Kea Petroleum selects rig for Taranaki well program Feb 6, 2012
Kea Petroleum has selected Drillforce's Rig 1 for a 2 + 1 (optional) well program. The rig is expected to be mobilized first to Kea's

Kea Petroleum to commence 2012 NZ drilling program Feb 2, 2012
Kea reported that its 2012 drilling program will commence with the drilling of the Puka-1 well in onshore Taranaki, New Zealand

Kea Petroleum receive funding from Methanex Oct 18, 2011
Kea Petroleum has been notified by Methanex New Zealand Ltd (Methanex) of their intention to fund 50% of the Mauku-1 well in

Kea Petroleum provides update on Wingrove-2 well Aug 12, 2011
Kea Petroleum reported that testing of the Wingrove-2 well has now ceased. As previously updated, production during testing was compromised by

Kea Petroleum to terminate the initial flow test program on Wingrove-2 Jul 12, 2011
Kea Petroleum expects to terminate the initial flow test program on Wingrove-2 in the coming week.

Kea commences drilling at well in Surat Basin Jun 30, 2011
Kea Petroleum declared that the Hoadleys-1 exploration well in the ATP837P license area in Australia's onshore Surat Basin was

Kea Petroleum provides Hoadleys-1 drilling schedule and Wingrove update Jun 16, 2011
Kea Petroleum says that the Hoadleys-1 well in the recently acquired ATP837P licence area of Australia's onshore Surat Basin

Kea Petroleum secures rig for first Australia well May 23, 2011
Kea Petroleum has signed a Letter of Intent, subject to contract, with Atlas Drilling Co Pty Ltd of Australia for the use of the Atlas Rig #2 to drill the

Kea Petroleum to drill three wells in South Australia's Otway Basin Mar 9, 2011
Kea Petroleum has entered into an agreement to acquire a major interest in two onshore Australian petroleum exploration areas; PEL 155 in South

Kea Petroleum extends Methanex alliance Dec 10, 2010
Kea Petroleum has signed a legally binding Heads of Agreement to establish a broadly based alliance to facilitate exploration in the Taranaki Basin in New Zealand.

Kea Petroleum commences drilling at Tuatara-1 Jul 29, 2010
Kea Petroleum says that the Kan Tan IV drilling rig has now been anchored out on the Tuatara-1 drill site in the southern area of the offshore Taranaki Basin

Kea Petroleum provides New Zealand drilling update Jun 28, 2010
Kea Petroleum has decided to suspend its Beluga-1 well, drilled on the Company's onshore Taranaki exploration permit PEP51155, and to re-enter the hole and

Kea Petroleum to case Beluga-1 well in New Zealand Jun 22, 2010
Kea Petroleum says that the Beluga-1 well, drilled on the Company's onshore Taranaki, New Zealand exploration permit PEP 51155, is currently being cased

Kea Petroleum makes oil discovery in New Zealand Apr 28, 2010
Kea Petroleum says that its Wingrove-2 well in the onshore Taranaki Basin, New Zealand, has now reached its Target Depth of 1630m and has intersected

Kea Petroleum to start drilling Taranaki prospect in New Zealand Mar 17, 2010
Kea Petroleum advises that drilling of its Wingrove 2 well is expected to commence in the first week of April and take approximately 15 days.