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Total, Edison Get Greek Go-Ahead For Oil And Gas Exploration
Greece's parliament gives the go-ahead for companies to explore for oil and gas.
7:00 PM EST | February 27, 2018
Louisiana LNG Project Gains European Customer
Calcasieu Pass LNG could start commercial ops in 2021.
8:00 PM EST | September 26, 2017
Sources: Total-Led Consortium Bids for Greek Offshore Gas Drilling Block
France’s Total, along with Hellenic Petroleum and Edison, bid for one offshore gas block in the west of Greece.
7:00 PM EST | February 04, 2016
Edison Looks to Sell Part of Egypt's Abu Qir Field
Italy's No.2 energy company, Edison, is looking to sell part of its Abu Qir field in Egypt and has opened the books to prospective buyers, including Kuwait's KUFPEC, according to sources.
7:00 PM EST | January 13, 2016
North Energy Sells Barents License Stake to Pure E&P
Junior explorer North Energy sells its 10-percent interest in production license 706 to Pure E&P Norway.
8:00 PM EST | October 11, 2015
Edison North Sea Well Turns Out Dry
Edison Norge drills a dry well near the Valhall field in the Norwegian zone of the North Sea.
8:00 PM EST | July 21, 2015
Edison Norge Spuds Haribo Exploration Well
Noreco Norway AS announces that the drilling of the Haribo prospect in Norwegian license PL616 has started.
8:00 PM EST | June 21, 2015
Falklands Oil Drillers Scale Back after Price Slump
Oil explorers drilling in the Falkland Islands shelve plans to drill a second well in the southeast Falklands following the steep drop in oil prices.
8:00 PM EST | April 12, 2015
Source: Italy's Edison Suspends Talks to Buy Two Israeli Gas Fields
Italy's Edison is reconsidering buying two Israeli gas fields due to rising regulatory uncertainty and negotiations have already been suspended, a source at the company says.
7:00 PM EST | February 08, 2015
AGR Wins Well Management Contract with Edison
AGR Petroleum Services wins a contract to deliver well management services to Edison Norge.
7:00 PM EST | January 05, 2015
Pingvin Well Finds Gas in Barents Sea
North Energy reports that the Pingvin exploration well on Norwegian production license 713 in the Barents Sea has found gas in a sandstone reservoir.
8:00 PM EST | September 18, 2014
Falkland Oil and Gas Makes Progress Ahead of 2015 Drilling Campaign
Falkland Oil and Gas Limited continues to interpret seismic data and contracts a rig ahead of its 2015 drilling campaign off the Falkland Islands.
8:00 PM EST | September 15, 2014
Italy's Edison In Talks To Buy Two Israeli Gas Fields
Edison, the Italian utility owned by EDF, is in talks to buy two Israeli gas fields from U.S. explorer Noble Energy and Israel's Delek Drilling.
8:00 PM EST | March 11, 2014
Italy's Edison In Talks To Buy Two Israeli Gas Fields
Edison is in talks to buy 2 Israeli gas fields from Noble Energy and Delek Drilling, which are estimated to hold up to 70Bcm in total, two sources say.
7:00 PM EST | March 05, 2014
Egypt Signs Oil, Gas Exploration Deals Dana, Edison, Petroceltic
Egypt signs gas and oil exploration deals with Dana Gas, Petroceltic International and Edison.
7:00 PM EST | February 12, 2014
PM: Egypt Owes Foreign Oil Companies $6B
Egypt says it is close to agreeing a schedule to repay $6 billion in outstanding debt to foreign oil companies.
8:00 PM EST | September 11, 2013
Petroceltic Enters Greece with Patraikos Block Award
Junior explorer Petroceltic International is part of a consortium that has won a exploration concession offshore Greece.
8:00 PM EST | July 11, 2013
Ithaca Farms Out North Sea Interests
Ithaca Energy farms out interests in Handcross prospect to Edison International, while also arranging a farm-out deal with Shell.
8:00 PM EST | June 16, 2013
Falkland Islands 3D Seismic Survey Completed
Falkland Oil and Gas reports that a 3D survey over its Southern Area licenses has been completed.
8:00 PM EST | June 05, 2013
Petroceltic Awarded Two Egyptian Blocks
Petroceltic and its partner Edison International awarded two blocks in Egypt.
8:00 PM EST | April 18, 2013
Falkland Oil and Gas Farms Out Licenses to Edison
FOGL's farm-out move highlights European political support for drilling in the Falklands, says analyst.
8:00 PM EST | June 25, 2012
UK Firms Faroe and Valiant Bag 8 Licenses in Norway
Faroe will be operator on three of seven licenses, while Valiant is operator and 50-percent owner of one license.
7:00 PM EST | January 17, 2012
Companies Face Stiff Competition for Iraq's Prized Oil Fields
Competition is expected to be fierce between international companies for some of Iraq's 10 oil and gas fields at a licensing auction in Baghdad Friday and Saturday.
7:00 PM EST | December 09, 2009
Oil Majors Seen Bidding for Iraq's Prized Oil Fields
Several major oil companies are expected to bid Tuesday for eight prized Iraqi oil and gas fields listed in the first such tender in more than three decades.
8:00 PM EST | June 28, 2009
Edison, EGPC Hit Hydrocarbons at Egypt's Abu Qir Concession
Just two months from the start of operations, Abugir Petroleum has discovered new resources of 1.8 million cubic meters of natural gas and 850 barrels of condensate a day.
8:00 PM EST | March 31, 2009
Repsol Makes 7th Gas Discovery in Algerian Part of Sahara Desert
Repsol has made a new gas find in the Ahnet Basin of Algeria which has flowed over 300,000 cubic meters per day in initial production tests.
8:00 PM EST | March 31, 2009
San Leon Seeks Exploration License Upgrade in Morocco
San Leon has completed its work obligations on their Zag Reconnaissance License in the western part of the highly prospective Tindouf-Reggane Basin in Morocco.
7:00 PM EST | February 24, 2009
British Gas, Petronas, Edison to Invest $2.1B in Egypt
Three international companies have allocated additional investments worth $2.1 billion to boost natural gas production in Egypt.
7:00 PM EST | February 03, 2009
Repsol Makes 3 New Gas Finds in Algeria's Sahara Desert
Repsol has made three new gas finds in Algeria's Sahara desert: One in the Reggane basin, where the company has already had a number of successes, another in the Ahnet Basin, and a third in the Berkine Basin.
7:00 PM EST | January 25, 2009
Edison Inks Concession Agreement to Hunt for Hydrocarbons Offshore Egypt
Edison has signed the concession agreement for the offshore fields of Abu Qir in Egypt which grants certain exploration, production and development rights for the company.
7:00 PM EST | January 14, 2009
Iraq Oil Min: 35 Of 120 Cos Qualified To Bid For Deals
Thirty-five international oil companies are qualified to bid for future oil and gas contracts to develop one of the world's largest oil fields.
8:00 PM EST | April 13, 2008
Iraq Official: To Announce Cos Qualified For Oil Bids Monday
Iraq will announce Monday those international companies qualified to bid for tenders to develop one of the world's largest oil fields, an Iraqi oil ministry official said Friday.
8:00 PM EST | April 10, 2008
Edison Registers for Iraqi Akkas Development Project
Iraq's February 18 deadline to apply for participation in the country's Akkas natural gas field brought with it registration documents from Edison SpA. Akkas is one of Iraq's largest gas fields, with reserves estimated at 200 billion cubic meters.
7:00 PM EST | February 17, 2008
Edison Awarded Dayyer Block Offshore Iran
Edison has been awarded the offshore block called Dayyer, which spans an area of 8,600 square kilometers in the Persian Gulf.
7:00 PM EST | January 08, 2008
Ivory Coast Grants 3 Offshore Oil Exploration Permits
Ivory Coast has granted exploration permits for its deep water block CI-102 to three foreign companies, the state-owned Fraternite Matin newspaper reported Wednesday.
7:00 PM EST | December 11, 2007
Edison to Boost International Investment in New Growth
Edison plans to expand its international and upstream investments in its new growth plan as it seeks to become independent of its biggest rival for gas supplies, Chief Executive Umberto Quadrino said Monday.
7:00 PM EST | November 11, 2007
RWE Makes Gas Discovery in Algeria
RWE Dea has made a natural gas discovery in the Reggane Basin of Algeria.
8:00 PM EST | July 30, 2007
Agreement Signed to Speed Development of IGI Pipeline
Italy, Greece and Turkey have signed an Intergovernmental Agreement for the development of a system of pipelines to import natural gas from the Caspian Basin and the Middle East through Turkey and Greece.
8:00 PM EST | July 25, 2007
Largest-ever 3D Survey Offshore Senegal to Conclude This Week
First Australian Resources Limited (FAR) said that the acquisition phase of a 3D seismic survey offshore Senegal using the MV Symphony is due to be completed ahead of schedule on 25 March 2007.
8:00 PM EST | March 19, 2007
First Australian: Offshore Senegal Seismic Begins
First Australian Resources Limited (FAR) said that the MV Symphony seismic vessel has begun acquiring seismic in the Rufisque, Sangomar, and Sangomar Deep blocks offshore Senegal.
7:00 PM EST | February 15, 2007
Edison Wins Norwegian Exploration Licenses
Edison International, an Edison Group subsidiary, was awarded five new hydrocarbon exploration licenses in the Norwegian Continental Shelf, which had been put out for bids by the Norwegian Oil and Energy Ministry.
7:00 PM EST | February 11, 2007
Edison and Depa Move Forward on Proposed Italy-Greece Pipeline
A protocol signed Wednesday by Greek and Italian officials grants Depa and Edison the right to use 8 bcm/y for 25 years in transmission capacity provided by the IGI natural gas pipeline that will like Italy and Greece.
7:00 PM EST | January 31, 2007
First Australian Reports Offshore Senegal Seismic
The MV Symphony seismic vessel is scheduled to commence acquiring seismic for FAR Offshore Senegal during the second week of February 2007.
7:00 PM EST | January 28, 2007
Edison Signs Galsi Supply Deal with Sonatrach
Edison and Sonatrach (Algeria's national hydrocarbons company) on Wednesday signed an agreement for the supply of two billion cubic meters of natural gas a year.
7:00 PM EST | November 14, 2006
Edison, IGP Garner Torrente La Vella Permit
Milan-based Edison S.p.A. and Intergas Piu S.r.l. (IGP) have won a new Italian exploration permit, Torrente La Vella.
8:00 PM EST | July 05, 2006
NPD Pre-qualifies Edison SpA and Serica Energy as Licencees in Norway
The Norwegian authorities have established a system for prequalifying both licensees and operators as a means of bringing competent new players to the Norwegian continental shelf. Edison SpA and Serica Energy Ltd have been pre-qualified as licensees.
8:00 PM EST | May 29, 2006
Repsol Logs Pay in Reggane Basin in Algeria
Repsol YPF has successfully drilled and tested another gas discovery in Reggane Nord in the Algerian desert.
8:00 PM EST | May 15, 2006
Edison Finds Gas in Reggane Nord Permit in Algeria
Edison, in joint venture with Repsol YPF, RWE Dea and Sonatrach completed drilling of the first two wells in the Reggane Nord permit and have encountered gas in both wells.
8:00 PM EST | April 02, 2006
RWE Dea to Acquire a 40% Stake in the West Wadi El Rayan Concession
RWE Dea has agreed to farm into 40% of the Edison operated West Wadi El Rayan concession in Egypt's Western Desert.
8:00 PM EST | April 02, 2006
Quadrino to Head EdF Gas Committee
Edison Spa (EdF) CEO Umberto Quadrino has been selected to head the Milan-based company's newly formed Gas Committee.
7:00 PM EST | March 20, 2006