Oil and gas resource estimates for Tullow Oil’s acreage offshore Ghana are moving up, according to Raymond James & Associates.
Angola is set for significant expansion of offshore oil and gas developments in the short- and medium-term, according to a recent country briefing by the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA).
The African Union (AU) will meet today and Thursday at its headquarters in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for the second Conference of Ministers responsible for hydrocarbons.
The Indian government has announced provisional results from its latest exploration licensing round, NELP-VIII.
New Zealand is asking for comments on proposals to update, streamline, and “future proof” the Crown Minerals Act.
The Canada-Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Petroleum Board (C-NLOPB) has issued two Calls for Bids in the Flemish Pass/Central Ridge region of the Newfoundland and Labrador Offshore Area.
The National Energy Board (NEB) of Canada plans to hold a written hearing to review its policy on same-season relief well capability for oil and gas drilling in the Beaufort Sea.
The Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board has issued Call for Bids NS09-1.
Sinochem Group is acquiring a 40% stake from Statoil in the Peregrino field in the Campos basin offshore Brazil.
Trinidad and Tobago has released the offshore blocks available in its 2010 round of leasing.
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Britain’s government has explained how it plans to license storage of carbon dioxide (C02) under the sea bed.
Maersk Oil plans to accelerate its E&P program offshore Norway, five years after gaining its first Norwegian license.
DONG Energy is looking at options for its Glenlivet gas discovery West of Shetland.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal said production has been shut off to Mariner Energy's Gulf of Mexico platform that caught fire this morning, according to reports from the state capitol.
Mariner Energy Inc. confirms that a fire has occurred at a production platform located on Vermilion block 380, in the Gulf of Mexico.
The U.S. Coast Guard says it is responding to a report of 13 people in the water following an oil platform explosion in block 380 approximately 90 mi (145 km)
