Apache’s WKAL-C-1X Discovery in Egypt

Thursday, October 30th, 2008

Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) reported today that the WKAL-C-1X discovery on the West Kalabsha concession established the westernmost production in Egypt's Western Desert. The well flowed 4,746 barrels of ...


Petrofac Secures Further Gas Plant Project in Egypt

Tuesday, August 5th, 2008

Petrofac, the international oil & gas facilities service provider, has secured a further award from Khalda Petroleum Company (KPC). The contract, to provide engineering and procurement (EP) services for an ...


Dana Petroleum makes significant gas discovery in Egypt

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Dana Petroleum is pleased to announce that it has made a significant gas discovery with its first exploration well in Egypt. The WEB-1X well is the first drilled by the ...


Gaz de France Discovers Natural Gas Deposits in Egypt

Monday, June 2nd, 2008

Regulatory News: Gaz de France (Paris:GAZ) recently discovered natural gas deposits in the West El Burullus concession in Egypt for which it holds an exploration and production license. This license, covering a ...


Transocean GSF Rig 127 Drills Deepest Extended-Reach Well

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008

HOUSTON, May 21, 2008 (PRIME NEWSWIRE) -- Transocean Inc. (NYSE:RIG) today announced that the Transocean jackup GSF Rig 127 set a world record for the longest extended-reach well ever drilled ...


Dana Gas investing over US$ 500 million in 2008

Tuesday, May 20th, 2008

Major projects and operations underway in Northern Iraq, Egypt, UAE Company looks to expand with new business in GCC and North Africa Dana Gas PJSC, the Middle East’s first and ...


Dana Gas Receives Award for Egypt Operations

Wednesday, May 7th, 2008

Exploration well in Southern Egypt wins “Best New Concept” Dana Gas, the Middle East's first and largest regional private-sector natural gas company, has been awarded “Best New Concept” for the Al-Baraka ...


Aminex PLC: NW TANAN-1 WELL IN EGYPT IS SPUDDED

Tuesday, April 29th, 2008

Aminex PLC (“Aminex”) announces the spudding of the second exploration well in its drilling programme on the West Esh El Mellaha (“WEEM-2”) concession in the onshore Gulf of Suez region, ...


Dana Gas Builds Strong Foundations for Growth

Sunday, April 6th, 2008

Company AGM Reviews First Year of Operations and Expansion Plans for Coming Year Sharjah, 6 April 2008 Dana Gas PJSC, the Middle East’s first regional private sector natural gas company, reviewed the ...


Egypt to sell oil and gas exploration and production rights in twelve areas

Monday, March 24th, 2008

State-owned Ganoub el-Wadi Petroleum Company (Ganope) said on its website companies could buy information about the blocks, in the Red Sea, Gulf of Suez, and the country's eastern and western ...


Egypt Drilling Update - Circle Oil plc

Thursday, March 20th, 2008

18 March 2008, Circle Oil plc (AIM: COP), the oil and gas exploration and development group, is today pleased to announce the commencement of drilling operations on its Al-Amir SE-1 ...


GROUNDSTAR RESOURCES COMMENCES DRILLING OF MALAK #1

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Groundstar Resources Limited is pleased to provide the following operational update for its West Esh El Mallaha (WEEM) Block (non-operated, 20% working interest, 1,328 square kilometers) in Egypt. Rigging up of ...


Aminex PLC : Two new wells now spudded

Monday, February 25th, 2008

Aminex PLC (“Aminex” or the “Company”) announces that two further wells in its current programme have been spudded over the last three days. In Tanzania the Kiliwani North-1 well (“KN-1”) commenced ...