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Acergy awarded $1.3 billion deepwater contract Offshore West Africa Jul 30, 2010Acergy reports the award of a contract valued at approximately $1.3 billion for the engineering, procurement, fabrication and installation of a significant deepwater
Tullow Oil reports successful Ngiri-2 appraisal well Jul 29, 2010Tullow Oil says that the Ngiri-2 appraisal well, which is located in the Butiaba region of Uganda Block 1, has encountered over 40 metres of net oil
MSIS expands international presence with formation of Ghana subsidiary Jul 29, 2010MS Industrial Services’ (MSIS) Group, has expanded its international presence with the establishment of a subsidiary in Ghana.
CNOOC-operated Bogal well plugged, abandoned in Kenya Jul 28, 2010Lion Energy provided an update on the CNOOC-operated Bogal-1 well on Block 9, Kenya.
Tullow completes acquisition of Heritage's Ugandan assets Jul 28, 2010Tullow Oil says that on 26 July 2010, Tullow Uganda Limited (Tullow Uganda), a subsidiary of Tullow, has completed the US$1.35 billion acquisition of a 50% interest
Petroceltic secures rig for four well appraisal programme in Algeria Jul 27, 2010Petroceltic International has signed a contract for drilling rig services with Dalma Energy LLC, (Dalma) a Dubai based drilling contractor, for their land rig
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Tullow's Owo-1 exploration well discovers new oil fieldJul 27, 2010Tullow Oil says that the Owo-1 exploration well in the Deepwater Tano licence offshore Ghana has intersected a significant column of excellent quality light oil.
Anadarko makes discovery Offshore GhanaJul 26, 2010Anadarko Petroleum Corporation reported another significant discovery offshore Ghana at the Owo prospect in the Deepwater Tano Block.
Vitol to acquire Shell's African downstream assetsJul 26, 2010Vitol and Helios Investment Partners confirm they are in exclusive negotiations with Shell for the potential acquisition of equity in Shell's downstream businesse
Dominion drills duster in UgandaJul 22, 2010Dominion reported that the Ngaji-1 well was drilled to total depth (TD) at 1765m; the results were inconclusive as it did not identify any significant hydrocarbons.
J P Kenny & MCS Kenny complete first full Subsea FEED in NigeriaJul 21, 2010Leading international subsea engineering companies, J P Kenny and MCS Kenny, part of Wood Group, alongside Nigerian engineering company Dover Engineering
Africa Oil closes first tranche of $25 million private placementJul 21, 2010Africa Oil Corp. has closed the first tranche of its $25 million private placement, previously announced on July 9, 2010.
Sasol, Statoil, Chesapeake form JV to explore Karoo ShaleJul 20, 2010Sasol reported the successful award of a joint application with Statoil and Chesapeake for an onshore petroleum Technical Cooperation Permit (TCP) in South Africa.
Rocksource secures rig for AGC Profond PSC in West AfricaJul 20, 2010Rocksource ASA says that Ophir Energy plc, the Operator of the AGC Profond PSC, has agreed a rig contract for the deepwater semi-submersible Maersk
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VAALCO Energy reports discovery on Southeast Etame prospect Offshore GabonJul 19, 2010VAALCO Energy, Inc. reports the Southeast Etame No. 1 (ETSEM-1) exploration well completed drilling to a total depth of 9,045 feet (2,757 meters)
Bowleven provides IE-3 appraisal well drilling updateJul 16, 2010Bowleven, the West Africa focused oil and gas exploration group listed on AIM, says that the IE-3 appraisal well has reached a final depth of 3,048 metres.
Tullow Oil reports successful Nsoga-5 appraisal well resultJul 16, 2010Tullow Oil says that the Nsoga-5 appraisal well, which is located in the Butiaba region of Uganda Block 2, has successfully encountered 10 metres of net oil pay.
Afren acquires EER's residual interest in OML 115, NigeriaJul 16, 2010Afren says that terms have been agreed to acquire Energy Equity Resources Oil and Gas's (EER) residual license interest in OML 115, offshore south east Nigeria.
SOCO reports Nganzi farm-out agreementJul 16, 2010SOCO International says that its subsidiary, SOCO Exploration & Production - DRC SPRL (SOCO E&P DRC), has entered into a farm-out agreement wherein it has
Total acquires interest in block 1 in the JDZ, Sao Tomé and PrincipeJul 16, 2010Total reports the signature of an agreement to acquire Chevron's 45.9% interest in Block 1 in the Joint Development Zone (JDZ). Total will operate the block in partnership
Orca Exploration creates infrastructure division to expand natural gas pipeline in East AfricaJul 15, 2010Orca Exploration Group Inc has reported the creation of EastCoast Transmission and Marketing as the new infrastructure division of the Company.
Petro Matad provides Mongolian operations updateJul 14, 2010Petro Matad provided an update on the progress of the Davsan Tolgoi-1 (DT-1) exploration well.
Ophir to acquire Iiterest in Marovoay block 2102 in MadagascarJul 14, 2010Ophir has entered into an agreement with Wilton Petroleum to acquire an 80% interest and Operatorship of a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) over an area
Diamond Offshore relocates Deepwater Ocean Confidence to the CongoJul 14, 2010Diamond Offshore Drilling, Inc. says that a subsidiary of the Company has agreed to suspend a Gulf of Mexico (GOM) contract and has entered into a new
Hyperdynamics awards 3D seismic contractJul 13, 2010Hyperdynamics Corporation has contracted with PGS Geophysical to process the data from the 3D seismic survey to be conducted over its offshore block in the Republic of Guinea.
Gulfsands commences drilling of Lambouka-1 in TunisiaJul 13, 2010Gulfsands Petroleum says that ADX Energy Ltd the operator of the Kerkouane Exploration Licence offshore Tunisia (Kerkouane Licence) has advised of the commencement
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