AEP gets FIRB approval for farmout agreement
Dec 4, 2015
Armour Energy Ltd. says that American Energy Partners LLP (AEP) has received Foreign Investment Review Board (FIRB) approval for AEP’s proposal to acquire a 75 percent interest in Armour’s McArthur Basin

Wood Group acquires The Infinity Group for an initial consideration of $150 million
Dec 4, 2015
Wood Group has agreed to acquire The Infinity Group (Infinity), a privately owned Texas Gulf Coast industrial construction and maintenance contractor serving the petrochemical, refining and gas processing sectors,

Providence Resources to acquire a 60% interest in Offshore Petroleum Lease 1
Dec 4, 2015
Providence Resources says that through its wholly owned subsidiary, Exola Limited, Providence has entered into an exclusive option agreement with PSE Kinsale Energy Limited over the southern portion of

Statoil seeking new acreage on the Norwegian Continental Shelf
Dec 4, 2015
Statoil has delivered its application for the 23rd licensing round on the Norwegian continental shelf to the Norwegian authorities. It is expected that the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy will announce the awards late first half of 2016. The round represents the first opening of new acreage on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) since 1994. Statoil’s application aims to significantly contribute to the company’s ambition for 2030 and beyond.

Rosneft closes acquisition of 16.67% share in PCK Raffinerie GmbH from Total
Dec 3, 2015
Rosneft and Total have closed the sale and purchase transaction concerning the 66.67% share in AET-Raffineriebeteiligungsgesellschaft mbH, representing a 16.67% effective share in PCK Raffinerie GmbH (Germany).

MX Oil qualifies for onshore Mexico bid
Dec 3, 2015
MX Oil plc has been notified by the National Hydrocarbons Commission ('CNH') that the Company, together with its partner Geo Estratos ('Geo'), has pre-qualified to participate in the third phase of the Bid Round 1 Licensing

Blue Whale Energy purchases Permian Basin assets for $1.084 billion
Dec 3, 2015
Blue Whale Energy North America (Blue Whale) closed a transaction with Tall City Exploration LLC and Plymouth Petroleum LLC, both private companies, on behalf of Moss Creek Resources, LLC, for

Lekoil acquires Afren's participating interest in OPL 310
Dec 2, 2015
Lekoil has agreed to acquire Afren plc's ('Afren') entire 22.86% participating interest in OPL 310, which contains the Ogo discovery, for a total cash consideration of US$13 million (the 'Consideration')

Solar3D closes the acquisition of Elite Solar
Dec 2, 2015
Solar3D, Inc. has closed its acquisition of Elite Solar, a Durham, California-based solar systems provider including Universal Racking Systems, a manufacturer of highly advanced ground

ORLEN Upstream and Kicking Horse Energy complete arrangement
Dec 2, 2015
ORLEN Upstream Canada Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of PKN ORLEN S.A, and Kicking Horse Energy Inc. has completed ORLEN Upstream Canada's acquisition of all of the outstanding common shares

Pengrowth Energy closes the sale of its Jenner area assets
Dec 2, 2015
Pengrowth Energy Corporation has successfully completed the previously announced sale of its non-core Jenner area assets for cash consideration of approximately $78 million, after closing cost adjustments.

Statoil to divest interest in Trans Adriatic Pipeline for EUR 208 million
Dec 2, 2015
Following the divestment of its share in the Shah Deniz gas field in Azerbaijan, Statoil has agreed to sell its 20% interest in Trans Adriatic Pipeline AG to the Italian gas infrastructure company Snam SpA for

Sterling Energy completes acquisition of an interest in Block C-10
Dec 1, 2015
Sterling Energy says that completion has now occurred under the sale and purchase agreement between its wholly owned subsidiary, Sterling Energy Mauritania Limited(‘SEML’) and Tullow

Rosneft and BP complete transaction to sell 20% share of Taas-Yuryakh Neftegazodobycha to BP
Dec 1, 2015
Rosneft and BP announce the completion of the transaction to sell a 20 per cent share of Taas-Yuryakh Neftegazodobycha LLC to the British company.

Intertek acquires Hi-Tech Testing Services Inc. (Hi-Tech)
Dec 1, 2015
Intertek has announced the successful completion of the transaction to acquire Professional Service Industries, Inc. (PSI), under which Hi-Tech Testing Services, Inc. (Hi-Tech), a provider of non-destructive testing (NDT)

Elixir provides update on Cliff Head transaction
Nov 30, 2015
Elixir is entering into an exciting phase in its growth with the recent announcement of the signing of an agreement to acquire a 57.5% Working Interest in the producing Cliff Head oil field

FAR Ltd. receives Presidential Decree confirming Senegal PSC extension
Nov 30, 2015
FAR Ltd, a member of the Senegal Joint Venture, has received a Presidential decree extending the current Petroleum Sharing Contract (PSC) by the requested three years starting from 6 February, 2016.

Rockhopper Exploration and FOGL announces recommended merger
Nov 27, 2015
The boards of Rockhopper and FOGL have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all-share merger to be effected by means of a Court-sanctioned scheme of arrangement

Woodside buys CSD licenses
Nov 26, 2015
After a thorough evaluation the Australian oil company Woodside Petroleum has chosen to buy license to use the Completion String Design (CSD) software from the Stavanger (Norway) based Completion Services.

Opal Energy Corp. plans to acquire Versus LLC
Nov 26, 2015
Opal Energy Corp. has entered into a letter of intent (the "LOI") with Versus LLC (Versus) to acquire all of the issued and outstanding securities of Versus (the "Transaction").

NuEnergy completes acquisition of Dart Energy (Indonesia) Holdings
Nov 24, 2015
NuEnergy Gas Ltd. referred to its announcement dated May 20 in relation to the signing of the conditional Share Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Dart Energy International Limited

KrisEnergy receives approval for Rossukon Production area
Nov 24, 2015
KrisEnergy Ltd. has secured government approval for the Rossukon Production Area in the Gulf of Thailand.

Jericho Oil continues roll-up of distressed producing Mid-Con assets
Nov 24, 2015
Jericho Oil Corporation has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a 50% working interest in producing wells and drillable leaseholds in Central Oklahoma for a total cas

Resolute Energy to sell Gardendale assets, Midland Basin
Nov 24, 2015
Resolute Energy Corporation has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Gardendale assets in the Midland Basin of West Texas to an undisclosed buyer for a purchase price of $177.5 million.