Obama’s Political Heritage? Nothing to Write Home About!

26.11.2016 Author: Martin Berger

Any election, and presidential elections in particular, are a sort of a test for the ruling party. Therefore, the number of votes received by the ruling elite shows if it is going to remain in power or be forced into the dustbin of history.

The latter happened in the US recently, where the ruling Democratic party had to give way to a new presidential candidate, which means that it has failed the test of the vote. It’s curious that to evaluate all the activities of the Obama administration one does not need to search for pro-Kremlin sites on the net, sites Hillary Clinton suggests are more capable of affecting US elections than any Western media source. Yes, we are being told that Russia was trying to manipulate the recent US presidential election, but let’s now take a look at what grade was given to “Obama’s reign” by the Western media itself.

As it was noted by Allen West, the executive director of the National Council for Policy Analysis (NCPA), an author, a retired U.S. Army lieutenant colonel and an outspoken former member of Congress in his interview for the Daily Caller, this recent election – is a rejection of the political class that failed the American people. “I think it is a huge referendum on the failures of Barack Obama” – he added, noting that after Obama, the US was reluctant to endure four more years of his successor in office.

In turn, the American Thinker would state that the US president is near the end of an eight year train wreck presidency. Though, it is no secret that he has done nothing for the black community, whose unemployment and crime rates are rising every day, while the demonization of police and the lauding of racist activists who condone assassination and lawlessness is carried on. This media source says that we all know that elitist progressives are nothing if not master liars and puppeteers. They have spent years tailoring and refining their manipulation of black communities, inflaming their resentment, bitterness and hopelessness by reminding them of how little progress they have been able to make, without reminding them that the Democrats have led them for decades into this dead end.

The Democrats are behind the declining role of the United States across the globe, the American Spectator notes. While the American Conservative goes further, noting that it’s looking like it may be Obama’s world vision headed for the proverbial ash heap of history.

Unfortunately for President Obama and his legacy, the American Thinker notes, history won’t be kind at all. Of course, he will always be the first black president but not much more than that. Obamacare is collapsing on its own. Yes, the GOP majority will move to repeal it, but that’s a bit like signing the death certificate on a person dead for months. It’s true that President Obama’s foreign policy is in total disarray. It’s hard to see anyone defending any of it, except for liberal Democrats from safe seats who just want to oppose President Trump. The US economy is desperately calling for liberation from Mr. Obama’s regulations.

According to the latest Gallup poll, Americans’ support for the healthcare law continues to be slightly more negative than positive, with 51% of the population disapproving of it. At the same time 29% of Americans say Obamacare has hurt them and their family. Yet another poll conducted by the same entity shows 50% of Americans say Obama deserves a “great deal” or “moderate amount” of blame.

The Economic Collapse says that President Obama’s Council of Economic Advisers announced that 83% of men in the prime working ages of 25-54 who were not in the labor force had not worked in the previous year. So, essentially, 10 million men are missing from the workforce across the US today. This means that the Wall Street Journal is right about dubbing the situation in America as the weakest “economic recovery” since 1949.

This entire seven year stretch since 2008 has come while Barack Obama has been in the White House and he is solidly on track to be the only president in US history to never have a single year when the US economy grew by at least three percent.

It’s noted that under Obama, US national debt will come close to doubling. What that means is that during Obama’s eight years Americans would accumulate almost as much debt as they did under all of the other presidents in US history combined. Right now, the US government is responsible for about a third of all the government debt in the entire world.

The Foreign Policy Journal is convinced that the proximate cause behind the rise of Islamic State, Jabhat al-Nusra and myriads of other terrorist groups in Syria and Iraq has been Obama Administration’s policy of intervention through proxies in Syria, which leads to the conclusion made by the Week that Obama will leave his successor a ticking time bomb.

So no matter where you look, it’s unlikely that anybody has any words of praise left for Barack Obama and his eight years in office. One can only hope that the new president-elect will not follow in Obama’s tracks, since it doesn’t look like the US and the world can take any more disastrous decisions right now.

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Freedom is Against the Law

by Keith Broaders

Freedom was illegal in the Colonies in 1776 and Freedom is still illegal in America today. Those that signed the Declaration of Independence knew that a tyrannical government would never relinquish its power without resistance.

Governments are supposed to protect the rights of the people, but if they are not held in check, they will begin to abuse the people that they were created to protect. Rather than protecting the people, governments tend to protect the ruling class and enslave everyone else. This scheme will work as long as the people cling to the illusion that they are free.

Goethe, a well known German philosopher, once stated “None are more hopelessly enslaved than those who falsely believe they are free.”.

It has been the job of the media and government schools to indoctrinate the people into believing that they are free. Slaves are much more productive and easy to control than individuals that know that the financial elite are calling the shots.

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Worldwide Field Development News Oct 9 – Oct 15, 2012

This week the SubseaIQ team added 0 new projects and updated 7 projects. You can see all the updates made over any time period via the Project Update History search. The latest offshore field development news and activities are listed below for your convenience.

S. America – Brazil

Petrobras Announces Farfan Discovery

Oct 11, 2012 – Petrobras announced the discovery of light hydrocarbons at its Farfan prospect in block SEAL-M-426 offshore Brazil. Well 1-BRSA-851-SES is being drilled in 8,923 of water by the Deepsea Metro II (UDW drillship). A hydrocarbon bearing zone of 144 feet was discovered at a depth of 18,314 feet and was confirmed by wireline testing and fluid sample analysis. The rig will continue drilling to the target depth of 19,685. Petrobras and partner IBV Brazil hold 60% and 40% interest in the well respectively.

Jupiter Might be a Gas Giant

Oct 11, 2012 – Petrobras released preliminary drilling results concerning appraisal well 3-RJS-683A at the Jupiter prospect confirming a discovery of natural gas and condensate. The discovery has proven a continuous reservoir between 3-RJS-683A and the Jupiter discovery well. A 577-foot oil column has also been detected in rocks displaying excellent permeability and porosity. Further appraisal is needed to determine the size of the field but initial estimates suggest that Jupiter could hold as much as 1 billion cubic feet of gas. To this point, the well has reached a depth of 17,834 feet and drilling will continue in an effort to reach deeper targets.

Project Details: Jupiter

Europe – North Sea

Lundin Announces Albert Results

Oct 11, 2012 – The Bredford Dolphin (mid-water semisub) wrapped up drilling operations at Lundin’s Albert prospect offshore Norway. Well 6201/11-3 was drilled to 9,760 feet and penetrated a thin Cretaceous oil bearing reservoir. The reservoir was found at a depth where the primary target was expected to be encountered. Due to the makeup of the structure and uncertain distribution, an estimation of resources in place cannot be made at this time. A minor column of movable hydrocarbons was encountered in a Paleocene secondary target. Further geophysical and geological studies are required to clarify the potential of the discovery.

Project Details: Albert

Heerema Delivers Andrew Process Module

Oct 11, 2012 – Heerema Fabrication recently completed construction of the new 750 ton process module for BP’s Andrew platform in the UK North Sea. The module was designed to be a “bolt-on” addition to the platform facilitated by the use of two large hinge pins that engage hooks welded to the existing structure. Heerema’s Hartlepool yard benefited from the project by the creation of 180 jobs. In addition, the module was delivered without a single lost time incident.

Project Details: Andrew (UK)

Providence Encouraged by Barryroe Development Modeling

Oct 9, 2012 – Providence Resources recently completed a suite of static and dynamic modeling of the main Basal Wealden oil bearing reservoir interval within the Barryroe complex offshore Ireland. Data from the new models was incorporated with maps made from the recent 3D seismic survey of the area allowing Providence to establish oil recovery factors ranging from 17% to 43%. A modeled recovery factor of 31% over 25 years was achieved based on a development scenario which implemented 41 horizontal production and 22 horizontal water injection wells. Also, the company awarded the Barryroe Concept Development Engineering Study to Procyon Oil and Gas. Procyon will help determine the best development plan for the field based on the different scenarios recently modeled by Providence.

Project Details: Barryroe

Ithaca Adds to Resources in UK North Sea

Oct 9, 2012 – Ithaca Energy has acquired interest in the Cook and MacCulloch fields in the UK North Sea through the acquisition of two Noble Energy subsidiaries. The Shell-operated Cook field is located in block 21/20a and is processed through the Anasuria FPSO. The acquisition will bring Ithaca’s stake in the field to 41.345%. The ConocoPhillips-operated MacCulloch field is found in block 15/24b and was developed through 4 subsea wells tied back to the North Sea Producer FPSO. Finalization of the acquisition, expected in early 2013, will give Ithaca a 14% stake in the field. With the addition of these assets, Ithaca’s net production – largely oil – should increase by 1,100 boepd. The company’s total consideration in the arrangement is $38.5 million.

Project Details: MacCulloch

Asia – Far East

Lufeng FSOU Gets an Upgrade

Oct 9, 2012 – InterMoor completed its first permanent mooring project in the Lufeng field in the South China Sea. The company was contracted by CNOOC to handle project management, engineering, procurement and installation of a new buoy turret mooring system for the Nanhai Sheng Kai FSOU. Installation of the new mooring system should allow CNOOC to get an additional 15 years of service life out of the vessel which was first deployed in 1992. Included in the work scope was the addition of a new 8-inch flexible flowline and riser between the mooring system and LF13-2 wellhead platform. The FSOU was previously anchored in the LF13-1 field but has been moved to the 13-2 field since the upgrade to expand development there.

Australia

Scarborough Partners Still Mulling Development Options

Oct 11, 2012 – ExxonMobil said a decision on how to develop the Scarborough gas field is not likely until the second half of 2013. Scarborough is considered one of the most difficult fields off Western Australia to develop. Water depth in the area is around 4,700 feet and the closest land is 170 miles away. The company is evaluating several options with its joint partner BHP Billiton. Some of the options include building a floating LNG platform or supplying gas to companies that have existing LNG plants.

MEO Ready for Farmout in Joseph Bonaparte Gulf

Oct 9, 2012 – MEO Australia announced its intention to launch the farmout of exploration permit WA-454-P on Nov. 1. The farmout is scheduled to conclude by the end of 1Q 2013. WA-454-P, located in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf, contains the Marina-1 discovery and the sizable Breakwater prospect. MEO describes Marina-1 as a “gas and probably oil” discovery with 3C contingent gas resources of up to 3.2 Bcf and 3C contingent oil/condensate resources of up to 29.5 MMstb. Gas-only perspective resources for Breakwater are up to 2.7 Tcf with 87 MMstb condensate. In addition, Breakwater is situated in an area near proven gas discoveries that are planned to be developed with floating LNG technology. MEO was awarded WA-454-P in June 2011 and holds 100% interest in the permit.

Project Details: Marina

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A Complete History Of The $20 Bill

by Rob Wile

There’s been a lot of debate recently about the value of U.S. currency, with the GOP now including an exploratory gold standard committee in its platform.

But it’s only the latest such argument in a debate that’s rated almost since the nation was first settled.

The San Francisco Federal Reserve and Doug Mudd, the curator of The American Numismatic Association’s  Money Museum, have helped guide us through the history of the $20 bill, from the colonial era to the present.

We were able to find $20 notes from every era of the country’s banking history, from the colonial era to the present Federal Reserve system. We also included Confederate bills and notes issued by obscure local banks. We discuss what prompted the new bill to be issued — and whose portrait is on the cover.

Click Here:  History of the $20 Dollar Bill

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USS Iowa: Historic battleship makes last, brief voyage

By Dana Feldman

LOS ANGELES | Sat Jun 9, 2012 11:20pm EDT

(Reuters) – The battleship USS Iowa, a storied vessel that served during World War Two and the Cold War, made a brief final voyage on Saturday to its permanent berth at the Port of Los Angeles, where it will open as a naval museum next month.

Los Angeles Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and U.S. Navy veterans who served on the 175-foot-tall (53-metre) ship, which was decommissioned in 1990, were among the hundreds of invited celebrants along for the ride.

The USS Iowa was commissioned in 1943. It carried President Franklin Roosevelt across the Atlantic to a meeting with British Prime Minister Winston Churchill and Soviet leader Joseph Stalin during World War Two.

Later in the war, the Iowa pounded beachheads in the Pacific with its 16-inch guns ahead of Allied landings and took part in the Japanese surrender in Tokyo Bay in 1945. During the Korean War in the 1950s, it conducted gun strikes and bombardments.

After being decommissioned in 1958, it returned to service in 1984 during the latter years of the Cold War.

On Saturday, it was towed from a temporary anchorage in the outer harbor through the port’s main channel.

As onlookers cheered and a high school band played, the ship arrived at its permanent spot at Berth 87. It will open as a naval museum on July 7.

“The USS Iowa, ‘The Battleship of Presidents,’ is a symbol of American ingenuity and common purpose,” Villaraigosa said onboard the ship shortly after it docked.

“We are honored to welcome the USS Iowa to its new home in Los Angeles,” he said. “What a great thing to the men and women of the U.S. Navy. She’s a ship unlike any other.”

The 887-foot-long (270-metre) battleship had previously been moored in the Northern California city of Richmond, where volunteers refurbished it for months until the Los Angeles Harbor Commission voted in May to create a permanent home for it.

Tugboats pulled the ship under the Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco on May 26 and took it south to Los Angeles, where in recent days it underwent final preparations.

Bob Dedic, an 86-year-old Navy veteran, served on the USS Iowa during World War Two. He was an electrician and said that he and his fellow crewmates during battle were often not told their location. But ice cream cones sold for 5 cents.

“It was a great experience in my life. Too bad there was a war going on,” Dedic said with a laugh.

The distance between the two points in the Los Angeles harbor that the ship covered on Saturday was roughly 1 1/2 miles. But the ship stretched out its last journey by first passing Pier 87 and traveling under a huge suspension bridge farther up the channel, before circling back to dock at its destination.

(Additional reporting by Steve Gorman, Writing by Alex Dobuzinskis; Editing by Dan Whitcomb and Peter Cooney)

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Recap: Worldwide Field Development News (Mar 2 – Mar 8, 2012)

This week the SubseaIQ team added 12 new projects and updated 31 projects. You can see all the updates made over any time period via the Project Update History search. The latest offshore field develoment news and activities are listed below for your convenience.

Africa – West Afren Confirms High Quality Oil at Okoro East Mar 7, 2012 – Afren has completed testing at the Okoro East oil discovery, confirming high-quality API oil of 38 to 40 degrees in excellent reservoir sands. Based on the test data the company expects future horizontal production wells at Okoro East to be capable of yielding between 4,500 to 7,000 bopd per well. The company will drill two production wells using existing facilities in the second half of 2012 and up to eight production wells, under a full field development scenario. Three drill stem tests have been performed and completed, said Afren. The purpose of this test was to obtain fluid samples and pressure data in order to establish reservoir connectivity, heterogeneity and quantify permeability and porosity. The tests have confirmed a high quality 38- to 40-degree API oil, multi-Darcy permeabilities and an average porosity of between 30 percent to 35 percent in the subject reservoirs. The pressure data obtained has helped with the company’s structural understanding of the field and supports the pre-drill volumetric estimates (Pmean STOIIP of 157 million barrels). Based on the test data, the company expects future horizontal production wells at Okoro East to be capable of yielding rates between 4,500 bopd to 7,000 bopd per well. The company intends to drill up to two production wells in 2H 2012 using the free well head slots on the existing Okoro platform, which will be tied-back to the Armada Perkasa FPSO. This production information will allow Amni and Afren to finalize development options with up to eight possible production wells under a full field development. GSF Monitor Set to Spud Gazelle-P3 Mar 7, 2012 – Rialto Energy announced its plans to drill the first two development wells in the Gazelle Field using the GSF Monitor jack-up rig. The phased development of CI-202 is set to begin with the spudding of Gazelle-P3 followed by Gazelle-P4. An additional two development wells are planned after final investment decision. Two infill wells are planned for 2016. Project Details: Gazelle Chariot Inks Deal to Drill Tapir South Prospect Mar 6, 2012 – Chariot Oil and Gas has signed a contract with AP Moller Maersk for a one-well drilling slot using the Maersk Deliverer (UDW semisub) rig offshore Namibia. The operator expects to spud the Tapir South prospect early April. The prospect is part of the Tapir trend and is located in Northern Block 1811A. The well is located 50 miles (80 kilometers) offshore Namibia in 6,915 feet (2,108 meters) of water with a drilling depth of approximately 16,730 feet (5,100 meters). It is expected to take around two months to drill and will be the first well in Chariot’s four-to-five well exploration program that is planned to take place in 2012 and 2013. S. America – Other & Carib. BPZ Further Develops Corvina, Albacora Fields Mar 5, 2012 – BPZ Energy reported that production from the Corvina and Albacora offshore fields has average about 3,920 bopd from Feb. 2012 to date. The 3D seismic survey acquisition on the offshore Block Z-1 has been underway for four weeks and should be completed in the second quarter of 2012 followed by processing and interpretation of the data. Furthermore, work on the new CX-15 platform continues with installation scheduled for the third quarter of 2012. The CX-15 drilling program, which will be the second platform installation at the Corvina field, will target 23 million barrels of proved undeveloped reserves (PUD). The PUD estimates increased in the 2011 reserve report by one million barrels, stated the operator. Project Details: Corvina Europe – North Sea Wintershall Turns On Taps at K18-Golf Field Mar 8, 2012 – Wintershall has commenced natural gas production from the K18-Golf field in the Dutch North Sea. Wintershall plans to produce around 1 MMcm/d from the tight gas deposit via a subsea well (subsea completion). A second production well next summer is set to maintain plateau between 1 and 1.4 million cubic meters of natural gas per day. The field was connected via a sea bottom pipeline to the K15-FA platform, about 6.2 miles (10 kilometers) further north. The gas will be treated before being sent via the Wintershall-operated WGT pipeline network. Wintershall has a share of 41.7 percent in K18-Golf. The other participating companies are EBN B.V. (40 percent), NAM (15.9 percent), Tullow Oil (2.2 percent) and Oranje-Nassau Energie (0.2 percent). Wintershall was awarded the concession block K18 in 1983. The natural gas field was discovered in 2005. Premier Oil P&A Bluebell Prospect Mar 8, 2012 – Premier Oil will plug and abandon the Bluebell exploration well, 15/24c-10, on Block 15/24 in the UK sector of the North Sea. The well reached a total depth of 7,507 feet (2,288 meters). The Paleocene target was encountered on prognosis; the logs showed excellent sand quality but were water wet. Project Details: Bluebell Technip to Conduct FEED for Luva Platform Mar 8, 2012 – Statoil awarded Technip a lump sum FEED contract for the development of the Luva platform. The contract covers the design and planning for procurement, construction and transportation of a Spar hull and the mooring systems as well as the design of the steel catenary risers. The scope of work includes design and planning for procurement, construction and transportation of a Spar hull and mooring systems, as well as design of the steel catenary risers. Project Details: Luva Summit to Begin Drilling Operations at Orchid Prospect Mar 8, 2012 – Summit Petroleum has commenced well operations at the Orchid prospect in the UK sector of the North Sea, with spudding anticipated in the next couple of days. Orchid is a dual target, four-way dip closure at Tertiary and Chalk level with gross prospective resources associated with the entire prospect estimated internally by Valiant to be 30 mmboe (net 9 mmboe). The well is being drilled by the Sedco 711 (mid-water semisub) and is anticipated to take 35-40 days to complete, once drilling commences. Project Details: Orchid Faroe Petroleum Completes Drilling Ops at T-Rex, Bolan Mar 7, 2012 – Faroe Petroleum has discovered oil in both the T-Rex and Bolan exploration prospects in the Norwegian sector of the North Sea, but not in commercial quantities. The 6406/3-9 well, reached a total depth of 13,725 feet (4,183 meters) within shales of the Lange Formation. The well targeted Lower Cretaceous sandstones of the Lange formation (T-Rex) and Lysing formation (Bolan). T-Rex was the primary target and preliminary results based on extensive coring, wireline logs and pressure data have confirmed the presence of oil, but in a thinner than expected reservoir interval, and the well will therefore not be production tested. Fluid samples were successfully recovered in T-Rex. The quality of the oil was in line with fluids seen in the original discovery well 6506/11-2 (drilled by Statoil in 1991). The Bolan prospect in the shallower Lysing formation also encountered an oil column within an inter-bedded sandstone package. A similar extensive data gathering program was performed on the Bolan prospect as with T-Rex. Additional evaluation is required in order to delineate the areal extent of the oil bearing layers, before any decisions in terms of a further appraisal program can be made. Project Details: T-Rex Statoil Touts Success at Skrugard Appraisal Mar 6, 2012 – Statoil is in the process of concluding the drilling of appraisal well 7220/5-1 on the 7220/8-1 (Skrugard) gas/oil discovery. The discovery was proven in 2011 in Middle and Lower Jurassic reservoir rocks. The objectives of the appraisal well were to confirm the previous volume estimate for the Skrugard discovery and to collect reservoir and overburden data for field development planning. Both objectives have been met, said Statoil. Drilled by Transocean Barents (DW semisub), appraisal well 7220/5-1 has proven a gas column of 85 feet (26 meters) overlaying an oil column of about 158 feet (48 meters). Both column heights and reservoir properties came in as expected. This confirms the previous volume estimate for the Skrugard discovery and the total resource estimate for the Skrugard and Havis structures ranging from 400 to 600 million barrels of recoverable oil. Statoil is currently considering several alternative development concepts for the discovery. Project Details: Skrugard Lundin Ups Stake at Brynhild Field Mar 5, 2012 – Lundin Petroleum has entered into an agreement with Talisman Energy Norge AS to acquire an additional 30 percent interest in PL148, which contains the Brynhild field, offshore Norway. Following the acquisition, Lundin Petroleum will hold a 100 percent interest in PL148. The Brynhild field, which is currently under development, is forecasted to produce first oil in late 2013 at a gross plateau production of 12,000 bopd. Project Details: Brynhild (Nemo) Lundin, Det norske Reach Agreement for Luno, Draupne Combined Development Mar 5, 2012 – Lundin Petroleum and partners Wintershall and RWE Dea have reached an agreement for Det norske-operated licenses PL001B, PL028B, PL242. A plan for development and operation for the Luno field was submitted on January 19, 2012 to the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy and includes 15 wells drilled from a jackup. First production is expected in the fourth quarter of 2015. In the coordinated development solution, the partially processed fluids from the Draupne field will be transported from the Draupne platform to the Luno platform for stabilization and export of oil and gas. The combined production from the Luno and Draupne fields will be phased in time with Draupne production planned to start in late 2016 and increasing toward a peak rate in late 2018. The Luno platform design capacity will accommodate in excess of 120,000 bopd and up to 175 MMcf/d when Draupne production is combined with that from the Luno field. Project Details: Luno, Draupne Project Statoil Contracts EMAS AMC for Fram H Nord Mar 5, 2012 – EMAS AMC has received a SURF contract for marine installation and pipe lay from Statoil for the Fram H Nord subsea development. The field is situated in the Troll C/Fram area in the northern part of the North Sea. The Fram H Nord subsea development is the third phase of the development of the Fram field which is tied-back to the Troll C Platform. Fram H-Nord will be developed with one satellite well tied-back to the existing infrastructure at Fram Vest A2 template via twin flowlines and a control and service umbilical. The contract scope includes the engineering, procurement, transport and installation of one 10-inch flexible production and one 4-inch gas injection flowline both 3.2 miles (5.3 kilometers) long, as well as all activities necessary for the installation of the following: integrated template structure and manifold; subsea control umbilical; near-by protection structures; tie-ins of all lines to the Fram H Nord and Fram Vest A2 manifolds plus pre-commissioning/testing; trenching and rock dumping of all line systems; and the supply and installation of protection covers over tie-in areas at Fram H Nord and Fram Vest A2 templates. Engineering, procurement and planning activities will commence immediately, and the offshore work is scheduled to commence in the third quarter of 2013. Project Details: Troll Area Asia – SouthEast Premier Successfully Tests Lama Formation in Anoa Field Mar 5, 2012 – Premier has successfully tested the Lama formation within the Anoa field on the Natuna Sea Block A. The WL-5 development well was deepened to a total depth of 11,012 feet (3,356 meters) to investigate the exploration potential of the Lama formation within the Anoa field. The well encountered about 300 feet (91 meters) of fractured Lama sandstones. The Lama formation was tested over an interval of 10,658 to 10,770 feet (3,249 to 3,283 meters) and flowed gas at a rate of 17 MMcf/d through a 48/64-inch choke. The results of the test will be intergrated with the log and seismic data to determine the ultimate recoverable resource of this deeper reservoir that will be produced through the Anoa facility. Moreover, the jackup West Callisto (400′ ILC) will move to drill the Biawak Besar prospect on Natuna Sea Block A. The results of this well are expected in April 2012. N. America – US GOM Petrobras Brings Cascade Online in GOM Mar 5, 2012 – Petrobras reported that on Feb. 25, 2012, it commenced production at the Cascade field through the Cascade No. 4 well, which was interconnected to the BW Pioneer FPSO. The Cascade 4 production well was drilled and completed in reservoirs of the Lower Tertiary geological period, which is a promising exploratory maritime boundary of the Gulf of Mexico, at a vertical depth of around 26,247 feet (8,000 meters). The BW Pioneer is the first FPSO to produce oil and gas in the U.S. portion of the Gulf of Mexico, and has the capacity to process 80,000 barrels of oil and 500 Mcm/d. Project Details: The Greater Chinook Area Australia Technip to Supply Flexible Pipe for Fletcher, Finucane Development Mar 5, 2012 – Santos has awarded Technip a flexible pipe supply contract for the Fletcher Finucane oil field development in Western Australia. The contract, which includes project management, engineering and the supply of 19 miles (31 kilometers) of 10.2-inch and 9-inch production flowlines, along with 14 miles (22 kilometers) of 3-inch service lines, will start in April 2012. Delivery is planned for the second semester of 2012. Project Details: Fletcher/Finucane BHP Billiton Spuds Tallaganda Mar 2, 2012 – BHP Billiton has commenced drilling the Tallaganda-1 well at permit WA-351-P offshore Australia. The operator is using the Atwood Eagle (DW semisub) to drill the well. The prospect will test the gas potential of sandstones in the prolific Triassic age, Mungaroo formation, in a well defined horst block as imaged by high quality modern 3D seismic data. The well will be drilled vertically in a water depth of 3,743 feet (1,141 meters) and is expected to take 37 days to drill with a projected total depth of 13,944 feet (4,250 meters). Project Details: Tallaganda S. America – Brazil Petrobras Commences Iracema Well Test Mar 5, 2012 – Petrobras and partner BG Group have commenced a new well test in the Iracema area of the BM-S-11 concession in the pre-salt Santos Basin. The Cidade de Sao Vicente FPSO was connected to the RJS-647 well in water depths of 7,257 feet (2,212 meters). The FPSO will operate in the area for approximately six months gathering technical information on reservoir behavior and oil flow in the subsea lines amongst other data. During this initial test phase the well is expected to produce at around 10,000 bopd, constrained by facilities. The information gathered will support the development of the final production system in the area, expected to be in operation by the end of 2014 with the installation of the 150,000 bopd capacity FPSO Cidade de Mangaratiba. Project Details: Iracema Mediterranean Noble Energy Preps to Drill Pinnacles Mar 5, 2012 – Delek Group has reported that Pinnacles No. 1 exploratory well, offshore Israel, is due to start soon and is expected to last about five weeks. According to a report prepared by Netherland, Sewell and Associates (NSAI) the estimated unrisked gross prospective gas resources for the Pinnacles Prospect, as of December 31, 2011, is expected to be 25.7 (low) to 78.2 (high). The operator will use the ENSCO 5006 (DW semisub).

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