Sasol Petroleum Sofala, a wholly owned subsidiary of Sasol Petroleum International, has completed its first exploration well, Njika-1, in Block 16/19 in Mozambique. The well is located in waters at a depth of 460 meters and was drilled to a total depth of 1615 meters. The well accessed the predicted targets and measurements indicate the [...]
Flint Energy Services Ltd. announced the Company has been awarded a $50 million (Canadian dollar) construction contract by StatoilHydro Canada Limited, the Canadian business unit of StatoilHydro, for work on the Leismer Oilsands Demonstration Project located near Fort MacMurray, Alberta.
The contract will involve the site construction of the central plant’s mechanical components for the [...]
Saxon Oil Company Ltd. has received a new field designation from New Mexico regulatory authorities for its Eumont State No. 1 oil discovery in Lea County, New Mexico. New Mexico designated the Eumont well as the discovery well in the Urssey Tank: Yates-Seven Rivers Pool. Special pool rules are in effect from the date of [...]
Vortex Resources Corp. announce that it is exercising the option to drill its fifth well in Adams-Baggett Field in Crockett County, Texas. After successfully drilling three wells in the Adams-Baggett area and awaiting the results from the fourth well, the management of Vortex has decided to move forward with exercising the option to drill its [...]
Oil Purification Systems, the leader in fluid cleaning technology, today announced the formation of a new Oil and Gas Business Unit, and the appointment of Steve Carroll as president of the group. The newly formed business unit was established to provide additional support for OPS’ current and prospective customers in the oil and gas industry.
Carroll [...]
StatoilHydro, the second largest natural gas supplier to Europe and Chesapeake Energy Corporation, the largest US natural gas producer, today announced the signature of a strategic agreement to jointly explore unconventional gas opportunities worldwide.
Under these agreements StatoilHydro will initially acquire a 32.5% interest in Chesapeake’s Marcellus shale gas acreage covering 1.8 million net acres (7,300 [...]
Miller Petroleum, Inc. announced that it had finalized a drilling contract with Atlas Energy Resources, LLC. This is a two year agreement that will utilize two Miller drilling rigs operating in the East Tennessee area of the Appalachian Basin.
Miller CEO Scott M. Boruff commented that, “This contract solidifies our relationship with Atlas who is one [...]
Mogul Energy International, Inc. announced its plans to begin drilling on the exploration program involving the Walpole properties located in eastern Saskatchewan. Mogul has contracted the company CODECO to complete this drill program. Mogul Energy representative stated, “The licensing on the first drill location is complete and we expect the second drill location licensing process [...]
As a result of the Company’s inability to realize any significant success in attracting capital, the lack of a market for the trading of its shares and the resulting impact on management’s ability to advance its business plans, management has concluded that a significant amendment to its business plan is warranted. Therefore, the Company announces [...]
Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold Inc. announced in response to the recent sharp decline in molybdenum prices plans to reduce production from its Henderson primary molybdenum mine and to defer the restart of the Climax molybdenum mine.
Molybdenum markets have been strong in recent years, averaging $30 per pound in 2007 and $33 per pound in the [...]
