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Nineteen wells to watch - update We have heard results from some of the wells mentioned in the "nineteen second half 2010 wells to watch" article of 28 July, and have a few more to add to the pot. In the Nort... 31 August 2010
Nineteen second half 2010 exploration wells to watchLast week we discussed the fact that the smaller listed explorers appeared to be having a good year with the exploration drill bit. So, what confirmed or almost confirmed wells are... 28 July 2010
Smaller explorers enjoying exploration success in 2010Recent announcements suggest the smaller UK listed oil and gas exploration companies are doing rather well with the drill bit this year. The following list, although not exhaustive... 23 July 2010
Thanks for your supportThank you for your many messages of support and judging by the number of hits on our last posting, we do have a lot of followers out there! As there are lots of excellent features... 13 April 2010
SmallCapNews is calling it a day…Dear SmallCapNews readers, We’ve decided to call it a day. After several years spent covering news from smaller quoted companies, doing interviews and slaving over features and r... 24 March 2010
FTSE Small Cap companies show restraint on executive payFTSE Small Cap companies responded swiftly to the economic downturn by freezing executive pay and reducing bonuses, according to a new report on executive rewards. A review of com... 22 March 2010
Global gas glut could force Gazprom to refocus on Asian marketsRussia’s gas industry faces an extremely challenging environment in the short to medium term, with both prices and market share coming under pressure, according to new research. T... 19 March 2010
US Oil & Gas targets explosive potential of Nevada acreageWhen US Oil & Gas plc secured a quotation on London’s Plus Market in January, the company got its hands on £320,000 to start plugging the costs of oil exploration on the vast p... 19 March 2010
Renewables deal-making takes bigger slice of power sector M&A Despite a slow year for mergers and acquisitions (M&A) in 2009, renewable energy continued to surge and is now accounting for an increasing slice of overall M&A activit... 18 March 2010
Damage done by Nigeria’s contentious oil bill may be tough to undoBy Fawzia Sheikh Nigeria's controversial oil industry bill is expected to eventually pass but the government may find it tough to later shift gears as international oil firms tar... 16 March 2010
Investor view: Why I am still backing Nighthawk EnergySince piling back into Nighthawk Energy in January, our watchful private investor has seen the company’s share price drop like a stone. In reply to a stream of correspondence on th... 15 March 2010
Cost of listing on AIM continues to rise despite IPO slumpDespite last year’s slump in the number of new companies coming to AIM, it seems that the costs for getting the job done are on the rise. The number of AIM IPOs plummeted by 66% t... 12 March 2010
Businesses face bribery shock as new laws make corruption rules tougherNew laws which could put workers behind bars and hit companies with unlimited fines are passing into law unnoticed by UK businesses. According to research from law firm Eversheds... 11 March 2010
International Oil & Gas Rig Count: February 2010The latest worldwide oil and gas rig count for February 2010 has come in at 2,982 – up 209 from the 2,773 in January 2010 and up 229 from the 2,753 counted in February 2009. The f... 08 March 2010
Iraqi elections likely to fuel tension in battle for Kirkuk’s oil reservesBy Gareth Jenkins The elections in Iraq on March 7, 2010, are likely to serve as an important indicator of the prospects for a resolution of the long-running dispute over the ad... 05 March 2010
Yemen urged to think harder on options for post-petroleum eraBy Fawzia Sheikh With Yemen’s oil revenues plunging, the government’s push into the gas market seemed like an economic saving grace for a state wracked by poverty and terrorism, ... 05 March 2010
AIM miners ponder portfolio deals as market confidence grows The arrival in November last year of London Mining as the first new mining listing on AIM for 16 months will test the waters, if not open the floodgates for the return of IPOs,... 03 March 2010
Renewed battle for the Falklands suits embattled British and Argentine leadersAnalysis by staff from Global Information System/Defense & Foreign Affairs – the US-based publisher that covers topics of global strategic importance The artificially-engende... 03 March 2010
Metals industry sees strong M&A deal flow but values plummetThe value of mergers and acquisitions (M&A) involving companies in the world metals industry continued its downward trajectory last year, to levels not seen since 2003. In a new r... 02 March 2010
UK oil & gas ranking dominated by Tullow Oil but small caps make an impactThe top two companies in a new league of the most valuable 25 UK upstream independent oil companies listed in London are together worth 60% of the entire ranking. Tullow Oil and C... 02 March 2010
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