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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 |
Australia: Santos sells 15% stake in GLNG project to Total for A$650 million
Santos has executed an agreement with Total for the sale of a 15% interest in GLNG for A$650 million. In parallel, PETRONAS has also entered into an agreement to sell a 5% interest in GLNG to Total. |
| 09 Sep 10 |
Mongolia: Manas Petroleum to acquire seismic in Blocks 13 and 14 in Mongolia
Manas Petroleum has entered into a contract with a seismic company to acquire 300 km of 2D seismic in for the Company's project on Blocks 13 and 14 in Mongolia. |
| 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 |
Australia: Drillsearch Energy and Innamincka Petroleum agree to friendly merger
The Boards of Drillsearch Energy and Innamincka Petroleum have unanimously agreed to merge by way of Scheme of Arrangement and create the Cooper Basin’s leading mid-tier oil and gas company |
| 08 Sep 10 |
Philippines: Nido starts to remedy water problem at Tindalo oil field
Nido Petroleum has started a program for the Tindalo oil field in northwest Palawan to remedy the presence of water affecting its production. |
| 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 |
China: Chevron acquires interest in three deepwater blocks in South China Sea from Devon Energy
Chevron Corp has announced that its China subsidiary has received final approval to acquire operating interests in three exploration blocks in the South China Sea's Pearl River Mouth Basin. |
| 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 |
China: Sino Gas & Energy updates drilling activity at its Tuban unconventional gas prospect
Sino Gas & Energy Holdings has spudded its TB-08 well. The TB-08 well is a step-out well from the very successful TB-07 well that flowed at an estimated rate of 2,900,000 scf/day. |
| 07 Sep 10 |
Sri Lanka to offer more oil exploration blocks
Sri Lanka said it would offer new oil exploration blocks in an area off the northern coast where the initial flare-up of a quarter-century war with the Tamil Tiger separatists ended the hunt for oil. |
| 06 Sep 10 |
Indian government plans to sell part of its sake in ONGC and Indian Oil Corp.
India’s oil ministry has decided to sell part of the government’s stake in Oil & Natural Gas Corp (ONGC), the nation’s biggest explorer, and Indian Oil Corp, the second- biggest refiner, to raise money to cut its budget deficit. |
| 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 |
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 |
Indonesia: Lundin Petroleum sells its Salawati interests in Indonesia
Lundin Petroleum has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement with RH Petrogas to sell its non-operated interests in the Salawati Basin and Island assets, located in the eastern part of Indonesia. |
| 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. |
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