Rockhopper Exploration confirms FEED contract for Sea Lion
Jul 14, 2014
Rockhopper Exploration confirms that Premier Oil, operator of the Sea Lion field in the North Falkland Basin in which Rockhopper holds

GeoPark makes new Tigana Norte 1 oil discovery in Colombia
Jul 11, 2014
GeoPark Limited has made the new discovery of the Tigana Norte 1 oil well on its Llanos 34 Block in Colombia. GeoPark is the

All Intellian products excel in Brazilian approval system
Jul 11, 2014
Intellian has increased its presence in the South American market with its new 3-axis v100GX antenna achieving ANATEL approval

Brazilian farm-ins on the cards
Jul 10, 2014
Aberdeen-headquartered Brazilian market specialist EntradaB2B has joined forces with CFG Bridge to facilitate farm-in opportunities

Crown Point sells El Valle Concession in Golfo San Jorge Basin, Argentina
Jul 8, 2014
Crown Point Energy Inc. has completed the sale of its 50% interest in the El Valle Exploitation Concession (El Valle) for consideration of

Seadrill and SapuraKencana's PLSV starts Petrobras job
Jul 7, 2014
Seadrill Limited and SapuraKencana Petroleum Berhad’s jointly owned entity Sapura Navegação Marítima (SNM) has commenced operations of its first pipe-laying support vessel (PLSV) - Sapura Diamante - for Petroleo Brasileiro S.A., Brazil, (Petrobras).

McDermott completes Ayatsil-B drilling platform in Bay of Campeche
Jul 4, 2014
McDermott International, Inc. has successfully completed the Ayatsil-B Drilling Platform for PEMEX Exploración y Producción in the Bay

Petrobras reaches 500,000 barrels per day in pre-salt output
Jul 4, 2014
Petrobras and its partners have broken through the barrier of 500,000 barrels of oil per day (bpd) produced in the Brazilian pre-salt, just

Goudron well GY-666 reaches total depth
Jul 4, 2014
Leni Gas & Oil has successfully drilled the well GY-666 to a total depth of 3,357 feet measured depth and the analysis of the electric logs

Gran Tierra Energy makes management changes
Jul 3, 2014
Gran Tierra Energy Inc. makes management changes. Shane O'Leary, Gran Tierra Energy's Chief Operating Officer (COO), has elected to retire.

Petrobras’ May oil production in Brazil up 2.2%
Jul 2, 2014
Petrobras says that its May oil production in Brazil averaged 1,975 thousand barrels/day (bpd), up 2.2% from April’s production of 1,933

GeoPark makes discovery of new oil field in the Campanario Block, Chile
Jul 2, 2014
GeoPark Limited announces the discovery of a new oil field in Chile. Primavera Sur 1 well marks the first discovery of an oil field on the newly-acquired Campanario Block

Pre-salt production breaks new record and surpasses 500 thousand barrels of oil per day
Jul 2, 2014
Petrobras says that oil production in the fields operated by Petrobras in the Santos and Campos Basins pre-salt areas has exceeded

Global Energy confirms favorable reservoir information of the Catalina #1 Simiti formation
Jul 1, 2014
Global Energy Development provides an update on the fracturing of the Catalina #1 Simiti formation in the Company's Bolivar

Madalena Energy closes acquisition in Argentina
Jun 27, 2014
Madalena Energy Inc. has closed the acquisition of the Argentinean business unit of Gran Tierra Energy Inc.

Xodus Group to deliver a £2 million FEED study for BG's Dolphin field
Jun 26, 2014
Energy consultancy Xodus Group, will deliver a £2 million FEED study for BG's Dolphin field, offshore Trinidad.

Leni's GY-666 wel has intersected 185 feet of net oil pay in the Goudron sandstones
Jun 25, 2014
Leni Gas & Oil’s GY-666, the third of its planned 30 new development wells at the Goudron Field in Trinidad, has intersected 185 feet of

GeoPark makes new gas field discovery in Chile
Jun 20, 2014
GeoPark Limited announces the successful drilling and testing of the Ache 1 exploration well located on the Fell Block in Chile.

PDVSA orders ten ASD tugs with Damen Shipyards Group
Jun 17, 2014
Signalling a major commitment to tug fleet renewal, Petroleos de Venezuela SA (PDVSA) has placed a 10-vessel order with Damen

Weatherford opens new integrated laboratory in Bogota, Colombia
Jun 17, 2014
Javier Betancourt, the president of Agencia Nacional de Hidrocarburos – Colombia (ANH) marked the official opening of the new

Niko gets approval for sale of its equity stake in Block 5(c) in Trinidad
Jun 16, 2014
Niko Resources Ltd. announce that the Government of Trinidad and Tobago has approved the previously announced sale of a 25% interest

Leni Gas & Oil cases well GY-665 to a depth of 2,736 feet
Jun 13, 2014
Leni Gas & Oil is pleased to confirm that well GY-665 has been cased to a depth of 2,736 feet

Global Energy Development provides update on the Catalina #1 well test
Jun 12, 2014
Global Energy Development announces an update on the Catalina #1 well test in the Company's

Baron Oil gets approval of EIA study for offshore block Z-34 in Peru
Jun 10, 2014
Baron Oil is pleased to announce that the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) has been