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Dolphin Rig Goes on Contract
The Borgland Dolphin semisub has gone on contract with DNO Norge, Dolphin Drilling reported Thursday.
8:00 PM EST | March 25, 2021
Dolphin Drilling Wins Combined NCS Contract
The Borgland Dolphin will mobilize for the initial work program, slated to begin early next year. PHOTO SOURCE Dolphin Drilling
7:00 PM EST | November 02, 2020
Europa Oil & Gas Acquires Offshore Ireland License
The new asset is in line with the company's plan to refocus its portfolio in Ireland towards gas.
8:00 PM EST | June 11, 2020
Faroe Fights DNO Offer With Valuation Report
Faroe Petroleum says its value far surpasses a bid by DNO ASA.
7:00 PM EST | January 01, 2019
DNO Withdraws Request For Faroe Board Seats As Conflict Escalates
DNO withdrew its request for seats on the board of Faroe Petroleum amid an escalating war of words between the companies.
8:00 PM EST | August 26, 2018
KRG Delivers Payments to Genel, DNO, Gulf for Tawke, Shaikan Production
Genel Energy plc, DNO ASA and Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd all receive payments from the Kurdistan Regional Government.
7:00 PM EST | January 22, 2017
DNO Makes Oil Find in Kurdistan Region of Iraq
Oil has been discovered in the Cretaceous horizon in the southern flank of the Peshkabir field.
7:00 PM EST | January 08, 2017
Total, Shell, Eni Eligible to Bid for New Iran Oil, Gas Projects
The National Iranian Oil Company (NIOC) revealed that several European oil and gas companies will be eligible to bid for the country's new oil and gas projects.
7:00 PM EST | January 02, 2017
KRG Doing All It Can To Ensure IOC Payments Says Deputy Prime Minister
The Kurdistan Regional Government is doing all it can to ensure prompt payments to international oil and gas companies operating in the area, KRG Deputy Prime Minister Qubad Talabani says.
7:00 PM EST | December 04, 2016
Norway's DNO Signs Iran Oil Field Deal
DNO is to study the development of an oil field in Iran, becoming the second western company after France's Total to sign an energy deal in the country since the lifting of sanctions.
7:00 PM EST | November 15, 2016
DNO Receives KRG Payment for Tawke Field Deliveries
DNO ASA receives $31.33 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government as payment towards August crude oil deliveries to the export market from the Tawke field in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
8:00 PM EST | November 01, 2016
DNO Completes 3 New Production Wells in Kurdistan Region of Iraq
DNO ASA reports the completion of 3 new production wells at the flagship Tawke field in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
8:00 PM EST | October 11, 2016
DNO Launching Aggressive Drilling Campaign at Tawke Field
DNO ASA is launching an "aggressive" drilling campaign at the company's flagship Tawke field in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
8:00 PM EST | August 17, 2016
Gulf Keystone Rejects DNO Offer
The board of Gulf Keystone has rejected DNO ASA's proposal to acquire the total share capital of the company, which it received by letter on July 28.
8:00 PM EST | July 31, 2016
DNO Makes Offer for Gulf Keystone Petroleum
Norwegian oil and gas operator DNO ASA has unveiled a proposal to acquire all of the enlarged share capital in Gulf Keystone Petroleum for $300 million.
8:00 PM EST | July 28, 2016
DNO Confirms KRG Payment for Tawke Deliveries
DNO ASA confirms the receipt of $16.3 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government as a second payment towards April crude oil deliveries to the export market from the Tawke field.
8:00 PM EST | May 31, 2016
Genel, DNO, Gulf Keystone Receive KRG Payments
Genel Energy plc, DNO ASA and Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd receive payments from the Kurdistan Regional Government for crude oil exports in March from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
8:00 PM EST | April 11, 2016
DNO, Genel Energy, Gulf Keystone Confirm KRG Payments
DNO ASA, Genel Energy and Gulf Keystone Petroleum all confirm payments from the Kurdistan Regional Government for oil exported from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
8:00 PM EST | March 21, 2016
DNO 'Pressing on the Accelerator' in 2016
DNO says that its foot is "coming off the brake and pressing on the accelerator" in 2016, after implementing a range of cuts last year.
8:00 PM EST | March 17, 2016
Genel Energy Sees $1B in Impairments, Suffers $1.1B Loss
Genel Energy posts impairment costs of $1.03 billion in relation to the Taq Taq PSC in 2015, following revised assumptions on recoverable reserves at the field in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
7:00 PM EST | March 02, 2016
DNO, Total Report Record Output amid 4Q Losses
European energy firms DNO ASA and Total record report production outputs in 2015 amid fourth quarter losses.
7:00 PM EST | February 10, 2016
IOCs Confirm KRG Oil Export Payments
Gulf Keystone Petroleum, DNO ASA and Genel Energy all confirm receipt of payment from the Kurdistan Regional Government for oil exported from the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
7:00 PM EST | January 05, 2016
KRG Pays Taq Taq Field Partners
The Taq Taq field partners receive a gross payment of $30 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government for oil exported through the Kurdistan Region of Iraq-Turkey pipeline.
7:00 PM EST | January 04, 2016
DNO Receives Partial Payment from KRG for Oil Exports
DNO ASA confirms receipt of $30 million by the Kurdistan Regional Government as a partial payment towards oil exported from the Tawke field.
7:00 PM EST | December 02, 2015
Gulf Keystone Receives Monthly Oil Payment from Iraqi Kurdistan
Gulf Keystone Petroleum receives a gross payment of $15 million from the Kurdistan Regional Government for oil exports, marking the third consecutive month of regular payments.
7:00 PM EST | December 01, 2015
IOCs Cut Kurdistan CAPEX due to Payment Trouble
DNO, Genel and Gulf Keystone's combined CAPEX in Kurdistan has fallen considerably as a result of the Kurdistan Regional Government's lack of payment to producing international oil companies.
7:00 PM EST | November 30, 2015
Norwegian Oil Firm DNO Says Keen on Iran Entry
Norway's DNO, which has operations across the Middle East, wants to do business in Iran if sanctions against the country are lifted as planned.
8:00 PM EST | August 19, 2015
DNO Announces Production Increase at Tawke Field in Iraq
DNO reports that oil production at the Tawke field in the Kurdistan region of Iraq has increased between 1Q and 2Q, 2015.
8:00 PM EST | May 27, 2015
DNO Confirms Payment from Kurdistan for Oil Exports
Norway's DNO confirms that it has received a share of $30 million as a first payment for oil exported by the Kurdistan Region Government.
7:00 PM EST | December 02, 2014
DNO Appoints Regtien as its New COO
Middle East and North Africa-focused DNO appoints ex-Shell man Jeroen Regtien as its new chief operating officer.
8:00 PM EST | October 27, 2014
DNO's Iraqi Tawke Oilfield Output Increase Delayed
DNO says the departure of contractors from its Tawke oilfield in Iraqi Kurdistan delayed the push to increase its output capacity.
8:00 PM EST | October 14, 2014
Norway's DNO Says Committed to Kurdistan Despite Violence
Norway’s DNO says it remains committed to its operations in Iraq’s Kurdistan region in spite of nearby violence.
8:00 PM EST | August 20, 2014
Genel Says Kurdish Fields 'Remain Safe and Secure'
Genel Energy reports that its Taq Taq and Tawke fields in Iraqi Kurdistan "remain safe and secure" amid fighting between Islamic State and Peshmerga forces in Kurdish territory.
8:00 PM EST | August 07, 2014
DNO Continuing Operations at All Iraq Oil Fields
DNO continues operations in Iraq's Kurdistan region in spite of Islamic State militants extending their gains in northern Iraq.
8:00 PM EST | August 06, 2014
DNO Stops Yemen Production amid Strikes
Norway's DNO declares force majeure and stops production on Yemeni fields amid blockades and strikes by local groups.
8:00 PM EST | June 23, 2014
Kurdistan's Tawke Field Hits 120,000 Bpd
DNO International reports that its Tawke field in Kurdistan achieved production of 120,021 barrels of oil per day in May.
8:00 PM EST | June 04, 2014
Genel on Track for 60,000-70,000 Barrels per Day in 2014
Genel Energy says it remains on track to produce between 60,000 and 70,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2014.
8:00 PM EST | April 21, 2014
Oil Firm DNO to Add Export Capacity from Northern Iraq
Norway's DNO plans to build a second pipeline to export oil out of its Tawke field in Iraqi Kurdistan.
7:00 PM EST | February 19, 2014
DNO Completes Sfax, Ras El Besh Acquisitions in Tunisia
DNO International completes its farm-in to the Sfax Offshore Exploraiton Permit and the Ras El Besh Concession in the Republic of Tunisia.
7:00 PM EST | January 19, 2014
DNO's Yemen Well Flows at 5,900 BOPD
DNO International's Salsala-1 exploration well on Block 32 onshore Yemen has flowed at 5,900 barrels of oil per day.
8:00 PM EST | October 29, 2013
DNO Starts Testing Tawke-23 Well in Kurdistan
DNO International says it has begun extensive testing of its Tawke-23 exploration well in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
8:00 PM EST | September 15, 2013
Turkey-Iraqi Kurdistan Oil Pipeline Nearly Completed – DNO
DNO reports that a new pipeline, which will carry crude oil from the Kurdistan region of Iraq to Turkey, is nearing completion.
8:00 PM EST | August 20, 2013
DNO Expands Exploration Portfolio in Oman, Yemen
DNO gets operatorship of Block 84, onshore Yemen, while farming into Block 36, onshore Oman.
8:00 PM EST | July 09, 2013
DNO Makes Jurassic Discovery in Kurdistan's Tawke Field
DNO International reports that its deep Tawke-17 well in the Kurdistan region of Iraq has flowed oil at 1,500 barrels per day from an Upper Jurassic reservoir.
8:00 PM EST | June 10, 2013
DNO Farms into Tunisian Offshore Concessions
DNO International agrees a farm-in deal for the Sfax Offshore Exploration Permit and Ras El Besh Concession in Tunisia.
8:00 PM EST | June 03, 2013
DNO Signs Somaliland PSC
DNO International will conduct an extensive seismic program across Block SL18, onshore Somaliland, after signing a production sharing contract with the country's government.
8:00 PM EST | April 22, 2013
DNO Made Record Profit in 2012
DNO plans to boost its exploration and development spending further in 2013 after making a record profit of $180 million last year.
7:00 PM EST | February 11, 2013
Iraq Postpones Budget on Account of Kurdistan Dispute
Iraqi lawmakers' differences over paying oil companies in Kurdistan delays the country's budget.
7:00 PM EST | February 11, 2013
DNO Gets Kurdistan Payment
DNO International has received $116 million in partial payment for oil exports from the onshore Tawke field in Iraqi Kurdistan.
7:00 PM EST | December 02, 2012
DNO Hits Record Production at Block 8, Oman
DNO International has boosted daily production at Block 8, offshore Oman, to 20,000 barrels of oil and 60 million cubic feet of gas.
7:00 PM EST | November 20, 2012