Gran Tierra makes new executive appointments
May 12, 2015
Gran Tierra Energy Inc. announced several new executive appointments effective immediately. Ryan Ellson, Chief Financial Officer

Pryme Energy's fourth well has been fracture stimulated
May 11, 2015
Pryme Energy Limited says that the fourth well drilled in the Capitola Oil Project, the Shari Lynn No.1 in the Sweetwater acreage block, has been fracture

Alvopetrol Energy acquires remaining interest in Block 170
May 11, 2015
Alvopetro Energy Ltd. announces the testing results from the third test interval of our 197(2) well and the acquisition of the remaining 50% working interest

Infinity Energy Resources completes $12 million private placement
May 11, 2015
Infinity Energy Resources, Inc. has completed the private placement of a $12.0 million principal amount Senior Secured Convertible Note

Amerisur gets approval for Ecuador interconnector pipeline construction
May 11, 2015
Amerisur Resources is pleased to announce the approval of the modification to the Platanillo field global exploitation licence for the construction

Proserv successfully delivers opening phase of record contract
May 7, 2015
Energy services company Proserv has successfully completed the first phase of one of its largest contracts yet to provide subsea control systems for deepwater

Pacific Rubiales confirms offer and exclusive discussions; $6 billion ALFA takeover on the cards
May 7, 2015
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. has entered into exclusive discussions in respect of an offer from ALFA, S.A.B. de C.V. and Harbour Energy Ltd., whereby

Range completes sale of Range Resources Drilling Services Limited
May 6, 2015
Range is pleased to advise that the sale of Range Resources Drilling Services Limited to LandOcean Energy Services Co. Ltd., has completed.

Another key funder of fraudulent Ecuador litigation against Chevron withdraws support
May 5, 2015
Chevron Corporation has reached a settlement agreement with Woodsford Litigation Funding Limited, a U.K.-based litigation funder that provided $2.5 million

Sintana Energy spuds Manati Blanco-1 well, Colombia
May 4, 2015
Sintana Energy Inc. says that Patriot Energy Sucursal Colombia, wholly owned by the Company, has received notice that ExxonMobil Exploration

Brazil Government announces 13th petroleum auction
May 4, 2015
Brazil Mines and Energy Minister Eduardo Braga announced that Brazil will seek to raise as much as USD850 million with its 13th-round auction of oil and natural gas exploration rights in October. The auction will be under the concession regime, which is much more attractive to investors than the production sharing regime used in pre-salt where Petrobras is always operator by law and has a mandatory 30% stake of all blocks that are being explored, said government sources told the local press.
By Peter Howard Wertheim & Dayse Abrantes

LGO Energy reaches total depth at GY-672, Goudron field
May 1, 2015
LGO says that well GY-672, spudded on 15 April 2014, has reached total depth and that Well Services Petroleum Company Limited's Rig-70 is in

Amerisur Resources reactivates Pad 3N in the Platanillo field
Apr 30, 2015
Amerisur Resources Plc provide an update on operations in the Platanillo field, Colombia. The Company has reactivated a limited production volume from Pad 3N in the Platanillo field.

Lankhorst completes delivery of mooring ropes for FPSO Cidade de Itaguaí
Apr 30, 2015
Lankhorst Euronete Brazil (LEB) has completed delivery of polyester mooring lines and thimbles for the FPSO Cidade de Itaguai MV26 in the

Baron Oil resumes oil production from Nancy #1 well, Colombia
Apr 28, 2015
Baron Oil has now resumed oil production from the Nancy#1 well in the Nancy Burdine Maxine field, Colombia. Production is gradually increasing

BPZ Energy provides Albacora field update
Apr 24, 2015
BPZ Energy continues to operate under provisions of Chapter 11 of the United States Bankruptcy Court Code while it seeks additional financing.

Alvopetro provides operational update, updated 2015 capital plan
Apr 24, 2015
Alvopetro Energy Ltd. is pleased to provide an operational update, our updated 2015 capital plan, announce our fourth quarter 2014 and year-end

Technip’s subsidiary Tipiel awarded a contract for a gas pipeline in Peru
Apr 22, 2015
Tipiel S.A., Technip’s subsidiary in Colombia, was awarded by the Consorcio Constructor Ductos del Sur), a front-end engineering design and

Wison successfully delivered its first batch of stick built for RPLC Refinery project
Apr 22, 2015
Wison Offshore & Marine Ltd. (Wison Offshore & Marine) announced the delivery of its first batch of stick built for the key modularized components

Petrobras makes new Amazon Basin discovery
Apr 21, 2015
Petrobras has discovered a new oil and gas accumulation in the Amazon Basin, Block AM-T-84. The discovery was made while drilling well 1-BRSA-1293-AM (ANP nomenclature), informally known as Jusante do Anebá. Well drilling reached the total depth of 2,040 meters.Preliminary well tests have confirmed the presence of light oil (API 47°) and gas in arenaceous reservoirs, extending from 1,350 meters to 1,900 meters deep.

Petrobras finds oil and gas in Amazon and Espirito Santos Basins
Apr 20, 2015
Petroleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) reported the discovery of a new oil and gas accumulation in the Amazon Basin, Block AM-T-84 in Brazil. The discovery was

Plexus expands into South America with new contract win
Apr 20, 2015
Plexus Holdings PLC has secured its first contract with Cardon IV, a gas licence granted by the Ministry of Petroleum and Mines of Venezuela to eni Venezuela

LGO spuds first well in 2015 Goudron Field development plan
Apr 16, 2015
LGO spuds the first well in its 2015 seven well development program at the Goudron Field in Trinidad. Well Services Petroleum Company Limited's Rig-70,

Progen reap benefits on major EVONIK project using AVEVA 3D modelling solution
Apr 15, 2015
AVEVA says that Progen Projetos Gerenciamento e Engenharia S.A. (Progen) has gained impressive benefits by using AVEVA PDMS software on a major