Apache hits major North Sea milestone
Oil firm Apache said yesterday it had reached a major milestone toward the installation of a satellite production platform that would help to extend the life of the UK North Sea Forties field by nearly 20 years.
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Kurdistan smiles
AIM-listed Afren has reported that operator Hunt Oil has made a significant oil discovery in the Kurdistan region of northern Iraq with its Simrit-2 exploration well drilled on the Ain Sifni block.
Afren scores off Nigeria
London-listed Oil junion Afren's Okoro East exploration well, offshore southeast Nigeria has come up trumps having encountered 169m (549ft) true vertical thickness (TVT) of net oil pay and 12.5m (41ft) of net gas pay in excellent quality reservoir sands
Antrim find net oil and gas on Erne
Oil and gas firm Antrim Energy said today it had found 50 feet of gross hydrocarbon pay on its central North Sea Erne prospect.
Nautical jumps on latest Kraken update
SHARES in North Sea energy firm Nautical Petroleum were up more than 15% yesterday after the company made an "excellent start" to appraisal activity at its Kraken field.
Nautical surges after sidetrack success on Kraken field
Shares in Nautical Petroleum were sent soaring nearly 40% yesterday after it said it had found a substantial column of oil in a sidetrack well drilled on the Kraken field.
Owo established as major new oil field
TULLOW Oil said yesterday it had made a significant oil find with its Owo-1 exploration well offshore Ghana.
Golden Eagle hailed as major find
Nexen said yesterday it had made the largest oil find in the UK North Sea since the giant Buzzard field was discovered in 2001.
Cairn makes discovery near Raageshwari field
CAIRN India, 65%-owned by Scottish oil and gas operator Cairn Energy, said yesterday it had made another oil and gas discovery in Rajasthan, north-west India, adjacent to its Raageshwari field, which has an approved field-development plan.
Eleven out of 11 for Tullow
FOOTSIE-100 listed Tullow Oil has scored with its Ngege-1 exploration well drilled in Uganda's Lake Albert Rift Basin, encountering both oil and gas.