Oil and Gas

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Daybreak Announces Drilling Operations at Its East Slopes Prospect in San Joaquin Basin, California

November 21st, 2008

Daybreak Oil and Gas, Inc. a Washington Corporation, announce that the Sunday #1 well at the Company’s East Slopes Prospect in the San Joaquin Basin near Bakersfield, California has begun drilling.
The Company and its partners have contracted with Nabors Drilling USA to drill the well.
It is anticipated that the well will take approximately seven days [...]

Golden Aria Announces Completion of Successful Oil Well

November 21st, 2008

Golden Aria Corp. has been notified by Texalta Petroleum Ltd., the operator of our Wordsworth light oil project, that based on positive production testing a new Horizontal oil well has been placed on production.
During the 8 hour test period the well produced oil at a rate of about 257 barrels per day. With the tubing [...]

GE, Sasol Sign Service Agreement for New Power Project That Could Help Ease South Africas Energy Crisis

November 20th, 2008

GE Energy announced today that it has signed a 15-year service agreement with South African oil and gas company Sasol. Under the agreement, GE Energy will provide around-the-clock monitoring and diagnostics of Sasol’s new power plant in Secunda, which could help ease South Africa’s energy crisis.
South Africa, which has Africa’s largest economy, is in the [...]

Micron Enviro Systems Inc. Receives Final Government Approval on Coal Permits

November 19th, 2008

Micron Enviro Systems, Inc. announce that is has received final approval on 12 coal permits comprising of 22,456 contiguous acres. Additional permits are anticipated to be awarded within the coming weeks. Once all permits are received the company will formulate a work program going forward. These permits are located in close proximity to a recent [...]

ExxonMobil Enters Black Sea with Exploration Agreement in Turkey

November 19th, 2008

Exxon Mobil Corporation announced today its affiliate, ExxonMobil Exploration and Production Turkey B.V., has signed an agreement with Turkish national oil company, Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortakl??? (TPAO), to explore in two large deepwater blocks offshore Turkey, marking ExxonMobil’s entry into Black Sea exploration.
ExxonMobil will become operator during the initial exploration phase and earn a [...]

Flint announces new construction contract for StatoilHydro’s Leismere Oilsands Project

November 18th, 2008

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 Receives New Field Designation in New Mexico

November 17th, 2008

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 [...]

Synergy Resources Corporation Announces New Drilling Program

November 17th, 2008

Synergy Resources Corporation, a developmental stage oil and gas exploration and production company, today announced that it is scheduled to participate with a consortium of companies in a new oil and gas well. Participating with Synergy in this well are Kerr-McGee Oil & Gas Onshore LP and Petroleum Exploration & Management, LLC. The well is [...]

Petro Canada, As Part Of The Fort Hills Energy Limited Partnership, Defers Mine Decision Until 2009 And Defers Upgrader

November 17th, 2008

The Fort Hills Energy L. P. announced that it will defer the final investment decision on the mining portion of the Project until a cost estimate consistent with the current market environment can be established. The Partnership now anticipates making a final investment decision in 2009. The Sturgeon Upgrader portion of the Project will be [...]

Royal Energy Obtains 3% Overriding Royalty Interest in Niobara County Wyoming Oil & Gas Lease

November 17th, 2008

Royal Energy Resources, Inc. announce that the Company now owns a 3% overriding royalty interest in Niobara County, Wyoming. The overriding royalty interest encompasses over 80 mineral acres, and the oil and gas production will be developed by Black Diamond Minerals, LLC, a Denver Colorado based company.
“The field in Niobara County, Wyoming marks our fourth [...]