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| 09 Sep 10 |
Sao Tome extends EEZ First Licensing Round to November
The deadline for accepting tenders in seven oil-rich blocks in the Gulf of Guinea archipelago Sao Tome and Principe will be extended by two months to November, Prime Minister Patrice Trovoada said. |
| 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 |
Syria: Gulfsands Petroleum updates Syrian operations
Gulfsands Petroleum has provided an update on the Company's operations at Block 26, Syria where Gulfsands holds a 50% interest and acts as operator. |
| 09 Sep 10 |
Kenya: Vanoil Energy commences 2D seismic program on Block 3A
Vanoil Energy has commenced its comprehensive 2D seismic program on its 100% owned Block 3A in Kenya, which is strategically situated in the Anza Basin within the hydrocarbon prolific Cretaceous Central African Rift Basin System. |
| 08 Sep 10 |
Uganda to repossess rest of Block 3A from Tullow
Uganda will repossess the remainder of Exploration Area 3A, located around the southern tip of oil-rich Lake Albert, because the block's licence has expired, a government official said Wednesday. |
| 08 Sep 10 |
Iraq: CNPC invites bidders to upgrade Halfaya wells
China's CNPC and its partners have invited oil service companies to bid for the rehabilitation of 10 oil wells in the 4.1 billion-barrel Halfaya oil field. |
| 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. |
| 08 Sep 10 |
Seychelles: SEPEC signs agreement with Fugro and Geomahakarsa for seismic acquisition
Seychelles Petroleum Company (SEPEC), Fugro and Geomahakarsa have signed a Cooperation Agreement for the acquisition, processing, interpretation and license of geoscientific data within the Seychelles EEZ |
| 07 Sep 10 |
Iraq: PetroChina seeks bids for Iraq's Halfaya oil project
PetroChina has started issuing tenders for a multibillion project to develop Iraq's giant untapped Halfaya oil field in southern Iraq, Iraqi oil sources said Tuesday. |
| 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 |
Syria announces extension of international bidding round for eight onshore blocks
Following a meeting in Damascus in August, where most interested companies asked for more time to prepare thier bids, Syria's Ministry of Petroleum & Mineral Resources has decided to extend the closing dates of the current bidding round. |
| 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 |
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. |
| 06 Sep 10 |
Egypt: Dana Gas announces new discovery in the Nile Delta
Dana Gas, the Middle East's first and largest regional private sector Natural Gas Company has announced a new gas discovery in the Nile Delta, Egypt. The discovery well South Abu El Naga-1ST, located in the West El Manzala Concession |
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