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Worldwide Field Development News
Oct 18 – Oct 24, 2014
MidEast – Persian Gulf
JODCO Announces First Phase Oil Production at Umm Lulu Field
Oct 21, 2014 – Inpex subsidiary Japan Oil Development Company (JODCO) announced that production had started earlier this month at the Umm Lulu field off Abu Dhabi. Production activities are currently associated with the first phase of development at the field and involves using existing facilities at the adjacent Umm Al-Dalkh field with produced oil flowing to shore-based processing facilities on Zirku Island. Phase II will consist of the installation of several fixed platforms and is expected to allow oil production at a rate of 105,000 bopd. The Umm Lulu joint venture consist of Abu Dhabi Oil Company (60%), BP (14.67%), Total (13.33%) and JODCO (12%).
Project Details: Umm Lulu
IPB Petroleum Preps for Pryderi-1 Probe
Oct 22, 2014 – IPB Petroleum anticipates spudding a wildcat well in the WA-424-P permit in late October or early November. The Stena Clyde (mid-water semisub) has been contracted to drill the well but is currently on location at the Puffin field in permit AC/L6. Pryderi-1 is designed to target a possible 78 million barrels in prospective resources. IPB operates the permit with 75% interest on behalf of its partner CalEnergy (25%).
Project Details: Pryderi
Leopard Wildcat off Gabon Provides Gas Discovery for Shell and CNOOC
Oct 23, 2014 – Shell announced the discovery of oil and gas while drilling the Leopard-1 exploration well in Block BCD10 offshore Gabon. The well was drilled to a total vertical depth of 16,610 feet by the Noble Globetrotter II (UDW semisub) in 6,922 feet of water. A net gas column of 656 was cut through pre-salt reservoir. Shell serves as block operator with 75% and its partner, CNOOC, carries the remaining 25%. The partners are planning to initiate an appraisal drilling program to aid in determining resource volumes.
Project Details: Leopard (Gabon)
Ophir Reports Successful DST at Fortuna Field Appraisal
Oct 22, 2014 – A successful drill stem test (DST) was recently performed at the Fortuna-2 well in Ophir Energy's Block R offshore Equatorial Guinea. Fortuna-2 was drilled by the Titanium Explorer (UDW drillship) to appraise the 2008 Fortuna discovery. During the DST, a sustained flowrate of 60 MMscf/d was achieved through constrained testing equipment with less than 20 psi of drawdown at the reservoir. Ophir had originally assumed 7 development wells would be needed to exploit the reservoir but the excellent flowrate and minimum drawdown make it likely that less wells will be needed. Fortuna is estimated to contain 1.3 Tcf in recoverable gas resources. Ophir and GEPetrol participate in the block at 80% and 20% interests respectively.
Project Details: Fortuna Complex
N. America – US GOM
Delta House FPU Successfully Installed in MC254
Oct 24, 2014 – Installation of LLOG's Delta House floating production unit (FPU) has been successfully completed in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico. The semisubmersible is located in 4,500 feet of water in Mississippi Canyon 254. Based on the Exmar OPTI-11000 hull design, the facility has a peak oil and gas production capacity of 100,000 bopd and 240 MMscf/d. Most of the subsea infrastructure associated with Delta House has been installed and production start up is anticipated in 1H 2015.
Project Details: Delta House
Chevron Hits Oil Pay at Guadalupe Prospect in U.S. GOM
Oct 23, 2014 – Chevron, operator of Keathley Canyon Block 10 in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico, discovered oil while drilling a deepwater exploration well at its Guadalupe prospect. Specific details were not provided but the discovery in Lower Tertiary Wilcox sands is described as significant. The well was drilled by the Discoverer India (UDW drillship) to a depth of 30,173 feet. Chevron's partners in the block include BP (42.5%) and Venari Resources (15%). Additional testing and appraisal will be needed to determine the commerciality of the discovery.
Project Details: Guadalupe (KC10)
GDF and BP Team Up for Vorlich and Marconi Discovery in UK North Sea
Oct 23, 2014 – GDF Suez and BP recently made a new discovery in the UK North Sea while drilling well 30/1f-13A and a sidetrack. The well was drilled to test a structure that spans parts of GDF-operated license P1588 and BP-operated license P363. GDF refers to the discovery as Marconi and BP refers to it as Vorlich. The well was drilled by the Transocean Galaxy II (400′ ILC) under a joint well agreement between the participants of both licenses. Hydrocarbon-bearing Paleocene sands were encountered in license P363 and a sidetrack into license P1588 confirmed the westerly extension of the discovery. Well 30/1f-13A tested at a maximum flowrate of 5,350 boepd.
Project Details: Marconi – Vorlich
Xcite Signs MOU with Baker Hughes for Bentley Field Services
Oct 22, 2014 – Xcite Energy, operator of the Bentley field in UK license P1078, announced a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with Baker Hughes that lays down principles for the provision of services related to the development of the field. Xcite Energy has tasked Baker Hughes with maximizing recovery from the field. Baker Hughes will likely supply drilling and completion services, well engineering, reservoir engineering and electric submersible pumps. Bentley was discovered in 1977 and development started in early in 2012. Xcite is the sole interest holder in the project. Production at the field could be initiated next year with an expected rate of 57,000 bopd.
Project Details: Bentley
Statoil Finds Additional Resources near Grane Field in North Sea
Oct 22, 2014 – Additional oil resources have been proven in the vicinity of the Statoil-operated Grane field in the Norwegian North Sea. Statoil tested the D-structure with well 25/8-18S and exposed an oil column of 82 feet in the Heimdal formation. Data indicates a recoverable volume of 30 to 80 million barrels. The discovery is located just over 4 miles north of the Grane field and is part of Statoil's strategy of near-field exploration in an effort to extend the life of existing infrastructure. The well was drilled by the Transocean Leader (mid-water semisub) and reached a measured depth of 6,125 feet.
Project Details: Grane
Africa – Other
Chariot Elects Not to Renew Namibian Blocks
Oct 23, 2014 – Chariot Oil & Gas has elected not to apply for a new exploration license concerning its 100%-owned Namibian Blocks 1811A and 1811B that are due to laps Oct. 26. The company has thoroughly analyzed proprietary seismic and well data and has integrated information from third party drilling activity in order to determine the possibility of long range hydrocarbon migration to the Zamba prospect. The efforts have not been able to de-risk the prospect to a level that warrants further investment although Chariot still considers the acreage to be prospective. In May 2012 Chariot drilled an unsuccessful well at the Tapir South prospect. Well 1811/5-1 cut 568 net feet of carbonate and sandstone reservoirs but no hydrocarbon indications were observed.
Project Details: Zamba
Oil Shows Suggest Possible Discovery Offshore Morocco
Oct 21, 2014 – Near the end of July, Genel Energy spud the SM-1 exploration well in the Sidi Moussa block offshore Morocco to test the Nour prospect. San Leon Energy, a junior partner in the block, confirmed in a recent report the well has been drilled to 9,268 feet and that oil was encountered during the drilling process. The partners plan to proceed with well testing to determine possible commercial value of the discovery. SM-1 was drilled by the Noble Paul Romano (DW semisub) in 3,215 feet of water. Block interest holders include operator Genel Energy (60%), state-run ONHYM (25%), San Leon Energy (10%) and Serica Energy (5%).
Project Details: Nour
McDermott Snags Second Bukit Tua Development Contract
Oct 23, 2014 – McDermott International, Inc. was recently awarded its second contract relating to the Petronas-operated Bukit Tua development in the Ketapang Production Sharing Contract (PSC) offshore East Java, Indonesia. In August, the engineering firm was secured to build the jacket for the BTJT-A wellhead platform that will be installed at the field in November 2014. This week, McDermott was awarded a transportation, installation and pre-commissioning contract regarding the jacket and its topsides along with subsea pipeline tie-in spools. Additionally, McDermott will be responsible for pre-commissioning of the related export and infield pipelines. Offshore work should be completed by the end of 1Q 2015.
Project Details: Bukit Tua
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Chevron strikes oil at Guadalupe, Gulf of Mexico
Chevron Corporation today announced a new oil discovery at the Guadalupe prospect in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
The Keathley Canyon Block 10 Well No. 1 encountered significant oil pay in the Lower Tertiary Wilcox Sands. The well is located approximately 180 miles off the Louisiana coast in 3,992 feet of water and was drilled to a depth of 30,173 feet.
"The discovery further demonstrates Chevron's exploration capabilities," said George Kirkland, vice chairman and executive vice president, Upstream, Chevron Corporation. "Guadalupe builds on our already strong position in the deepwater U.S. Gulf of Mexico, a core focus area where we expect significant production growth over the next two years."
"The Guadalupe discovery adds momentum to our growing business in North America," said Jay Johnson, senior vice president, Upstream, Chevron Corporation. "Our deepwater exploration and appraisal program continues to unlock important resources in the Gulf of Mexico."
"The company expects additional Gulf of Mexico production from the Tubular Bells and Jack/St. Malo projects by the end of the year."
"Chevron subsidiaries are among the top producers and leaseholders in the Gulf of Mexico, averaging net daily production of 143,000 barrels of crude oil, 347 million cubic feet of natural gas, and 15,000 barrels of natural gas liquids during 2013," said Jeff Shellebarger, president, Chevron North America Exploration and Production Company. "The company expects additional Gulf of Mexico production from the Tubular Bells and Jack/St. Malo projects by the end of the year."
Chevron subsidiary Chevron U.S.A., Inc. began drilling the Guadalupe well in June 2014. More tests are being conducted on the discovery well and additional appraisal wells will be needed to determine the extent of the resource.
The Guadalupe well was drilled by Transocean's Discoverer India deepwater drillship (photo).
Chevron U.S.A., Inc., with a 42.5 percent working interest in the prospect, is the operator of the Guadalupe discovery well. Guadalupe co-owners are BP Exploration & Production, Inc. (42.5 percent) and Venari Resources LLC (15 percent).
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Ebola Czar :: President Obama Already Has An Ebola Czar. Where Is She?
By Mollie Hemingway
As the Ebola situation in West Africa continues to deteriorate, some U.S. officials are claiming that they would have been able to better deal with the public health threat if only they had more money.
Dr. Francis Collins, who heads the National Institutes of Health (NIH), told The Huffington Post, "Frankly, if we had not gone through our 10-year slide in research support, we probably would have had a vaccine in time for this that would've gone through clinical trials and would have been ready." Hillary Clinton also claimed that funding restrictions were to blame for inability to combat Ebola.
Conservative critics have pointed out that the federal government has spent billions upon billions of dollars on unnecessary programs promoting a political agenda rather than targeting those funds to the fight against health threats.
Other limited government types point to the Progressive utopian foolishness seen in opposing political factions, both sides of which seem to agree humanity could somehow escape calamity if only we had a properly functioning government. People who don't want an all-powerful government shouldn't blame it for not having competence when crisis strikes.
What's particularly interesting about this discussion, then, is that nobody has even discussed the fact that the federal government not ten years ago created and funded a brand new office in the Health and Human Services Department specifically to coordinate preparation for and response to public health threats like Ebola. The woman who heads that office, and reports directly to the HHS secretary, has been mysteriously invisible from the public handling of this threat. And she's still on the job even though three years ago she was embroiled in a huge scandal of funneling a major stream of funding to a company with ties to a Democratic donor—and away from a company that was developing a treatment now being used on Ebola patients.
Before the media swallow implausible claims of funding problems, perhaps they could be more skeptical of the idea that government is responsible for solving all of humanity's problems. Barring that, perhaps the media could at least look at the roles that waste, fraud, mismanagement, and general incompetence play in the repeated failures to solve the problems the feds unrealistically claim they will address. In a world where a $12.5 billion slush fund at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is used to fight the privatization of liquor stores, perhaps we should complain more about mission creep and Progressive faith in the habitually unrealized magic of increased government funding.
Lay of the Land
Collins' NIH is part of the Health and Human Services Department. Real spending at that agency has increased nine-fold since 1970 and now tops $900 billion. Oh, if we could all endure such "funding slides," eh?
Whether or not Dr. Collins' effort to get more funding for NIH will be successful—if the past is prologue, we'll throw more money at him—the fact is that Congress passed legislation with billions of dollars in funding specifically to coordinate preparation for public health threats like Ebola not 10 years ago. And yet the results of such funding have been hard to evaluate.
See, in 2004, Congress passed The Project Bioshield Act. The text of that legislation authorized up to $5,593,000,000 in new spending by NIH for the purpose of purchasing vaccines that would be used in the event of a bioterrorist attack. A major part of the plan was to allow stockpiling and distribution of vaccines.
Just two years later, Congress passed the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Act, which created a new assistant secretary for preparedness and response to oversee medical efforts and called for a National Health Security Strategy. The Act established Biomedical Advanced Research and Development Authority as the focal point within HHS for medical efforts to protect the American civilian population against naturally occurring threats to public health. It specifically says this authority was established to give "an integrated, systematic approach to the development and purchase of the necessary vaccines, drugs, therapies, and diagnostic tools for public health medical emergencies."
Last year, Congress passed the Pandemic and All-Hazards Preparedness Reauthorization Act of 2013 which keep the programs in effect for another five years.
If you look at any of the information about these pieces of legislation or the office and authorities that were created, this brand new expansion of the federal government was sold to us specifically as a means to fight public health threats like Ebola. That was the entire point of why the office and authorities were created.
In fact, when Sen. Bob Casey was asked if he agreed the U.S. needed an Ebola czar, which some legislators are demanding, he responded: "I don't, because under the bill we have such a person in HHS already."
The Invisible Dr. Lurie
So, we have an office for public health threat preparedness and response. And one of HHS' eight assistant secretaries is the assistant secretary for preparedness and response, whose job it is to "lead the nation in preventing, responding to and recovering from the adverse health effects of public health emergencies and disasters, ranging from hurricanes to bioterrorism."
In the video below, the woman who heads that office, Dr. Nicole Lurie, explains that the responsibilities of her office are "to help our country prepare for, respond to and recover from public health threats." She says her major priority is to help the country prepare for emergencies and to "have the countermeasures—the medicines or vaccines that people might need to use in a public health emergency. So a large part of my office also is responsible for developing those countermeasures."
Or, as National Journal rather glowingly puts it, "Lurie's job is to plan for the unthinkable. A global flu pandemic? She has a plan. A bioterror attack? She's on it. Massive earthquake? Yep. Her responsibilities as assistant secretary span public health, global health, and homeland security." A profile of Lurie quoted her as saying, "I have responsibility for getting the nation prepared for public health emergencies—whether naturally occurring disasters or man-made, as well as for helping it respond and recover. It's a pretty significant undertaking." Still another refers to her as "the highest-ranking federal official in charge of preparing the nation to face such health crises as earthquakes, hurricanes, terrorist attacks, and pandemic influenza."
Now, you might be wondering why the person in charge of all this is a name you're not familiar with. Apart from a discussion of Casey's comments on how we don't need an Ebola czar because we already have one, a Google News search for Lurie's name at the time of writing brings up nothing in the last hour, the last 24 hours, not even the last week! You have to get back to mid-September for a few brief mentions of her name in minor publications. Not a single one of those links is confidence building.
So why has the top official for public health threats been sidelined in the midst of the Ebola crisis? Only the not-known-for-transparency Obama administration knows for sure. But maybe taxpayers and voters should force Congress to do a better job with its oversight rather than get away with the far easier passing of legislation that grants additional funds before finding out what we got for all that money we allocated to this task over the last decade. And then maybe taxpayers should begin to puzzle out whether their really bad return on tax investment dollars is related to some sort of inherent problem with the administrative state.
The Ron Perelman Scandal
There are a few interesting things about the scandal Lurie was embroiled in years ago. You can—and should—read all about it in the Los Angeles Times' excellent front-page expose from November 2011, headlined: "Cost, need questioned in $433-million smallpox drug deal: A company controlled by a longtime political donor gets a no-bid contract to supply an experimental remedy for a threat that may not exist." This Forbes piece is also interesting.
The donor is billionaire Ron Perelman, who was controlling shareholder of Siga. He's a huge Democratic donor but he also gets Republicans to play for his team, of course. Siga was under scrutiny even back in October 2010 when The Huffington Post reported that it had named labor leader Andy Stern to its board and "compensated him with stock options that would become dramatically more valuable if the company managed to win the contract it sought with HHS—an agency where Stern has deep connections, having helped lead the year-plus fight for health care reform as then head of the Service Employees International Union."
The award was controversial from almost every angle—including disputes about need, efficacy, and extremely high costs. There were also complaints about awarding a company of its size and structure a small business award as well as the negotiations involved in granting the award. It was so controversial that even Democrats in tight election races were calling for investigations.
Last month, Siga filed for bankruptcy after it was found liable for breaching a licensing contract. The drug it's been trying to develop, which was projected to have limited utility, has not really panned out—yet the feds have continued to give valuable funds to the company even though the law would permit them to recoup some of their costs or to simply stop any further funding.
The Los Angeles Times revealed that, during the fight over the grant, Lurie wrote to Siga's chief executive, Dr. Eric A. Rose, to tell him that someone new would be taking over the negotiations with the company. She wrote, "I trust this will be satisfactory to you." Later she denied that she'd had any contact with Rose regarding the contract, saying such contact would have been inappropriate.
The company that most fought the peculiar sole-source contract award to Siga was Chimerix, which argued that its drug had far more promise than Siga's. And, in fact, Chimerix's Brincidofovir is an antiviral medication being developed for treatment of smallpox but also Ebola and adenovirus. In animal trials, it's shown some success against adenoviruses, smallpox, and herpes—and preliminary tests show some promise against Ebola. On Oct. 6, the FDA authorized its use for some Ebola patients.
It was given to Ebola patient Thomas Eric Duncan, who died, and Ashoka Mukpo, who doctors said had improved. Mukpo even tweeted that he was on the road to recovery.
Back to that Budget
Consider again how The Huffington Post parroted Collins' claims:
Money, or rather the lack of it, is a big part of the problem. NIH's purchasing power is down 23 percent from what it was a decade ago, and its budget has remained almost static. In fiscal year 2004, the agency's budget was $28.03 billion. In FY 2013, it was $29.31 billion—barely a change, even before adjusting for inflation.
Of course, between the fiscal years 2000 and 2004, NIH's budget jumped a whopping 58 percent. HHS's 70,000 workers will spend a total of $958 billion this year, or about $7,789 for every U.S. household. A 2012 report on federal spending including the following nuggets about how NIH spends its supposedly tight funds:
a $702,558 grant for the study of the impact of televisions and gas generators on villages in Vietnam.
$175,587 to the University of Kentucky to study the impact of cocaine on the sex drive of Japanese quail.
$55,382 to study hookah smoking in Jordan.
$592,527 to study why chimpanzees throw objects.
Last year there were news reports about a $509,840 grant from NIH to pay for a study that will send text messages in "gay lingo" to meth-heads. There are many other shake-your-head examples of misguided spending that are easy to find.
And we're not even getting into the problems at the CDC or the confusing mixed messages on Ebola from the administration. CDC director Tom Frieden noted: more here
Indeed. The Progressive belief that a powerful government can stop all calamity is misguided. In the last 10 years we passed multiple pieces of legislation to create funding streams, offices, and management authorities precisely for this moment. That we have nothing to show for it is not good reason to put even more faith in government without learning anything from our repeated mistakes. Responding to the missing Ebola Czar and her office's corruption by throwing still more money, more management changes, and more bureaucratic complexity in her general direction is madness.
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Gulf of Mexico :: EMAS AMC Bags $300 Mln Subsea Gig from Noble Energy
Ezra Holdings Limited's Subsea Services division, EMAS AMC, has finalised three contracts with Noble Energy valued collectively at over US$300 million.
The scope of work includes engineering, procurement, construction and installation of subsea tie-backs for the Big Bend, Dantzler and Gunflint field developments in the US Gulf of Mexico.
The project management, engineering and procurement are already well underway from EMAS AMC's Houston office with fabrication of the 16 subsea structures, and stalking and spooling of over 160 miles (258 km) of line pipe, in progress at the recently upgraded EMAS Marine Spool Base facility in Ingleside, Texas.
Offshore execution is scheduled for 2015, utilizing five EMAS AMC offshore construction vessels including the new build, ultra-high tension, deepwater reel lay and heavy lift vessel, the Lewek Constellation.
"Following the successful completion of the Tamar project, I am particularly grateful for the continued trust and confidence that the Noble Energy team has shown in our people and our capabilities. It is a testament of our ability in delivering operational excellence and results," said Mr Lionel Lee, Ezra's Group CEO and Managing Director.
"With our flagship vessel Lewek Constellation, we are helming the future of the subsea industry, and with her in operation, we will continue to drive our growth as a premier global subsea tie-back contractor."
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Russia Discovers Massive Arctic Oil Field Which May Be Larger Than Gulf Of Mexico
In a dramatic stroke of luck for the Kremlin, this morning there is hardly a person in the world who is happier than Russian president Vladimir Putin because overnight state-run run OAO Rosneft announced it has discovered what may be a treasure trove of black oil, one which could boost Russia's coffers by hundreds of billions if not more, when a vast pool of crude was discovered in the Kara Sea region of the Arctic Ocean, showing the region has the potential to become one of the world's most important crude-producing areas, arguably bigger than the Gulf Of Mexico. The announcement was made by Igor Sechin, Rosneft's chief executive officer, who spent two days sailing on a Russian research ship to the drilling rig where the find was unveiled today.
Well, one person who may have been as happy as Putin is the CEO of Exxon Mobil, since the well was discovered with the help of America's biggest energy company (and second largest by market cap after AAPL). Then again, maybe not: as Bloomberg explains "the well was drilled before the Oct. 10 deadline Exxon was granted by the U.S. government under sanctions barring American companies from working in Russia's Arctic offshore. Rosneft and Exxon won't be able to do more drilling, putting the exploration and development of the area on hold despite the find announced today."
Which means instead of generating billions in E&P revenue, XOM could end up with, well, nothing. And that would be quite a shock to the US company because the unveiled Arctic field may hold about 1 billion barrels of oil and similar geology nearby means the surrounding area may hold more than the U.S. part of the Gulf or Mexico, he said.
For a sense of how big the spoils are we go to another piece by Bloomberg, which tells us that "Universitetskaya, the geological structure being drilled, is the size of the city of Moscow and large enough to contain more than 9 billion barrels, a trove worth more than $900 billion at today's prices."
The only way to reach the prospect is a four-day voyage from Murmansk, the largest city north of the Arctic circle. Everything will have to shipped in — workers, supplies, equipment — for a few months of drilling, then evacuated before winter renders the sea icebound. Even in the short Arctic summer, a flotilla is needed to keep drifting ice from the rig.
Sadly, said bonanza may be non-recourse to Exxon after Obama made it quite clear that all western companies will have to wind down operations in Russia or else feel the wrath of the DOJ against sanctions breakers. Which leaves XOM two options: ignore Obama's orders (something which many have been doing of late), or throw in the towel on what may be the largest oil discovery in years.
And while the Exxon C-suite contemplates its choices, here is some more on today's finding from Bloomberg:
"It exceeded our expectations," Sechin said in an interview. This discovery is of "exceptional significance in showing the presence of hydrocarbons in the Arctic."
The development of Arctic oil reserves, an undertaking that will cost hundreds of billions of dollars and take decades, is one of Putin's grandest ambitions. As Russia's existing fields in Siberia run dry, the country needs to develop new reserves as it vies with the U.S. to be the world's largest oil and gas producer.
Output from the Kara Sea field could begin within five to seven years, Sechin said, adding the field discovered today would be named "Victory."
The Kara Sea well — the most expensive in Russian history — targeted a subsea structure named Universitetskaya and its success has been seen as pivotal to that strategy. The start of drilling, which reached a depth of more than 2,000 meters (6,500 feet), was marked with a ceremony involving Putin and Sechin.
The importance of Arctic drilling was one reason that offshore oil exploration was included in the most recent round of U.S. sanctions. Exxon and Rosneft have a venture to explore millions of acres of the Arctic Ocean.
But what's worse for Exxon is that now that the hard work is done, Rosneft may not need its Western partner much longer:
"Once the well is plugged, there will be a lot of work to do in interpreting the results and this is probably something that Rosneft can do," Julian Lee, an oil strategist at Bloomberg First Word in London, said before today's announcement. "Both parties are probably hoping that by the time they are ready to start the next well the sanctions will have been lifted."
And here is why there is nothing Exxon would like more than to put all the western sanctions against Moscow in the rearview mirror: "The stakes are high for Exxon, whose $408 billion market valuation makes it the world's largest energy producer. Russia represents the second-biggest exploration prospect worldwide. The Irving, Texas-based company holds drilling rights across 11.4 million acres in Russia, only eclipsed by its 15.1 million U.S. acres."
Proving just how major this finding is, and how it may have tipped the balance of power that much more in Russia's favor is the emergence of paid experts, desperate to talk down the relevance of the Russian discovery:
More drilling and geological analysis will be needed before a reliable estimate can be tallied for the size of the oil resources in the Universitetskaya area and the Russian Arctic as a whole, said Frances Hudson, a global thematic strategist who helps manage $305 billion at Standard Life Investments Ltd. in Edinburgh. Sanctions forbidding U.S. and European cooperation with Russian entities mean that country's nascent Arctic exploration will be stillborn because Rosneft and its state-controlled sister companies don't know how to drill in cold offshore conditions alone, she said.
"Extrapolating from a small data sample is perhaps not going to give you the best information," Hudson said in a telephone interview. "And because of sanctions, it looks like there's going to be less exploration rather than more." In addition, the expense and difficulty of operating in such a remote part of the world, where hazards include icebergs and sub-zero temperatures, mean that the developing discoveries may not be economic at today's oil prices.
Maybe. Then again perhaps the experts' time is better suited to estimating just how much longer the US shale miracle has left before the US is once again at the mercy of offshore sellers of crude.
In any event one country is sure to have a big smile on its face: China, since today's finding simply means that as Russia has to ultimately sell the final product to someone, that someone will almost certainly be the Middle Kingdom, which if the "Holy Gas Grail" deal is any indication, will be done at whatever terms Beijing chooses.
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Ocean Installer has been awarded a subsea installation job in the Gulf of Mexico with one of the world's leading international oil and gas companies on its largest deepwater producing field which sits in over 1800m water depth.
This is Ocean Installer's first SURF contract in the GoM and marks a milestone for the company in the region.
The project, which involves the installation and testing of umbilicals and associated equipment, will be managed from the Ocean Installer Houston office with onshore preparations starting immediately. Offshore work will take place this summer and Ocean Installer will be utilising the Subsea Construction Vessel (CSV) the Normand Clipper, which is on a long-term charter from Solstad Offshore.
"This is our first SURF job in the GoM and we are very pleased to have secured this work only a year after we established our Houston office and less than four months after introducing our first vessel in the region. We are now looking forward to working closely with our client to execute the project in a safe, high quality and efficient manner," says Mike Newbury, President of Ocean Installer in the US.
Ocean Installer opened its Houston office in April 2013 and the Normand Clipper arrived in Houston in January. The vessel has been well-received in the market and has since its arrival experienced good utilisation executing several jobs in the regional spot market.
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BP E&P extends Subsea 7 contract in GoM
Subsea 7 S.A. has announced the award of a three-year $160 million contract extension by BP Exploration & Production Inc. for light subsea construction, inspection, repair and maintenance services in the US Gulf of Mexico.
The contract will run from the second quarter 2014 to the third quarter 2017. The scope covers the provision of two vessels, including a dedicated vessel on a full-time basis, associated project management and engineering support, ROV-based inspection and intervention, and light construction work.
One of the vessels to be utilized in the contract is a new-build offshore subsea construction vessel while the other is a light construction vessel. Both vessels will be chartered on a long- term basis.
John Evans, Subsea 7′s Chief Operating Officer, said: "We are very pleased to have been awarded this important contract extension and to be able to continue growing our valued relationship with BP. This award highlights our proven track record for safely delivering successful Life-of-Field operations."
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PHOTOS: Colorado Rockies 3, LA Dodgers 6, April 26, 2014
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 26: Dee Gordon #9 of the Los Angeles Dodgers reacts to his throw for a double play over Nolan Arenado #28 of the Colorado Rockies as Hanley Ramirez #13 looks on during the first inning at Dodger Stadium on April 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) *** BESTPIX *** ( 486929887 )
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 25: Shortstop Troy Tulowitzki #2 of the Colorado Rockies throws to first to get Carl Crawford of the Los Angeles Dodgers to end the sixth inning at Dodger Stadium on April 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) ( 486794611 )
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 25: DJ Lemahieu #9 of the Colorado Rockies is safe at second with a stolen base after the ball got past second baseman Dee Gordon #9 of the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on April 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) ( 486795049 )
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 25: Matt Kemp #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers argues with home plate umpire Angel Hernandez after being called out on strikes in the ninth inning against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium on April 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. Hernandez ejected Kemp during the exchange. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) ( 486794677 )
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 25: Brandon Barnes #1 of the Colorado Rockies is greeted as he returns to the dugout after scoring a run in the 11th inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on April 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. The Rockies won 5-4 in 11 innings. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) ( 486793559 )
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 25: Charlie Blackmon #19 of the Colorado Rockies is greeted as he returns to the dugout after getting the go ahead RBI and then scoring a run in the 11th inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on April 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. The Rockies won 5-4 in 11 innings. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) ( 486774707 )
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 25: Second baseman Dee Gordon #9 of the Los Angeles Dodgers flips the ball to first baseman Adrian Gonzalez #23 to complete a double play after tagging out Justin Morneau #33 of the Colorado Rockies to end the top of the 11th inning at Dodger Stadium on April 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. The Rockies won 5-4 in 11 innings. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) ( 486793761 )
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 25: First baseman Justin Morneau #33 and second baseman DJ LeMahieu #9 of the Colorado Rockies both chase a popup hit by Andy Van Slyke of the Los Angeles Dodgers before LeMahieu made the catch in the 11th inning at Dodger Stadium on April 25, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. The Rockies won 5-4 in 11 innings. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) ( 486794827 )
Los Angeles Dodgers second baseman Dee Gordon, top left, tags out Colorado Rockiesí Justin Morneau (33), then completes the ground ball double play by throwing to Dodgers first baseman Adrian Gonzalez (23) in time to get Rockies' Wilin Rosario (not pictured) at first in the eleventh inning of a baseball game on Friday, April 25, 2014, in Los Angeles. Rockies won 5-4 in eleven innings. (AP Photo/Alex Gallardo) ( Rockies Dodgers Baseball )
Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Juan Nicasio throws to the plate during the second inning of a baseball game against the Los Angeles Dodgers, Saturday, April 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ( Rockies Dodgers Baseball )
Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp, center, watches his solo home, between Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Juan Nicasio, left, and catcher Wilin Rosario during the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, April 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ( Rockies Dodgers Baseball )
Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp, right, rounds third on a solo home run as Colorado Rockies starting pitcher Juan Nicasio watches a replay during the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, April 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ( Rockies Dodgers Baseball )
Colorado Rockies center fielder Brandon Barnes can't get to a solo home run by Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp during the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, April 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ( Rockies Dodgers Baseball )
Colorado Rockies center fielder Brandon Barnes, right, lies on the ground as left fielder Drew Stubbs approaches after Barnes wasn't able to catch a ball for a solo home run by Los Angeles Dodgers' Matt Kemp during the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, April 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ( Rockies Dodgers Baseball )
Los Angeles Dodgers' Yasiel Puig scores on a sacrifice fly by Adrian Gonzalez as Colorado Rockies catcher Wilin Rosario takes a late throw during the third inning of a baseball game, Saturday, April 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ( Rockies Dodgers Baseball )
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 26: Matt Kemp #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers retrieves his helmet after stealing third base during the second inning against the Colorado Rockies at Dodger Stadium on April 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) ( 486945571 )
Colorado Rockies' Wilin Rosario, left, scores on a single by Justin Morneau as Los Angeles Dodgers catcher Drew Butera stands near the plaet during the fifth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, April 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ( Rockies Dodgers Baseball )
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 26: Justin Turner #10 of the Los Angeles Dodgers makes a throw to first for the out of Juan Nicasio #12 of the Colorado Rockies during the third inning at Dodger Stadium on April 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) ( 486946417 )
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 26: Juan Nicasio #12 of the Colorado Rockies bunts in the third inning against the Los Angeles Dodgers at Dodger Stadium on April 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) ( 486946331 )
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 26: Don Mattingly #8 of the Los Angeles Dodgers speaks to home plate umpire Paul Nauert and second base umpire Larry Vanover about the Dodger sixth run against the Colorado Rockies during the eighth inning at Dodger Stadium on April 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) ( 486980873 )
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 26: Brian Wilson #00 leaves the game unable to retire a Colorado Rockies player in relief during the ninth inning at Dodger Stadium on April 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) ( 486981349 )
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 26: Matt Kemp #27 of the Los Angeles Dodgers celebrates his homerun with Justin Turner #10 for a 3-1 lead over the Colorado Rockies during the third inning at Dodger Stadium on April 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) ( 486950635 )
LOS ANGELES, CA - APRIL 26: Justin Turner #10 and Dee Gordon #9 of the Los Angeles Dodgers along with Drew Stubbs #13 of the Colorado Rockies react to a double play to end the fifth ining at Dodger Stadium on April 26, 2014 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Harry How/Getty Images) ( 486951597 )
Los Angeles Dodgers' Yasiel Puig, right, hits a ground-rule double as Colorado Rockies catcher Wilin Rosario, left, catches and home plate umpire Paul Nauert look on during the eighth inning of a baseball game, Saturday, April 26, 2014, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Mark J. Terrill) ( Rockies Dodgers Baseball )
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Nothing beats walking out of the salon with a fresh blowout—it's almost a guarantee for a great day or night ahead. But why is it so hard to create such a look at home? It's not that it is impossible to get a salon-worthy style on your own, you just have to know the right tricks. We chatted with hairstylist Frank Rizzieri about some common blowdrying bad habits that might be making your locks look less than perfect.
Not getting rid of excess moisture. After you wash your hair, you want to make sure to towel dry it has much as you possibly can. Getting the excess moisture out of your hair will help you get the maximum effect out of the products you are using and make sure they go through your entire head of hair.
Using too much product. More is not always better—if you are using quality products, a little can go a long way. If you are overdoing it, your hair can get weighed down and greasy. If you rub the product in your hands first, it will ensure you use less than if you just put it straight in your hair from your hand in a glob.
Choosing a brush. If you have long or curly hair, a brush might not get through all the tangles causing you to pull and yank and possibly causing damage. When your hair is still wet, you should first go through it with a comb—leaving the brush for in-between maintenance.
Not dividing. You should never blow dry all your hair at once. Depending on its density, always divide your head into two (if thinner) or three sections. Make a part from the corner of your brow across the crown of your head in a semi circle. If you need another section go from ear to ear below it.
Making sections that are too big. The smaller the section the more you can blow out and straighten your hair; the bigger the section the less control you have.
Not combining the sections. After you finish drying each section, combine it with the still damp section above it and blow dry them together. When you blend the hair together it creates a much more fluid and natural shape.
Applying products all at once. You should not apply your products to the whole head of hair, but to each section as you blow dry it.
Not spraying top and bottom. Be sure to spray your product on the top of the section, then flip it over and spray the bottom so it gets evenly spread out.
Not starting at the right place. First blow dry the bottom sections, then when you reach the top section start from the flat part of the crown of your head and work your way up to your hair line.
Not using a nozzle. Always have a nozzle or a diffuser on your blowdryer. It allows you to control the direction you want your hair to go in, and prevents any burning or damaging.


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PCMag UK Computers & Electronics Smart Home Home Security Cameras
Blink Indoor
byJohn R. Delaney Nov 30, 2020
The Blink Indoor is an affordable battery-powered indoor security camera that offers sharp HD video, motion detection, and local and cloud video storage.
Sharp 1080p video
Works with Alexa and IFTTT
Local and cloud video storage
Temperature alerts
Requires a hub
Doesn't support Apple HomeKit or Google Assistant
Amazon owns Blink and Ring, so you might be wondering why it offers such seemingly similar security cameras as the Blink Indoor and the Ring Stick Up Cam Battery. For $20 less than the Ring model, the $79.99 Blink Indoor is also a battery-powered 1080p security camera that delivers sharp video and accurate motion detection. There are no wires involved, which makes for easy installation, though unlike the Ring camera it requires a wireless hub. As with its weatherproof sibling, the Blink Outdoor, the Indoor model works with Amazon Alexa voice commands and supports third-party integrations using IFTTT applets. It's a stronger value than the Ring model, though both cameras lack some of the features that you get with our Editors' Choice winner, the $129.99 SimCam 1S.
Blink Indoor Design and Features
The Blink Indoor shares the same design and dimensions as the Blink Outdoor, and comes with the same Sync Module Wi-Fi hub, but instead of a black case it has a white case and it's not weather resistant. The camera measures 2.7 by 2.7 by 1.2-inches (HWD) and is powered by two AA batteries that provide up to two years of battery life. To replace the batteries, you just need to loosen the screw on the back of the camera and remove the cover.
The camera captures 1080p video at 30fps and has a 110-degree field of view. It uses an infrared LED for black-and-white night video and is equipped with a speaker and a microphone for two-way audio. It's also outfitted with a temperature sensor that tells you the current room temperature and allows you to set temperature alert thresholds. Two status LEDs on the front of the enclosure tell you when the camera is active and when night vision is enabled.
It doesn't have a Wi-Fi radio, but the camera uses RF technology to connect to the Sync Module hub that contains a 2.4GHz Wi-Fi radio for connecting to your home network. The hub measures 0.7 by 2.3 by 2.5 inches and contains Wi-Fi and power status LEDs, a mini USB AC power port, and a USB-A port that can be used to connect to a storage device, such as a thumb drive, to store event-triggered video clips (you'll have to supply your own storage). The Wi-Fi connection allows the Blink to work with Amazon Alexa to let you do things like arm and disarm the camera using Alexa voice commands, as well as to stream video on an Echo Show device. Google Assistant isn't supported, nor is Apple HomeKit and Siri, but you can have the camera interact with third-party smart devices using IFTTT applets.
You can also store recorded video in the cloud. Blink's Basic storage plan goes for $3 per month or $30 per year and gives you 60 days of rolling storage for one camera and access to Blink's Photo Capture feature. Photo Capture takes a still image every hour and then assembles the images into a short video clip so you can see what transpired right before a motion-triggered event. If you have more than one camera, the $10 per month/$100 per year Plus plan gives you 60 days of rolling storage for an unlimited number of cameras, as well as access to Photo Capture.
The Indoor camera uses the same Blink Home Monitor mobile app for Android, Fire OS, and iOS devices as its Outdoor sibling. The home screen contains panels for each installed camera, a panel for the Sync Module, and Armed and Disarmed buttons. Each panel contains a still image of the camera's field of view, a button for taking a snapshot, and a button for launching a live stream that you can view in full-screen mode by turning your phone sideways. A motion icon appears in the upper right corner of the panel when motion detection is enabled, right alongside the camera settings icon.
Once you've launched a live stream screen, you'll see a two-way talk button and a speaker mute button. In order to conserve battery life, on-demand video only lasts for around 20 seconds before you're asked if you want to continue. If you tap Continue, the video will go on for another 30 seconds, but if you don't it'll play for another 10 seconds before ending. Just tap the arrow button to restart the live feed.
Tap the cameras settings icon to monitor battery life and the current indoor temperature, set temperature alert thresholds, enable motion detection and set motion zones and sensitivity levels, configure video clip length, and adjust video quality and audio settings. Here you can also enable the Photo Capture feature and update the camera's firmware.
Tapping the Sync Module panel takes you to a screen where you can view local storage information and change your Wi-Fi settings. Tapping the Armed button enables motion detection and motion-triggered video recording features, and the Disarmed button disables them.
Along the bottom edge of the home screen are Home, Play, Settings, and Neighbors buttons. The Home button takes you back to the home screen from wherever you are in the app, and the Play button takes you to a screen with a list of motion events and video thumbnails for each event. Tap any thumbnail to view, share, or delete the video. The Settings button takes you to a screen where you can edit your account information, access camera settings, create recording schedules, and manage local storage, and the Neighbors button lets you download the Ring Neighbors app where you can see what's going on in your neighborhood with reports and safety alerts from police, a Ring news team, and your neighbors.
Easy Installation, Excellent Performance
I had the the Blink Indoor camera up and running in no time. I already had the app installed, but if this is your first Blink device, you'll have to download the app and create an account.
I started by installing the Sync Module. Following the on-screen prompts, I scanned the QR code on the module, created a system name, and plugged it in. After several seconds the LEDs began blinking blue and solid green, so I tapped Discover Device, connected the module to my Wi-Fi network, and let it update the firmware.
Next, I removed the back panel of the camera, installed the batteries, and tapped the plus icon in the upper right corner of the app. I selected Blink Wireless Camera from the list, scanned the QR code located in the camera's battery compartment, and replaced the panel. The app needed a few seconds to recognize the camera, and after a quick firmware upgrade it was ready to go.
The Blink Indoor performed well in testing. Daytime video showed good color and sharp image quality, while black-and-white night video appeared well lit, with excellent contrast. As we saw with the Outdoor camera, there's a trace of barreling around the edge of camera's field of view, but the distortion is subtle.
Motion detection also worked well in testing. Alerts arrived immediately, as did recorded video clips of each event. Two-way audio was adequately loud with no noticeable noise, and I had no trouble streaming video to an Amazon Echo Show using Alexa voice commands.
A Strong Choice for Affordable Home Security
The Blink Indoor is a solid buy for anyone looking for an affordable indoor camera that's easy to use and delivers sharp video and accurate motion detection. It works with Alexa voice commands and can be triggered by third-party smart devices with IFTTT applets, and it will record video when motion is detected and store it in the cloud (if you have a subscription). Or, you can connect a USB drive to the hub and store your videos locally. It's an excellent value for $79.99, but if you require a more robust feature set, you'll have to shell out another $50 for our Editors' Choice, the SimCam 1S, which offers face recognition, intelligent alerts, mechanical panning, and support for Google Assistant voice commands in addition to Alexa. If you're looking to spend less, meanwhile, our Editors' Choice for affordable indoor cameras, the Wyze Cam Pan, isn't quite as smooth in terms of video quality, but it offers free cloud storage and mechanical panning for just $29.99.
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About John R. Delaney
As a Contributing Editor for PC Magazine, John Delaney has been testing and reviewing monitors, HDTVs, PCs, servers, and other assorted hardware and peripherals for more than 14 years. A 13-year veteran of PC Magazine's Labs (most recently as Director of Operations), John was responsible for the recruitment, training and management of the Labs technical staff, as well as evaluating and maintaining the integrity of the Labs testing machines and procedures.
Prior to joining Ziff Davis Publishing, John spent six years in retail operations for Federated Stores, Inc. before accepting a purchasing position with Morris Decision Systems, one of New York's first value-added resellers of the original IBM PC. For …
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Q: Oracle Linux 7 repository to update channels in Spacewalk I've been deploying VMs with kickstart files and OSes like CentOS7 and Oracle Linux 7 in Spacewalk, I even update the VM with a yum update in the post installation kickstart script, which is amazingly cool. After installation though, it doesn't really keep up to date with the latest version of the operating system, I'd have to download and upload the .ISO to Spacewalk every time an update comes around or do a yum update on the VM itself. Then I found out you can link and schedule an OS repository. I already have a setup of this kind for CentOS7 in Spacewalk.
This works for me:

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*CentOS7 repository for spacewalk channel example

*The link to the CentOS7 repo
However, I haven't found any public repos for OL7. Does this kind of repo simply not exist for Oracle Linux 7?
Also, is there perhaps a better solution to this problem? I'm planning on using Puppet with this setup for the software aspect.
Thanks in advance.

A: From: Oracle® Linux Administrator's Guide for Release 7
https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E52668_01/E54669/html/ol7-downloading-yum-repo.html
2.3 Downloading the Oracle Linux Yum Server Repository Files
Note
The following procedure assumes that yum on your system is configured to expect to find repository files in the default /etc/yum.repos.d directory.
To download the Oracle Linux Yum Server repository configuration file:
As root, change directory to /etc/yum.repos.d.
cd /etc/yum.repos.d
Use the wget utility to download the repository configuration file that is appropriate for your system.
wget http://yum.oracle.com/public-yum-release.repo
For Oracle Linux 7, enter:
wget http://yum.oracle.com/public-yum-ol7.repo
The /etc/yum.repos.d directory is updated with the repository configuration file, in this example, public-yum-ol7.repo.
You can enable or disable repositories in the file by setting the value of the enabled directive to 1 or 0 as required.

A: Oracle provides publicly accessible yum repos at yum.oracle.com. They even have their own build of Spacewalk available to customers.
Further, I added ULN support to Spacewalk a while ago, so you can configure it to sync content from ULN if you're a customer. See the Oracle Spacewalk Client Life Cycle Guide for more info: https://docs.oracle.com/cd/E52668_01/E71078/html/swk24-crreposwc.html

A: Alright REW and Djelibeybi both gave me good answers, instead of using the repo file though I opten to fully use Spacewalk and use the links in the repo file to update the channel. In hindsight I can't believe I didn't come up with this sooner because I knew of the yum public file.

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*The link to repo file was wrong,

*I instead should have just used the links in the repo file to create multiple Spacewalk Channel repositories.
Thank you all, I'm very happy with this solution.

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