The Australian Greens say the Federal Government is threatening WA’s iconic Abrolhos Islands by releasing acreage for oil and gas exploration that encroaches on the area. “The Abrolhos Islands are iconic in WA, they are a unique marine environment with many threatened species and are important to WA fishing industries. These low-lying islands would be [...]
The Australian Government has today announced the 2013 Offshore Petroleum Exploration Acreage Release comprising 31 areas across six basins in Commonwealth waters offshore of the Northern Territory, the Territory of Ashmore and Cartier Islands, Western Australia and Victoria. Announcing the Acreage Release at the annual APPEA conference in Brisbane, Resources and Energy Minister Gary Gray [...]
HRT Participações em Petróleo S.A., announces that its first exploration well (Wingat-1 2212/07/1) in a multi well offshore program in Namibia has found oil although not in commercial volumes. This well is located in Petroleum Exploration License 23 (“PEL-23″), in the Walvis Basin, offshore Republic of Namibia. The well, spudded on March 25, was drilled [...]
Songa Offshore SE’s Board announced today its nomination committee’s proposal for the board of directors of Songa Offshore SE, to be elected on the company’s AGM on June 6th 2013 in Limassol, Cyprus. Michael Mannering, President of the Rig Management Group at Schlumberger, is nominated as a new Director and Chairman of the board. He [...]
Transocean Ltd., one of the world’s largest offshore drilling contractors, today announced that J. Michael Talbert has advised the Board of Directors that, if re-elected at the company’s upcoming Annual General Meeting (“AGM”) on May 17, he will retire from the Board no later than the company’s 2014 AGM. To facilitate an orderly transition of [...]
New Zealand’s Energy and Resources Minister Simon Bridges today announced details of the Government’s second round to attract competing bids for oil and gas exploration permits. Speaking at the Advantage NZ: 2013 Petroleum Conference, Bridges said Block Offer 2013 is an important step towards realising the potential of New Zealand’s oil and gas resources. “Block [...]
Australia’s oil and gas company Santos today announced that Peter Coates will retire as Chairman at the Annual General Meeting on 9 May 2013. He will be succeeded by Ken Borda, who has been a non-executive director of Santos since 2007. Coates will remain a non-executive director to ensure an orderly transition of responsibilities. Coates, [...]
Trapoil, the independent oil and gas exploration, appraisal and production company focused on the UK Continental Shelf (“UKCS”) region of the North Sea, announces the resignation of David Kemp, the Group’s Finance Director. Kemp will remain with the Group until 12 April 2013, during which time he will have effected a handover to John [...]
Today, the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy is announcing this year’s licensing round for mature areas on the Norwegian continental shelf – Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2013. The aim is to award new production licences in the announced areas at the beginning of 2014. “I am very pleased to announce this year’s licensing round [...]
GE Oil & Gas today announced new global projects and product launches as part of its ongoing commitment to key growth regions, technology development and helping customers optimize their efficiency. The investments and projects span a range of sectors including subsea, gas compression and enhanced oil recovery. “These announcements underscore GE Oil & Gas’ commitment [...]
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