Oil and Gas Round-Up – 4 January
Not very much news to report in the SmallCapNews universe in the first week of the New Year.
Northern Petroleum and Wessex Exploration eye second Guyane Maritime well
Shell has begun drilling the second of four wells planned in the Guyane Maritime Permit in French Guiana.
Oil and Gas Round-Up 2012 – Part 2
The second instalment of the overview of the performance in 2012 of the companies in SmallCapNews universe.
Northern Petroleum sets sights on French Guiana drilling
Northern Petroleum (LON:NOP) has issued an update on its fully funded four well drilling programme that is under way in French Guiana.
Northern Petroleum gets no joy from La Tosca-1 exploration well
Northern Petroleum (LON:NOP) has plugged and abandoned its La Tosca-1 exploration well in Italy’s Eastern Po Valley basin.
Northern Petroleum sets sights on second well on Guyane Maritime permit
Northern Petroleum (LON:NOP) has confirmed that the Stena Drillmax ICE drillship has begun work on the second well on the Guyane Maritime permit.
Egdon Resources increases stake in Dorset licences
Egdon Resources (LON:EDR) has increased its stake in two UK licences by acquiring Dorset Exploration Ltd for £100,000.
Northern Petroleum and Wessex eye next stage drilling in Guyane
The two AIM quoted oil and gas players that hold minority interests in the potentially significant Zaedyus oil discovery in Guyane, said today that further drilling on the licence had been slated for later this year.
Northern Petroleum awarded UK offshore licence
Northern Petroleum (LON:NOP) has been awarded part blocks 98/13 and 98/14 in the UK 26th Licensing Round.
Northern Petroleum completes successful well test at Ottoland
Northern Petroleum (LON:NPM) has completed an extended well test of the Ottoland oil discovery in theNetherlands, which was originally drilled in 2007 and hydraulically fractured in 2009. Permission was received to conduct the test utilising a “jet pump” to assist the flow of oil.
Northern Petroleum sells stake in Vinkega gas field
Northern Petroleum (LON:NOP) has sold its interest in the Vinkega gas field in the Netherlands for approximately €3.2 million (£2.7 million) to Canadian oil and gas group Vermilion.
Oil & Gas Round-Up
As the markets continue to scare the pants off everyone, the E&P’s in the SmallCapNews universe continue to supply a mix of good and not so good news.
