| Yemen >> 12/23/2010 - Al Meashar-2 well in Block 7, Yemen was at a depth of 3,460 metres and drilling ahead in a 6” hole. Oil shows have been encountered over the interval of 3,200 to 3,460 metres within the basement seque... |
| Tunisia >> 12/23/2010 - Cygam Energy Inc. (“Cygam”) is pleased to advise that the TT3 exploration well at Sud Remada has been cased to total depth (1,555 meters) and suspended awaiting completion in early 2011. ... |
| Kazakhstan >> 12/22/2010 - The Board of Jupiter Energy Limited ("the Company") is pleased to provide an update regarding progress being made on J-52, the Company's 2010 commitment well. ... |
| Libya >> 12/22/2010 - Royal Dutch Shell has found natural gas on its concession in Libya's Sirte basin and will continue exploratory drilling to establish if reserves there are commercial, a company official told Reuters. ... |
| Chile >> 12/20/2010 - The board has approved the start of a process of inviting international oil companies to become partners with ENAP in hydrocarbons exploration in 5 areas located on Tierra del Fuego Island in Chile’s ... |
| Congo, Democratic Republic (Zaire) >> 12/20/2010 - The Company announces that its subsidiary, SOCO Exploration & Production - DRC SPRL has spudded the wildcat exploration well Bayingu-1 (“BYU-1”) in the Nganzi Block, onshore the Democratic Republic of... |
| Egypt >> 12/16/2010 - Assignment documentation for both the Abu Sennan concession (Beach 22%) and Mesaha Graben concession (Beach 15%) is with the regulatory authorities and the Minister for signing. All pre-emptive rights... |
| Iraq >> 12/16/2010 - WesternZagros Resources Ltd. is pleased to announce successful test results at the Kurdamir-1 well, which proves the existence of an oil column in the Oligocene reservoir. Sproule International Limite... |
| Brazil >> 12/16/2010 - BG Group has confirmed that the eleventh well on the BM-S-11 concession in the Santos Basin, offshore Brazil, was successful. The well, designated as 3-BRSA-865A-RJS (3-RJS-677A) and informally known ... |
| China >> 12/15/2010 - BG Group today announced a discovery on Block 64/11 offshore China after the Lingshui 22-1-1 exploration well encountered gas-bearing sands. ... |
| Kazakhstan >> 12/15/2010 - Max Petroleum Plc, an oil and gas exploration and development company focused on Kazakhstan, is pleased to announce that the exploration period of the Company’s Blocks A&E Exploration and Production L... |
| Israel >> 12/14/2010 - Adira Energy Ltd. is pleased to announce that it has commenced Drilling and workover operations on its onshore “Eitan” unconventional gas license in the Hula Valley as well as commencing 3D geophysica... |
| Yemen >> 12/12/2010 - Abu Dhabi and Sana’a– Mubadala Oil & Gas and Yemen Company for Investments in Oil and Minerals (YICOM) announced today that they have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) on cooperation in the e... |
| Kazakhstan >> 12/9/2010 - Max Petroleum has completed drilling the SEKW-1 exploration well on the Sekir West Prospect on Block A in Kazakhstan. The well reached a total depth of 544 metres without encountering producible hydro... |
| Brazil >> 12/8/2010 - OGX has identified the presence of hydrocarbons in the Albian-Cenomanian section of well 1-OGX-25-RJS, located in the BM-C-39 block, in the shallow waters of the Campos Basin. OGX holds a 100% working... |
| Libya >> 12/7/2010 - NOC announced that the Turkish company” TPOC” being partners in an Exploration and Sharing agreement, report initial information concerning the exploration well B1-147/03 New Field Wildcat in Murzuq B... |
| Libya >> 12/7/2010 - NOC announced that the Libyan Investment Authority (LIA) & Medco International Ventures Limited being partners in an Exploration and Sharing agreement, report initial information concerning the explor... |
| Kazakhstan >> 12/6/2010 - Tethys Petroleum Limited ("Tethys" or the "Company) announced that it had commenced drilling of the KBD01 (Kalypso) exploration well in Kazakhstan. ... |
| Libya >> 12/4/2010 - The Libyan OIL Corporation (NOC) and the German oil company R W E Dia North Africa and Middle –East, on Wednesday 24/11/2010 signed an agreement l for the exploration and production sharing. |
| Tanzania >> 12/3/2010 - The Kianika-1 well on the Mandawa PSA in Tanzania (Maurel & Prom operator with a 90% working interest) has reached the planned depth of 3,040 m. The targeted carbonates of Mid Jurassic Mtumbei formati... |