Regional News: Austral-Asia

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Tap Oil says the Bianchi-1 gas appraisal well is being drilled in Retention Lease WA-49-R offshore Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Otto provides an update of drilling on the Galoc Phase II development.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Ichthys LNG Project cuts first steel for the hull of its FPSO facility at Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering's Okpo yard in South Korea.

Wednesday, June 19, 2013 Karoon engages CGGVeritas Services to conduct marine 3D seismic survey over permit WA-482-P in the offshore northern Carnarvon Basin.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Coastal Energy gives an update on the drilling of the Bua Ban North B-17 and Ko Kra A-01 exploration wells off Thailand.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 Australia-based engineering and services contractor Clough expects stronger revenue for fiscal year 2013.

Tuesday, June 18, 2013 AusGroup's subsidiary MAS Australasia Ltd. bags a scaffolding services contract from CB&I and Kentz Joint Venture for the Gorgon Project off Australia.

Monday, June 17, 2013 The operator is analyzing gathered samples from the Malolos well to determine its commercial vitality.

Monday, June 17, 2013 AusGroup wins an insulation contract for the Ichthys LNG project in Australia.

Monday, June 17, 2013 CNOOC and Shell among firms awarded permits in latest Australian licensing round.

Monday, June 17, 2013 Murphy says the Dufresne-1 prospect will be drilled in block WA-408-P after non-commercial gas was found at the Bassett West-1 well.

Monday, June 17, 2013 Origin spuds the 121-Ca Voi-1X well in Block 121 in the Phu Khanh Basin off central Vietnam.

Friday, June 14, 2013 SapuraKencana hopes to clinch more contracts for overseas oil and gas projects.

Thursday, June 13, 2013 Kidnappers release a UK worker abducted from a Medco Energi well site in Indonesia.

Thursday, June 13, 2013 Oil Spill Response Limited opens a new base in Singapore to speedily handle emergency oil spill incidents in the Asia Pacific region.

Thursday, June 13, 2013 Nido Petroleum expects to receive an audited reserves report for the West Linapacan Oil Field redevelopment project in the Philippines soon.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Otto begins drilling the Galoc-5H and Galoc-6H wells under the Galoc Phase II development.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Norwest Energy will progress plans for the Arrowsmith project in Australia, with the move supported by the release of a reserves estimates report.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Continental acquires a shareholding stake in Visionaire Energy AS.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Briton working for Medco Exploration and Production is kidnapped in the Aceh province of Indonesia.

Wednesday, June 12, 2013 Inpex has been awarded exploration permit WA-494-P in Browse Basin, Western Australia by the government.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Western Australia invites bids for six petroleum exploration leases, including onshore blocks.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Kea Petroleum plans to drill the Puka 3 well in New Zealand's onshore Taranaki Basin.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Buru Energy Limited (Buru) will restart its exploration in the Ungani area in Australia's Canning Basin.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Packers Plus Energy Services successfully completes a high pressure vertical well in the Cooper Basin of South Australia for Senex Energy.

Tuesday, June 11, 2013 Statoil will acquire an interest in four exploration permits and two exploration permit applications in Australia's Northern Territory.

Monday, June 10, 2013 Songa Mercur is contracted by Idemitsu Oil & Gas for a well located offshore Vietnam.

Friday, June 07, 2013 Santos reports that the Bassett West-1 exploration well in the Browse Basin has discovered gas.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013 Three Japanese energy firms have confirmed natural gas and condensate reserves in exploration blocks offshore Vietnam.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013 TAG Oil lays off 60 workers and stops drilling operations at the newest well on its Sidewinder site following complaints of noise levels exceeding prescribed limits, a senior company official says.

Wednesday, June 05, 2013 Petronas says first-quarter net profit slipped 4.7% from a year earlier but 2013 earnings may still be steady on higher output.

Tuesday, June 04, 2013 Bengal Energy announces that the Cuisinier 9 well, the fifth well in the 2013 Cuisinier appraisal drilling campaign, has been cased.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013 The head of BG Group's Australian unit says the company's $20.4 billion gas-export plant in Queensland will be completed in line with its revised budget.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Northern Petroleum enters and secures a position in an Australian oil shale play.

Wednesday, May 29, 2013 Myanmar opposition leader to lend her support for burgeoning Myanmar oil and gas sector by attending June summit.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Sembcorp Marine secures another landmark deal from Noble Corp., increasing the total number of rigs the shipyard is ordered to build.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 The Australian Petroleum Production and Exploration Association's annual conference started Monday with the issue of the country's high-cost environment a key talking point.

Tuesday, May 28, 2013 Woodside says it will restart efforts to find natural gas for the expansion of its Pluto export facility in Western Australia.

Monday, May 27, 2013 The Lengo-2 well was plugged and abandoned and the rig was released.

Monday, May 27, 2013 Many Australian-based companies continue to view Africa as a source of potential resources in the oil and gas industry in favor of their home country.

Monday, May 27, 2013 A local government in Indonesia blocks access to 14 oil and gas wells at a block in central Sumatra operated by a local unit of PetroChina, an official at the country's upstream oil and gas regulator says.

Sunday, May 26, 2013 Australia's booming gas-export industry is facing mounting challenges, including rising costs and the potential for competing supplies from North America, Asia and East Africa, Shell CEO Peter Voser says.

Friday, May 24, 2013 The Ocean Patriot drilling rig is mobilizing to the Galoc field.

Friday, May 24, 2013 Rigzone takes a tour of the Atwood Oceanics' third Pacific Class 400 ultra-premium jackup, Atwood Orca.

Friday, May 24, 2013 Exxon Mobil is considering investing in InterOil Corporation's natural gas assets in Papua New Guinea.

Thursday, May 23, 2013 Osaka Gas buys stakes in natural gas assets in Papua New Guinea from Horizon Oil.

Thursday, May 23, 2013 Salamander announces that the Bedug-1 exploration well in the Bontang PSC has been concluded as a gas discovery.

Wednesday, May 22, 2013 Tangiers Petroleum executes a farm-out agreement for two Australian exploration permits located in the Bonaparte Basin.

Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Pan Orient Energy Corp. announced that the L53-DC3 appraisal well is currently on a 90 day production test producing 15 degree API oil.