Condor Petroleum receives Zharkamys contract extension
Apr 28, 2015
Condor Petroleum Inc. says that the Government of Kazakhstan has approved an extension to the Zharkamys West 1 exploration contract for ten

Mart Resources operations and March 2015 production update
Apr 27, 2015
Mart Resources, Inc. and its co-venturers, Midwestern Oil and Gas Company Limited (Operator of the Umusadege field) and SunTrust Oil Company

Increased Brownfield focus for ADIL
Apr 27, 2015
independent energy consultancy ADIL has refocused its specialist brownfield project management team to help operators drive improved efficiency in this challenging sector of the North Sea oil and gas industry. Led from Aberdeen by newly appointed head of operations and brownfield projects, Peter Brawley, ADIL’s brownfield project management team has launched

Abilene Oil plugs and abandons Steiner #1-25 well at the CKU project
Apr 24, 2015
Abilene Oil and Gas Limited provides the following update in relation to the recently drilled Steiner #1-25 well as provided by the joint venture operator CMX Inc.

MEO Australia gets approval to vary permit WA-488-P work program
Apr 23, 2015
MEO Australia Ltd. has been notified by the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administration (NOPTA) of the approval of its application to vary

Galilee Energy identifies significant additional zones in Hoffer B1
Apr 22, 2015
Galilee Energy Limited says that preliminary analysis of the cased hole logs on the Hoffer B1 well in Lavaca County, Texas, has identified a number

Statoil, partners to increase cooperation on exploration in the Barents Sea
Apr 22, 2015
Statoil, Eni Norge, Lundin Norway, OMV and GDF SUEZ will collaborate on solving operational tasks tied to exploration in the Barents Sea.

Bass Strait gets an initial assessment of its Gippsland Basin asset base
Apr 21, 2015
As part of its strategic review announced in February, Bass Strait Oil Company Limited has received an initial assessment of the Company's Gippsland Basin asset base.

Magellan Petroleum comments on Horse-Hill 1
Apr 20, 2015
Magellan Petroleum Corporation commented on certain recent announcements made by its partners in the Horse Hill-1 well in southern England.

NPD grants OMV Norge drilling permit for 7324/8-2 well
Apr 20, 2015
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted OMV Norge AS a drilling permit for well 7324/8-2, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.

Statoil: Valemon field officially opened
Apr 17, 2015
Petroleum and energy minister Tord Lien is opening the Valemon gas and condensate field in the North Sea today. Expected recoverable reserves from the field are 192 million barrels of oil equivalent. “Valemon is one of several new projects on the Norwegian continental shelf that contribute to value creation, activity and innovation,” says Arne Sigve Nylund, executive vice president for Development & Production Norway.

Sahara Group Upstream optimistic over prospects from OPL 274
Apr 15, 2015
Sahara Group's Upstream affiliate Enageed Resource Ltd said it is making good progress with activities in OPL 274 where Sahara operates with a 100%

Red Emperor Resources provides update on Georgian project
Apr 15, 2015
Red Emperor Resources NL announces the following update with respect to its Georgian Project. Despite Red Emperor again being advised last quarter by the operator, Strait Oil & Gas,

DualEx Energy ceases national gas production from Penészlek field
Apr 14, 2015
DualEx Energy International Inc. says that natural gas production from its Penészlek field in NE Hungary has ceased, due to natural depletion of the two remaining wells.

NUTECH identifies major international oil discovery
Apr 14, 2015
A report delivered by Houston-based NUTECH estimates that the Horse Hill-1 (H-H1) well in the Weald Basin holds between 50-100 billion barrels of oil in place (OIP).

Cobalt International Energy plugs and abandons North Platte #2 appraisal well
Apr 13, 2015
Cobalt International Energy, Inc. has plugged and abandoned its North Platte #2 appraisal well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico due to a seal failure in

NPD grants Talisman Energy drilling permit for well 15/12-24S
Apr 13, 2015
The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate granted Talisman Energy Norge AS a drilling permit for well 15/12-24 S, cf. Section 8 of the Resource Management Regulations.

Cooper Energy plugged and abandoned Perlubie-3 well
Apr 9, 2015
Cooper Energy Limited reports that Perlubie-3, an oil appraisal well located in PPL 247 on the Western Flank of the Cooper Basin

Calvalley Petroleum shuts down Block 18 operations due to security threat in Yemen
Apr 8, 2015
Calvalley Petroleum Inc. provides the following update for shareholders.The Company and other third party shippers using the facilities at Block 18 have been advised by the

RH Petrogras' 2P reserves up 93%
Apr 8, 2015
RH Petrogas Limited reported that its reserve evaluator, RPS Energy Consultants Limited (RPS), has completed an independent qualified person report (QPR)

EIA assesses options for processing additional U.S. light tight oil production
Apr 7, 2015
With the growth in U.S. production of light tight oil (LTO) in recent years, petroleum refiners in the United States have been processing

Serinus Energy Romania's Moftinu-1001 well tests 7.4 MMcf/d
Apr 6, 2015
Serinus Energy Inc. report that production testing on the Moftinu-1001 well has been completed and the maximum flow rate achieved

Key Petroleum gets approval for Dunnart-2 completion and testing program
Apr 3, 2015
Key Petroleum (Australia) Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Key Petroleum Limited and Operator, has now received Department

Bankers Petroleum Albania activates Emergency Response Plan
Apr 3, 2015
Bankers Petroleum Ltd. on Wednesday, April 1, Bankers Petroleum Albania Ltd. activated its Emergency Response Plan as the result