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South America

Pacific Rubiales Awarded Two Heavy Oil Blocks in Bidding Round

Friday, July 18, 2008

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp has announced today that it has been awarded Blocks CP-1 and CP-6 in the Heavy Oil Round for the Llanos Basin of Colombia...

South America

Wintershall Wins First Exploration Block in Chile

Thursday, July 17, 2008

Wintershall is expanding its activities in South America: The wholly owned BASF subsidiary has for the first time been awarded an exploration license...

West Europe

Spring Energy Pre-Qualifies as a Licensee

Monday, July 14, 2008

The Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy (MPE) has pre-qualified Spring Energy as a licensee on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. "This is an imp...

West Europe

Island Oil & Gas Announces Licensing Option Award, Offshore Ireland

Monday, July 14, 2008

Island Oil & Gas plc, through its subsidiary Island Expro Limited, a Dublin-based exploration and production company, announces that it has been ...

Asia - Far East

Avery Resources Announces Provisional Award of Large NELP VII Block in India

Thursday, July 10, 2008

Avery Resources Inc. provides an update on its operations in India and Australia. India Avery’s wholly owned subsidiary, Bengal Energy Internat...

West Europe

Midmar Energy Awarded New UK Onshore Licences

Tuesday, July 01, 2008

Midmar Energy Ltd announces that it has been awarded two new onshore licences in the 13th Landward Oil and Gas Licensing round. The Company is please...

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West Europe

Norway 20th Licensing Round Details Announced

Sunday, June 29, 2008

The Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has announced the 20th licensing round. The Government will include 79 blocks/parts of blocks in the 20th licens...

North America

Leed Petroleum Awarded West Cameron Block 106 Lease in Gulf of Mexico MMS Lease Sale 206

Tuesday, June 17, 2008

Leed Petroleum PLC, the oil and gas exploration and production company focused on the Gulf of Mexico, today announces that the Company has been award...

West Europe

Norway APA07 Review

Friday, June 13, 2008

On 8 February 2008 the Norwegian Ministry of Petroleum and Energy announced that it is offering a total of 52 licences under the Awards in Predefined ...

West Europe

Fox Petroleum Announces Application for UK Offshore Licenses

Friday, June 13, 2008

Fox Petroleum Inc, along with partner Aimwell Energy, announce that they have applied for a number of blocks in the latest UK offshore license biddin...

West Europe

Ireland to Hold Rockall Frontier Licensing Round in 2009

Wednesday, June 11, 2008

The Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources will hold a licensing round in the Rockall Basin in 2009. The acreage on offer will ...

South America

Pacific Rubiales Qualifies for Colombia Heavy Crude Round

Friday, June 06, 2008

Pacific Rubiales Energy Corporation has formally qualified for the Colombian Heavy Crude Round. Pacific Rubiales Energy Corporation Pacific Rubi...

Asia - Far East

Further Exploration Acreage for Cairn India

Friday, June 06, 2008

The Government of Sri Lanka has awarded an exploration licence to explore for oil and natural gas in the Mannar Basin, to Cairn India. Block SL 2007-...

West Europe

Fox Petroleum Announces Awarded Four New UK Onshore Blocks in South England

Wednesday, June 04, 2008

Fox Petroleum Inc. along with partner Aimwell Energy are pleased to announce the securing of four (4) 10km x 10km UK onshore license blocks in the so...

West Europe

E&P Firms Pick up New Awards in Latest UK Onshore Round

Friday, May 30, 2008

John Hutton, the UK’s Business Secretary, announced the recipients of new exploration licences in the 13th Onshore Round this week, with several smal...

West Europe

Eden Secures Increase in UK Petroleum/Coal Seam Methane Licences

Friday, May 30, 2008

Highlights • Eden, jointly with its 50% Welsh coal seam methane partner, has been awarded an additional 17 petroleum and coal seam methane blocks ...

West Europe

Composite Energy Awarded UK Onshore Exploration Licences

Thursday, May 29, 2008

- Composite Energy targets coalbed methane in the UK Composite Energy Limited, the Stirling based specialist in the extraction of methane from deep ...

West Europe

Island Gas Success in UK 13th Onshore Oil and Gas Licensing Round

Thursday, May 29, 2008

IGas, a leading developer of Coal Bed Methane (“CBM”) in the UK and prospective producer of North Sea quality gas from virgin coal seams, announces t...

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