http://news.rigzone.comThe latest upstream oil and gas news from around the world.Copyright 2013 Rigzone.com Inc. All rights reserved.http://www.rigzone.com/images/logo_rigz_131x20.gifhttp://www.rigzone.com/news/13120http://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/126615/Tangiers_Executes_FarmOut_Agreement?rss=trueTangiers Petroleum executes a farm-out agreement for two Australian exploration permits located in the Bonaparte Basin.Wed, 22 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/126605/Colorado_Indonesia_Schools_Win_Schlumberger_Scholarships?rss=trueSchlumberger announces its contribution of five scholarships to the American Association of Petroleum Geologists' (AAPG) Outstanding Student Chapter Awards. Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/126602/Europa_Gives_Up_Romanian_and_African_Licenses?rss=trueEuropa says it is relinquishing licenses in Romanian and the Saharawi Arab Democratic Rebublic to focus on projects in Western Europe.Tue, 21 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/126596/Bolttech_Mannings_Increases_Presence_in_Canada_with_Latest_Acquisition?rss=trueBolttech Mannings signs an agreement to acquire Alberta-based Red Flame Industries Inc.Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/126595/Bureau_Veritas_Selected_as_SEMS_Audit_Service_Provider_for_COS?rss=trueBureau Veritas Certification announced its provisional accreditation as an official SEMS Audit Service Provider for the Center for Offshore Safety (COS). Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/126584/Shake_Up_Among_Kuwaiti_Oil_Executives?rss=trueKuwait Petroleum Corporation gets new Chief Executive and a reshuffle of oil executives takes place at KPC subsidiaries.Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/126583/Egypt_Appoints_New_Chief_of_State_Oil_Firm?rss=trueEgypt appoints Tarek El-Barkatawy as Chief Executive of Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation.Mon, 20 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/126552/Lekoil_Plans_to_be_PanAfrican_Player?rss=trueJunior oil company Lekoil raises $49 million on London’s Alternative Investment Market as it seeks to become a pan-African oil and gas player.Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/126551/Petroceltic_to_Farm_Out_More_of_Isarene?rss=truePetroceltic says it is closer to farming out a further 18.375-percent interest in its Isarene Permit that contains the Ain Tsila, onshore Algeria.Fri, 17 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/126549/Transocean_Inks_New_Contracts_Extensions_Sees_More_Downtime?rss=trueTransocean reports downtime for its drilling fleet but inks several new contracts for its rigs.Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/126546/Salamander_Pens_PSC_for_Central_Kalimantan_Licenses?rss=trueSalamander signs Production Sharing Contracts (PSC) for the Northeast Bangkanai and West Bangkanai license areas.Thu, 16 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/126519/PA_Resources_Welcomes_New_CEO?rss=truePA Resources has decided with immediate effect to appoint Board member Philippe R Probst as the company's CEO.Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/126504/Cal_Dive_Makes_a_Big_Splash_with_Pemex_Contract?rss=truePemex awards Cal Dive with two additional contracts for work in the Bay of Campeche.Wed, 15 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/126489/Statoil_Noble_Ink_Deal_for_Newbuild_Jackup?rss=trueStatoil awards Noble Corp. a contract for a newbuild jackup for drilling at the Mariner project in the UK North Sea in 2016.Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/126472/Aker_Appoints_New_VP_for_Subsea_Greenfield_Projects?rss=trueAker Solutions appoints Bob Shaw as vice president to lead subsea greenfield projects.Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/126469/BG_Group_Seeks_More_Active_Portfolio_Management_Strategy?rss=trueBG Group plans to take a more-active approach to managing its portfolio of assets as it estimates group production of up to 660,000 boepd for 2013.Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/126467/Dana_Sees_17_Jump_in_1Q_2013_Profit?rss=trueDana Gas reports a 17-percent jump in the first quarter profit as it pre-qualifies for Lebanon's first offshore licensing round.Tue, 14 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/126464/HRT_Names_Milton_Franke_New_Chief_Executive?rss=trueHRT says that Milton Franke will take over as chief executive, completing an unexpected management shakeup at the firm.Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/126463/Bechtel_to_Open_Global_Engineering_Center_in_UAE?rss=trueBechtel announces it will establish a global center of engineering excellence in the UAE initially focused on rail and marine engineering projects.Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMThttp://www.rigzone.com/news/oil_gas/a/126449/Transocean_Chairman_to_Leave?rss=trueOil and gas driller Transocean says Chairman Michael Talbert plans to step down in 2014.Mon, 13 May 2013 00:00:00 GMT