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Sonangol, Maersk Oil and partners strike oil with their first deepwater pre-salt well offshore Angola

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The Azul-1 well, the first to penetrate pre-salt objectives in Angolan deepwater, was drilled in water depths of 923 meters (3,028 feet) and reached a final depth of 5,334 meters (17,500 feet). In November 2006, it acquired a 50% interest and operatorship of Blocks 8 and 23 with Svenska Petroleum Exploration (30%) and Sonangol (20%).

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Berkeley Lab releases 8th edition of databook on China’s energy and environment; finding the “missing” energy consumption

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Compared to 2005-2006, it has probably doubled its presence. One chapter is devoted to international comparisons, allowing users a quick way to see how the nature of energy and economic activities differs from country to country. —David Fridley. There are bright spots in the data on China’s environment.