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Thursday, May 16, 2013

TransAtlantic Petroleum announces financial results for the fourth quarter and year-end 2012
TransAtlantic Petroleum Ltd. (TSX:TNP) (NYSE-MKT:TAT) (the "Company" or "TransAtlantic") today reported its financial results for the quarter and year ended December 31, 2012. Filing Delay Summary On March 18, 2013, the Company announced that it ...
North America | Thursday, May 16, 2013

Thursday, May 09, 2013

Petrominerales reports first quarter financials and provides operational update
Petrominerales (TSX:PMG)(BVC:PMGC) announces our 2013 first quarter financial results and an operational update highlighted by our Taya-1 oil discovery. FIRST QUARTER FINANCIAL AND OPERATING HIGHLIGHTS New oil discovery on our Corcel Block with our Taya-1 discovery; ...
South America | Thursday, May 09, 2013

Wednesday, May 08, 2013

New discovery of good quality oil in Transfer of Rights area
Petrobras announces the discovery of good quality oil in the Transfer of Rights area referred to as Entorno de Iara, in the Santos Basin pre-salt region. Well 1-BRSA-1146-RJS (1-RJS-711), known as Entorno de Iara 1, is located at a water depth of 2,266 meters, 235 km o ...
South America | Wednesday, May 08, 2013

Monday, May 06, 2013

Octagon 88 Resources announces final agat lab results on the successful Elkton Erosional Edge well
Octagon 88 Resources Inc. (OCTX) has now received the AGAT laboratories final analysis report from CEC North Star Energy Ltd. providing analysis data from the core samples taken from the Elkton Erosional Edge coring operations carried out in March 2013. The full report ...
North America | Monday, May 06, 2013
Lundin Petroleum AB: Luno II Oil discovery offshore Norway successfully tested
Lundin Petroleum AB (TSX:LUP)(OMX:LUPE) (Lundin Petroleum) through its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway) is pleased to announce that the testing of the previously announced Luno II discovery has been successfully completed. The discovery is locat ...
West Europe | Monday, May 06, 2013

Thursday, May 02, 2013

PA Resources announce Carla South oil discovery in Block I, Equatorial Guinea
The Carla South exploration well in Block I has encountered oil in good quality sandstones at the target level. The well will shortly be side-tracked to an adjacent target. The Carla South (I-7) exploration well in Block I in Equatorial Guinea has reached a total measu ...
Africa | Thursday, May 02, 2013

Friday, April 26, 2013

CNOOC Limited announces key operational statistics for the first quarter of 2013
CNOOC Limited (NYSE: CEO, SEHK: 00883) announce its key operational statistics for the first quarter of 2013. During the quarter, the Company achieved a total net production of 93.6 million barrels of oil equivalent (BOE), representing 17.3% increase year over year (Yo ...
Asia Far East | Friday, April 26, 2013
Total announce Ivoire-1X exploration well on Block CI-100 encountered a horizon with high-quality oil
Total announces that the Ivoire-1X exploration well, located in the western portion of Block CI-100 in 2,280 meters of water, encountered 28 meters of net oil pay in a series of about 100 meters of Cretaceous reservoirs. The oil in the abrupt margin geological play is l ...
Africa | Friday, April 26, 2013

Thursday, April 25, 2013

Pan Orient Energy Corp announce Thailand L53-G2 oil discovery
Pan Orient Energy Corp. (TSX VENTURE:POE) announce that the L53-G2 exploration well is currently on a 90 day production test producing 24 degree API oil at a rate of approximately 350 barrels of oil per day ("BOPD") with a 0.5% water cut from seven meters of p ...
Asia Far East | Thursday, April 25, 2013
Anadarko announces Phobos discovery in the Deepwater Gulf of Mexico
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) today announced its Phobos-1 well in the deepwater Gulf of Mexico encountered approximately 250 net feet of high-quality oil pay in Lower Tertiary-aged reservoirs. "Our 2013 Gulf of Mexico exploration program is off to an ...
North America | Thursday, April 25, 2013

Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Chevron announces natural gas discovery offshore Australia
Chevron Corporation (NYSE: CVX) today announced further drilling success by its Australian subsidiary in the Exmouth Plateau area, located in the Carnarvon Basin. The Elfin-1 exploration discovery well encountered approximately 132 feet (40 meters) of net gas pay in th ...
Australasia | Tuesday, April 23, 2013
Drillsearch Energy announce new Western Flank oil discovery at Kalladeina-2
Drillsearch Energy Limited (ASX: DLS) announce a new oil discovery at the Kalladeina-2 well with wireline logs confirming a McKinlay-Namur oil pay zone. Kalladeina-2 was drilled by the PEL 91 Joint Venture (Drillsearch 60% and Beach Energy as Operator 40%) and has been ...
Australasia | Tuesday, April 23, 2013

Monday, April 22, 2013

TAG Oil targets unconventional discoveries with first oil and gas exploration well in New Zealand's East Coast Basin
TAG Oil Ltd. (TSX: TAO) and (OTCQX: TAOIF), is pleased to announce that drilling of the Ngapaeruru-1 exploration well is now underway in TAG's 100% controlled Petroleum Exploration Permit 38349, located in the East Coast Basin of New Zealand. The Ngapaeruru-1 explor ...
Australasia | Monday, April 22, 2013

Friday, April 19, 2013

Statoil announce significant Gullfaks discovery
Statoil (OSE:STL, NYSE:STO) and partner Petoro have proven considerable additional resources in the Shetland Group/Lista Formation in the Gullfaks licence. The Shetland Group and the Lista Formation are younger and slightly shallower deposits with different properties ...
West Europe | Friday, April 19, 2013