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Northern Petroleum Agrees Cascina Alberto Farm-Out with Shell
Junior oil firm Northern Petroleum agrees to farm out 80 percent of its Cascina Alberto permit, onshore Italy, to Royal Dutch Shell.
7:00 PM EST | March 04, 2015
Northern Petroleum's Latest Alberta Well Proves Uneconomic
Northern Petroleum's 102/11-30 well in northwest Alberta produces oil but not at an economic rate.
7:00 PM EST | February 09, 2015
Northern Drills First Wells in Current Program in Alberta
Northern Petroleum drills the first two wells of its current three-well drilling program in Alberta, Canada.
8:00 PM EST | September 16, 2014
Northern Petroleum Rings Management Changes
Northern Petroleum announces management changes to its exploration and technical director and COO roles.
8:00 PM EST | September 03, 2014
Northern Petroleum Awarded Two Permits in Italy
Northern Petroleum is awarded two permits, one onshore and one offshore, in Italy.
8:00 PM EST | July 23, 2014
Northern Petroleum to Increase Canadian Exploration
Northern Petroleum plans to increase exploration at its Canadian operation after all three of its concept wells in the region were successful.
8:00 PM EST | April 02, 2014
Northern Petroleum Sells Dutch Assets
Northern Petroleum agrees to sell its Netherlands subsidiary for $27 million.
8:00 PM EST | September 30, 2013
Northern Petroleum to Extend Alberta Program
Northern Petroleum plans to extend a proof of concept program at its leases in northern Alberta, Canada, after analyzing seismic data.
8:00 PM EST | August 22, 2013
Shell Spuds Final Well in French Guiana Drilling Campaign
Northern Petroleum reports that its partner, Royal Dutch Shell, has spud the final well of a current four-well drilling campaign on the Guyane Maritime Permit.
8:00 PM EST | August 12, 2013
Cebus Well Comes up Dry off French Guiana
A wildcat well drilled by Shell offshore French Guiana has come up dry.
8:00 PM EST | July 22, 2013
Northern Petroleum Enters Shale Prospective Play in Australia
Northern Petroleum enters and secures a position in an Australian oil shale play.
8:00 PM EST | May 28, 2013
Shell Spuds Third Well in French Guiana Program
Northern Petroleum announces that GM-ES-4, the third well of the current four well exploration program in the Guyane Maritime Permit (French Guiana) has been spud by Shell.
8:00 PM EST | May 07, 2013
Northern Petroleum Adds Acreage in Canada
Northern Petroleum reports the acquisition of additional leases in Canada, following the Alberta Crown lands sale.
8:00 PM EST | March 20, 2013
Northern Petroleum Could Sell Netherlands Operations
Northern Petroleum is considering the sale of its Netherlands subsidiary, while the firm enters Canada.
8:00 PM EST | March 18, 2013
Northern Petroleum Seeks to Boost Dutch Production
Northern Petroleum is planning a new well at its Netherlands fields this winter, which it hopes will boost production.
8:00 PM EST | September 09, 2012
La Tosca Well Fails to Deliver for Northern Petroleum
Northern Petroleum has plugged and abandoned its La Tosca well in northern Italy after concluding any gas found there will not be commercial.
8:00 PM EST | September 06, 2012
Northern Petroleum Spuds Italy Well
Northern Petroleum commences drilling operations on the La Tosca-1 well, targeting a 43 billion cubic feet of gross mean prospective resource gas prospect.
8:00 PM EST | August 06, 2012
Northern Books Rig for Guyane Drilling
Northern announced plans to commence drilling in mid 2012 on the Guyane permit.
8:00 PM EST | April 02, 2012
Northern Scoops Up License Offshore UK
Northern announced that NP Solent Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary, has been awarded part blocks 98/13 and 98/14 in the UK 26th
Licensing Round.
7:00 PM EST | January 04, 2012
Northern Finishes Seismic Survey Offshore Southern Adriatic
Northern has completed a 600km 2D seismic survey in offshore Southern Adriatic covering two licenses.
7:00 PM EST | December 05, 2011
Northern Welcomes New Executive Director
Northern announced the appointment to the Board, with immediate effect, of Maurice Le Gai Eaton, Northern's Director of Group Operations.
8:00 PM EST | September 19, 2011
Northern Starts Extended Well Test at Markwells Wood
Northern Petroleum has started operations for an extended well test of the Markwells Wood oil discovery in West Sussex.
8:00 PM EST | September 06, 2011
Northern Appoints Non-Executive Director
Northern announced the appointment to the Board, with immediate effect, of Dr. Rex William Gaisford CBE as a new Non-Executive Director of the Company.
8:00 PM EST | August 30, 2011
Northern Notes Reserves at Southern Adriatic Permits
Northern announced an update on its Southern Adriatic permits containing the Rovesti and Giove oil discoveries, which hold a combined 53.2 million barrels of 2P reserves.
8:00 PM EST | July 27, 2011
Northern Petroleum's Operations Unaffected by Italian Ban
"I believe that, Northern has not been badly affected save in the Ionian Sea... We have always conducted our offshore operations with due consideration," said Derek Musgrove.
8:00 PM EST | July 12, 2011
Northern Revises 2011 Production Forecasts
Northern announced that it will be revising its 2011 production forecasts and is making changes to reserve estimates in the Netherlands.
8:00 PM EST | May 26, 2011
Shell to Take Reins Offshore Sicily
Northern (NPUK) has applied to the Italian authorities for the transfer to Shell the role of operator for six permits offshore west of Sicily.
8:00 PM EST | April 04, 2011
Northern Signs Agreement with Azimuth for Southern Adriatic Permits
Northern has signed an agreement with Azimuth to define and delineate suitable appraisal and exploration drilling targets at Northern's Italian permits.
8:00 PM EST | March 24, 2011
Tullow IDs Prospects Offshore French Guyane
Tullow has recently acquired and processed 3D seismic data identifying a portfolio of Upper Cretaceous Jubilee-type prospects and leads in Guyane.
7:00 PM EST | January 27, 2011
Northern Confirms Oil in Markwells Wood-1 Well
Northern announced that assessment of the logs has confirmed that the entire Great Oolite drilled reservoir sequence in Markwells Wood-1 is oil bearing.
7:00 PM EST | January 05, 2011
Northern Strikes Oil at Markwells Wood Well
Northern has encountered live oil in the Markwells Wood-1 well in the primary reservoir target.
7:00 PM EST | December 23, 2010
Northern Fires Up Gas Production at Netherlands Field
The forecasted contracted gross gas sales volume from the Wijk en Aalburg field is 150,000 normal cubic meters per day (5.6 million standard cubic feet per day or 963 boepd).
7:00 PM EST | December 20, 2010
Drilling Commenced at Markwells Wood
Northern announced that the Markwells Wood -1 well was spudded at 15:00hrs on November 21, 2010.
7:00 PM EST | November 21, 2010
Northern Petroleum to Spud Markwells Wood-1
Northern Petroleum is shortly to commence drilling the Markwells
Wood -1 well to test a target with a mean potential independently assessed at 35.0 million barrels of oil in place.
7:00 PM EST | November 11, 2010
Northern Petroleum Boosts Production to Black in 1H10
This year has been one of steady progress in continuing the development of new production in The Netherlands, according to Chairman Richard Lathman.
8:00 PM EST | September 28, 2010
Northern Petroleum Begins Gas Flow at Brakel Field
Northern Petroleum announced that commercial gas production from the Brakel field has commenced.
8:00 PM EST | September 26, 2010
Northern Petroleum Preps Brakel Well for Production; Updates Ops
Northern Petroleum hopes to achieve first production at the Brakel gas field before the end of September 2010. It also updated its operations in Guyane, Italy and the UK.
8:00 PM EST | August 26, 2010
Italian Drilling Ban Could Impact MOG, Northern Assets
The offshore drilling ban within five miles of Italy's coastline may impact Mediterranean Oil & Gas' Ombrina Mare project, MOG reported.
8:00 PM EST | July 01, 2010
Northern Signs Strategic Seismic Collaboration with PGS
Northern has signed a strategic collaboration agreement with PGS Ventures.
8:00 PM EST | June 27, 2010
Northern Petroleum Reports '09 Results
Northern Petroleum announced its audited results for the year ended December 31, 2009.
8:00 PM EST | June 07, 2010
Northern Updates on Baxter's Copse Reserves
RPS Energy has completed their Report to Northern for the Providence Resources operated Baxter's Copse license area in the Weald Basin.
8:00 PM EST | April 13, 2010
Northern Petroleum Welcomes New Finance Director
Northern Petroleum announced that Nigel Wright has been appointed Finance Director and to the Board of Directors.
8:00 PM EST | April 06, 2010
Northern Awards Production Licenses in Netherlands
Northern announces that the Ministerie van Economische Zaken has awarded the Zuid-Friesland III Production License to Nederlandse Aardolie Maatschappij BV, Total, Petro-Canada and Dyas.
8:00 PM EST | March 22, 2010
Northern Wraps Up 3D Survey over West Sicily Thrust Belt
Northern has completed seismic operations in the offshore West Sicily thrust belt covering four licenses.
8:00 PM EST | March 21, 2010
Northern Launches 3D Seismic in West Sicily Thrust Belt
Northern has commenced 3D seismic operations in the West Sicily thrust belt that will cover four licenses.
7:00 PM EST | January 13, 2010
Northern Preps Tiendeveen-1 for Testing Operations
Northern and its partners announced that the Tiendeveen -1 exploration well has finished drilling and the completion string has been run in order to allow for future perforating, hydraulic fracturing and testing.
7:00 PM EST | January 10, 2010
Northern Taps 307 BCF at Geesbrug Gas Field
Northern and its partners announce the start of production from the Geesbrug gas field. This brings into production reserves independently assessed at 165 Proven plus 142 Probable billion cubic feet.
7:00 PM EST | January 06, 2010
Northern Petroleum Fires Up Gas Production at Grolloo Field
Northern and its partners have started gas production from the Grolloo gas field, the first of four gas and two oil fields planned for development onshore The Netherlands.
7:00 PM EST | December 07, 2009
Northern Takes Bigger Bite of West Netherlands Basin
An exploration license covering the Kerkwijk South gas prospect has been awarded to Northern Petroleum Nederland B.V.
8:00 PM EST | October 21, 2009
Northpet Discovers Gas at Tiendeveen Onshore Netherlands
Gas has been discovered in the Tiendeveen-1 exploration well, located in the Drenthe III license, onshore The Netherlands.
8:00 PM EST | October 07, 2009