Oil and Gas

BP (LSE:BP.) will have to shoulder compensatory damages claimed by third parties against its’ contractor, Transocean, in relation to the 2010 oil spill incident on the Gulf of Mexico. Judge Carl Barbier of the US District Court in New Orleans ruled yesterday in a 30-page document, that BP is to indemnify Transocean for their part […]

Independent oil exploration company Cove Energy (LSE:COV) has received bidding from BP for a possible takeover. Neither company has released any statements regarding the news. BP is the latest addition to the growing number of companies reported to be interested in acquiring Cove Energy since it opened itself up for a bid on 5 January […]

Dragon Oil (LSE:DGO), the oil and gas company based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates recorded a huge increase in growth for 2011. The company’s production of oil increased to 61,500 barrels of oil per day during the previous year. Remarkably, this represented a 30% increase from 2010. Reasons for Impressive Growth The company’s impressive growth […]

AIM-listed President Petroleum (LSE:PPC) released a statement today estimating 50 million barrels of oil that was not previously accounted for has been discovered at the Pozo Escondido Field in Argentina. Previous figures at PE field indicated that there were only 20 million barrels of cretaceous stacked oil in place. The PEE-1001 well in the Pozo […]

Tullow Oil (LSE:TLW) is off to a good start in 2012, a position which has been accentuated by the strong financial position held in 2011, combined with new discoveries and partnerships. The Group is expecting their sales revenue to approach US$2.3 billion, more than twice its 2010 performance backed by “increased production and strong commodity […]

San Leon Energy (LSE:SLE) today released a statement on the progress of its exploration assets in Albania.   The company, which has a 100 per cent owned Durresi License (4,200 square kilometers) in Albania, has received the preliminary processed volumes from its 840 square kilometers 3D seismic survey undertaken from late last year. Western Geophysical […]

In separate statements issued today, Range Resources and Red Emperor Resources announced the commencement of drilling operations on the Dharoor Block in Puntland, Northern Somalia. The announcements are in conjunction with the earlier press release of the said block’s operator, Horn Petroleum Corporation, a quoted company on the Toronto Stock Exchange. It is the first exploration in 20 years...

Afren (LSE:AFR) released a statement announcing the discovery of oil off of South East Nigeria. According to the report, the drilling encountered 549 feet true vertical thickness (TVT) of net oil pay and 41 feet of net oil gas in “excellent reservoir sands” in the Okoro East exploration well. The well is located east of […]

Genel Energy (LSE:GENL) said today that they will increase their interest in the Chia Surkh exploration block from 20 % to 80 %, thereby becoming the government’s sole contractor for the region. This initiative is largely seen as an essential strategy in the company’s attempts to strengthen its position in the region. Chia Surkh covers […]

AIM-listed exploration company Falkland Oil & Gas (LSE:FOGL) has announced today it will issue new shares to raise £48 million in line with the company’s drilling programme in the Falkland Islands. FOGL will commence trading of 112,764,675 new shares of 0.002 pence on 18 January at 43 pence per share, upon securing admission requirements, making […]