Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. of Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel announced today that it and Aladdin Middle East have signed a drilling contract. Last week, Zion’s Chief Executive Officer, Richard Rinberg, and the President and Chief Operating Officer of Zion, Glen Perry, visited AME’s offices in Ankara, Turkey, in order to inspect AME’s rig [...]

Saxon Oil Company Ltd. announced today that its wholly owned subsidiary, Central Kansas Gas Gathering (”CKGG”), signed a joint venture agreement with Mid Kansas Gas Gathering LLP (”MKG”) of Wichita, Kansas. The 50-50 joint venture, called Mid Kansas Gas Gathering JV (”MKGG”), will be headquartered in Wichita, Kansas, with American Energies Pipeline, LLC (AEP) acting [...]

Zion Oil & Gas, Inc. of Dallas, Texas and Caesarea, Israel has recently reported that Aladdin Middle East (”AME”) and Zion have amended their June 18 protocol to extend to September 1, 2008 the date by which they are to sign a drilling contract. The extension is necessary due to delays encountered in preparing and [...]

BP PLC broke ground for a wind farm in Kansas. The first phase of the project, located about 60 miles southwest of Wichita, is expected to generate up to 100 megawatts of electricity starting at the end of the year.
Once the turbines are in place, utility Westar Energy Inc. will own 50 percent of the [...]

At an average $3.74 per gallon, Wichita, Kan., had the least expensive gas in the country Thursday, according to GasBuddy.com.
Wichita is followed by Oklahoma City ($3.79), Tulsa, Okla. ($3.79), Tucson, Ariz. ($3.80) and Columbia, S.C. ($3.84).
At an average $4.56 per gallon, Los Angeles has the most expensive gas in the country Thursday, according to [...]