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Deo Petroleum: Amalgamation Agreement Finalized
Deo Petroleum announced that the amalgamation agreement to combine the UKCS License P218 Block 15/21a Gamma Sub Area and Block 15/21g areas has been finalized.
7:00 PM EST | January 11, 2012
Egdon Acquires EnCore Stake
Egdon announced that EnCore will assign to Egdon its 7.5% interest in a newly offered offshore license covering part blocks 98/13 and 98/14.
7:00 PM EST | January 05, 2012
Weather Delays Drilling at EnCore's Tudor Rose Well
Due to bad weather, drilling at the Tudor Rose well is taking longer than anticipated, reported EnCore.
7:00 PM EST | December 07, 2011
EnCore Spins Bit at Tudor Rose
Nautical announced that the Tudor Rose appraisal well 14/30a-5 in Central North Sea Block 14/30a was spudded on November 16, 2011.
7:00 PM EST | November 16, 2011
Premier Increases N. Sea Presence with EnCore Acquisition
Premier announced the recommended acquisition of EnCore for cash with a share alternative for a consideration of approx. $340MM.
8:00 PM EST | October 04, 2011
EnCore, Partners Acquire North Sea License
EnCore Oil and its P1655 (Block 15/21g) partners, Nautical Petroleum and Serica (the P1655 group), have agreed terms to acquire a 70 percent interest in a part of adjoining License P218 (Block 15/21a).
8:00 PM EST | June 30, 2011
Sterling Reaches TD at Cladhan Appraisal Well
Sterling announced the completion of drilling of the 210/30a-4X well on Block 210/30a in the United Kingdom North Sea.
8:00 PM EST | June 02, 2011
EnCore to Cancel Flotation of XEO Exploration
EnCore has decided to cancel the flotation of XEO Exploration and the related offer to EnCore shareholders.
8:00 PM EST | May 22, 2011
Sterling Reaches TD at Cladhan Appraisal
EnCore announced that the Cladhan appraisal well 210/30a-4y, the third well of a four well program located in UK North Sea Blocks 210/29a & 210/30a has reached Total Measured Depth of 12,615 feet.
8:00 PM EST | May 17, 2011
EnCore Spins Off Exploration Company
EnCore planning for a subsidiary company, which will be assigned the Exploration Assets, to be floated on AIM.
8:00 PM EST | April 17, 2011
EnCore Shuffles Management
EnCore announced the following changes to its Board of Directors.
8:00 PM EST | April 14, 2011
EnCore Repeats Success with Additional Cladhan Pay
The Cladhan appraisal well was drilled as a deviated well and encountered oil bearing Upper Jurassic sandstones in two separate reservoir intervals.
8:00 PM EST | April 11, 2011
EnCore Sidetrack Delivers Additional Pay
EnCore's Burgman side-track well 28/9-4z located on UKCS Central North Sea Block 28/9 has successfully encountered hydrocarbons.
8:00 PM EST | March 27, 2011
EnCore Rides on Burgman Discovery
EnCore's Burgman well has encountered 22 feet of net hydrocarbon pay within the overall Tay sandstone interval.
8:00 PM EST | March 20, 2011
EnCore Drills Ahead at Burgman, Cladhan; Updates Drilling Ops
EnCore announced its interim results for the six months ended December 31, 2010.
7:00 PM EST | March 08, 2011
EnCore Spuds Burgman Well in North Sea
EnCore Oil has commenced drilling the Burgman exploration well 28/9-4 in Central North Sea Block 28/9 using Transocean's GSF Galaxy II.
7:00 PM EST | February 28, 2011
Sterling Kicks Off Drilling at Cladhan Appraisal Well
Using semisub Transocean Prospect, Sterling has spudded the Cladhan appraisal well 210/30a-4 located in Northern North Sea Block 210/30a.
7:00 PM EST | February 28, 2011
EnCore Reports Catcher North Discovery 'Disappointing'
nCore reported that the Catcher North appraisal well 28/9-3 located in UK Central North Sea has encountered oil and gas pay.
7:00 PM EST | February 07, 2011
EnCore Spuds Catcher North Appraisal Well
EnCore has spudded the Catcher North appraisal well 28/9-3 in Central North Sea Block 28/9 using jackup GSF Galaxy II.
7:00 PM EST | January 23, 2011
EnCore Hits Paydirt at Varadero Prospect
EnCore has encountered a calculated net pay of 106 feet at the Varadero exploration well 28/9-2, in the UK North Sea.
7:00 PM EST | January 03, 2011
EnCore Spuds Varadero Well
EnCore reported that the Varadero exploration well 28/9-2 in Central North Sea block 28/9 has been spudded using jackup GSF Galaxy II.
7:00 PM EST | December 19, 2010
Egdon Finalizes EnCore E&P Acquisition
Egdon reported the completion of the acquisition of EnCore (E&P) Limited from EnCore Oil.
7:00 PM EST | November 22, 2010
Sterling Notes Cladhan Resource Estimation
Sterling announced the resource evaluation on the gross contingent and prospective oil in place estimated to exist in the Cladhan discovery.
8:00 PM EST | October 18, 2010
Bad Weather Delays Rig Arrival at Varadero Location
EnCore says the GSF Galaxy II is still waiting on weather to move to its Varadero well.
8:00 PM EST | October 13, 2010
Cladhan Sidetrack Successful
Sterling encountered a 258 feet gross hydrocarbon bearing reservoir interval with 108 feet net pay at its Cladhan discovery with sidetrack well 210/29a-4Y.
8:00 PM EST | October 03, 2010
Testing Confirms Cladhan Results
Encore is pleased with well test results at Cladhan and says its is very likely that a commercial accumulation has already been established.
8:00 PM EST | September 12, 2010
JW McLean Arrives at Cladhan
The JW McLean semisub has arrived on location to sidetrack the Cladhan oil discovery located in the UK Sector of the North Sea.
8:00 PM EST | August 05, 2010
EnCore Primes Bit at Cladhan Well
EnCore announced that it is expected to commence drilling operations at the Cladhan location towards the end of the week.
8:00 PM EST | July 29, 2010
Egdon Acquires EnCore's Assets
Egdon announced the completion of the acquisition of certain of EnCore's assets by Egdon.
8:00 PM EST | July 27, 2010
EnCore Reaches TD at Catcher South West Well
The 28/9-1Y well was drilled to a Total Depth of 6,255 feet Measured Depth having successfully encountered excellent quality oil bearing reservoir sandstones.
8:00 PM EST | July 04, 2010
North Sea Oil Find May Be 'One of the Largest'
An oil find at Catcher field has the potential to be one of the region's "larger North Sea oil accumulations of recent years," said Alan Booth.
8:00 PM EST | June 27, 2010
EnCore Wraps Up Ops at Catcher Discovery
EnCore Oil announced that well testing operations on Catcher oil discovery located in UK Central North Sea block 28/9 have been completed.
8:00 PM EST | June 14, 2010
EnCore Strikes Oil at Catcher Well
EnCore updated on the Catcher exploration well located in UK Central North Sea block 28/9.
8:00 PM EST | June 02, 2010
EnCore Spuds Catcher Well in North Sea
EnCore announced that the Catcher exploration well 28/9-a in Central North Sea block 28/9 was spudded at 08:00 hours on Monday 17, May 2010.
8:00 PM EST | May 16, 2010
EnCore Finalizes European Asset Sale with Egdon
EnCore has signed Sale and Purchase Agreements with Egdon Resources for the group's onshore assets together with its interest in the Ceres gas field, in return for a material equity stake in Egdon.
8:00 PM EST | March 21, 2010
Encore: Cladhan Appraisal, Catcher Firmed for 2010
Encore and its co-venturers have procured rigs for both Catcher (late March to early April spud) and Cladhan (late May to early July spud), both located in the UK North Sea.
7:00 PM EST | February 08, 2010
J W McLean Contracted for Sterling's Cladhan Appraisal Well
Encore reported that a letter of agreement has been signed by the co-venturers with ADTI for the drilling of the Cladhan appraisal well using the J W McLean semisubmersible rig.
7:00 PM EST | December 20, 2009
EnCore to Divest Assets Onshore UK, France to Egdon
EnCore Oil is in advanced negotiations with Egdon Resources over the sale of the Company's onshore assets (onshore UK and onshore France) together with an interest in the Ceres Gas field, to Egdon.
8:00 PM EST | September 22, 2009
RWE Dea Takes Bigger Bite of Breagh in UK North Sea
With a 70% stake RWE Dea will take over the majority of the Breagh gas field and its operatorship.
8:00 PM EST | July 21, 2009
Encore Oil Reports on North Sea Developments, Onshore UK Assets
EnCore Oil provided an update on its offshore North Sea and onshore UK activities.
8:00 PM EST | June 24, 2009
EnCore Builds on Breagh's Success, Improves North Sea Portfolio
In the second half of 2008, EnCore drilled three successful wells in the UK North Sea with its operator, Sterling Resources, and actively worked on its portfolio in order to close the quarter with a healthy cash balance.
7:00 PM EST | February 11, 2009
Sterling Unlocks Oil at UK North Sea's Bowstring East
Sterling has made an oil discovery at the Bowstring East Prospect, also known as Cladhan, located in Block 210/29a in the UK Northern North Sea.
7:00 PM EST | November 16, 2008
Serica Bags 3 North Sea Licenses, to Spud First Chablis Well
Serica Energy has been offered three UK exploration licenses in the UK 25th Seaward Licensing Round.
7:00 PM EST | November 16, 2008
EnCore Notes Preliminary Pressure Results at Esmond Reservoir
EnCore has received preliminary pressure information from the operator, Star Energy, on the Esmond gas storage evaluation well.
7:00 PM EST | November 03, 2008
Energy Enhancer's Drilling Ops Recommence at Esmond
EnCore has received confirmation from the operator, Star Energy, that drilling operations on Esmond recommenced Friday morning, October 31, at approximately 7:00 am.
7:00 PM EST | November 02, 2008
EnCore Says Esmond Drilling Ops to Restart Next Week
EnCore has provided a further update following the incident on the Energy Enhancer drilling rig on Sunday, October 19.
8:00 PM EST | October 23, 2008
Star Energy to Commence Drilling after Energy Enhancer's Safety Checks
EnCore Oil has provided the following update following an incident on the Energy Enhancer drilling rig over the weekend.
8:00 PM EST | October 19, 2008
Revus Farms-In to 2 UK Central North Sea Blocks
Revus entered into a farm-in agreement with EnCore Oil to earn a 20% interest in UK Central North Sea blocks 28/9 and 28/10c.
8:00 PM EST | September 28, 2008
EnCore Gets Go-Ahead for Field Development Plan in UKCS
EnCore announced that BERR has approved the Field Development Plan for the Ceres field located on UKCS block 47/9c.
8:00 PM EST | September 24, 2008
EnCore Farms-Out 10% Interest in North Sea Blocks to Dyas
EnCore entered into a farm-out agreement with Dyas UK Limited whereby Dyas will acquire a 10% interest in northern North Sea Blocks 210/29a and 210/30a from EnCore.
8:00 PM EST | September 18, 2008