Lundin hits oil discovery in Rolvsnes prospect, offshore NorwayDec 23, 2015Lundin Petroleum’s wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) has completed the Rolvsnes exploration well 16/1-25 S as an oil discovery. The well is located in PL338C south of the Edvard Grieg field in the central North Sea sector of the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
Aminex receives a six month extension loan extensionDec 22, 2015Aminex has received a six month extension to the repayment of its corporate loan facility to 31 July 2016 has been agreed in principle. The extension will provide the Company
Elk Petroleum and Denbury Onshore to restructure Grieve project JVDec 22, 2015Elk Petroleum Ltd has entered into a non-binding Letter of Intent (LOI) with Denbury Onshore LLC (Denbury) for the restructuring of the Grieve CO2 Enhanced Oil Recovery
Update on the recommended combination between Royal Dutch Shell plc and BG Group plcDec 22, 2015Royal Dutch Shell plc (Shell) and BG Group plc (BG) say that, following satisfaction of the final pre-condition to the recommended combination and with the unanimous approval of both boards,
Drilling permit for well 1/5-5 in production licence 618Dec 22, 2015The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted a drilling permit to Total E&P Norge AS for well 1/5-5. Well 1/5-5 will be drilled from the Mærsk Gallant drilling
Misen Energy produces a total of 51.2 mmcm of natural gas in November 2015Dec 22, 2015During November 2015, the Joint Activity (JA) led by Misen Energy AB (publ) produced a total of 51.2 million cubic meters (mmcm) of natural gas, 2.0 thousand tons (ktons)
Sunshine Oilsands appoints Chief Financial OfficerDec 22, 2015Sunshine Oilsands Ltd. has appointed Mr. Qiping Men ('Mr. Men') as the Chief Financial Officer of the Corporation with effect from December 18, 2015 (Hong Kong Time)/
OMV and partners sign agreement for takeover of EconGas by OMVDec 22, 2015The owners of EconGas GmbH, OMV (64.25%), EVN (16.51%), Wien Energie (16.51%) and Energie Burgenland (2.73%), have signed an agreement for the takeover of all
Enerplus completes sale of non-operated interests in North DakotaDec 22, 2015Enerplus Corporation has completed the previously announced divestment of a portion of its non-operated interests in North Dakota for cash proceeds of approximately $80 million,
Sound Energy commences works to connect Nervesa well to national gas export pipelineDec 22, 2015Sound Energy has commenced works to connect the onshore Nervesa well to the national gas export pipeline (the remaining works are expected to take approximately 40 days to conclude).
Transerv Energy achieves a sustained gas flow at Warro onshore fieldDec 22, 2015Transerv Energy has achieved a sustained gas flow and a continuous flare from the Warro-6 well in WA during the initial cleanup phase of the well.
Pacific Exploration & Production acquires remaining 50% working interest in CPE-6 BlockDec 22, 2015Pacific Exploration & Production Corp.’s wholly-owned subsidiary Meta Petroleum Corporation has reached an agreement with Talisman Colombia Oil & Gas Ltd. to acquire
Petro River to acquire Horizon Energy Partners' oil and gas interestsDec 22, 2015Petro River Oil Corp. updates the development progress of two separate oil and gas interests comprising approximately 28,000 acres in the Dorset area of Southern England.
Oilex increases gas production at Cambay-77H well in IndiaDec 22, 2015Oilex Ltd says that since restarting production, the Cambay-77H initial average production rate for 10 days (IP10) was ~71.5boepd. Although demand for gas fluctuates on a regular
Wood Group acquisition of Kelchner Inc. strengthens onshore US construction capabilitiesDec 22, 2015Wood Group has acquired Kelchner Inc. (Kelchner), a privately-owned US-based provider of construction and energy field services. Kelchner will operate within the
Chevron and China Huadian sign Heads of Agreement for long term LNG supplyDec 22, 2015Chevron Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Chevron U.S.A. Inc., has signed a non-binding liquefied natural gas (LNG) supply Heads of Agreement (HOA) with China Huadian Green Energy Co., Ltd. When the agreement is finalized, China Huadian Green Energy is expected to receive up to 1 million metric tons per annum (MTPA) of LNG over 10 years starting in 2020.
African Petroleum signs new production sharing contract with Ophir EnergyDec 22, 2015African Petroleum has entered into a new Production Sharing Contract with Ophir Energy plc covering the Company's CI-513 licence area in Côte d'Ivoire.
88 Energy continues drilling on Icewine #1Dec 22, 201588 Energy Limited says that core was successfully acquired in the HRZ interval from 11,075' - 11,165' with a 96% recovery factor.
KCA Deutag sells Ben Loyal Jack-Up drilling unitDec 22, 2015KCA Deutag has sold its jack-up drilling unit, the Ben Loyal to Egyptian headquartered Advanced Energy Systems A.D.E.S. SAE for an undisclosed sum.
Baker Hughes declares weekly rig countsDec 22, 2015Baker Hughes Incorporated has posted Weekly Rig Count reports to its Investor Relations website. BHI Rig Count: U.S. Unchanged at 709 rigs
NPD grants drilling permit for well 7224/2-1 in production licence 611Dec 22, 2015The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Wintershall Norway AS a drilling permit for wellbore 7224/2-1, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management
The Oil and Gas industry to take on safety and environmental challenges @ OGSC 2016Dec 22, 2015The oil and gas safety conference OGSC 2016 organized by RGT Media Communications Corp. in Partnership with the Independent petroleum Association of America provides
Rosatom organises key workshop in Indonesia, Signs MOUDec 21, 2015Russian State Corporation ROSATOM has hosted a workshop titled “Modern Technologies & Solutions of the Russian Nuclear Industry” together with the National Nuclear Energy Agency of Indonesia
Transocean Ltd. announces SIX Swiss Exchange approves delistingDec 21, 2015Transocean Ltd. Says that the SIX Swiss Exchange (SIX) approved the company's application to delist its shares. The SIX delisting is effective March 31, 2016, with the last trading day
