Aminex receives a six month extension loan extension
Dec 22, 2015
Aminex 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 JV
Dec 22, 2015
Elk 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 plc
Dec 22, 2015
Royal 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 618
Dec 22, 2015
The 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 2015
Dec 22, 2015
During 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 Officer
Dec 22, 2015
Sunshine 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 OMV
Dec 22, 2015
The 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 Dakota
Dec 22, 2015
Enerplus 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 pipeline
Dec 22, 2015
Sound 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 field
Dec 22, 2015
Transerv 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 Block
Dec 22, 2015
Pacific 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 interests
Dec 22, 2015
Petro 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 India
Dec 22, 2015
Oilex 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 capabilities
Dec 22, 2015
Wood 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 supply
Dec 22, 2015
Chevron 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 Energy
Dec 22, 2015
African 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 #1
Dec 22, 2015
88 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 unit
Dec 22, 2015
KCA 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 counts
Dec 22, 2015
Baker 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 611
Dec 22, 2015
The 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 2016
Dec 22, 2015
The 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 MOU
Dec 21, 2015
Russian 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 delisting
Dec 21, 2015
Transocean 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

Good opportunities for offshore investors to acquire distressed assets
Dec 21, 2015
Shipping and offshore specialist law firm Wikborg Rein says current low oil prices could mean there are bargains to be had for investors in the offshore sector who follow recommended