alpine, Petroleum News, July 14, 2006.
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