Empire Energy Corporation International announced that, along with its wholly owned subsidiary Great South Land Minerals Ltd. (GSLM), it has signed both a Note for AUD $5 million and a Memorandum of Understanding governing formation of a Joint Venture that could cancel the Note and supply up to AUD $40 million of additional funding.
The Note [...]

Rancher Energy Corp., announced the appointment of CO2 industry veteran Mr. Mark Worthey as a new member of Rancher Energy’s Board of Directors.
Mr. Worthey was a founding officer of Denbury Resources Inc. since his employment there in 1992, some 14 years ago. In 2006 Mr. Worthey retired from Denbury Resources as Senior Vice President - [...]

State-owned electricity company Genesis Energy is making a foray into coal exploration though a carbon charge is on the cards and the Government has a green bent.
One of the five big electricity retailers and generators, Genesis has applied for a coal exploration permit for the Mokau coalfield in the King Country.
The permit is a first [...]

Origin Energy Resources (Kupe) Limited said that the Ensco 107 drilling rig for the Kupe Gas Project is now expected to arrive in June 2007, delayed from the original planned date of March 2007.
Project Director for the Kupe Gas Project, Mr. Peter Ashford said “This delay does not affect our critical path and the Project [...]

EnerCom, Inc. announced today the lineup for The Eleventh Oil & Gas Conference(TM), www.theoilandgasconference.com. The Conference, held in Denver Aug. 13-17, 2006, is the largest energy investment conference hosted in Denver, showcasing more than 90 companies with a combined enterprise value of more than $300 billion. This premier forum offers institutional investors, energy research analysts, [...]