http://news.rigzone.comThe latest upstream oil and gas news from around the world.Copyright 2008 Rigzone.com Inc. 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=64636&rss=truePetro-Canada declared a quarterly dividend of $0.20 per share on the Company's outstanding common shares, a 54% increase compared with the $0.13 per share dividend declared in April 2008. Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=64633&rss=trueHusky Energy announced that its Board of Directors has approved a 25% increase in the firm's quarterly divident, from CA$0.40 to CA$0.50.Thu, 24 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=64576&rss=trueInterOil filed a preliminary short form base shelf prospectus with the Ontario Securities Commission and a corresponding registration statement on Form F-10 with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=64554&rss=trueIthaca engaged RBC Capital Markets and Tristone Capital to act as joint bookrunners of a marketed offering of common shares of the Company, with aggregate process from the Offering estimated at $70 million. Wed, 23 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=64535&rss=truePenn West Energy has acquired Endev Energy. Letters of transmittal have been forwarded to Endev Shareholders to be utilized in order to exchange their Endev Shares for Penn West Units and to receive future distributions on such Penn West Units. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=64531&rss=trueNoble Energy's Board of Directors has declared a quarterly cash dividend of 18 cents per common share payable August 18 to the shareholders of record on August 4.Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=64523&rss=trueDryships closed on a senior secured credit facility of US $1,125 million for the financing of the two ultra-deepwater drillships under construction at Samsung Heavy Industries.Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=64509&rss=trueHalliburton announced that income from continuing operations for the second quarter of 2008 was $623 million, or $0.68 per diluted share. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=64461&rss=trueAvery Resources announced that the Company received requisite approval for the name change of the Company to Bengal Energy Ltd. and to consolidate its shares on a 5:1 basis.Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=64460&rss=trueSure Energy completed its previously announced non-brokered private placement of 4,999,091 common shares in the capital of Sure at a subscription price of $1.10 per Common Share and 1,892,907 Common Shares issued on a "flow-through share" basis.Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=64459&rss=trueBNK Petroleum entered into an agreement with Canaccord Capital Corporation as lead underwriter on behalf of a syndicate of underwriters for the purchase on a bought deal private placement basis. Gross proceeds will total $20 million.Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=64438&rss=trueAntrim Energy announced that its subsidiary signed a US$50 million working capital facility agreement with Bank of Scotland plc, which will be available for pre-development costs associated with Antrim's Causeway property.Mon, 21 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=64362&rss=truePetroNeft agreed to the terms of a conditional placing of 34,527,141 new Ordinary Shares at Stg0.25 per Ordinary Share, raising gross proceeds of approximately US $17.3 million, which will be used to fund construction of a new pipeline.Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=64359&rss=trueShell Canada has filed its formal offer to acquire all the common shares of Duvernay with securities regulators in Canada, and has mailed its offering circular and related documents to Duvernay shareholders.Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=64356&rss=trueAker's Board of Directors will review STX's mandatory offer for all issued shares in the Company at a price of NOK 63 per share, but will advise after the presentation of its second quarter financial results, scheduled for August 8, 2008.Fri, 18 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=64331&rss=trueOxy's Board of Directors has declared a regular quarterly dividend of $.32 per share on common stock payable October 15, 2008, to stockholders of record on September 10, 2008. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=64330&rss=trueSchlumberger declared a quarterly dividend of 21 cents per share on outstanding stock. The dividend is payable on October 3, 2008 to stockholders of record on September 3, 2008.Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=64329&rss=trueCirrus closed its previously announced short form prospectus offering of common shares of the Company through a syndicate of underwriters led by Tristone and including BMO and FirstEnergy Capital Corp., resulting in gross proceeds of $54.6 million.Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=64328&rss=trueHalliburton declared a 2008 third quarter dividend of nine cents ($0.09) a share on the company’s common stock payable September 23, 2008, to shareholders of record at the close of business on September 2, 2008. Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/article.asp?a_id=64323&rss=trueSouthern Star Energy has closed on a $25 million Senior First Lien Secured Revolving Credit Agreement with Macquarie. Proceeds from this facility will be used to fund the development of Southern Star's Sentell Field.Thu, 17 Jul 2008 00:00:00 GMT