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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). Maersk Oil entered Angola in June 2005, when it acquired a 50% interest and operatorship of Block 16.

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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. Certainly in coal—they imported virtually no coal in 2005 and they’re now importing close to 200 million tons. This is reflected in our chapter on imports and exports, which shows the impact of China on world energy markets. —David Fridley.