Worldwide Energy News

October 5, 2007

Caspian (Afminex) spuds first of planned 11 wells - Kyrgyzstan
Australian explorer Caspian Oil & Gas has spudded the first of a planned 11 wells on its cluster of blocks in the northern Fergana Basin. ... more

August 28, 2007

Lundin Petroleum AB awarded two more Ogaden tracts - Ethiopia
Lundin Petroleum has significantly expanded its presence in the Ogaden Basin through the recent award of Block 7 (12,100 sq km) and Block 8 (11,062 ... more

May 23, 2007

Migas to open 2007 tender on 16 July 2007 - Indonesia
A date of 16 July 2007 has been set for the release of tender documents for Indonesia's upcoming 2007 bid round. ... more

May 18, 2007

Caspian Oil & Gas plans 11 well drive - Kyrgyzstan
This small nation will shortly host a multi-well drilling campaign in the hope it will impact output levels which in 2006 averaged 1,400 bo/d ... more

April 11, 2007

Providence Resources plans summer spud on Hook Head prospect - Ireland
Providence Resources has contracted the Petrolia Drilling "Petrolia" S/S for a summer drilling program that comprises an appraisal well on the ... more

March 1, 2007

Reliance continues run of deepwater success - India
Claiming a fourth successful well to impact the Dhirubhai natural gas development on the KG-DWN-98/3 (D6) (Krishna-Godavari Offshore) deepwater ... more

December 29, 2006

PetroCeltic tests more gas from the Illizi Basin - Algeria
Petroceltic’s belief that its Isarene Exploration Permit, Blocks 228/229, Illizi Basin contains a number of exciting opportunities has been upheld ... more

December 29, 2006

Origin Energy starts major 3D survey in the Lamu Basin
Origin Energy has started a 3,200km 2D seismic program in blocks L-8 and L-9 in the Lamu Basin on acreage not far from Block L-5 in which Woodside ... more

December 28, 2006

Arar preparing to test Koyunlu 1 - Turkey
Domestic operator Arar Oil & Gas is about to test a 41m interval of fractured Garzan Formation carbonates in its Koyunlu 1 well in exploration ... more

December 28, 2006

Trinidad's ultra-deepwater bid round attracts just one bid
The Ministry of Energy and Energy Industries received just one bid from Statoil for Block 5 in the ultra-deepwater bid round just concluded, ... more

December 27, 2006

Ecopetrol to sell 20% stake - Colombia
The Colombian Congress has authorized the government to sell a 20% stake in state oil company Empresa Colombiana de Petroleos (Ecopetrol) in ... more

December 27, 2006

Premier tests Blackbird for combined 5,883 bo/d, 4.12 MMcfg/d - Vietnam
Premier Oil has successfully drillstem tested its offshore Vietnam well in Block 12E in the Nam Con Son Basin. ... more

December 26, 2006

Reliance encounters 194m hydrocarbon column on D6 - India
The partnership of Reliance Industries Ltd and Niko Resources continues on a roll, encountering the thickest hydrocarbon column yet on the KG-DWN-98/3 ... more

December 26, 2006

Salamander Energy negotiating for license in Laos
A newly listed company on the London Stock Exchange is in final negotiations for what will be the first oil and gas license in Laos since 1998. ... more

December 25, 2006

Great Artesian Oil & Gas starts Spinel 3D in Cooper Basin - Australia
Since it will take four months to complete, cost over US$ 6.2 million and cover around 500 sq km, it is no wonder Great Artesian describes the ... more

December 25, 2006

Bureau of Minerals & Petroleum receives six applications in Greenland licensing round
Several years of intense "marketing," has yielded stunning results for Greenland, with Exxon, Chevron, Husky and DONG submitting bids for exploration ... more

December 22, 2006

Perupetro to tender 18 blocks in the first half of 2007
Perupetro will tender 18 blocks in the first half of 2007. Details, including coordinates for the blocks, have not been released but are reportedly ... more

December 22, 2006

Geophysical operations planned for three Lamu Basin blocks - Kenya
With the industry closely watching Woodside Energy's deepwater wildcat (IOL, 11 Dec. '06), geophysical work is on tap for another three Lamu ... more

December 21, 2006

PCJ to offer remaining acreage through direct negotiations - Jamaica
The Petroleum Corporation of Jamaica (PCJ) will kick off an offering of its open onshore and offshore acreage at a half-day road show in Houston ... more

December 21, 2006

Parliament approves modified Hydrocarbon Law - Africa
The Ministry of Energy and Mines has now published the details of Decree No. 06-440, which outlines the procedure, conditions of application ... more

December 20, 2006

Newfield drilling deepwater wildcat offshore Sarawak - Malaysia
In late November 2006, Newfield Exploration spudded its first deepwater wildcat in Malaysia. ... more

December 20, 2006

Shell Sakhalin II project hit by regulatory stoppage - Russia
It has been under threat for some time, along with a number of other foreign-led projects in Russia, but the Shell-led Sakhalin II joint venture ... more

December 19, 2006

INA-Naftaplin starts Palmyra gas production - Syria
Sources indicate that at the beginning of December 2006 INA-Naftaplin commenced gas production from its Palmyra field in Hayan Block. ... more

December 19, 2006

Chevron gets environmental approval for Gorgon - Australia
West Australian Environment Minister Mark McGowan has cleared the way for environmental approvals to be given to the US$ 15 billion Chevron-led ... more

December 18, 2006

KNOC takes 50% in the South Karpovsky field - Kazakhstan
Asian media reports that state-run Korea National Oil Corporation (KNOC) has acquired a 50% stake in the South Karpovsky exploration blocks in ... more