Friday, July 03, 2009 - Turkish officials confirmed Friday that a key intergovernmental agreement on the European Union's Nabucco gas pipeline will be signed July 13 in Ankara.

Friday, July 03, 2009 - Total and CNPC plan to bid for two large oil blocks being auctioned in Venezuela instead of one the two companies had previously shown interest in acquiring.

Friday, July 03, 2009 - Angolan Oil Minister and OPEC president Jose Maria Botelho de Vasconcelos said Friday a crude oil price of $68 to $71 a barrel was the best price for a stable industry.

Friday, July 03, 2009 - Usually at odds on major issues, OPEC and the IEA agree that the world of energy today increasingly appreciates that wide scale speculation in oil markets carries tremendous risks.

Friday, July 03, 2009 - President Lech Kaczynski, commenting on the Russian-Azerbaijani gas deal signed a few days ago, said that in view of small quantities involved it is of a symbolic nature.

Friday, July 03, 2009 - OPEC's oil price plunged by $2.22 Thursday, the group said Friday, as the United States and the European Union reported rising jobless rates.

Friday, July 03, 2009 - Antrim has been offered Block 21/24b in the UK North Sea as part of the 25th Seaward Licencing Round.

Friday, July 03, 2009 - Petrominerales announced that the Chiguiro Este-1 exploration well in Colombia is to be abandoned.

Thursday, July 02, 2009 - The Transocean Shelf Explorer jackup started drilling on the Veninsky Block at the Sakhalin-3 project as part of a scheduled drilling program of two exploration wells.

Thursday, July 02, 2009 - The deadline for international and regional companies to submit bids for oil exploration blocks in the northern and central regions of Jordan ends today.

Thursday, July 02, 2009 - TAG Oil's binding offer to acquire Austral Pacific Energy's 66.67% interest in the 7,910 acre exploration permit PEP 38748 has been accepted. TAG will now control 100% of this Permit.

Thursday, July 02, 2009 - An act of the Venezuelan Oil and Energy Ministry assigning three new oil wells to the Belarusian-Venezuelan joint oil extraction venture, Petrolera BeloVenesolana, has been signed in Minsk.

Friday, July 03, 2009 - Indonesia has carried out the first shipment of natural liquefied gas from the Tangguh block in Papua, easternmost of the country, to South Korea, Mines and Energy Minister Purnomo Yusgiantoro said Friday.

Friday, July 03, 2009 - On June 29, the first oil was shipped from Turkmenistan's Yylakly field in the Central Karakum to the Turkmenbashi complex of oil refineries.

Thursday, July 02, 2009 - Chevron's subsidiary Cabinda Gulf Oil Company Limited and its partners commenced crude oil production ahead of schedule from the Mafumeira Norte project located offshore Angola.

Thursday, July 02, 2009 - OPEC's crude oil output edged higher for a third consecutive month in June, a survey by Dow Jones Newswires showed Thursday, as members further loosened their grip on production quotas to benefit from higher crude prices.

Thursday, July 02, 2009 - Russia has offered Turkey cooperation within the framework of the South Stream gas project, according to Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Igor Sechin.

Thursday, July 02, 2009 - A Finnish environmental agency gave cautious approval to the prospective Nord Stream gas pipeline Thursday, but asked for more studies to be done.

Friday, July 03, 2009 - Cirrus signed an Amendment and Restatement Agreement relating to the Secured Revolving Borrowing Base Facility Agreement, the debt facility of which will fund the remaining development costs to bring both the M7-A and L8-D fields into production.

Thursday, July 02, 2009 - SBM Offshore finalized a $350 million Canadian project loan agreement and has delivered an offshore platform for Chevron Corp. in Brazil, it said Thursday.

Thursday, July 02, 2009 - Petrobras has reopened 7.875% Global Notes due March 15, 2019, which will add $1.25 billion to the $1.5 billion originally issued on February 11, 2009 at a yield to investor of 8.125%.

Thursday, July 02, 2009 - Venoco has commenced a cash tender offer to purchase any and all of its outstanding 8 3/4% Senior Notes due 2011, of which $150 million in aggregate principal amount was outstanding as of July 2, 2009.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - KBR's board of directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of five cents per share on the company's common stock, payable October 15, 2009.

Wednesday, July 01, 2009 - Cubic Energy announced the Company's recent inclusion into the Russell 3000 Index.

Friday, July 03, 2009 - PetroVietnam confirmed that it will set up an oil joint venture with Venezuelan Petroleum Corp. to produce oil in the Junin-2 offshore block.

Friday, July 03, 2009 - Seadrill has exercised its right to repurchase the jackup drilling rig West Ceres, and has entered into a MOU to sell the rig to a reputable Middle East drilling company.

Friday, July 03, 2009 - EnerMech AS has been appointed sole Norwegian agent for the global crane manufacturer Liebherr Group.

Friday, July 03, 2009 - Petro Andina announced that its Board of Directors unanimously recommends that shareholders reject Pluspetrol's unsolicited offer to acquire Petro Andina.

Friday, July 03, 2009 - Canadian Superior has received from BGI a notice of election regarding BGI's right of first refusal in respect of the agreement of purchase and sale between Canadian Superior and Centrica Resources.

Friday, July 03, 2009 - Joining Profound's board of directors are Susan Riddell Rose, Donald Nelson, Randall Johnson, Cameron Sebastian and Robert Maitland. Additionally, Susan Riddell Rose has been appointed as Profound's new President and Chief Executive Officer.

Friday, July 03, 2009 - Bonterra Oil & Gas has completed the acquisition of Cobalt Energy.