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Bronco Drilling's Fleet Utilization Up 45% for February
Bronco Drilling announced today operational results for the month ended and as of February 28, 2010.
Read moreGlobal Energy Development Mobilizes Rig to Rio Verde Prospect
Global Energy Development announced that rig mobilization has commenced to the Rio Verde 2 exploratory well within the Colombian Rio Verde contract.
Read moreGeoPark Restructures Participating Interests in Chilean Blocks
GeoPark submitted a request for Chilean government approval to restructure and strengthen the participating interests of the Otway and Tranquilo blocks in southern Chile.
Read morePetronas Seeks Norwegian Expertise Offshore Greenland
Petronas, Malaysia's state-owned oil and gas company, is keen to work with its Norwegian counterparts to leverage on their expertise in deepwater and Arctic exploration.
Read moreVAALCO Primes Bit for Gabon Drilling Program
The Sapphire Driller jackup is on location at the Ebouri Platform offshore Gabon and will commence drilling the first of four wells today, March 10, 2010.
Read moreRWE, SOCAR to Take a Look at Nakhichevan
RWE and SOCAR signed a memorandum of understanding for hydrocarbon exploration and development in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea.
Read moreAustin Exploration Encounters Oil at Mississippi Well
After encountering oil at the Ellislie Plantation #1 well in Mississippi, Austin Exploration is evaluating core samples and will work towards the production casing and completion of the well.
Read moreOEG Offshore, TPS Team Up in AU's Northern Territory
Oil services group OEG Offshore has expanded into Australia's Northern Territory through its link-up with a Darwin-based fuel handling equipment specialist.
Read moreMSI Completes Major Buried Array in Williston Basin
MicroSeismic has completed installation of a Buried Array system in the Williston Basin's Sanish Field for Whiting Oil & Gas Corporation.
Read moreTGS Continues 2D Seismic Offshore Indonesia
TGS confirmed the continuation of its multi-client 2D seismic acquisition program in offshore Indonesia.
Read moreSignature Sees Significant Potential at South Texas Asset
Signature's exploration team believes the multiple Frio sands identified at its South Texas asset could contain significant gas and condensate reserves and proposes to drill one to two wells to test the Frio zones.
Read moreKrescent Spuds McMillan Well on Aquarius Prospect in Texas
the McMillan WMRU A-415 #1 well commenced drilling on the March 6, 2010 and is currently drilling ahead.
Read moreStatoil Ups Ante in Ultra-Deepwater GOM Project
Statoil has increased its working interest in the ultra-deepwater St. Malo development in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico.
Read moreKrescent's BP America A-740 #1 Well Reaches TD
The BP America A-740 #1 well has reached total depth on the Hercules Prospect in Texas.
Read moreGulf Keystone Confirms Kurdistan Oil Discovery
An oil test has successfully confirmed Bijeel-1 as a discovery well on the Akri Bijeel block in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
Read moreKFG Petroleum to Spin Bit in Fayette Field This Week
KFG Petroleum has staked location to drill a south offset to Spring Hill No. 1 well in the Fayette Field, Jefferson County, Mississippi.
Read moreNZ Crown Minerals Spotlights Offshore Sweet Spot
A report commissioned by New Zealand's Crown Minerals spotlights the Reinga Basin as one of the most prospective frontier basins in the region.
Read moreTalisman Gets Go-Ahead to Drill North Sea Well
Talisman has received consent to conduct exploration drilling in the southern North Sea using the Transocean Winner semisub.
Read moreLeed Deems Ship Shoal A-6 Well a Commercial Success
Leed Petroleum reported that the evaluation of its recently drilled A-6 well at Ship Shoal Block 201 in the Gulf of Mexico is complete and has tested at a combined rate of 2,153 boepd.
Read morePantheon Updates on Delay at East Texas Prospect
Pantheon Resources provided the following operational update on Tyler County, East Texas.
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