Rowan Companies plc ("Rowan" or the "Company") (NYSE: RDC) announced today that its monthly report of drilling rig status and contract information has been updated as of November 21, 2013. The Company continues to expect out of service ...
Petroamerica Oil Corp. (TSX-V:PTA), a Canadian oil company operating in Colombia is pleased to announce a light oil discovery at the La Guira-1 exploration well on the Los Ocarros Block. The Company is also pleased to announce that total ...
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This is the third near-field discovery in the Norwegian Sea in three months. Exploration well 6407/8-6 and sidetrack 6407/8-6A, drilled by the Songa Trym drilling rig, have proven several oil columns in formations dating from the Jurassic ...
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Lundin Petroleum AB (Lundin Petroleum), through its wholly owned subsidiary Lundin Norway AS (Lundin Norway), announces that the Johan Sverdrup appraisal well 16/3-7, located in the south-eastern part of PL501, is completed. Appraisal ...
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China's primary offshore oil company on Tuesday invited foreign companies to bid on an unprecedented number of deep-water blocks off Chinese shores as the country attempts to firm up domestic oil output, which has grown slowly over the past ...
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A new shipbuilding yard that is jointly developed by Keppel Offshore & Marine Ltd (Keppel O&M), State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Republic (SOCAR) and Azerbaijan Investment Company (AIC) was officially opened this morning by President of ...
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Dialight,the innovative global leader in LED lighting technology, recently unveiled its next generation LED Linear fixture, the most efficient solution of its kind for Class I Div 2 certified hazardous applications such as on- and offshore ...
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China's state-owned offshore monopoly producer China National Offshore Oil Corp says it supports the Chinese government's position over Japan's recent protests about Chinese drilling activity in the East China Sea. "We do not understand ...
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Sembcorp Marine's PPL Shipyard secures US$220.5 million contract to construct a jack-up rig for Bot Lease Co., Ltd Monday, Jun 03, 2013 Sembcorp Marine’s subsidiary PPL Shipyard has secured a contract to build a jack-up drilling rig ...
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Baker Hughes reported Friday that for the week ending April 5, the US rig count fell by 10 to 1,738, following a two-rig increase a week ago. During the week, the oil rig count rose by three to 1,357 while the gas-directed rig count was ...
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Drilling began on the Kurdamir-3 appraisal well on the Kurdamir Block on February 22, 2013. 3D seismic surveys are also underway on both the Kurdamir and Garmian Blocks, and preparations are progressing for the three wells on the Garmian ...
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BP said Tuesday it is ready to defend itself in court over civil liability charges brought against it in the US over the Macondo oil spill after attempts to settle out of court failed. BP late last year agreed with the US Department of ...
Sonoro Energy has announced the following operational and corporate updates. Drilling Permit The Company has received written correspondence from the Salah ad Din Province of Iraq regarding the status of the drilling permit ...
A federal judge on Tuesday approved a $4 billion settlement hammered out between BP and the US government over the 2010 Macondo disaster in the Gulf of Mexico. US District Court Judge Sarah Vance issued the ruling after hearing ...
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By John Lee. As part of its operational update yesterday, Petroceltic gave an update on its operations in Iraqi Kurdistan: An active exploration and development programme is scheduled for 2013 with a capital expenditure budget of US$150 ...
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