Consent for Exploration Drilling for Faroe PetroleumMay 13, 2016The Norwegian Petroleum Safety Authority has granted Faroe Petroleum consent to drill an exploration well in block 37/1.
Production Reaches 65,000 boed at Nooros FieldMay 12, 2016Eni reports that, following the start of production of the Nidoco North 1X exploration well and the Nidoco North West 4 development well, it has brought the production of Nooros field...
Cluff Natural Resources Plc Acquisition of North Sea LicencesMay 10, 2016Cluff Natural Resources, the natural resources investing company with gas assets in the Southern North Sea, has announced that it has signed a sale and purchase agreement (SPA)...
Production Increase at Prinos and Well PA-36 SpuddedMay 5, 2016Energean Oil & Gas has announced that total production of the Prinos and Prinos North oil fields, offshore NE. Greece, has exceeded 4,000 barrels per day...
Wood Mackenzie: Global Oil Supply Shortfall if Exploration Results Don’t ImproveApr 27, 2016A new study by Wood Mackenzie warns the global oil market could face a supply shortfall of 4.5 million b/d by 2035, if exploration success doesn't improve.
Positive Production Test of Gavea Appraisal Well in BrazilApr 19, 2016Statoil, together with operator Repsol Sinopec and partner Petrobras, reports the completion of the Gavea A1 well in the ultra-deep pre-salt block BM-C-33 in the Campos basin in Brazil.
DEA Operator in Denmark for the First TimeApr 6, 2016The Danish Energy Agency has awarded DEA Deutsche Erdoel AG two licences in Denmark.
MOL Group’s Eleventh Hydrocarbon Discovery in PakistanMar 31, 2016MOL Group has announced a new hydrocarbon discovery in the Karak Block in Pakistan.
Eni Awarded New Offshore Ghana Exploration LicenceMar 30, 2016Eni has been awarded a new exploration licence, the Cape Three Points Block 4, located in the prolific Tano basin, offshore Ghana.
Well Results: Exploration Well on Bakassi West, CameroonMar 28, 2016SDX Energy Inc., an oil and gas exploration and production company with assets in Egypt and Cameroon, reports that drilling operations have been completed on the Manatee-1 exploration well...
Norwegian Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2016 AnnouncedMar 17, 2016The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has announced this year’s licensing round for mature areas on the Norwegian continental shelf – Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2016.
Hansa Hydrocarbons Enters DenmarkMar 7, 2016Hansa Hydrocarbons Limited has announced it has been provisionally awarded two new licences under the Danish 7th Licensing Round...
Exploration Well 16/4-10 Completed as DryMar 7, 2016Lundin Petroleum AB has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS has completed the drilling of exploration well 16/4-10 on the Fosen prospect.
Statoil Awarded Six Licensing Options Offshore IrelandMar 2, 2016Statoil Exploration (Ireland) Limited has been awarded six Licensing Options in Ireland’s 2015 Atlantic Margin Licensing Round.
Masirah Oil commences drilling in Oman’s offshore Block 50Feb 29, 2016Masirah Oil Limited and its partners has started the drilling of exploration well Manarah-1 in Block 50 Oman. The prospect Manarah-1 is targeted for a depth of more than 3 km,
Sound Energy to mobilise rig for Tendrara licence areaFeb 29, 2016Sound Energy has commenced the mobilisation of the National 110 UE (1500 HP) traditional rig for the upcoming first well at the Company's Tendrara licence area, onshore Morocco
Nostra Terra Oil & Gas to drill Paw Paw prospectFeb 29, 2016Nostra Terra says that in December the company declared the approval of an Exploratory Unit by the Bureau of Land Management, which creates numerous benefits such as a single commercial
Lukoil starts exploration at Vostochno-Taimyrsky blockFeb 29, 2016LUKOIL has started the first stage of exploration activities at the Vostochno-Taimyrsky license block in the Krasnoyarsk region ahead of time. This stage of
ERHC Energy issues update on exploration plans for Kenya Block 11AFeb 18, 2016ERHC Energy Inc. issued the following update on exploration progress in Kenya Block 11A as well as other matters from Dr. Peter Ntephe, president and chief executive officer.
Solo Oil says oil continues to flow from Horse Hill-1Feb 18, 2016Solo notes that UK Oil and Gas plc have released a further announcement that light (40 degree API) dry oil has continued to flow naturally at a stabilised rate of over 450 barrels of oil per day from the
Madalena finds oil in the Lower Agrio Shale in ArgentinaFeb 17, 2016Madalena Energy Inc. declares the initial results of its completion and testing of the Lower Agrio shale formation on its 90% working interest operated block at Curamhuele in Argentina.
SOLO OIL encounter oil flows from Lower Kimmeridge LimestoneFeb 17, 2016Solo has been advised by the operator, Horse Hill Developments Limited, that light, 40 degree API, sweet oil has flowed naturally to surface from an 80-foot zone within the Lower Kimmeridge limestone
Start-up at In Salah Southern fields declaredFeb 17, 2016Statoil and partners Sonatrach and BP have declared the startup of its Southern Fields project on In Salah in Algeria. The Statoil production from the southern fields will be around 22 000 equity
Strategic to spud its fourth well of the winter drilling programFeb 15, 2016Strategic Oil & Gas Ltd. says its current corporate production is estimated at 2,050 boe/d. The Company is preparing to spud its fourth well of the winter drilling program. Strategic has further delineated
