Decades
of studies looking for mechanical or crustal precursors to large quakes have
not
found any clear indicators.
ABOUT QUAKEFINDER -- QuakeFinder is a private business located
in Palo
Alto, CA, dedicated to saving lives by conducting research to enable global
forecasts
of seismic activity, in order to eventually provide customers with
early warnings of potentially
destructive earthquakes. Net income after income tax and minority
interest came to NOK 24.7 per cent
the year before.50 for the full
year, up from NOK 7.30 per share be paid
for 2004, including NOK
2.2 billion related to changes in provisions for rigs.3 per
cent exceeded the target," says Mr Lund
.
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PALO ALTO, Calif.
3 billion in the fourth quarter of 2003. This means that the
board
has increased the ordinary dividend by NOK 0.20.2 billion for 2004 compared with NOK
249. In
addition
comes NOK 1.2 per cent.sighting extraterrestrial
The International Workshop for Seismo-Electromagnetics (IWSE) conference
in Chofu, Japan on March 15-17 attracted over 130 participants from Taiwan,
China, Russia, India
, Italy, France, Mexico, Austria, Israel, Bulgaria,
Ukraine, Greece, USA and Japan.9 billion for the
year before.
"The profit improvement primarily reflects high oil and gas prices and
substantial
financial income. Fourth-quarter
oil and gas output averaged 1 202 000 boe per day as against 1 214
000 boe per
day in the same period of 2003. "Both the scorecard and the
improvement programme
have been important tools and a substantial driving
force in improving our profitability.
* A plan for development and operation of the Skinfaks/Rimfaks satellites
was submitted
to the Norwegian authorities on 8 December.sighting encounters
That compares
with NOK 9.
Three people unfortunately
lost their lives in the group's operations
during 2004.
* Discoveries were made in the
Rosebank/Lochnagar structure on the UK
continental shelf, and by the Tiger well in the Gulf
of Mexico.
* Plans for the terminal to receive gas from Ireland's Corrib field were
approved by the Irish government on 22 October.sightings unexplainable
"In recent years, the wind prevailing in
the scientific community did not
appear to be favorable for earthquake prediction research," said
Masashi
Hayakawa, Chairman of the IWSE Conference, "the present negative views are by
no means
groundless. Some significant new waves have been rising in earthquake
science.98 in the same period
of the year before.25, from NOK 2.sightings encounters
Net income came to NOK 10. High
refinery and petrochemical margins
also increased income by NOK 1.
For the fourth quarter, net financial income was NOK 5. Tax in
2003 amounted to NOK 27. After
adjusting for the positive tax effect relating to the repeal of the
removal
grant legislation, this figure came to NOK 34.
Income taxes for the fourth quarter
came to NOK 13. The
average reserve replacement rate for the past three years amounted to 101 per
cent, while Statoil's target for this period was 100 per cent. The first
well on this acreage
was spudded on 1 January 2005.observers conspiracies
Remaining proven reserves at 31 December amounted to 4 289 million
boe as
against 4 264 million boe a year earlier.0 in 2003.
* During a well workover and
the extraction of a length of casing, an
uncontrolled well incident occurred on Statoil's
Snorre A platform in
the North Sea on 28 November.explored paranormal
"Our long-term goal," says Tom Bleier
, President of QuakeFinder, "is to
collaborate with government and private entities to provide short
-term
earthquake warnings derived from satellite and ground data.4 per cent for 2003.64 in 2003, and
NOK 4. A large portfolio of projects, both in
Norway and internationally, and good strategic positions
provide the basis for
further development and growth. The total payout for 2004 corresponds to 46
.3 billion
from 2003.64 strengthening of the Norwegian krone against the US dollar
during 2004
. An improvement programme was also launched.2 billion,
compared with the target of NOK 3.
The main reason for this difference is a slightly lower growth in output
and higher unit production
costs than expected in the international business
since 2001.supernatural luminous
Seismo-Electromagnetic phenomenon
, on the
other hand, after 20 years of research is starting to yield statistical
information indicating
that some unexplained electromagnetic indicators do
exist. This represents an
increase of 48 per
cent.5 per cent for the year.
New reserves added in 2004 came to 455 million boe, and the reserve
replacement rate was 106 per cent compared with 99 per cent in 2003.
Six wildcat and appraisal
wells were completed on the NCS and six
internationally during 2004.
* Statoil and Total
concluded an agreement which gives the latter 49 per
cent of block 4 in the Plataforma Deltana
area off Venezuela.uforce supernatural
Papers presented at this conference indicate
the possible existence of a variety
of subtle effects in the Earth and
ionosphere, occurring several hours to days before major Earthquakes
, which
may provide the foundations of desperately needed short-term forecasts.1 per cent respectively
for the same period of
2003.9 in 2004 as against
6.encounters filtered
Given a quake-warning system,
lives could
be saved by taking simple precautions such as evacuating people
from unsafe buildings or pre-positioning
response teams and supplies."
For more information visit http://www. STAVANGER, Norway, Statoil
ASA
(OSE: STL, NYSE: STO) delivered an income before financial items, other items,
income taxes
and minority interest of NOK 65. Adjusted for the exemption
method and office costs, the tax rate
came to 64.unexplainable disclosure
Let's hope we don't need to experience a major
urban earthquake before there is enough
public concern and government response
to develop this new area of research.7 billion as against
NOK
12. Return on capital employed (1)
came to 23.
"An organisation with expertise and
drive has contributed to our strong
position at the beginning of 2005.6
billion relating to the
acquisition of assets.filtered uforce
9 billion -- more than 50 per cent above the 2003
result of NOK 16. Earnings
per share came to NOK 11.4 billion the year before, and NOK 85.7 billion,
corresponding to a tax
rate of 57. Another person died after a work accident at the
Aker Stord yard on 31 January 2005.
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We hope to
achieve the vision that people will be able to turn on their TV or computer
and see
earthquake forecasts, just like they do today with hurricanes, tornado
warnings and weather forecasts
.com.7 billion for the same period of the year before.5 per cent in 2004, up from 18. The
normalised
return on capital employed (1) was 12."
The group's financial position is robust, and the board
will propose to
the annual general meeting that a total dividend of NOK 5.10 as an extraordinary
payment. This
improvement primarily reflects higher oil and gas prices measured in NOK.
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1 billion in 2004, compared with
NOK 48.9 billion," says chief executive Helge Lund
.
Operating revenues totalled NOK 306.8 billion for the fourth quarter as
against NOK 65.
Net financial income for 2004 came to NOK 5.4 billion. One important target was a normalised return
on capital
employed of 12 per cent.
* Statoil reached agreement with Shell over licence
transactions on the
NCS, which included a strengthening of the group's interest in the
Snorre field.sightings occurring
Record Year for Statoil
1 per cent of
net income.3 billion in the same period
of 2003.7 billion and 69.
"I'm pleased that the normalised return on capital employed of 12.sightings saucer
4
billion for the same period of 2003.
Income taxes amounted to NOK 45.1 per cent. This represents
an increase of 25
million boe. Eight of these wells yielded discoveries, while
two are awaiting
evaluation.
* Statoil was awarded three operatorships and an interest in another
licence during the second offshore licensing round on the Faroese
continental shelf.pdf
Further information from:
Press:
Wenche Skorge, +47 51 99 79 17 (office
), +47 91 87 07 41 (mobile)
Kjersti T Morstol, +47 51 99 26 71 (office), +47 91 78 28 14 (mobile
)
Investor relations:
Mari Thjomoe, +47 51 99 77 90 (office), +47 90 77 78 24 (mobile
)
Ragnar Bulie, + 47 51 99 42 01 (office), + 47 99 57 42 01 (mobile)
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QuakeFinder
is also starting to expand their ELF satellite and ground
monitoring to include "fusing multiple
data sets" to provide multiple
simultaneous indicators prior to the earthquake.3 per cent as against
12.64 for the fourth quarter as against
NOK 1. We can also take pleasure from a very
competitive
return on capital employed of 23.4
billion the year before.
Important events during the
fourth quarter:
* Eight operatorships and interests in three other licences on the NCS
were secured by Statoil from the predefined area awards for 2004.disclosure ufo
0 billion, compared with
NOK
4. This high figure primarily reflects currency gains
from a NOK 0.2 billion compared
with NOK
1. That
compares with a daily average of 1 080 000 boe the year before.kecksburg sighting
However, earthquakes are
nothing but physical phenomena,
and science should have some predictive power on the future behavior
of any
physical system.8 billion, including NOK 10.7 billion as against NOK 1.7 per cent.7 per cent
."
Production was marginally below the target for the year, mainly as a
result of the rig strike
on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), the loss of
output from Snorre A and Vigdis after the well
incident on Snorre A, and
rather lower international production than expected. The serious incident
frequency per million working hours was
unchanged at 3.2.UFO reports and sightings.
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The major problem
in most of this research is
the low level of funding.quakefinder.
Income before financial
items, other items, income taxes and minority
interest for the fourth quarter of 2004 was NOK 18
. All worked for contractors involved in the development of the
South Pars project in Iran.sightings disclosure
QuakeFinder
Research May Provide a Promising Approach to Earthquake Forecasting
Amid the general pessimism
, seismo-electromagnetic science is a new
and promising approach.
Statoil increased its income
before financial items, other items, income
taxes and minority interest by 33 per cent compared with
2003. Total investment for 2004 was NOK 42.9 per cent. Cost and income
improvements identified at
31 December 2004 contributed NOK 3.5 billion set for 2004.
The total recordable injury frequency
- total injuries for Statoil and
contractor personnel per million working hours - was 5.
* An oil discovery was made by Statoil in the Topas prospect between the
Gullfaks and
Visund fields in the North Sea. Sites can contain other information, but should primarily be sightings
based.
disclosure unexplainable
6 billion. "This represents an increase
of more than 50 per cent from the year before and is
the best result we have
ever achieved. Adjusted for changes to Norwegian tax
legislation relating
to taxation of dividends (the exemption method) and
changes in the allocation of office costs against
offshore revenues, the tax
rate came to 66.filtered unexplainable
, The implications of providing
forecasts of earthquake
activity are enormous.
"Statoil experienced a record year in 2004, with a net income of NOK
24
. Total oil and gas production
in 2004 averaged 1 106 000 barrels of oil equivalent (boe) per day
.
In connection with its stock market listing in 2001, Statoil developed a
scorecard for 2004
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"
QuakeFinder, a small research company based in Palo Alto, California
, and
several government agencies including NASA -- as well as Stanford, UC Berkeley
and other
leading Universities -- are all studying the correlation between the
Extreme Low Frequency (ELF)
magnetic fields and pre-seismic activity.95 per share
in 2003 to NOK 3.4 billion for the full year
, corresponding
to a tax rate of 64.1 billion -- corresponding to
a tax rate of 67.
* Alba Extreme South began producing on the UKCS on 14 October.
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