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North America
21 March 2010
Statoil was the highest bidder on 21 leases in the central area lease sale in the US Gulf of Mexico. "The lease sales are important events for u...
North America
19 March 2010
Mariner Energy, Inc. announces that the company is the apparent high bidder on 45 blocks on which it bid at the U.S. Minerals Management Service ...
North America
18 March 2010
Central Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 213, held in New Orleans this week, attracted $ 949,265,959 in high bids. The sale was conducted by...
North America
18 March 2010
Noble Energy, Inc. was the apparent high bidder on 16 deepwater lease blocks in the Central Gulf of Mexico Lease Sale 213. The Company joined wit...
West Europe
22 February 2010
On 27 January 2010, Energy and Climate Change Minister, Lord Hunt, announced that the Department of Energy and Climate Change (DECC) is inviting appli...
West Europe
22 February 2010
On 19 January 2010, the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced that it is offering a total of 38 production licences under the Awards i...
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South America
15 February 2010
The Venezuelan government has awarded two out of three of the licences on offer in the Carabobo heavy oil licensing round. The success of the bid...
West Europe
11 February 2010
Electromagnetic Geoservices ASA (EMGS) announces the launch of a major multi-client 3D EM campaign ahead of the 21st licensing round in Norway. T...
Australasia
10 February 2010
Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee today announced the opening of bidding for a block offer over the onshore Kahili gas field in Tarana...
Africa
04 February 2010
Abuja has announced plans to hold a licensing round for both onshore and offshore fields this year, according to Emmanuel Egbogah, a special ener...
North America
02 February 2010
The Department of the Interior Minerals Management Service (MMS) has proposed an oil and natural gas Lease Sale for Central Gulf of Mexico (GOM) Con...
Africa
02 February 2010
On 29 July 2009, the Ministry of Energy and Mines, National Agency for Hydrocarbon Resources Valorisation (ALNAFT) launched the Algerian Second Nati...
North America
02 February 2010
The Alaska Department of Natural Resources (ADNR), Division of Oil and Gas (DO&G), will offer state lands for competitive oil and gas leasing ...
West Europe
01 February 2010
Following the announcement of the 26th UKCS Licensing Round, UKCS consultancy Hannon Westwood today released an updated study on the potential resourc...
West Europe
01 February 2010
Oil & Gas UK, the leading representative organisation for the UKs offshore oil and gas industry, today (27 January, 2010) welcomed DECC's ann...
West Europe
30 January 2010
Dana Petroleum announces that its wholly owned subsidiary, Dana Petroleum Norway AS, has been awarded interests in nine offshore blocks under six...
West Europe
27 January 2010
A new round of offshore licensing will give a further boost to the UK's offshore oil and gas industries, Energy and Climate Change Minister Lord ...
West Europe
27 January 2010
Following the completion of the 2009 licensing round (APA), the Norwegian energy ministry awarded RWE Dea interests in two new exploration licenc...
West Europe
22 January 2010
Oslo has awarded 38 production licences to a total of 42 oil companies, 19 of which have been offered operatorships - according to reports from t...
West Europe
22 January 2010
The Norwegian energy ministry has awarded Wintershall Norge A.S.A. working interests in four new exploration licenses in the current licensing round, ...
Australasia
21 January 2010
Energy and Resources Minister Gerry Brownlee has announced the opening of bidding for six new petroleum exploration blocks across the Reinga Basi...
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