| Launching the 4th Tanzania Bidding Round in October 2013 |
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TZ >> 5/19/2013 - The Government of the United Republic of Tanzania through Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation (TPDC) is pleased to announce the 4th Tanzania Deep Offshore and North Lake Tanganyika Licensing Ro...
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| Indonesia Offers 21 Oil and Gas Blocks in Tender |
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ID >> 5/17/2013 - According to public relations of Iranian Offshore Engineering and Construction Company quoted from the Shana, Indonesia opened a rights tender for 21 oil and gas exploration blocks, two of which are f...
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| DualEx Provides Update on Upcoming Tunisia Drilling |
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TN >> 5/16/2013 - DualEx reports that the Hydrocarbon Committee has formally approved a one-year extension to the initial term of the Bouhajla Permit, which will now expire on April 29, 2014. As previously announced, t...
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| Approval of Licence Extension Asanketken Field on Trial Production |
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KZ >> 5/15/2013 - Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and production company focused on Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce that it has received final regulatory approval of a two-year extension of the explora...
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| Tethys Petroleum Signs Protocol of Intent in Uzbekistan |
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UZ >> 5/16/2013 - Tethys Petroleum Limited announced that it has signed a Protocol of Intent ("POI") with the Uzbek State oil and gas company, National Holding Company "Uzbekneftegaz" ("UNG") for exploration work on th...
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| Circle Oil Announces Preliminary Results in 2012 |
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OM >> 5/13/2013 - Circle Oil Plc, the international oil and gas exploration, development and production company, is pleased to announce its results for the year ended 31 December 2012. Circle operates two concessions i...
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| Correction to Announcement of Accra Block Entry |
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GH >> 5/8/2013 - The Company’s announcement regarding its entry into the Accra Block offshore Ghana incorrectly stated that the Starfish-1 well is estimated to hold an estimated gross prospective un-risked mean resour...
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| Iran Discovers a Huge Gas Field in Illam |
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IR >> 5/8/2013 - Iran has discovered a large gas field with around 260 billion cubic feet (bcf) of in-situ reserve, of which 175bcf will be recoverable, National Iranian Oil Company managing director Ahmad Qalebani an...
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| Ophir & BG Group Extend Deepsea Metro I Rig Contract |
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TZ >> 5/9/2013 - Ophir Energy plc (Ophir) announces that it has secured a drilling rig and executed a letter of agreement for Rig Share Assignment with BG Group for the continuation of its 2013- 2014 East African offs...
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| Petrobras Finds New Discovery in Transfer of Rights Area |
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BR >> 5/7/2013 - Petrobras, announces that has discovered good quality oil in the Transfer of Rights area referred to as Entorno de Iara, at Santos Basin pre-salt. ...
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| Beach to Plug Wyomi-1 in Cooper Basin (PEL 92) |
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AU >> 5/2/2013 - Cooper Energy reports that Wyomi-1, an exploration well in PEL 92 on the western flank of the Cooper Basin, has been plugged and abandoned after reaching a total depth of 1816m and failing to record a...
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| Apache Drilling Second Sidetrack To Taunton-5/5H Well |
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AU >> 5/3/2013 - Tap Oil has provided an update on the Apache-operated Taunton-5/5H well to appraise the Taunton oil field, located in the TL/2 production license and TP/7 exploration permit. The Taunton oil field was...
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| Bengal’s Drilling Campaign Success at Cuisinier in Cooper Basin |
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AU >> 5/6/2013 - Bengal Energy has announced that Cuisinier 10, the third well in the 2013 Cuisinier appraisal drilling campaign on the Barta sub-block portion of Authority to Prospect (ATP) 752P in the Cooper-Eromang...
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| Calvalley Discovers New Oil Pool in Block 9 |
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YE >> 5/7/2013 - Calvalley Petroleum Inc. is pleased to announce results from the drilling of its Ras Nowmah South exploration prospect. The well was drilled to a total depth of 1,530 meters and intersected the Qishn ...
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| New Gas Discovery Onshore Pakistan |
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PK >> 5/6/2013 - Eni has made a new gas discovery in the Sukhpur Block located in the Kirthar Foldbelt, onshore Pakistan, 270 kilometers north of Karachi, Sindh Province. ...
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| New Zealand Announces Oil and Gas Tender |
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NZ >> 4/29/2013 - Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges announced details of the Government’s second round to attract competing bids for oil and gas exploration permits. ...
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| New Zealand Opens Block Offer 2014 Nominations |
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NZ >> 4/29/2013 - New Zealand Petroleum & Minerals is inviting industry nominations for next year's petroleum Block Offer 2014. ...
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| Genel Announces Successful Test in Chia Surkh Block |
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IQ >> 4/25/2013 - The Anglo-Turkish oil and gas independent, Genel Energy, announced that a second drill-stem test carried out on the Chia Surkh 10 well has confirmed the existence of an additional oil bearing section....
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| Iran Discovers Huge Hydrocarbon Deposit |
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IR >> 4/22/2013 - Iran has discovered a huge hydrocarbon layer which contains large amounts of light crude oil and natural gas, National Iranian Oil Company director for exploration Hormoz Qalavand stated. ...
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| Chevron Discover Natural Gas Offshore Australia |
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AU >> 4/23/2013 - Chevron Corporation announced further drilling success by its Australian subsidiary in the Exmouth Plateau area, located in the Carnarvon Basin. ...
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| Apco Continues Exploration Efforts in Colombia |
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CO >> 4/22/2013 - Apco Oil and Gas International Inc. participated in the drilling of two exploration wells in Colombia's Llanos 32 block during the first quarter of 2013. Apco participates in the block with a 20 perce...
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| Lebanon Selects 46 Firms for Offshore Exploration Bid |
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LB >> 4/18/2013 - Lebanon has selected 46 international oil companies to bid to explore for gas in its Mediterranean waters, Energy Minister Gebran Bassil said. ...
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| Cooper Announces Rincon North Oil Discovery in PEL 92 |
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AU >> 4/20/2013 - Cooper Energy Limited reports that Rincon North-1, an exploration well in PEL 92 on the western flank of the Cooper Basin, has been cased for future oil production from the McKinlay Formation and Namu...
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| PTTEP is Successful in the First Exploration Phase |
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DZ >> 4/18/2013 - Mr. Tevin Vongvanich, President and CEO of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited or PTTEP is pleased to announce that PTTEP and its partners, SONATRACH and CNOOC Limited, have successf...
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| Beach to Suspend Rincon North-1 Well in Cooper Basin |
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AU >> 4/17/2013 - Cooper Energy Limited reports that the Rincon North-1 exploration well, in PEL 92 on the western flank of the Cooper Basin, will be cased and suspended for future completion as an oil production well....
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| Gran Tierra Provides Updates on Chaza Block |
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CO >> 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 Colombia. ...
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| New Oilfield Discovered Within Uvat Project |
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RU >> 4/16/2013 - TNK-Uvat has discovered a new Severo-Keum oilfield in Uvat district of Tyumen region. Recoverable C1 and C2 reserves are estimated at 2.4 million tonnes. Commercial oil inflow was received in the expl...
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| Apache Spuds Taunton-5/5H Well in Carnarvon Basin |
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AU >> 4/15/2013 - Tap Oil Limited is pleased to advise that at 0630 hours (AWST) on 15 April 2013 the Ensco 104 rig commenced drilling the Taunton-5/5H well to appraise the Taunton oil field, located in the TL/2 produc...
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| Finder Confirms Olympus-1 Gas Discovery in WA-450-P Permit |
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AU >> 4/11/2013 - Finder Exploration has announced that the Apache-operated Olympus-1 exploration well in Exploration Permit WA-450-P has discovered gas in two zones. The well was drilled to a total depth of 4,540 metr...
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| DNO Plans Two-Well Programme in Block 8 |
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OM >> 4/10/2013 - DNO International ASA, the Norwegian oil and gas company, announced that it is planning a two-well intervention programme in Block 8. ...
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| Iraq Raises Oil Reserves to 150 Billion Barrels |
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IQ >> 4/10/2013 - Iraq has raised its estimated proven crude oil reserves to 150 billion barrels from 143 billion barrels; with more oil discovered in oil fields being upgraded by international oil companies and from a...
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| Stena Drilling Awarded Rig Services Contract in Ghana |
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GH >> 4/8/2013 - Tap Oil Limited is pleased to announce the award by the Accra Joint Venture of the Drilling Rig Services contract for the drilling of the Starfish prospect to Stena Drilling. ...
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| Rosneft & Exxon Bid Jointly in Lebanon Offshore Tender |
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LB >> 4/3/2013 - Rosneft and ExxonMobil agreed to bid jointly in a tender for offshore Lebanon oil and gas, Russia's state-owned company president, Igor Sechin, was quoted as saying by Interfax news agency. ...
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| Argos Resources Announces PL 001 Licence Extension |
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FK >> 4/9/2013 - Argos Resources Limited, the Falkland Islands based exploration company focused on the North Falkland Basin, has received notification that the Falkland Islands Government (FIG) has extended the secon...
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| Bengal Start Its 2013 Appraisal Drilling in Cooper Basin |
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AU >> 4/4/2013 - Bengal Energy Ltd. is pleased to announce that Cuisinier 7, the first well in the 2013 Cuisinier appraisal drilling campaign on the Barta sub-block portion of Authority to Prospect (ATP) 752P in the C...
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| NZEC Announces Sixth Oil Discovery in Taranaki Basin |
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NZ >> 4/3/2013 - New Zealand Energy Corp. is pleased to announce that the Company has made its sixth oil discovery in the Taranaki Basin of New Zealand's North Island. ...
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| Gazprom and Yemen Exploring Possible Areas of Cooperation |
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YE >> 4/3/2013 - A working meeting between Alexander Medvedev, Deputy Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Abd Rabbuh Mansur Hadi, President of Yemen took place in Moscow. The parties addressed the prospec...
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| Angola Govt Approves Bidding Round for Onshore Oil Blocks |
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AO >> 4/3/2013 - Angola's government approved the guidelines of a plan to hold bidding for licences to explore for oil onshore in the Kwanza and Lower Congo basins, the cabinet office said. The government said in a st...
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| Newfield Announces Gas Discovery Offshore Malaysia |
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MY >> 4/2/2013 - Newfield Exploration Company announced a significant natural gas discovery on the Block SK 310 Production Sharing Contract (PSC) area, located 50 miles offshore Sarawakin approximately 250 feet of wat...
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| Roxi Spudded BNG Well 143 |
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KZ >> 4/3/2013 - Roxi, the Central Asian oil and gas company with a focus on Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce that on 1 April 2013 BNG Well 143 was spudded on the MJ-F structure located towards the North of South Ye...
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| Sea Dragon Announced its Operational Updates in Egypt |
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EG >> 4/1/2013 - Sea Dragon Energy Inc. is pleased to announce the following operational update for its recent work activities in Egypt. The company’s net production in Egypt averaged 1,526 bopd in the month of Januar...
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| 52 Companies Pre-Qualified for Lebanon Bid Round |
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LB >> 3/28/2013 - H.E. Minister of Energy and Water Mr Gebran Bassil announced that 52 Companies have applied to Pre-Qualify for the 1st License Round as Operator or Non-Operator. Those companies that are successful wi...
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| Gazprom & Total Discuss Cooperation in Bolivia |
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BO >> 3/28/2013 - The Gazprom headquarters hosted a working meeting between Alexey Miller, Chairman of the Gazprom Management Committee and Christophe de Margerie, Chairman and CEO of Total. ...
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| PetroTel Awarded Oil, Gas Exploration Licence in Oman |
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OM >> 3/27/2013 - The Ministry of Oil and Gas signed a new Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) with PetroTel Oman Onshore LLC. The agreement was signed on behalf of the Government of Oman by Dr Mohammed...
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| Comet Reports Positive Result from Humboldt Creek-2 Well |
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AU >> 3/27/2013 - Coal seam gas explorer Comet Ridge has announced that the Humboldt Creek 2 well at its ATP 337P Mahalo asset in Queensland's Bowen Basin, has intersected 9.4 metres of net coal. ...
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| Titan Energy Spuds Warradarge-1 Well in North Perth Basin |
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AU >> 3/27/2013 - Australian oil and gas company Titan Energy has reported that the Warradarge-1 exploration well spudded in its 100% owned DR11 licence, onshore North Perth Basin, Western Australia. ...
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| Lebanon Reports Strong Interest in Gas Exploration Bids |
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LB >> 3/20/2013 - Ninety-seven oil companies and more than 100 other firms have requested application documents in the pre-qualifying bid round for oil and gas exploration in Lebanon's offshore waters, an official at L...
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| ConocoPhillips Spuds Greater Poseidon Area Well Proteus-1 |
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AU >> 3/25/2013 - Karoon Gas Australia Ltd advises that the Proteus-1 exploration well was spudded. The Transocean Legend semi-submersible rig is drilling the exploration well, which is operated by ConocoPhillips. ...
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| MEO & Eni Agree to Extend Date of Second Heron Well |
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AU >> 3/25/2013 - MEO Australia has executed binding amendments to the NT/P68 Farm-in Agreement (FIA) dated 17th May 2011 to extend the second Heron well notice date to 18th December 2013. This extension allows additio...
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| Iraq's Fifth Oil Licensing Round to Focus on Gas |
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IQ >> 3/20/2013 - OPEC member Iraq's fifth licensing round for oil exploration will be held in the next few months and will come from 10 oil blocks, its oil minister said. ...
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