BROOKLYN UNION'S &lt;BU> UNIT TO EXPAND DRILLING
  Brooklyn Union Gas Co's Brooklyn
  Union Exploration Co Inc unit said it entered a 200 mln dlr
  three-year gas and oil exploration and development venture with
  Smith Offshore Exploration Co.
      The agreement calls for drilling of 10 to 12 offshore wells
  per year, primarily in the Gulf of Mexico area off the Texas
  and Louisiana coasts and 30 to 40 onshore Texas and Louisiana
  Gulf Coast wells.
  

