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Elixir Petroleum Acquires AWE's 57.5% Stake in Cliff Head Oil Field Off WA
Elixir Petroleum acquires AWE's 57.5 percent stake in Cliff Head oil field offshore Perth Basin, Western Australia
8:00 PM EST | October 25, 2015
Adriatic Oil Gives Up North Sea License
Adriatic Oil relinquishes P1921 license that covers two blocks on the Inner Moray Firth, UK North Sea.
7:00 PM EST | February 23, 2014
Adriatic Oil Farms into Moray Firth Licenses
Adriatic Oil acquires a 25-percent interest in two blocks in the Inner Moray Firth area of the UK North Sea from Elixir Petroleum.
7:00 PM EST | December 06, 2012
Elixir to Farm-Out Stake at N. Sea Tiger Prospect
Elixir announced the conditional farm-out of an interest in Block 211/12b located in the Northern Sector of the UK North Sea.
8:00 PM EST | July 10, 2011
Elixir Acquires O&G Asset in East Paris Basin
Elixir has completed the acquisition of the entire issued share capital of East Paris Petroleum Development Limited, which is the 100% interest holder and operator of the Moselle Permit in France.
8:00 PM EST | April 14, 2010
Elixir Snaps Up Unconventional Gas Play Onshore France
Elixir Petroleum has agreed to acquire the large Moselle Permit located in the East Paris Basin, onshore Northeastern France.
7:00 PM EST | February 07, 2010
Elixir Reports on Pompano Workover Operation
Elixir Petroleum noted that the workover operation at Well No. 1 at the Pompano field is designed to remediate sand bridging which has occurred in the well and to shut off water production.
8:00 PM EST | September 28, 2009
Preparations Advance for Pompano Workover Well
Preparations are now advanced for the workover on Well No. 1 at the Pompano Field. The well has suffered production impairment as a result of water and associated sand production which has formed bridges within the completions.
8:00 PM EST | August 31, 2009
DECC Waves 'Drill-Or-Drop' Commitment for Elixir's UK North Sea Block
Elixir announced that the UK Department of Environment and Climate Change ("DECC") has agreed to waive the "drill-or-drop" decision commitment date on Block 211/18b.
8:00 PM EST | April 21, 2009
Elixir Receives Notice of Arbitration for Sierra Leone Seismic Data
Elixir Petroleum UK has received notice of arbitration issued by TGS, the seismic contractor who acquired 3D seismic over Block SL-4, offshore Sierra Leone.
7:00 PM EST | March 05, 2009
Elixir Makes Progress on Gulf of Mexico, UK North Sea Portfolio
Despite difficult market conditions, Elixir made progress in the December 2008 quarter in various aspects of its portfolio.
7:00 PM EST | January 29, 2009
Elixir Reviews Operations at GOM's Pompano, High Island Projects
Elixir has provided an update on production operations at the Pompano and High Island Fields located offshore Texas in the Gulf of Mexico.
7:00 PM EST | January 08, 2009
Elixir Granted Extension for Leopard Farm-Out
The UK Department of Energy and Climate Change has agreed to a four-month extension of the license term on Block 211/18b, which contains the Leopard prospect, providing Elixir additional time to complete a farm out.
7:00 PM EST | December 22, 2008
Elixir Updates on Seismic Acquisition at Block SL-4 Offshore Sierra Leone
Elixir has provided an update on matters associated with Block SL-4, located offshore the Republic of Sierra Leone.
7:00 PM EST | December 11, 2008
Elixir Snaps Up Interests in 2 UK Continental Shelf Blocks
Elixir has been awarded interests in Blocks 211/27d and 211/12b in the UK Continental Shelf 25th Seaward Licensing Round.
7:00 PM EST | November 16, 2008
Elixir Reviews Third Quarter Operations in GOM, UK North Sea
Elixir Petroleum has issued its operational report for the quarter ended September 30, 2008.
8:00 PM EST | October 29, 2008
AnaTexas Prepares to Drill Ahead at Pompano Well-3
Elixir has provided the following update on progress at the latest development well to be drilled at the Pompano field.
8:00 PM EST | October 07, 2008
Elixir Issues Quarterly Update on Global Operations
Elixir's share of revenue from its Gulf of Mexico projects for the year to June 30, 2008 was in excess of $9.1million and a third well at Pompano is expected to spud during the current quarter.
8:00 PM EST | September 30, 2008
Elixir Reports on Latest Development Well at Pompano Field
Elixir provided an update on progress at Well SL10320-4, the latest development well to be drilled at the Pompano field.
8:00 PM EST | September 30, 2008
Elixir Issues Update on Block SL-4 Offshore Sierra Leone
Elixir Petroleum provided an update on matters associated with Block SL-4, located offshore the Republic of Sierra Leone.
8:00 PM EST | September 25, 2008
Elixir Underscores Production at GOM Projects
Elixir reported that Hurricane Ike did not adversely affect its projects in the Gulf of Mexico, including the Pompano Project. The Company expects to resume full production in the near future.
8:00 PM EST | September 21, 2008
Elixir's High Island, Pompano Projects OK after Gustav
Elixir's operations at the High Island and Pompano projects located in the GOM were not adversely affected by Hurricane Gustav, and operations have resumed with both High Island wells back on production.
8:00 PM EST | September 09, 2008
Elixir Opens Data Room for Partners in Mulle Project Appraisal Program
Elixir noted that the proposed appraisal program for the Mulle project has been finalized and a data room in relation to the project has opened for the purpose of partnering the existing Mulle participants in the appraisal of the field.
8:00 PM EST | September 09, 2008
Faroe Petroleum Cross-Assigns 2 UK Central North Sea Licenses
Faroe Petroleum announced the cross-assignment of two UK Central North Sea licenses. By means of cross assignment, the parties to License P.1459 (Block 13/24d) and License P.1404 (Block 13/25a formerly West Halibut) equalized their interests in each.
8:00 PM EST | August 04, 2008
Elixir Highlights Quarterly Operations in GOM, Africa
Elixir Petroleum issued a quarterly activities report for its assets in the Gulf of Mexico and Africa, and, in addition, information concerning UK licensing developments.
8:00 PM EST | July 30, 2008
Elixir Petroleum Releases Results of Entitlement Issue
Elixir Petroleum Limited advised that acceptances under the Company's 1 for 8 entitlement offer, closed on June 27, 2008.
8:00 PM EST | July 01, 2008
Elixir Secures Rig for Pompano's Third Development Well
Elixir Petroleum Limited has announced that the operator of the Pompano Project has contracted the Hercules 152 drilling rig to drill the third development well at Pompano.
8:00 PM EST | June 23, 2008
Elixir Petroleum Finishes Seismic Acquisition in Sierra Leone
Elixir Petroleum Limited announced the completion of a 1,222 km2 3D seismic acquisition program over Block SL-4, located offshore Sierra Leone.
8:00 PM EST | June 22, 2008
DNO Reassesses, Announces UKCS Mulle Discovery
The license group will now focus on maturing the discovery further including a possible appraisal well. The objective will be to develop the discovery as a subsea tie-in to neighboring infrastructure, existing or planned.
8:00 PM EST | May 21, 2008
Elixir Exceeds Expectations with Pompano Production
Production rates at Pompano continue to exceed pre-drill expectations, with the first two wells producing a total of approximately 16MMscf/d. The JV is planning the next well in the sequence to be drilled on the project.
8:00 PM EST | May 15, 2008
Elixir Reports Field Development Ops at High Island
Elixir has been advised that a wireline unit will be mobilized to the HI-268A unmanned production platform in the next few days in order to open the upper sliding sleeves in the completion over the C Sand reservoir in Well 1-A.
8:00 PM EST | May 15, 2008
Elixir Moves Forward with Seismic Survey Offshore Sierra Leone
Elixir has acquired about 60% of the seismic data for the SL-4 Block offshore Sierra Leone in West Africa. The survey is expected to be completed by June 2008.
8:00 PM EST | May 15, 2008
Well #2 on Stream at Pompano
Production rates at Well #2 have stabilized over the past few days at a combined rate of approximately 8 million standard cubic feet of gas per day ("MMscf/d") from the B and E sands.
8:00 PM EST | May 05, 2008
Elixir's Mulle in the North Sea Yields 14,500 bbl/d Flow Rates
The Mulle accumulation lies on the south-western extension of the Osprey ridge and is adjacent to the proposed Causeway oil field development which has achieved flow rates of up to 14,500 barrels of oil per day on test.
8:00 PM EST | April 29, 2008
Elixir Seeks Farminee to Assist Drilling Leopard in UK North Sea
Efforts to secure another farminee in order to largely cover Elixir's and Sosina's cost exposures in the proposed Leopard well are ongoing with several companies currently assessing the opportunity.
8:00 PM EST | April 29, 2008
Elixir: New Mineral Assets in Northern Territory and South Australia
The directors have engaged the services of a corporate finance adviser to market the assets on the Company's behalf.
8:00 PM EST | April 29, 2008
Unexercised Options Cancelled by Elixir
At the end of the March 2008 quarter, Elixir Petroleum held cash on hand of approximately $5.4m.
8:00 PM EST | April 29, 2008
Elixir Acquires Seismic Data Offshore Sierra Leone
Block SL-4 comprises an area of 4,429 km2 lying in water depths from 100m to over 3,500m offshore Sierra Leone, West Africa.
8:00 PM EST | April 29, 2008
Elixir: Pompano Drilled, Log to be Evaluated
The operator of the Pompano Project, AnaTexas Offshore Inc, has advised that the Well #2 has been drilled to 8,627ft MD, which is approximately 200ft below the base of the 'E' sands.
8:00 PM EST | March 24, 2008
Elixir Pulls Out at Pompano to Log the Hole
Following the conclusion of the logging operations, 7 5/8-in. casing will be run and thereafter the final drilling section will commence to a planned total depth of 9,358 feet MD.
8:00 PM EST | March 10, 2008
Elixir: First Production 'Imminent' at Pompano
The Operator estimates that gas production from Well #1 should commence in the next 7 days. Well #1 will initially be flowed from the 6700A sands and the B sands.
7:00 PM EST | March 05, 2008
Elixir Begins 2nd Well at Pompano Project
Well #2 is being directionally drilled to approximately 9,360 feet measured depth ("MD") and is targeting several sands containing a combination of proved, probable and possible reserves.
7:00 PM EST | February 25, 2008
Granby and Petro-Canada Agree to Cross Assignment in UKCS Quad 13
Granby and its co-venturers in UKCS License P.1404 Block 13/25 have completed an assignment with Petro-Canada UK and Reach Exploration, licensees of the adjacent License P.1459 Block 13/24d, to cross assign interests in the two licenses.
7:00 PM EST | February 05, 2008
Elixir: Pompano Well #1 to Be Completed as Commercial Success
Elixir reports that Well No. SL 103229 at the Pompano Project reached total depth at 7,821 feet. Following measurement of formation pressures, the logged pay encountered is considered commercial and the JV will complete Well #1 as a producer.
7:00 PM EST | January 28, 2008
Elixir to Issue 8.5M Convertible Notes
Elixir Petroleum Limited proposed an issue of 8,571,429 convertible notes at a subscription price of $0.35. Funds raised are expected to be applied primarily toward drilling and development activities at Elixir's Pompano gas project.
7:00 PM EST | January 24, 2008
Pompano Well #1 Spudded
The operator of the Pompano Project, AnaTexas Offshore Inc., has advised that Well SL 103229 #1 spudded on Saturday, Jan. 12, 2008. Well #1 had been drilled to a depth of 808 feet below the rotary table.
7:00 PM EST | January 13, 2008
Elixir: Rig on the Way to Pompano, Drilling to Start Soon
Elixir Petroleum advises that the operator of the Pompano Project, AnaTexas Offshore Inc., has advised that the Hercules 152 jackup drilling rig commenced mobilization to the Pompano field.
7:00 PM EST | January 10, 2008
Hercules 152 Contracted to Drill First Well at Pompano Project
The Pompano Project is essentially a re-development of the Pompano gas field with new well locations based on modern 3D seismic data.
7:00 PM EST | January 02, 2008
Elixir Provides Production Update on Gulf of Mexico Fields
Sales proceeds from production of the High Island field for the month ended September 30, 2007 are expected to be received by Elixir in the next few days.
7:00 PM EST | November 21, 2007
Elixir Petroleum Spuds Guinea Well
Elixir Petroleum says that drilling operations have commenced on its Guinea prospect in UKCS Block 15/13b.
8:00 PM EST | August 23, 2007