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Mid East tension stokes prices

Tensions in the Middle East offset demand growth worries as Brent prices steady near a two-week high

OIL PRICE

Mixed results for HRT's Namibian wildcat

HRT uncovers some oil shows but is yet to establish any commercial potential

Alaska floats ANWR seismic plan

Governor offers up to $50m to help fund new exploration work in coastal plains of wildlife refuge

Kosmos misses onshore Cameroon

Sipo-1 wildcat found no commercial oil

Plains shareholders OK massive merger

Deal with Freeport-McMoRan Copper & Gold approved after both companies offered special dividends to sweeten to deal

Oil ends higher on weaker dollar

Ample oil supplies limited gains, even as equity markets hovered at record levels

OIL PRICE

Oceaneering scoops Egypt contract

Subsea specialist in Saipem deal to supply umbilicals for Burullus West Delta Deep Marine Phase IXa

Freeport LNG

Study: Little US gas price impact from exports

Prices unlikely to see more than "modest" impact from new liquefied natural gas projects, says Washington study

Report: Gas development damaged state's water

Newspaper's review of Pennsylvania regulator's records finds at least 161 instances of contamination over five-year period

OSX delays shipyard plan

Brazilian player sees tanker order axed and hatches new development plan as it struggles with pace at Rio yard

Hercules takes hit in rig sales

Texan owner to take non-cash impairment charge as it sells inland units in ‘challenging’ market

Newcomer Labat makes Namibia splash

Private equity-backed South African nets deep-water offshore blocks in maiden market move

Freeport, Plains E&P offer dividend sweeteners

Shareholders to gain special payouts if they back $6 billion acquisition

Chesapeake confirms Lawler as CEO

Oklahoma-based gas giant takes deep-water executive from US rival for top job

UPDATED

UK bosses push for Britain to stay in EU

Centrica chairman and Shell director among 17 executives urging pro-EU stance

First oil for Talisman at Hai Su Trang

Calgary explorer aims to produce 15,000 barrels per day off South Vietnam

Harkand makes Gulf of Mexico move

New subsea services entrant looks for slice of hot US market with latest company acquisition

EU 'to consider fracturing's ecological impact'

High-level talks to come next year on drilling technique: energy commissioner

Jubilant brings second Kharsang well on stream

London-listed player also spuds fourth development well in the Indian oilfield

Zhaikmunai posts jump in profits

Record revenues and production help drive Zhaikmunai to higher profits in the first quarter

Xcite cashes in on Bentley well data

Xcite Energy sells well data from its heavy oil project off the UK for $15 million

Santos cheers first oil from Fletcher Finucane

Australian independent starts oil production ahead of schedule at offshore Western Australian project

GEEC gains Raniganj stake

Great Eastern Energy Corporation picks up a 25% interest in a coalbed methane block adjacent to its existing acreage in West Bengal

AWE gets reserve boost off Indonesia

An independent report has increased the proven plus probable reserves of the K sand at the AAL project by 33%

Brent holds below $105

Moderate demand outlook keeps lid on prices which have been boosted by positive economic data out of the US

OIL PRICE

OMV commits to New Zealand well

Drilling of the Matuku-1 well expected to start in mid-September

Outages cut Norway’s gas output

Gas deliveries from the country are reduced by 55 million cubic metres per day

Texas to sue BP over Gulf spill

Texas joins the flood of states suing the UK supermajor over the 2010 Deepwater Horizon oil spill

Anadarko stock plummets on NYSE error

NYSE cancels 'erroneous' trades in final second that sent US independent's shares down to a penny apiece

Fracking 'did not taint' Arkansas water

New study suggests local geology plays a major role in potential contamination from shale development

Shareholders oust Transocean chairman

Vote goes in favour of nominee backed by activist investor Carl Icahn; dividend set at $2.24 per share

Freeport LNG

Freeport LNG gets export OK

Department of Energy approves plan to ship LNG to countries without free trade agreements with US

US rig count stays flat on 1769

Oil rigs lose four, gas rigs gain four in weekly Baker Hughes tally

Maersk Oil sees production drop

Dane expects full year to produce weaker numbers but Maersk Drilling looking up

Argos Energies 'also part of EU oil probe'

Dutch trading house reportedly among oil-related companies under inspection

UPDATED

Cicsa eyes second modern jack-up

Carlos Slim-controlled marine construction giant understood to be considering new fabrication, and has a charter partner in mind

NEWSPAPER

Indonesia reveals 21-block round

Mix of conventional and unconventional acreage to be open for bids from mid June

Ethanol outfit complained to EC about Platts

Hungarian producer says it was excluded from trading window as inquiry continues

Pertamina ‘may seek shale block partner’

Indonesia player also to liaise with Talisman after securing block in North Sumatra, report says

Nigeria LNG declares force majeure

Warning comes after Shell halts supply to Bonny Island over leak

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