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Thursday, May 23, 2013

Brazil to hold oil auction one month earlier than expected
Brazil is to hold an auction for rights to explore some of its most promising offshore oil and natural gas areas one month earlier than expected, the GloboNews 24-hour TV news channel reported Thursday. The auction date has been moved to October to capitalize on strong ...
South America | Thursday, May 23, 2013

Friday, May 17, 2013

Total wins 10 exploration licenses during Brazil's 11th Bid Round
Total announces that it has been awarded 10 new exploration licenses during Brazil's 11th bid round. Total will be the operator with 40% interest in five blocks situated in the Foz do Amazonas basin (FZA-M-57, FZA-M-86, FZA-M-88, FZA-M-125 and FZA-M-127) and with 4 ...
South America | Friday, May 17, 2013
Petrobras buys the most blocks and offers the biggest signature bonus in the ANP 11th Round
Petrobras announces that yesterday it acquired the most blocks offered in the 11th Bid Round held by the National Petroleum Agency (ANP). Petrobras bought, whether on its own or in partnerships, 34 of the 289 blocks offered in the bid. It also secured, in its technician ...
South America | Friday, May 17, 2013
Gran Tierra Energy announces successful acreage awards in Brazil
Gran Tierra Energy Inc. (NYSE MKT: GTE, TSX: GTE), a company focused on oil exploration and production in South America, today announced successful bids on three blocks in the recently completed 2013 Brazil Bid Round administered by Brazil's Agência Nacional d ...
South America | Friday, May 17, 2013
Petrominerales awarded three blocks in the 11th Bid Round in Brazil
Petrominerales (TSX:PMG)(BVC:PMGC) is pleased to announce that, following the Brazilian 11th Bid Round ("Bid Round"), administered by the Agencia Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis of Brazil ("ANP"), we successfu ...
South America | Friday, May 17, 2013

Thursday, May 16, 2013

Statoil awarded 6 licences offshore Brazil
Statoil was the highest bidder on 6 licences in Brazil's 11th licensing round, the first licencing round in the country since December 2008. With the new licences, Statoil has strengthened its position in the Espirito Santo basin. The award in Brazil's 11th lic ...
South America | Thursday, May 16, 2013
Pacific Rubiales awarded three blocks in Brazil's 11th bid round
Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (TSX: PRE; BVC: PREC; BOVESPA: PREB) announce that it has been awarded three blocks in Brazil's 11th Bid Round (the "Bid Round") organized by the Agencia Nacional do Petróleo, Gás Natural e Biocombustíveis ...
South America | Thursday, May 16, 2013
Ecopetrol submitted the highest bids for three blocks in the Brazil bidding round
Ecopetrol S.A. (NYSE: EC; BVC: ECOPETROL; TSX: ECP) announces that it submitted the highest bids for three exploratory blocks in the 11th Bidding Round carried out yesterday by the Agencia Nacional do Petroleo, Gas Natural e Biocombustiveis (National Agency of Petroleum ...
South America | Thursday, May 16, 2013
Premier Oil announce award of three blocks in Brazil's 11th Round
Premier is pleased to announce that it has been awarded three blocks in Brazil's 11th Round held in Rio de Janeiro on 14 May. The blocks are located in deep water basins offshore North East Brazil in largely under-explored areas and contain prospects and leads capab ...
South America | Thursday, May 16, 2013

Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Geopark Holdings Limited announce strategic entry and acquisition in Brazil
GeoPark Holdings Limited, the Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolidator with operations and producing properties in Chile, Colombia and Argentina (AIM: GPK), is pleased to announce its strategic entry into Brazil with the acquisition of a ten percen ...
South America | Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Geopark Holdings Limited announce award of new blocks in Brazil
GeoPark Holdings Limited, the Latin American oil and gas explorer, operator and consolidator with operations and producing properties in Chile, Colombia and Argentina (AIM: GPK), is pleased to announce that it has been awarded seven new licenses in the Brazilian Round 1 ...
South America | Wednesday, May 15, 2013
Chariot Oil & Gas announce successful bids for exploration blocks in Brazil
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited (AIM: CHAR) is pleased to announce that the Company has, subject to final contract, been successful in its bids for a 100% interest and operatorship in four shallow-water exploration licences, BAR-M292, BAR-M-293, BAR-M-313 and BAR-M-314, in th ...
South America | Wednesday, May 15, 2013

Thursday, May 09, 2013

SacOil announce approval of three onshore Petroleum Prospecting Licences in Botswana
SacOil Holdings Limited, the African independent upstream oil and gas company, is pleased to announce that its Botswana subsidiary, Transfer Holdings (Proprietary) Limited, has been advised by the Botswana Department of Mines that three exploration licenses were duly ap ...
Africa | Thursday, May 09, 2013

Thursday, May 02, 2013

Trap Oil Group announce new strategic consortium partners
Trapoil (AIM: TRAP), the independent oil and gas exploration, appraisal and production company focused on the UK Continental Shelf region of the North Sea, is pleased to provide the following update. New Strategic Consortium Partners TAQA Bratani UK Limited ("TAQ ...
West Europe | Thursday, May 02, 2013