Uutispoimintoja

BG pegs Guara cache at 2bn barrels

"Brazil’s Guara pre-salt discovery could hold up to two billion barrels of oil equivalent, according to BG Group..."

Ghanem 'a no-show in Vienna'

"Shokri Ghanem is not expected to attend today's Opec meeting, with reports emerging that Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi may have accepted his resignation as chairman of Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC)."

G"hanem, who is well liked and respected in the industry, has over the past few months found himself increasingly at odds with the Libyan power elite over Tripoli's embrace of an aggressive oil nationalism.

The FT report claimed that while Ghanem had pushed for Tripoli to pre-empt the sale of Canadian player Verenex to China National Petroleum Corporation - the Chinese giant abandoned its takeover bid yesterday - he opposed Libya's subsequent attempts to buy the explorer at a cut-rate price."

Ghanem sanoi suoraan muistaakseni Upstreamin vai oliko sen BNN:n haastattelussa että NOC ostaa koko Veremexin samaan hintaan mihinkä kiinalaiset olivat sitoutuneet. Libyan johdon toiminta olisi pakottanut Ghanemin syömään sanansa.
Verenexin mukaan llibyalaiset vaativat yhdessä vaiheessa jonkinlaista epävirallista maksua siitä että kauppa olisi hyväksytty. Maksaako Libya koskaan Verenexille mitään tuosta sen löydöstään jää nähtäväksi.

PV Drilling set for fleet expansion

"PetroVietnam Drilling & Well Services Corporation (PV Drilling) plans to invest $1.7 billion until 2025 to build and operate an 11-strong fleet of rigs, including five land rigs and six offshore rigs."

"Kanh said PV Drilling is still keen on a semi-submersible rig, although plans are still being drawn up.

The Vietnamese outfit has called for bids earlier this year for the construction of a semi-submersible drilling tender similar to the 2006-built West Berani delivered from KeppelFels."

Yli $150k j-u dr:t näyttävät olevan historiaa.

BlackPearl strives for growth repeat

"CALGARY - Investors are betting that the team that turned Calgary junior BlackRock Ventures Inc. into a company that sold for $2.4 billion in 2006 can do the same with a freshly minted heavy oil explorer called BlackPearl Resources Inc..."

Itse en ole aiemmin nähnyt BlackPearlissä mitään erityisen kiinnostavaa js vaikka tuo artikkeli ei sisällä juuri mitään uutta tietoa, ansaitsee yhtiö kolmannen vilkaisun. Samalla voisi käydä läpi BlackRock Venturesin kehityskaaren alusta loppuun.

ATP Hits Additional Paydirt at Deepwater Telemark Hub

"ATP has discovered additional pay sands at the Mirage Prospect located at Mississippi Canyon Block 941(MC 941) at ATP's deepwater Telemark Hub in the Gulf of Mexico. The MC 941 #3 well, located in approximately 4,000 feet of water, encountered more than 250 feet of logged net oil and gas pay, more than doubling the pre-drill estimates..."

Pacific Rubiales Energy Announces Continued Exploration Success in Colombia

"Pacific Rubiales Energy Corp. (TSX: PRE) announces today a new oil discovery at its Quifa-7 well, located in Prospect "H" within the Quifa Block, the Llanos Basin of Colombia. The company also provided an update on the operational activity in the block..."

Total boss vents ire at North Sea tax

"The current tax regime and lingering high costs remain stumbling blocks for expansion by major players in the North Sea region, Total boss Christophe de Margerie claimed today.

The French giant's management met with the the UK's Secretary of State for Energy Lord Hunt on Tuesday to voice its growing concerns that the UK's current tax regime will further knock the region's chances for growth, especially as players are struggling with rising contractor rates. ..."