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Thai round attracts Salamander, Chevron Jul 20, 2007Thailand’s latest oil and gas round has attracted 41 applications for 21 mostly landward blocks — an eclipse of last year’s interest — with local supermajor Chevron seeking out three offshore blocks, Reuters reported Friday.
Genesis hires AGR, semi-submersible Jul 19, 2007Genesis Petroleum has hired AGR Petroleum Services to undertake a complete well services project and make available the Byford Dolphin semi-submersible rig to drill the company’s first U.K. well early in 2008.
Venture rig hires grow North Sea barrel count Jul 18, 2007Venture Production expects 2007 to end with the company producing 60,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day after a year in which downtime sent volumes lower by three percent for a damaged tanker, foul weather and gas “blow down”.
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.
Bredford Dolphin starts three-year Norway campaign Jul 17, 2007Det Norske Oljeselskap has spudded a wildcat on the Norwegian continental shelf aimed west of the Grane field to depths of 2,200 metres.
Island, Bluewater to develop offshore Ireland Jul 17, 2007Dublin-based independent, Island Oil & Gas, has struck a farm-in agreement and license-developmen alliance with Supernova Energy, a business of Bluewater Group in the Netherlands, another “promote” type alliance in the North Sea periphery.
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.
Gulfsands to stay a while in Syria Jul 16, 2007Gulf Sands Petroleum and Emerald Energy have honoured their Syrian hosts and extended their stay on the prospective Block 26, where a production-sharing contract with the Arab country is in effect.
Total “to book" Shtokman reserves Jul 13, 2007Total has all but secured reserves from Gazprom’s giant Shtokman gas field in the eastern Barents Sea, after a signing ceremony in Moscow Friday clinched a 25-year development deal, with options.
Max “risks” 250MM boe in Kazakh field Jul 13, 2007U.K.-based Kazakh player Max Petroleum reported Friday that a “competant persons” audit of the reserves in its Kuzbak prospect suggest “risked” resources of 250 million barrels of oil equivalent.
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Addax find points to “gas exports” off Nigeria Jul 13, 2007Swiss-based West African explorer Adax Petroleum has discovered oil and gas offshore Nigeria for a third time, with block OML137 showing “potential for signficant gas exports”.
Gazprom gives Total 24% of Shtokman Jul 12, 2007Gazprom has chose French oil company Total to jointly own the Shtokman project company which will own some $16 billion in infrastructure at the 3.6-trillion-cubic metre gas field in the eastern Barents Sea.
Melrose works to ready Egypt earnings Jul 11, 2007Melrose Resources in Egypt declared test results at the West Khilala-5 well confirm a consistent reservoir across the northern limits of the field, and the company hinted a production tie-back was in order.
Dolphin gas to UAE customers Jul 11, 2007Dolphin Energy announced today that natural gas, from its production wells offshore Qatar, is now flowing to UAE customers for the very first time.
Endeavour, RWE Dea swap Norway assets Jul 10, 2007Endeavour International Corp. in Norway has upped its stake in two production licenses offshore the Nordic country and has become operator in a deal with Germany’s RWE Dea.
Libya seeks Big Oil only in hunt for big cats Jul 9, 2007Libya’s National Oil Corporation has launched a licensing round aimed at its “prospective gas areas throughout the prolific geologic basins”, including four offshore blocks of some 10,300 square kilometres.
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.
Statoil, partners eke out gas at Yttergryta Jul 5, 2007Norwegian oil company Statoil and partners have proved more gas at the Yttergryta prospect in the Norwegian Sea.
TGS-NOPEC starts on Greenland "atlas" Jul 5, 2007Anglo-Norwegian survey outfit, TGS-NOPEC, has heeded industry calls and taken pre-payment for a campaign of exploratory surveys off arctic Greenland, a burgeoning oil province set to benefit its Danish administrators.
Sterling, Faroe find rigs ahead of winter rigours Jul 4, 2007U.K.-listed E&P outfit Faroe Petroleum has struck a rig deal through well-management company AGR for the drilling of the Breagh appraisal well in Block 42/13 of the Southern North Sea Gas Basin.
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