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ANALYST'S NOTEBOOK TRACKS CRIME

Some months ago Mobil's investigative and business analysis unit based at the oil company's headquarters in Fairfax, Virginia, was warned [...]

Published on 11/09/1997 at 10:00 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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MOBIL TAKES BACK TWO JACK-UPS AND WILL REACH FIVE NEXT YEAR

DOZEN FPSO OFFERS TO TRITON

JOHN COUSINS NAMED EXECUTIVE VICE PRESIDENT OF EXXON/MOBIL EXPLORATION

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EXATRADE-JOVENNA ON THE MOVE

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MOBIL TO RELEASE TOMMY CRAIGHEAD IN MAY

MOBIL TURNS ALEUTHIAN KEY OVER TO ARCO FOR A WELL

DRAFTING AN OIL POLICY?

MOBIL QUITS ITS LAST PERMIT

AMNI DISCUSSES GAS PROJECT WITH MOBIL

FLEXIBLE BIDDING TERMS

SEMI-SUB SHIFT CANCELLED

MOBIL CUTS SHORT CONTRACT

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MOBIL/NNPC DRILLING HALT?

JACK-UP MARKET INCREASINGLY SOFT

PERCY JOHNS COULD DRILL FOR MOBIL

MOBIL TO CUT BACK JACK-UP OPERATIONS

AGREEMENT WITH MOBIL MODIFIED

TOTAL SIGNS UP FOR KADUNA

ATWOOD EAGLE LEAVES

GOVERNMENT WANTS TO MODIFY MOBIL CONTRACT

OIL WATERS UNRUFFLED

MOBIL IS TO CONTINUE DRILLING WITH ALEUTIAN KEY

MOBIL RETURNS

ZAFIRO TO JUMP TO 120,000 BPD

MOBIL FIXES NEW JACK-UPS

AMOCO TO DRILL WITH ROBERT F. BAUER

NNPC CONCERNED

JUST CREATED EXPRONET COMES IN

A $4.7 BILLION SHOPPING LIST

ZAFIRO FLAT OUT BY YEAR'S END

MOBIL TO DRILL AGAIN IN DEEP OFFSHORE

STORM CLOUDS GATHERING

R.F. BAUER TO MAKE SIDE-TRIP TO NIGERIA

TEXACO TO DRILL WITH OCEAN VALIANT NEXT YEAR

SANCTIONS SLAMMED AGAIN

PLANS FOR EAGLE AND ROBERT BAUER

DISCOVERY FOR UMC

SIXTH DISCOVERY FOR MOBIL

MOBIL CUTS BACK FLEET

HARDMAN KNOCKS ON MAJORS' DOOR

MOBIL SLOWS DOWN DRILLING

THE AMENAN-KPONO BATTLE

NEW DISCOVERY FOR MOBIL; CONTRACT FOR SAIBOS

ANGOLA YARD FOR ETPM

MOBIL TO MAINTAIN PRODUCTION PACE

MOBIL TO KEEP ROBERT F BAUER

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MOBIL TO BUY ZAFIRO FPSO

WEST AFRICA: COMPETITION CARRIES THE DAY

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