Lion Energy continues testing of Lofin-2 despite operational results
May 18, 2015
Lion Energy Ltd advises that Lofin-2 appraisal well has reached a depth of 5861m MD. Gas chromatography and oil shows in the primary

Suncor Energy drills dry well during oil discovery delineation
May 18, 2015
Suncor Energy Norge AS, operator of production licence 375, has completed drilling of appraisal well 34/4-14 S in the oil discovery 34/4-11.

APPEA Board appoints new Chief Executive
May 18, 2015
The Chairman of the Australian Petroleum Production & Exploration Association, Bruce Lake, is pleased to announce the appointment of Malcolm Roberts

FMC Technologies appoints Douglas Pferdehirt as President
May 18, 2015
FMC Technologies, Inc. says that its Board of Directors has appointed Douglas J. Pferdehirt president of the company. Pferdehirt assumes

Erin Energy receives government approval for license extension in The Gambia
May 18, 2015
Erin Energy Corporation has received executive approval to extend the initial exploration period for blocks A2 and A5 in The Gambia by 24 months

OMV plugs and abandons dry well near Wisting oil discovery
May 18, 2015
OMV (Norge) AS, operator of production licence 537, is in the process of concluding the drilling of wildcat well 7324/8-2. The well was drilled about 6 kilometres southeast of oil discovery 7324/8-1 'Wisting' in the Barents Sea and 310 km north of Hammerfest. The purpose of the well was to prove petroleum in reservoir rocks from the Middle Jurassic to Late Triassic Age (the Stø and Fruholmen formations).

Baron Oil signs Block XXI seismic contract
May 18, 2015
Baron Oil’s local Subsidiary, Gold Oil Peru SAC, has signed a seismic contract with GSS, a Houston based seismic contractor, to acquire, process

AWE spuds Waitsia-1 appraisal well
May 18, 2015
AWE Limited, the Operator of Permits L1/L2 in the Perth Basin, Western Australia, has advised that the Waitsia-1 appraisal well commenced drilling

Vince Catanzaro, VP Operations East at Atlas Copco retires after 42 years of service
May 18, 2015
Vince Catanzaro has worked in various departments and held key roles during his career with Atlas Copco. After 42 years of dedicated service,

EnQuest increases 20% production at the end of April 2015
May 18, 2015
Production averaged 30,768 Boepd for the four months to the end of April 2015, up 20.2% on the same period in 2014. Full year 2015 production

MEO renews AC/P50 & AC/P51 permits, offshore Australia
May 18, 2015
MEO Australia has accepted an offer from the National Offshore Petroleum Titles Administrator (NOTPA) to renew the AC/P50 and AC/P51 exploration

The Arabian Sea Region Oil & Gas 2015 to start next week
May 18, 2015
The Arabian Sea Region Oil & Gas 2015 Summit takes place on 26th-27th May at the 5* InterContinental Hotel in Muscat, Oman. The global Summits organiser,

Borders & Southern upgrade on its Darwin Gas condensate discovery
May 15, 2015
Borders & Southern provides a technical update on its Darwin Gas Condensate Discovery and near-field prospectivity. The Company has completed a comprehensive seismic

Saturn Minerals resumes Bannock Creek operations
May 15, 2015
Saturn Minerals Inc. says that road bans in the Bannock Creek Property area have been lifted and property ground conditions have enabled the

Apache Corporation appoints new director
May 15, 2015
Apache Corporation has appointed Daniel W. Rabun to its board of directors. Rabun, 60, currently serves as the non-executive chairman of Ensco, plc following his

Seatronics appoints Phil Middleton as new Group Managing Director
May 15, 2015
Seatronics Ltd, an Acteon company and part of its survey, monitoring and data business, has promoted Phil Middleton from deputy managing director

Drydocks World wins contract from Orwell Offshore for Turret fabrication
May 15, 2015
Drydocks World is set to expand on their extensive track record of constructing Turret mooring Systems, securing a contract from Orwell Offshore

Abilene Oil and Gas provides CKU update
May 15, 2015
Abilene Oil and Gas Limited has been advised by the joint venture operator of the Central Kansas Uplift Project, CMX Inc, that the Bushton #1-36 well,

SRP’s Rocksteady™ performs successfully on Perth Wave Energy project
May 15, 2015
Subsea Riser Products Ltd (SRP) has completed the third and final installation using the SRP Rocksteady™ mooring connector for the Perth Wave Energy

Petrofac makes board changes
May 15, 2015
Petrofac confirms that Roxanne Decyk will step down as a Non-executive Director, with Matthias Bichsel joining the Company as a Non-executive Director,

Cape plc acquires Redhall Engineering
May 15, 2015
Cape plc has acquired Redhall Engineering Solutions Limited, for a total consideration of £6 million. The acquisition will be funded from the

Aminex completes Competent Person's Report on the Kiliwani North development licence
May 15, 2015
Aminex says that Senergy (GB) Limited ('LR Senergy'), an independent oil and gas consultancy firm, has completed a technical evaluation

WHL Energy enters Good Standing Agreement regarding WA-460-P exploration permit
May 15, 2015
Australian energy company WHL Energy Limited says that following a submission in December 2014 to the Commonwealth-Western Australia

Rampart Energy appoints new Director and Company Secretary
May 15, 2015
Rampart Energy Ltd is pleased to advise the appointment of Rory McGoldrick to the Board. Mr McGoldrick graduated from the University of Western Australia where he completed