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Rosneft and Statoil sign US$ 100 billion Arctic cooperation agreement
9 May 20122 min read

Rosneft and Statoil sign US$ 100 billion Arctic cooperation agreement

Norwegian player Statoil and Russian giant Rosneft sign an Arctic exploration and development deal that could see up to US$ 100 billion of investment.

Tullow strikes more oil in Kenya
8 May 20122 min read

Tullow strikes more oil in Kenya

British firm Tullow Oil has announced the discovery of more oil at one of its Kenyan wells in the north of the country.

NSW committee rejects moratorium on CSG
3 May 20121 min read

NSW committee rejects moratorium on CSG

A New South Wales legislative committee has rejected calls for a moratorium on coal seam gas exploration.

Baghdad dispute with Kurdistan to “be discussed by Iraqis inside Iraq”
27 Apr 20122 min read

Baghdad dispute with Kurdistan to “be discussed by Iraqis inside Iraq”

Iraq’s Deputy Prime Minister, Hussain Shahristani, has addressed outside pressure to resolve the ongoing dispute between Baghdad and Kurdistan over a block on oil deliveries, by stating that it was an “internal matter.”

Shell aims to buy Cove for US$ 1.8 billion
24 Apr 20122 min read

Shell aims to buy Cove for US$ 1.8 billion

Shell has announced that it has agreed to buy Cove Energy for US$ 1.8 billion in order to access a portion of Eastern Africa’s vast gas reserves. Despite the bid, hopes of a bidding war remain.

Borders & Southern hits “significant” Falklands discovery
23 Apr 20122 min read

Borders & Southern hits “significant” Falklands discovery

The exploration company, Borders & Southern has announced a “significant” gas condensate discovery off the Southern coast of the Falklands.

EIC Monitor shows encouraging signs of growth  for the global energy industry
20 Apr 20124 min read

EIC Monitor shows encouraging signs of growth for the global energy industry

The latest EIC Monitor quarterly report tracking new project announcements shows that the global energy industry has seen encouraging signs of growth in the first quarter of 2012.

WGP contracted to aid Russian studies on the Arctic Shelf
19 Apr 20122 min read

WGP contracted to aid Russian studies on the Arctic Shelf

WGP has returned to the high Arctic, entering into a recently announced turnkey contract with (SMG).

Exoma employs second drill rig for Galilee basin
19 Apr 20121 min read

Exoma employs second drill rig for Galilee basin

Exoma Energy has employed a second drilling rig to explore for CSG, shale and oil in the Galilee Basin.

Cuadrilla fracking campaign supported
17 Apr 20122 min read

Cuadrilla fracking campaign supported

A review by the Department of Energy & Climate Change has concluded it is safe for Cuadrilla Resources to continue fracking in the Bowland Basin, Lancashire.

Keppel signs rig construction LOI worth US$ 4.12 billion
16 Apr 20122 min read

Keppel signs rig construction LOI worth US$ 4.12 billion

Keppel Corp has signed a LOI for the construction of five semisubmersible rigs for Sete Brazil in a deal worth US$ 4.12 billion.

Wintershall discovers gas in Skarfjell prospect, offshore Norway
16 Apr 20122 min read

Wintershall discovers gas in Skarfjell prospect, offshore Norway

Wintershall has discovered 60 – 160 million bbls of recoverable oil in the Skarfjell prospect in the northeastern North Sea.

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