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Lundin, Det norske cleared for exploration drilling offshore Norway

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has approved Lundin’s request for exploration drilling in the Norwegian Sea using the semisub Bredford Dolphin.

Offshore Guyana exploration well targets Turonian play

The jackup Atwood Beacon has spudded Repsol’s Jaguar-1 on the Georgetown Petroleum Prospecting License offshore Guyana.

Petrobras approves 26 offshore drilling rig contracts

Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) has approved contracting of 21 offline rigs with Sete Brasil and five dual-activity rigs with Ocean Rig.

Double gas strike for ONGC offshore India

India’s Oil & Natural Gas Corp. (ONGC) (NSE: ONGC, BSE: 500312) has notched two shallow water discoveries this year offshore India.

Positive results for Petrobras from Santos basin offshore appraisal well

Petrobras (PBR:NYSE) has completed drilling of the Franco NW well in the Santos basin presalt area.

Buccaneer gains clearance for Alaska exploration drilling

Buccaneer Energy (ASX:BCC) has secured two permits for oil and gas exploration in the Cook Inlet offshore Alaska.

Barryroe appraisal well offshore Ireland back on track

Providence Resources (PVR:Aim) has encountered hydrocarbon shows in its Barryroe appraisal well off southern Ireland.

Tanin strike boosts Levant basin deepwater gas reserves

Noble Energy has confirmed another natural gas discovery offshore Israel.

Leiv Eiriksson inked in for Norway wells

RWE Dea Norge has secured a rig to drill three wells in the North Sea and the Norwegian Sea during 2013-15.

Wintershall gets go-ahead for North Sea drilling

Petroleum Safety Authority Norway has authorized Wintershall to drill an exploratory well in the North Sea, using the semisub drilling rig Songa Delta.

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