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Tullow says investments in Uganda oil sector has hit $1 billion
UK-based Tullow Oil has invested at least $1 billion in the exploration of oil and gas in Uganda, leading to the discovery of over a billion barrels of recoverable oil reserves, with an estimated 1.5 billion barrels expected to be found in three exploration blocks, the company announced
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Repsol makes large oil discovery in Campos basin
Repsol Sinopec Brasil has made a new oil discovery in the Campos Basin offshore Brazil. The well, called Pão de Açúcar, found two accumulations of hydrocarbons with a total thickness of 500 metres (1,640 feet), one of the thickest found until now in Brazil.
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Rowan plans to become UK company
Houston-based contract driller Rowan has revealed it is planning to change its home base to the UK to take advantage of better tax rates.
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Algerian shale gas potential equal to that of U.S.
Algerian Energy Minister Youcef Yousfi revealed that his country's reserves of shale gas are equal to that of the USA, Algerian Press Service (APS) has reported.
“The initial results of the evaluation of the non-conventional gases, mainly shale gas, showed that reserves in the country are at least equal to the US reserves,” APS quoted Yousfi as saying.
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Sinopec has used fracing to tap oil, gas at Shengli oil field
China Petrochemical Corp. said it has successfully applied multistage fracturing technology to tap shale oil and gas reserves at the Shengli oil field in northern China.
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El Paso to sell E&P company to Apollo, partners
El Paso Corporation announced that it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its exploration and production business, EP Energy Corporation, for approximately $7.15 billion to affiliates of Apollo Global Management, LLC and Riverstone Holdings, who are joined by Access Industries, Inc. and other parties.
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Seadrill orders two new ultra-deepwater drillships
Seadrill has in the last year seen a surge in long-term demand for tender rigs and modern ultra-deepwater drilling rigs. The increased demand for ultra-deepwater rigs has been driven by high oil prices and significant exploration successes in both new as well as established deepwater regions leading to a ramp-up in drilling programs.
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Wintershall increases oil production in Aitingen
Wintershall is continuing to invest in domestic oil production: between November 2011 and January 2012 the company sunk the new wells “Aitingen Süd 2”, “Schwabmünchen 7” and “Aitingen Nord-Ost 1” in the Alpine foothills south of Augsburg. All three wells struck oil. The crude oil from “Aitingen Süd 2” and “Schwabmünchen 7” will flow via steel pipeline to the operations in Aitingen from May 2012, where it will be treated and then transported to the refinery in Lingen.
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BP, Reliance to present KG-D6 plan to India officials
BP PLC and Reliance Industries Ltd. will submit a joint plan to the Indian government to develop the D6 natural gas block and its satellite fields as an integrated unit, a senior executive at the British explorer said
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BP delays Gulf spill trial for a week
BP has postponed the start of a civil trial to apportion blame for the Gulf of Mexico oil spill for a week, as the oil major attempts to reach a settlement deal with individuals and businesses affected by the disaster.
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New Brazilian pre-salt oil discovery announced
Statoil with operator Repsol Sinopec and partner Petrobras has confirmed a high-impact discovery in the Pão de Açúcar prospect offshore Brazil.
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Adira appoints Jeffrey Walter as CEO
The Board of Adira Energy Ltd. announced the appointment of Mr. Jeffrey Walter as Chief Executive Officer, and the transition of Mr. Hezi Kugler from CEO to Strategic Consultant to the Company, both effective immediately.
Mr. Walter previously held positions with Noble Energy for 27 years, a large multi-national independent energy company with a market capitalization exceeding US$18 billion.
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