Swift Energy and Texegy enters into Central Louisiana property transaction
Jan 4, 2016
Swift Energy Company says that U.S. subsidiaries of the Company and Texegy LLC have entered into a purchase and sale agreement (the “PSA”) providing for the Company

PKN ORLEN complets merger of Kiwi Acquisition with FX Energy
Jan 4, 2016
Polski Koncern Naftowy ORLEN S.A. (PKN ORLEN) has completed the merger (the “Merger”) of its indirectly wholly owned subsidiary, Kiwi Acquisition Corp. (Merger Sub),

Independent Oil and Gas gets extension of Cronx licence
Jan 1, 2016
Independent Oil and Gas reports that the Oil and Gas Authority has extended the Cronx licence by one year to 9 January 2017. IOG has also agreed to extend the Sale and

Lucas Energy to acquire Hunton properties
Jan 1, 2016
Lucas Energy, Inc. has signed a purchase agreement to acquire, from 21 different entities and individuals, working interests in producing properties and undeveloped

Range Resources closes Nora asset sale
Dec 31, 2015
Range Resources Corporation has completed the sale of its Nora assets. After purchase price adjustments based upon a November 1st effective date, Range received

Canadian Oil Sands sends letter to shareholders to reject Suncor bid
Dec 30, 2015
Canadian Oil Sands Limited is mailing a letter to all shareholders advising them to reject Suncor's undervalued and opportunistic bid. It warns shareholders of Suncor's

Petrobras concludes sale of interest in Gaspetro
Dec 29, 2015
Petrobras has concluded the sale of a 49% interest in Petrobras Gás S.A. (Gaspetro) to Mitsui Gás e Energia do Brasil Ltda (Mitsui-Gás).

Imperial Oil & Gas finalised farm out deal
Dec 28, 2015
Empire Energy Group Limited says that Definitive Agreements have been signed between Imperial Oil & Gas Pty Ltd., (Imperial) a 100 percent owned subsidiary of the Company

Emerald Oil signs agreement to sell certain non-operated assets
Dec 28, 2015
Emerald Oil, Inc. and two of its wholly owned subsidiaries entered into a purchase and sale agreement with Angelus Private Equity Group (Angelus) pursuant to which Angelus

ONGC Videsh and Rosneft confirmed successful cooperation
Dec 28, 2015
ONGC Videsh Limited and Rosneft signed an Agreement of Confirmation of successful completion of the first stage pre-completion actions in relation to the creation of a joint venture in JSC “Vankorneft”. The document was signed in the presence of the President of Russia Mr. Vladimir Putin and the Prime Minister of India Mr. Narendra Modi by Managing Director of ONGC Videsh Limited,

Serinus Energy signs agreement to sell Ukraine interests
Dec 25, 2015
Serinus Energy Inc. has entered into an agreement for the sale of all of the 70% of the outstanding shares of KUB-Gas Holdings Limited currently owned by Serinus.

LGO Energy no longer in active discussions to acquire Trinity-Inniss
Dec 25, 2015
LGO clarifies that whilst formal negotiations with the owners of FRAM Exploration (Trinidad) Limited, which holds the Trinity-Inniss Incremental Production Services Contract

Bigas has become 100% Cavagna Group
Dec 25, 2015
The decision is coherent with the development strategies of the Cavagna Group, including directly and with increasing interest in the field of engines conversion to LPG/CNG fuel.

Resolute Energy closes sale of Gardendale assets in the Midland Basin
Dec 24, 2015
Resolute Energy Corporation has closed the sale of its Gardendale assets in the Midland Basin of West Texas to a private party for a purchase price of $177.5 million.

Premier Oil completes sale of Norwegian business
Dec 24, 2015
Premier Oil has completed the disposal of Premier Oil Norge AS to Det norske oljeselskap ASA for a net cash consideration of $120 million.

Wintershall says sale of Norway assets to Tellus Petroleum will not be completed
Dec 23, 2015
Following a request from Tellus Petroleum, Wintershall has consented to release the company from its obligations under the Sales and Purchase Agreement announced on June 18, 2015.

Kongsberg Maritime strengthens simulator capacity by acquiring SMSC
Dec 23, 2015
Kongsberg Maritime has signed a contract to buy the Trondheim-based ship simulation and consultancy company, Ship Modelling & Simulation Centre AS (SMSC).

Encana's DJ Basin sale expected to close in second quarter of 2016
Dec 23, 2015
Encana Corporation’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Encana Oil & Gas (USA) Inc., expects the previously announced sale of its DJ Basin assets to Crestone Peak Resources,

Independent Oil and Gas completes Skipper acquisition
Dec 23, 2015
Independent Oil and Gas plc has confirmed the acquisition of 50% of licence P1609 which contains the Skipper discovery has now completed. IOG now owns 100% of the

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,

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,

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.