Orange Basin deepwater

Friday, November 6th, 2009

Shell has won a bid to explore the Orange Basin deepwater area near South Africa's west coast, the South African Petroleum Authorities have announced. The exploration area is spread across 37,000km², ...


Oil News from around the web, $50 per barrel is too low for continued investment;Nigeria-Europe gas pipeline sparks fresh interest

Thursday, April 30th, 2009

))))) The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) has warned that the current crude oil price, which hovers around $50 per barrel is too low for continued investment. The 12 member ...


Oil News from around the web, Afren predicts 15,000 to 25,000 barrels of oil a day , Oil prices fell below $54

Saturday, March 28th, 2009

-Oil prices fell below $54 a barrel in Asia Friday, retreating from a new high for the year, on concerns about the sustainability of recent gains. Benchmark crude for May ...


Oil News from around the web, oil explorer off Cameroon and Gabon, Oil and gas contracts signed with Russia

Thursday, March 19th, 2009

World oil prices retreated in Asian trade Wednesday after topping a two-month high above 49 US dollars overnight on concerns over weak global energy demand amid the economic downturn, analysts said. ...


Oil Newsbite, 03/10, $45.25 a barrel oil, Trans-Sahara Gas Project

Tuesday, March 10th, 2009

Chevron is set to unveil a new heavy-oil extraction method in areas near Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to access previously unrecoverable reserves. Financial Times reports that supermajor Chevron's new method will ...


Hyperdynamics’ Executives to Attend 5th African Petroleum Forum in London

Friday, April 4th, 2008

Most Active Exploration Companies to Attend HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Hyperdynamics Corporation (AMEX:HDY) announced today that Mr. Jim Spear, Executive Vice President of Exploration and Production is traveling to London together with the ...