| Noble Energy Announces Karish Discovery in Israel |
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IL >> 5/22/2013 - Noble Energy, Inc. (NBL) announced a natural gas discovery at the Karish prospect offshore Israel. The discovery well was drilled to a total depth of 15,783 feet and encountered 184 feet of net natur...
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| Leyshon Resources Provide Update On Well Testing |
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CN >> 5/22/2013 - Leyshon Resources Limited advises that, further to the announcement of April 22nd, flow testing of the two wells ZJS5 and ZJS6 by its wholly owned subsidiary, Pacific Asia Petroleum Limited (PAPL), is...
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| AGR Secures North West Africa Well Management Contract |
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NO >> 5/21/2013 - Global oil services provider AGR Petroleum Services has signed an £18million/ NOK 160 million contract with Genel Energy. The company is to deliver Well Management services for Genel Energy’s North/We...
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| Pan Orient announce Thailand L53-DC3 Oil Discovery |
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TH >> 5/21/2013 - Pan Orient Energy Corp. is pleased to announce that the L53-DC3 appraisal well is currently on a 90 day production test producing 15 degree API oil by electrical submersible pump at a rate of approxim...
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| Marine-1 Drilling Rig to Start Operations in SP Phase 20 |
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IR >> 5/20/2013 - Marine-1 drilling rig is set to start drilling 12 wells in phase 20 of the South Pars gas field after completing its operations in the oil layer of the field, Managing-Director of the International Dr...
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| WesternZagros Starts Garmian Drilling Program |
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IQ >> 5/21/2013 - WesternZagros Resources Ltd. (WZR) (WesternZagros) has started its latest Garmian Block drilling program in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The Mil Qasim Upper Bakhtiari-1 well was spudded on May 19, 20...
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| Newpark Resources Announces Middle East Contract Award |
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KW >> 5/20/2013 - Newpark Resources, Inc. announced that it has been awarded and has entered into a contract with the Kuwait Oil Company to provide drilling fluids and related services for land operations. The agreemen...
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| HRT Concluded Drilling of 1-HRT-11- AM Well |
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BR >> 5/20/2013 - HRT Participaçoes em Petroleo S.A announces that its wholly-owned subsidiary HRT O&G Exploraçao e Produçao de Petroleo Ltda ("HRT O&G") concluded the drilling of well 1-HRT-11- AM, on the Cajazeira pr...
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| HRT Announces Results of Wingat Well |
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NA >> 5/20/2013 - HRT Participaçoes em Petroleo S.A through its wholly-owned subsidiary HRT Walvis Petroleum (Proprietary) Ltd. ("HRT Walvis"), announces that its first exploration well (Wingat-1 2212/07/1) in a multi ...
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| Kosmos Announces Results from Sipo-1 Exploration Well |
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CM >> 5/20/2013 - Kosmos Energy Ltd announced results from the Sipo-1 exploration well onshore Cameroon. Drilled on the Ndian River Block in the Rio del Rey Basin, the well was targeting the Miocene Isongo Formation. T...
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| Carla South Sidetrack Finds Oil in Block I |
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GQ >> 5/20/2013 - The Carla South I-7 ST-1 sidetrack to the I-7 exploration well in Block I has encountered oil in good quality sandstones. The sidetrack in Block I in Equatorial Guinea has reached a total measured dep...
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| Spudding of the 4th Well of Phase of Kharsang Field |
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IN >> 5/20/2013 - Jubilant is pleased to announce that KPL-3E-2, the fourth well of the six well Phase-III-Extension development drilling campaign in the oil producing Kharsang Field, was spudded on 17 May 2013. ...
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| Testing and Production of 2nd Well of Phase-III of Kharsang Field |
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IN >> 5/20/2013 - Jubilant is pleased to announce that KSG#66 (previously referred to as KPL-3E-4), the second of the six development wells of the Phase-III-Extension drilling campaign in the Kharsang Field, Arunachal ...
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| Oil Search Completes the Logging of Taza 1 St2 Well |
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IQ >> 5/16/2013 - Oil Search reports that, the Taza 1 ST2 well was at a depth of 3,351 metres and completing wireline logging of the open-hole interval. ...
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| Amerisur Provides Updates on Platanillo and Fenix |
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CO >> 5/14/2013 - Amerisur Resources Plc, the oil and gas producer and explorer focused on South America, will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) On 14 may 2013 at 9:30 AM. At that meeting Giles Clarke, Chairman, an...
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| Pacific Provides Update on Oil Discovery in Bilby-1 |
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BR >> 5/13/2013 - Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. provided an update on the oil discovery in the Bilby-1 exploration well, drilling on block S-M-1166, in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil. ...
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| Tullow Oil Spuds Etuko-1 Well in Block 10BB |
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KE >> 5/13/2013 - Africa Oil Corp. (Africa Oil) is pleased to announce that Tullow Oil Plc, the operator of Block 10BB in Kenya, has commenced drilling at the Etuko (formerly Kamba) prospect. This well will target a ne...
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| Oil Search Completed the Taza 1 St2 Well Test |
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IQ >> 5/9/2013 - Oil Search reports that, the Taza 1 ST2 well was at a depth of 3,351 metres and conditioning the hole prior to running wireline logs over the open-hole section.
During the week, the well t...
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| BPZ Energy Provides Operational Update |
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PE >> 5/8/2013 - BPZ Energy, an independent oil and gas exploration and production company, provided an offshore and onshore operations update. ...
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| CAMAC Announces Approval of Drilling Permit for Oyo Well #7 |
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NG >> 5/7/2013 - CAMAC Energy Inc announced that Nigeria's Department of Petroleum ("DPR") approved Allied Energy Plc's application for a drilling permit for Oyo well #7. ...
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| Northern Petroleum Spuds GM-ES-4 Exploration Well |
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GF >> 5/8/2013 - Northern Petroleum Plc is pleased to announce that GM-ES-4, the third well of the current four well exploration programme in the Guyane Maritime Permit (French Guiana) has been spudded by Shell as Ope...
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| Apache Announced Three Discovers in Egypt |
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EG >> 5/7/2013 - Apache Corporation announced drilling success with three new discovery wells in Egypt's Western Desert. "Apache's discoveries, made in three separate basins, highlight the company's diverse potential ...
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| Drilling Contract of 22 wells in South Yaran Oilfield Signed |
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IR >> 5/4/2013 - Drilling contract of 22 wells in South Yaran Oilfield was signed in the sideline of Iran’s 18th International Oil, Gas, Refining, and Petrochemical Exhibition. ...
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| SOCAR Drilling works for April 2013 |
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AZ >> 5/3/2013 - SOCAR (excluding Joint Ventures and Operating Companies) conducted 17190 meters drilling works in April 2013.Of this amount, development drilling made up 16693 meters and exploration drilling - 497 me...
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| Gulf Keystone Provides Updates on Kurdistan Region |
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IQ >> 5/2/2013 - Gulf Keystone, a leading independent E&P operator in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, is pleased to provide an update on its four blocks in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, including Sheikh Adi, Akri-Bijeel...
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| Shelton Discovers Oil in New Well at Rustamovskoye |
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RU >> 5/6/2013 - Shelton Petroleum is pleased to announce that the new well at the Rustamovskoye oil field in Russia has encountered oil in a sandstone formation at the target depth. The well will now be tested. ...
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| Petroamerica Announces Las Maracas-9 Well Results |
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CO >> 5/3/2013 - Petroamerica Oil Corp., a junior oil and gas company operating in Colombia is pleased to announce the drilling results for its Las Maracas-9 well on the Las Maracas Field, Los Ocarros Block, Colombia....
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| Max Petroleum Provides Operational Updates |
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KZ >> 5/1/2013 - Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce a drilling and operational update regarding its activities in the Blocks A&E Licence ...
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| Canacol Provides Operational Update on Labrador 2 Well |
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CO >> 5/2/2013 - Canacol Energy Ltd. Is pleased to announce the results of its Labrador 2 well on the Labrador discovery (announced in December 2012), located on the LLA23 Exploration and Production (“E&P”) Contract i...
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| PA Announces Carla South Oil Discovery in Block I |
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GQ >> 5/2/2013 - The Carla South exploration well in Block I has encountered oil in good quality sandstones at the target level. The well will shortly be side-tracked to an adjacent target. ...
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| Ophir Completes Mzia-2 DST in Block 1 Successfully |
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TZ >> 5/1/2013 - Ophir Energy plc (Ophir) announces the successful Mzia-2 Drill Stem Test (DST), Block 1 Tanzania. The Mzia-2 appraisal well was drilled earlier in February 2013, confirming an estimated 62m of net gas...
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| Oil Search Continue the Testing Operations |
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IQ >> 5/2/2013 - Oil Search reports that, the Taza 1 ST2 well was at a depth of 3,351 metres and continuing a well test of the Euphrates Formation and part of the Dhiban Formation. ...
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| ROC Provides Balai Cluster Appraisal Well Update |
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MY >> 4/26/2013 - ROC advises that BC Petroleum Sdn Bhd, the company incorporated to operate and manage the Balai Cluster Risk Service Contract in Malaysia, has drilled the West Acis-2 well to a total depth (TD) of 2,3...
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| Oil Discovery at Ivoire-1X Well on Block CI-100 |
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CI >> 4/25/2013 - Total announces that the Ivoire-1X exploration well, located in the western portion of Block CI-100 in 2,280 meters of water, encountered 28 meters of net oil pay in a series of about 100 meters of Cr...
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| Africa Hydrocarbons Updates Operations in Tunisia |
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TN >> 4/25/2013 - Africa Hydrocarbons Inc is pleased to announce operations in Tunisia continue to progress toward a commencement date for the drilling of the BHN-1 well to test the Bouhajla North prospect on its Tunis...
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| Geopark Begins Drilling Operations in Tierra Del Fuego |
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CL >> 4/25/2013 - GeoPark Holdings Limited ("GeoPark"), the Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolidator with operations and producing rights in Chile, Colombia and Argentina, is pleased to announce t...
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| Eni Completes the Area 4 Appraisal Plan in Mozambique |
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MZ >> 4/24/2013 - Eni successfully finalized the appraisal campaign of the discoveries in Area 4 in Mozambique with the drilling and testing of Mamba South 3, which is the ninth well drilled in the exploration permit. ...
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| Taza 1 ST2 Well Test Result |
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IQ >> 4/24/2013 - Oil Search reports that as at 06:00 hours KRI time on 24 April, the Taza 1 ST2 well was at a depth of 3,351 metres and undergoing a well test of the Euphrates Formation and part of the Dhiban Formatio...
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| Tullow Plugs & Abandons Priodontes-1 Well |
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GF >> 4/23/2013 - Tullow Oil plc provides an update on progress with the Priodontes-1 well, offshore French Guiana. This follows Tullow’s earlier statement on this well issued on 17 April 2013. ...
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| Petroamerica Announces Test Results of Maracas-8 Well |
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CO >> 4/22/2013 - Petroamerica Oil Corp., a junior oil and gas company operating in Colombia is pleased to announce initial test results for its Las Maracas-8 well on the Las Maracas Field, Los Ocarros Block, Colombia....
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| Yamal LNG & Integra Sign Multi-Year Service Contract |
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RU >> 4/22/2013 - Integra Group announces that it has signed a multi-year service contract with JSC Yamal LNG. The agreement covers development drilling services to be provided at the South-Tambeyskoye field on the Yam...
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| POGC Signs 6 Deals with Iranian Companies |
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IR >> 4/22/2013 - The first agreement was for drilling four wells in Phase 1 of the giant offshore South Pars gas field for 140 million dollars. It was signed with the National Iranian Drilling Company (NIDC). ...
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| TATNEFT Technologies of Dual Production for Small Diameter Wells |
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RU >> 4/18/2013 - Professionals of TatNIPIneft have developed an installation for dual production in the small diameter wells. The unit is designed for dual operation of targets (layers) in the wells with a nominal wel...
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| Disappointing Results from DST in Cameia-2 Well |
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AO >> 4/18/2013 - Cobalt International Energy, Inc. announced that its drill stem test of the lowest interval drilled in the Cameia #2 well in Block 21, offshore Angola, did not produce measurable hydrocarbons. The Cam...
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| Newpark Announces Two Deepwater Contract Awards |
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BR >> 4/18/2013 - Newpark Resources, Inc. announced that it has been awarded two deepwater contracts. In Brazil, the Company was awarded a two-year contract from a subsidiary of Total S.A., to provide drilling fluids a...
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| Anadarko Discovers New NG Field Offshore Mozambique |
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MZ >> 4/18/2013 - Anadarko Petroleum Corporation announced the discovery of a new natural gas accumulation fully contained within the Offshore Area 1 of the Rovuma Basin of Mozambique. The Orca-1 discovery well encount...
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| Oil Search Prepares to Taza 1 ST2 Well Test |
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IQ >> 4/18/2013 - Oil Search reports that, the Taza 1 ST2 well was at a total depth of 3,351 metres and rigging up to perform a well test. Drilling progress for the week was 54 metres. ...
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| Gran Tierra Announces Operations Update in Brazil |
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BR >> 4/17/2013 - Gran Tierra Energy Inc, a company focused on oil exploration and production in South America, provided updates for its production and exploration drilling in Brazil. ...
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| Gran Tierra Announces Operations Update in Peru |
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PE >> 4/17/2013 - Gran Tierra Energy Inc, a company focused on oil exploration and production in South America, provided updates for its production and exploration drilling in Peru. ...
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| Petronova Provides Update on the Pendare-2 Well |
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CO >> 4/17/2013 - PetroNova Inc., a company engaged in the exploration and development of oil and natural gas resources in Colombia, provided an update on the Pendare-2 exploratory well located on the CPO-13 Block (in ...
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