Wintershall and GDF SUEZ extend collaboration
May 13, 2009
Wintershall and GDF SUEZ are extending their collaboration by signing an agreement on the exchange of interests in drilling fields in the German North Sea.

KRG to begin crude oil exports from Tawke field
May 11, 2009
On behalf of the Kurdistan Regional Government (KRG), the KRG Ministry of Natural Resources says that crude oil exports shall commence officially on 1 June 2009

China North East Petroleum signs drilling contract for 48 wells
May 8, 2009
China North East Petroleum Holdings, Limited has signed a new well drilling contract with a local primary drilling company.

Mustang awarded FEED for Chevron Jack & St. Malo deepwater project
May 7, 2009
Mustang, part of international energy services company John Wood Group PLC (Wood Group), has been selected by Chevron to perform front-end engineering design (FEED)

Eni bags new operatorship; interests in Barents Sea licenses
May 6, 2009
Eni has been awarded the operatorships and participating interests in two exploration licenses in the Barents Sea, offshore Norway, and a participating interest

Marathon awarded third Indonesian offshore exploration block
May 6, 2009
Marathon Oil Corporation says that its wholly owned subsidiaries, Marathon Indonesia New Ventures Limited and Indonesia Kumawa Energy Limited,

Faroe Petroleum awarded new licence in Norwegian Barents Sea
May 6, 2009
Faroe Petroleum reports the 20th Norwegian Licence Round award of its first licence in the southern part of the Norwegian Barents Sea, as announced by the Norwegian Ministry

China yard Dalian wins $500M Tupi job
May 4, 2009
The giant Tupi oilfield offshore Brazil will get its giant floating production facility next year, after Japan's Mitsui Ocean Development & Engineering Co., or MODEC, on Monday awarded ...

Petro Andina picks 4 exploration blocks in Colombia
May 4, 2009
Following the Company's successful bids on four exploration blocks totaling 495,000 acres in the Colombia Mini-Round 2008, Petro Andina and its partner, Columbus

Norway awards new production licences in the 20th licensing round
May 4, 2009
The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) has awarded new production licences in the 20th licensing round on the Norwegian shelf.

Kairiki executes farm-out agreement with Focus Oil and Gas
May 1, 2009
Kairiki Energy advises that its wholly owned subsidiary, Yilgarn Petroleum Philippines Pty Ltd, has executed a formal Farm-Out Agreement with Focus Oil and Gas

Senergy secures government contract for key North Sea studies
Apr 30, 2009
Senergy has been awarded a framework agreement with contracts up to £1.8 million by the UK government to examine ways of prolonging the production life of the North Sea

Aker Solutions to build giant Sakhalin 1 structure
Apr 30, 2009
Aker Solutions has been awarded contracts from Exxon Neftegas Limited, as operator on behalf of the Sakhalin-1 Consortium, for designing, constructing and delivering the Arkutun-Dagi gravity base structure (GBS) for the Sakhalin-1 project.

BP Q1 plummets, spending slashed
Apr 28, 2009
International oil company BP has posted a $2.56 billion first-quarter profit, down a staggering $4.53 billion million from the same period in 2008, and the company ...

Occidental, Mubadala sign development deal for Bahrain field
Apr 28, 2009
Occidental Petroleum Corporation and Mubadala Development Company (Mubadala), through its business unit Mubadala Oil & Gas have signed a Development and

TDW Offshore develops innovative pipeline repair solution for StatoilHydro
Apr 27, 2009
TDW Offshore Services has successfully designed and delivered a customized pipeline repair solution for StatoilHydro.

3D Oil updates progress at west seahorse
Apr 27, 2009
3D Oil Limited has provided an update to shareholders outlining its recent development progress and the company's plans to maximize the value of its assets for shareholders.

2009 Rockall Licensing Round closed for applications
Apr 27, 2009
Ireland’s Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan TD has announced the closure of the 2009 Rockall licensing round.

JSC Gazprom Neft buys oils and lubricants producing facility in Italy
Apr 23, 2009
JSC Gazprom Neft has acquired oils and lubricants producing facility under Chevron Italia S.p.A. brand in Bari (Italy) from Chevron Global Energy.

Pan Andean signs contract on exploration block 161 in Ucayali Basin, Peru
Apr 23, 2009
Pan Andean has formally signed the contract on Exploration & Development Block 161 in Peru, the award of which was announced on 16 September 2008.

Eaglewood Energy enters farm-out agreement on PPL260
Apr 23, 2009
Eaglewood Energy has entered into a binding farm-out agreement in respect of PPL260 in the Papuan Basin Fold Belt, one of Eaglewood's four 100 percent owned exploration

Pan pens E&P contract for block 161 in Peru
Apr 21, 2009
Pan Andean has formally signed the contract on Exploration & Development Block 161 in Peru, the award of which was announced on 16 September 2008.

Shell gets EMGS to de-risk Senegal
Apr 17, 2009
Oil company Shell has started exploration work offshore Senegal in Northwest Africa, where the “pinprick” technology of Norway-based Electromagnetic Geoservices, or EMGS, has been ...

Harvest Natural to explore Oman block
Apr 15, 2009
Harvest Natural Resources has signed the Al Ghubar / Qarn Alam Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement with the Sultanate of Oman in Muscat, Oman.

Sevan “round rig” to earn share of Shelley
Apr 14, 2009
Norway-based floating production company Sevan Marine has reported a loose agreement with Premier Oil and Gas Services Ltd. to keep operating FPSO Sevan Voyageur at ...