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Fyne appraisal extends field potential
July 23, 2008 1:20 PM
The 21/28a-10 well on the Fyne field has encountered 32 ft (9.7 m) of net oil pay in the Eocene Tay Sandstone, according to Antrim Energy.

Eni hits gas off Sicily
July 22, 2008 12:09 PM
Eni has made a gas discover with the Cassiopea 1 well in the Scilian Strait in 560 m (1,837 ft) of water.

Lundin completes Caspian well tests
July 21, 2008 2:18 PM
Lundin Petroleum AB has tested its exploration well, Morskaya-1, at a combined flow rate of 2500 b/d of oil of 32 API oil in the northern Caspian Sea's Lagansky block.

Oilexco flow tests Moth discovery
July 21, 2008 12:02 PM
The 23/21-6z Moth discovery well in the North Sea has successfully flow tested gas-condensate at significant rates, according to Oilexco North Sea.

Salamander spuds Philippine well July 21, 2008 10:56 AM The Salamander Energy Plc exploration well, Lumba Lumba-1 was spudded on July 19, 2008 in permit SC41, in the Sandakan Basin, offshore northeast Borneo, Philippines.	Hess discovers Australian shelf gas July 21, 2008 10:07 AM Hess Corp. has discovered natural gas in Jurassic and Triassic sandstones in the Briseis-1 exploration well on Australia's northwest shelf.
Lundin hits pay on UKCS July 21, 2008 8:01 AM Lundin Petroleum has made an oil and gas discovery with exploration well 21/8-4Z on the Torphins prospect in block 21/8 on the UK continental shelf.	Dragon tests Caspian development well July 17, 2008 2:26 PM Dragon Oil PLC has completed initial testing of the development well, Dzheitune (Lam) 22/128, in the Caspian Sea, offshore Turkmenistan.
Noble finds "high-quality" reservoir in deepwater GoM July 15, 2008 11:15 AM Noble Energy has identified a "high-quality" reservoir at the Tortuga prospect within Mississippi Canyon blocks 561 and 605 in the Gulf of Mexico.	Venture tests Barbarossa appraisal well July 15, 2008 10:58 AM Well 47/9c-11z in the south North Sea has been sidetracked and tested to appraise the Barbarossa gas field, according to Venture Production.
Petrobras strikes oil in Espírito Santo basin July 15, 2008 10:53 AM Petrobras has made an oil discovery (27º API) in the Espírito Santo basin.	Noble Energy makes discovery on Diega July 15, 2008 10:49 AM New discoveries of multiple reservoirs containing oil and/or gas condensate have been made during exploration drilling at the Diega prospect on block I offshore Equatorial Guinea, according to partner PA Resources.
Lundin discovers oil in Caspian Sea July 14, 2008 2:18 PM Lundin Petroleum AB's Morskaya-1 exploration well, in the northern Caspian Sea Lagansky block, has encountered a major oil accumulation in the Aptian and Neocomian sandstone reservoirs, the company says.	Chevron makes discovery at Iago field July 10, 2008 3:02 PM Chevron Corp. has made a significant gas discovery at Iago field off western Australia, which could help expand its nearby Wheatstone LNG project.
Tullow tests Mahogany appraisal well July 10, 2008 7:15 AM Tullow Oil has announced results of a second flow test on the Mahogany-2 appraisal well on the Jubilee field, offshore Ghana.	Revus Energy makes two North Sea discoveries July 10, 2008 7:05 AM Revus Energy has confirmed a gas/oil discovery on the Jordbær prospect in the Norwegian North Sea.
Premier drills in Vietnam, Philippines July 9, 2008 11:54 AM Premier Oil's Chim Ung-1 well in Vietnam has been drilled to a TD of 3,735 m (12,254 ft), penetrating the target Dua reservoirs.	Copaiba well spudded July 9, 2008 10:13 AM The Petrobras-operated Copaiba well in the BM-CAL-5 block in Camamu-Almada basin offshore Brazil has been spudded, according to partner, Norse Energy.