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Caballo Energy commences production at Carmen gas processing plant in the US
Friday, May 24, 2013 US-based midstream services company Caballo Energy has commissioned the Carmen gas processing plant in Alfalfa County, Oklahoma,...

Pioneer Natural Resources begins production at Wolfcamp Shale well in Texas, US
Thursday, May 23, 2013 US-based oil and gas company Pioneer Natural Resources has commenced production at the rate of 1,572 barrels oil equivalent per day (BOEPD) in the Mabee K #1H well at the Wolfcamp Shale in...

US Government approves $10bn LNG export facility in Texas
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 The US government has given its approval to the $10bn liquefied natural gas (LNG) export facility in Texas, to export LNG to countries which do not have free trade agreement (FTA) with the...

Tesoro Logistics amends agreement with Chevron for Northwest Products System
Wednesday, May 22, 2013 US-based Tesoro Logistics (TLLP) has amended the purchase agreement of Chevron Pipe Line’s Northwest Products System from $400m to...

Petrominerales secures onshore blocks in Bahia, Brazil
Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Petrominerales has secured three blocks, including Block REC-T 106 and Block REC-T 107 in the Recôncavo Basin and Block TUC-T 177 in the Tucano Basin of Bahia state, onshore...

TransCanada to divest stake in GTN and Bison pipelines for $1bn
Friday, May 17, 2013 TransCanada has signed an agreement with TC PipeLines to sell a 45% interest in both the Gas Transmission North-West (GTN) pipeline and the Bison Pipeline for...

Qatar Petroleum plans to extend oil and gas deal with Centrica in North America
Thursday, May 16, 2013 Qatar Petroleum International (QPI) is planning to extend its new deal with UK-based Centrica, by buying more gas or tight oil resources across North...

Armada Oil begins production enhancement programme in Louisiana, US
Friday, May 10, 2013 US-based oil and gas company Armada Oil has commenced a programme to increase current production in its fields located in Plaquemines and Lafourche Parishes in Louisiana,...

MarkWest Energy acquires midstream assets in Anadarko Basin
Friday, May 10, 2013 US-based MarkWest Energy Partners has signed an agreement with Chesapeake Energy to acquire certain midstream assets in the Anadarko Basin in the US for...

Blueknight Energy, Silverado Pipeline to jointly develop crude oil pipeline in Texas, US
Tuesday, May 07, 2013 US-based Blueknight Energy Partners (BKEP) has announced that it will establish a joint venture (JV) with Silverado Pipeline to co-develop and reactivate a 200-mile crude oil pipeline...

PetroBakken reports rise in first quarter production
Friday, May 03, 2013 Canada-based oil and gas company PetroBakken has reported average production of 49,078 barrels of oil equivalent in the first quarter of 2013, a 4% rise compared to fourth quarter of...

TransCanada to build Heartland Pipeline and TC Terminals projects for $900m
Friday, May 03, 2013 TransCanada has signed an agreement to build and operate the proposed Alberta-based Heartland Pipeline and TC Terminals projects for...

Kinder Morgan Energy buys Copano Energy for $5bn
Thursday, May 02, 2013 US-based Kinder Morgan Energy (KMP) has completed the acquisition of Copano Energy for about $5bn....

Regency Energy completes acquisition of Southern Union Gathering for $1.5bn
Thursday, May 02, 2013 US-based Regency Energy Partners has completed the acquisition of Southern Union Gathering Company from Southern Union Company for about...

ExxonMobil commences production at Kearl oil sands project in Alberta, Canada
Tuesday, April 30, 2013 US-based ExxonMobil has begun production of mined diluted bitumen from the first of three froth treatment trains at the Kearl oil sands project in Alberta,...

Kulczyk Oil Ventures sign deal to buy Winstar Resources
Monday, April 29, 2013 Canada-based oil and gas company Kulczyk Oil Ventures (KOV) has signed an agreement to acquire Winstar Resources for...

Jindal Petroleum finds crude oil in Georgia; plans to invest in block development
Friday, April 26, 2013 India-based Jindal Petroleum, a subsidiary of Jindal Steel and Power (JSPL), has discovered crude oil in one of its blocks in Georgia and has announced plans to invest an additional $100m...

Cabot Oil & Gas begins production at Marcellus Shale in Pennsylvania, US
Friday, April 26, 2013 US-based Cabot Oil & Gas has commenced gas production at the rate of 16.3 million cubic ft (Mmcf) per day with nine fracture stimulation (frac) stages at Marcellus Shale in northeast Pennsylvania,...

Petroamerica begins oil production at Maracas-8 well in Colombia
Thursday, April 25, 2013 Petroamerica has begun oil production at the rate of 3,250 barrels per day in the Maracas-8 well on the Las Maracas Field, Los Ocarros Block in...

OCP Pipeline to transport crude oil from Colombia
Thursday, April 25, 2013 Colombia-based Vetra Exploracion y Produccion has signed an agreement with Ecuador-based pipeline operator Oleoducto de Crudos Pesados (OCP) to carry crude oil from southern...

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