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May 9, 2008
ENARSA outlines ambitious offshore licensing plans for Argentina
Enarsa is planning to launch the first of a series of six offshore bid rounds that will take place twice a year through 2010. ... more
May 9, 2008
DNO to appraise Yaalen discovery in Block 47 - Yemen
Resulting from the success of the Yaalen 1 well in the 7,606 sq km onshore Block 47 (South Hood), Den Norske Oljeselskap Yemen (DNO) says that ... more
May 8, 2008
Repsol-YPF drilling shallow-water prospect off Suriname
The Transocean "Sovereign Explorer" S/S has spudded the first of two wells planned by Repsol-YPF on Block 30 in the Guyana/Suriname Basin. ... more
May 8, 2008
SOCAR thinking of exploiting ACG deep gas - Azerbaijan
It is being reported locally that state company Socar has been in talks with both Shell and Total with regard to the development of deep gas ... more
May 7, 2008
Petronas Carigali planning Song Hong Basin exploration - Vietnam
Three offshore exploration wells are being planned by Petronas Carigali for the fourth quarter of 2008. ... more
May 7, 2008
Heritage underway with Kingfisher 2 appraisal - Uganda
Described as a high-impact appraisal/exploration well, Heritage Oil has spudded its Kingfisher 2 well in Block 3A. ... more
May 6, 2008
Newfield makes oil discovery in PRMB - China
Newfield Exploration scored at one of two wildcats it drilled in the Pearl River Mouth Basin during the first quarter of 2008. ... more
May 6, 2008
Melrose details two more Nile Delta finds - Egypt
Two further discoveries have been confirmed by Melrose in its Southeast El Mansoura exploration block, onshore Nile Delta. ... more
May 5, 2008
Intergas Piu encounters gas shows at Adriatic Sea appraisal - Italy
Significant gas shows have been reported at an appraisal of a 1987 discovering being drilled by Intergas Piu Srl, the wholly owned subsidiary ... more
May 5, 2008
Migas to kick off 2008 bid round in June - Indonesia
The first tender round of the Indonesia Petroleum Bidding Round 2008 is to be opened in June, followed by a second round that will kick off in ... more
April 11, 2008
Proteam contracts GSI for 2D seismic survey off Jamaica
Having agreed to an aggressive exploration program, Hong Kong-based Proteam has been granted final awards for nearshore Jamaica blocks 1, 5, ... more
April 11, 2008
Seismic acquisition to feature in 2008 - Angola
A significant amount of seismic is to be acquired in the deepwater offshore Angola during the remainder of 2008. ... more
April 10, 2008
StatoilHydro ASA drilling again in the Hassi Mouina permit - Algeria
In the southern part of the Hassi Mouina permit StatoilHydro is drilling the Tinerkouk Ouest 1 (TNKW-1) wildcat seeking targets in the Tournaisian ... more
April 10, 2008
Petrobras using FPSO to produce extra heavy crude - Brazil
Petrobras has made another technological first, chartering the first FPSO to handle extra-heavy, ultra viscous (12.8° API crude) ... more
April 9, 2008
Political upheaval puts energy issues on the line - Turkey
Turkey's constitutional court has decided unanimously that it can hear a case aimed at closing down the country's governing AK Party. ... more
April 9, 2008
Pan Orient Energy tests oil from volcanics at Phetchabun Basin wildcat - Thailand
Despite a "complete" lack of hydrocarbon shows while drilling through the lost circulation zones, Pan Orient Energy has tested oil from two volcanics ... more
April 8, 2008
Gazprom impacted by major cost increases - Russia
Cost escalations are beginning to impact major upstream and downstream initiatives around the globe, a feature that is particularly apparent ... more
April 8, 2008
Det norske olieselskap ASA submits PDO for Froy field - Norway
An offshore Norway field abandoned by Elf in 2001 is to be brought back onstream by Det norske olieselskap. ... more
April 7, 2008
Ministers reassure industry on gas matters – New Zealand
Addressing the New Zealand Petroleum Conference, the minister of energy, David Parker, told delegates that New Zealand will need more gas discoveries ... more
April 7, 2008
Newfield planning appraisal of Malay Basin discovery - Malaysia
Upcoming drilling operations in Malaysia includes Newfield Exploration's plans to appraise an oil discovery made in the early 1990s. ... more
April 4, 2008
Oilex drilling second of three wells in Oman Basin
Oilex Ltd is drilling below 845m toward a proposed total depth of 1,600m at its second exploration well in the 5,809 sq km onshore Block 56 on ... more
April 4, 2008
Timan Oil & Gas Plc makes discovery in Russia’s Timan-Pechora Basin
Timan Oil & Gas subsidiary Komineftegaz has made a new oil discovery at Khudoyelskoye in Komi Republic (Timan-Pechora Basin). ... more
April 3, 2008
Barbados extends bid deadline to 6 July 2008
The deadline for bids for the Barbados Offshore Bid Round has been extended to 6 July 2008 from 4 April. The Government of Barbados will announce ... more
April 3, 2008
Innamincka completes gas well in Australia’s Cooper-Eromanga Basin
The third well drilled by Innamincka Petroleum Ltd in PEL 103/PRL 14 in the Cooper-Eromanga Basin this year has been completed as a future gas ... more
April 2, 2008
Sinopec encounters new pay in China’s Bohai Gulf Basin
In a breakthrough for the Bohai Gulf Basin, Sinopec has encountered 1.6m oil pay in the little-explored Kongdian Formation at a well drilled ... more
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