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All rights reserved.http://www.rigzone.com/images/logo_rigz_131x20.gifhttp://www.rigzone.com/news/13120http://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=82214&rss=trueA group of western oil companies and the state-owned Greenland oil company have formed an industry lobby group to facilitate the development of hydrocarbon resources in the country, Denmark's DONG Energy said in a statement Friday.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=82213&rss=trueSteel-tube manufacturer Tenaris on Friday said it sees Mexican state oil company Pemex reducing its emphasis the Chicontepec basin in 2010 as it develops its production strategy.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=82203&rss=trueThe initial well at the newly unitized Johnson Bottoms Unit in Utah commenced horizontal drilling on November 3, 3009.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=82197&rss=trueEpsilon sent a letter to the Ministry of Oil and Gas, Sultanate of Oman stating that the company is withdrawing from the Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement covering Block 55, where it is the official operator.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=82187&rss=truePetrobras confirmed Friday the company has made a natural gas find in Peru's Block 58, possibly containing up to 5 trillion cubic feet of natural gas.Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=82183&rss=trueThe heads of Eni and KazMunayGas have signed a cooperation agreement on exploration and production activities and strategic industrial facilities in Kazakhstan. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=82180&rss=trueShell said it will decide within months whether to begin drilling for oil and gas off the Alaskan coast despite strong opposition. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=82179&rss=trueSterling Resources commenced an eight-well exploration and appraisal program, covering several key assets in Romania and the United Kingdom, which is anticipated to be completed by mid 2010.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=82166&rss=trueCaza Oil & Gas announced a further hydrocarbon discovery and provide an operational update on its activities in the Abo/Wolfcamp horizontal oil play in New Mexico, USA.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=82151&rss=trueTriple Diamond Energy announced today a Wilcox Sand discovery in its prospect acreage located just north of the Central Oklahoma Oil Platform in Seminole County, Oklahoma.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=82146&rss=trueAWE reported that the Trefoil-2 well was at a measured depth of 2,520 meters. During the week the upper section of the 9-5/8" casing and the running tool were retrieved and the casing successfully patched.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=82144&rss=trueThe South African Petroleum Authorities today confirmed Royal Dutch Shell as the successful bidder for exploration rights in the Orange Basin deepwater area, off the country's west coast.Thu, 05 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=82141&rss=trueAztec Oil & Gas announced today the progress of two of its partnerships formed under the Aztec VIII Oil & Gas Drilling Program which is now closed to subscriptions.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=82130&rss=trueCuba and Russian officials have signed four international economic association contracts for hydrocarbons exploration and exploitation in discoveries that might be made north of the central and western part of the country.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=82122&rss=trueAfren has provided an additional operational update regarding an acquisition of interest in the offshore Nigerian OPL 310 license and development of the broader Ebok-Okwok complex.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=82119&rss=truePrimeGen's Russian subsidiary was awarded the Layevozhskoye oil and gas exploration license in the Baltic Basin in Western Russia.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=82114&rss=trueClayton Williams has provided an update on its ongoing developmental drilling programs in the Permian Basin and Austin Chalk, two of its core oil-producing areas.Wed, 04 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=82095&rss=trueHardy Oil and Gas reported that Reliance Industries has commenced drilling of the exploration well KGV-D3-R1 on the Company's KG-DWN-2003/1 (D3) exploration license.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=82094&rss=trueBasic Earth Science Systems reported that drilling operations are underway on the second of two Bakken wells in McKenzie County, North Dakota.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=82059&rss=true"The acquisition of the Acheron 2D Survey will provide the industry with an excellent opportunity to further evaluate the potential of the southwest Carnarvon Basin," said Searcher Seismic Director Odd Larsen.Tue, 03 Nov 2009 00:00:00 GMT