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| 09 Sep 10 |
Australia: Buru Energy's Leander-1st1 well fails to find hydrocarbons
Buru Energy's Leander-1st1 well in production licence L8 has failed to find hydrocarbons and is being suspended for possible re-entry and sidetrack to test an interpreted hydrothermal dolomite anomaly. |
| 09 Sep 10 |
Norway: Det norske sells Dovregubben interest to GDF SUEZ
Det norske oljeselskap has sold a five percent interest in PL 468 to GDF SUEZ E&P Norge. The licence is located due east of the Ormen Lange gas field, and contains the Dovregubben Prospect. |
| 09 Sep 10 |
Russia: PetroNeft Resources announces 2010 interim results and updates operations
PetroNeft Resources, owner and operator of Licences 61 and 67, Tomsk Oblast, Russian Federation, has reported its results for the 6 months ended 30 June 2010. |
| 09 Sep 10 |
Romania: Regal Petroleum abandons E-1 Sagna exploration well
Regal Petroleum has announced that the exploration well E-1 Sagna, in the Barlad Concession, is being plugged and abandoned. Despite encouraging gas shows noted during drilling, no gas inflow was established. |
| 09 Sep 10 |
Aurelian Oil & Gas announces operational update
Aurelian Oil & Gas, the European focused E&P Company, has provided an operational update for Poland, Romania, Bulgaria and Slovakia. |
| 09 Sep 10 |
UK: Nautical Petroleum announces successful Kraken appraisal well in UKCS Block 9/2b
Nautical Petroleum has announced the results of the Kraken appraisal well located on UK Central North Sea Block 9/2b, in which Nautical has a 35 per cent equity interest. |
| 09 Sep 10 |
Morocco/Oman: Circle Oil updates operations in Morocco and Oman
AIM-listed Circle Oil has announced an operational update on its activities in Morocco and Oman. |
| 09 Sep 10 |
New Zealand: TAG Oil provides Taranaki Basin operations update
TAG Oil has announced that the Company is beginning the next phase of its Taranaki program, including exploratory and horizontal development drilling, and various workover operations including multi-stage fracture treatments |
| 08 Sep 10 |
Colombia: Ecopetrol finds gas in well in Northeast Province
Ecopetrol has found gas in the Oripaya 1 well, located close to the border with Venezuela. The well tested 6.6 million cubic feet of gas a day, the company said in a statement. |
| 08 Sep 10 |
Liberia: Chevron to acquire deepwater interests offshore Liberia
Chevron has been granted approval by the Liberian government to acquire a 70 percent interest and operatorship in three deepwater concessions - Blocks LB-11, LB-12 and LB-14 in Liberia. |
| 08 Sep 10 |
Tunisia: ADX Energy to suspend Lambouka -1 discovery, offshore Tunisia
ADX Energy has announced that the participants have agreed to the Operators proposal to suspend the Lambouka-1 discovery in a manner that is suitable for the future re-entry of the well. |
| 08 Sep 10 |
Namibia/Uganda: Tower Resources updates current operations in Namibia and Uganda
Tower Resources, the oil and gas exploration company with interests in sub-Saharan Africa, has provided an update on its current operations in Namibia and Uganda. |
| 07 Sep 10 |
Norway: Noreco receives consent to drill well 17/6-1 in PL 545
Norwegian Energy Company (Noreco) has received consent to conduct exploration drilling in the North Sea with the mobile installation West Alpha. The well is part of PL 545 and is located approx. 110 kms southwest of Haugesund. |
| 07 Sep 10 |
Poland: Cooper Energy secures significant Polish exploration and appraisal portfolio in deal with RWE Dea
Cooper Energy (COE) has secured an interest in an attractive oil and gas exploration and appraisal portfolio in Poland through a Joint Venture agreement with RWE Dea Germany, a subsidiary of RWE, one of Europe’s largest energy companies. |
| 07 Sep 10 |
Thailand: Pan Orient Energy's WBEXT-1A new deep pool discovery tests at a record 5,300 BOPD
Pan Orient Energy has provided an update of operations at its L44 Concession, onshore Thailand, where the WBEXT-1A exploration / appraisal well has tested at a record 5,300 barrels of oil per day. |
| 07 Sep 10 |
Australia: Drillsearch Energy acquires additional wet gas reserves from Bandanna Energy
Drillsearch Energy has acquired interests in four Wet Gas Discoveries from Bandanna Energy with additional 2P oil & gas reserves and 2C Contingent Resources in its core Cooper Basin Western Flank Oil Fairway and Gas & Liquids Projects. |
| 07 Sep 10 |
Australia: Central Petroleum announces further significant oil shows in the Johnstone West-1 (EP115) wildcat well
Central Petroleum, as Operator, advises that in addition to the oil shows announced yesterday 6 September 2010, the Johnstone West -1 well (JW-1) has encountered further significant oil shows over a depth interval of 1469m-1475m. |
| 07 Sep 10 |
Tunisia: ADX Energy announces Lambouka-1 well a discovery
ADX Energy has announced hydrocarbon bearing zones have been discovered in the Lambouka–1 well. At least two hydrocarbon bearing zones are present in the Abiod Formation – the primary objective for the well. |
| 06 Sep 10 |
New Zealand: NZOG farming out Kaupokonui Prospect in PEP 51311 offshore Taranaki
New Zealand Oil & Gas (NZOG) is discussing with interested parties proposed drilling of its large high-ranked Kaupokonui Prospect in its 100%-owned PEP 51311, offshore from south Taranaki. |
| 06 Sep 10 |
Syria: MENA Hydrocarbons farms into Kulczyk Oil Ventures Block 9 in Syria
Kulczyk Oil Ventures has announced that MENA Hydrocarbons (Syria), a wholly-owned subsidiary of MENA Hydrocarbons Inc., has agreed to participate with Kulczyk Oil in the exploration of Syria Block 9. |
| 06 Sep 10 |
Australia: Central Petroleum announces significant shows in the Johnstone West-1 (EP115) wildcat well
Central Petroleum, as Operator, advises that overnight, the Johnstone West-1 well (JW-1) encountered significant oil shows from the interpreted Ordovician Larapinta Group over a 22m gross interval of 1387m-1409m RKB. |
| 06 Sep 10 |
Australia: Drillsearch announces major Cooper Basin reserves upgrade
Drillsearch Energy has announced a major increase in 2P oil & gas reserves in its core Cooper Basin Western Flank Oil Fairway and Gas & Liquids Projects. |
| 06 Sep 10 |
India: Oilex announces significant upgrade to its Cambay field resources
Oilex has announced a significant upgrade to its Reserves and Contingent Resources for the Cambay field low permeability ('tight') Eocene reservoirs in Gujarat, India. |
| 06 Sep 10 |
Falklands: Rockhopper begins testing of the Sea Lion 14/10-2 discovery well
Rockhopper Exploration has announced that the Ocean Guardian drilling rig is at the location of the Sea Lion 14/10-2 discovery well and that operations to carry out a flow test on the Sea Lion main and lower fans are underway. |
| 06 Sep 10 |
Namibia: Chariot Oil & Gas announces further increase in Namibian resource potential to over 10 billion barrels
Chariot Oil & Gas has announced an update to its Namibian resource potential. The resource update is based upon the mapping and interpretation of the 3D seismic datasets received at the beginning of July. |
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