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Pan Andean twice rewarded in Peru Jul 17, 2007Irish explorer Pan Andean Resources has won two oil and gas blocks “in a competive round” which cover Peruvian highlands and lowlands, including an area near the “world class” Camisea gas-condensate field in the Ucayali basin.
Irvine grows Kansas field stakes Jul 16, 2007U.K.-listed independent Irvin Energy has bought a 50 percent stake in 52,000 acres of oil and gas leases in Oklahoma from local producer Metro Energy Group for $11.1 million, in a deal that includes shale developments.
Mexico sends troops to pipeline after blasts Jul 12, 2007Mexican army and police have been reinforced after two pipeline blasts in a week proved to be the work of rebels partly protesting the narrow election win of the conservative federal government.
EMGS to ply offshore Canada for $10M Jul 9, 2007Electromagnetic Geoservices has been awarded a contract by an unnamed energy company to determine the hydrocarbon content of potential reservoirs offshore eastern Canada using seabed-logging technology.
Solana to test “magnitude” of Colombian oil strike Jul 9, 2007London-listed Calgary oil company Solana said it has a gusher in the in southern Colombia, where a Chaza Block wildcat well in the Putumayo Basin has struck oil.
Technip to tackle Canadian oil sands upgrade Jul 5, 2007Paris-based process specialist Technip will transform heavy oil into crude at Fort Hills Oil Sands project near Edmonton, Canada after being awarded a contract by Fort Hills Energy on Thursday.
Empyrean, partners cheer Margarita gas Jul 3, 2007U.K. independent Empyrean Energy has reported another gas discovery at the Margarita project on the Gulf Coast of Texas, it was announced Tuesday.
Ivanhoe invents efficient heavy-oil upgrader Jun 28, 2007Heavy oil technology developer Ivanhoe Energy of California has performed a test on ConocoPhillips bitumen from Athabasca, Canada, showing the engineer sent by bankers that a lighter, more valuable crude is obtained by its trademark HTL process.
Davie to build half-dozen hotel ships Jun 20, 2007Up to six offshore “hotel ships” will be built at the Norwegian-owned Davie Yards in Quebec City, Canada by new entity Ocean Hotels, supported by market money in Oslo.
Petrobank shows Oslo 1,000 bpd oil sands demo Jun 18, 2007Oslo-listed Canadian oil-sands player, Petrobank, has fired up a third well-pair at its Whitesands project, where the “wells” have long been heated in anticipation of this summer’s firing.
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Davie of Quebec grows with $145M Norway order, Fed help Jun 14, 2007French-Canadian yard Davie in Quebec City has been handed its third shipbuilding contract in as many months with a US$145.3 million order to make an offshore construction vessel able to lift 400 tonnes into 3,000-metre depths. By WILLIAM STOICHEVSKI
Stallion stampede reaches Prudhoe Bay camps Jun 7, 2007Stallion oilfield services has followed up a $400 million stock market listing and the acquisition of two oilfield service companies by snapping up man-camps in Alaska’s Prudhoe Bay from Rowan Drilling Co.
BG, Chile gas pact is $775M CB&I job Jun 4, 2007BG Group has finalized a deal to supply Chile's first import terminal for liquefied natural gas, or LNG, a project expected to supply 40 percent of the country’s needs.
MMS RIK Program to help fill strategic petroleum reserve Jun 1, 2007The Department of the Interior’s Minerals Management Service (MMS) had awarded contracts to five companies to transport Royalty in Kind (RIK) crude oil that will be used to resume filling the nation’s Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) with approximately 9.2 million barrels of oil over the terms of the six-month contracts.
Pogo cashing $2B in Canada lots out to TAQA May 29, 2007Houston-based Pogo Producing said late Monday that it will sell its Northrock Resources business for $2 billion in cash to Abu Dhabi National Energy Co., also called TAQA.
Meridian reports test results of Austin Chalk Play May 25, 2007The Meridian Resource Corporation today announced initial production test results on its Katherine Leary No. 1 well, located in Polk County, Texas, in the Company's East Texas Austin Chalk Play.
BP stops 100,000 bpd of Alaskan oil after water leak May 23, 2007BP has shut in 100,000 barrels per day of oil production at its 400,000-bpd Prudhoe Bay field in Alaska after a water pipe leak, it was learned Wednesday.
Antrim aims for more Argentine success May 22, 2007Calgary based oil company Antrim has started drilling the first of two exploration wells at the Meianera license in Rio Negro Province, central Argentina.
Pantheon, Petro Hunt back into old salt domes May 21, 2007U.K. E&P outfit Pantheon Resources has bought its way onto acreage on the fringe of the U.S. Gulf of Mexico by farming into Petro Hunt’s Iberville Parish venture in Louisiana.
Talisman squeezed off new Alaska oil by thaw May 9, 2007Talisman has struck oil in the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska with three wells through several formations of sandstone, it was announced Wednesday.
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