Exploration

The White House has released a progress report which looks at President Obama’s Climate Action Plan.

CAMAC Energy has confirmed plans to begin drilling for oil in its allocated oil blocks in the Gambia by 2016.

The American Petroleum Institute is calling for greater energy development on US federal lands.

A selection of upstream oil and gas news stories from this week.

The US Energy Information Administration has released the June edition of India Country Analysis Brief, discussing domestic energy usage and activity.

Milbank has advised Nabors Industries in its US$ 2.9 billion spinoff of the company’s oil well maintenance unit and its merger with C&J Energy Services.

ATP 656P, 657P, 658P and 660P have been officially granted to the company’s wholly owned subsidiary, Blue Energy (Qld).

Fendercare Marine hosted an Open Day for customers to celebrate the expansion of its Great Yarmouth base.

Scotland’s job market is showing signs of starting to stabilise after years of recession-fuelled unpredictability.

Lloyd’s Register Foundation has signed an agreement with TWI to provide £15 million funding to establish a structural integrity research centre.

Mubadala Petroleum has announced that drilling and testing has confirmed the Pegaga discovery offshore Malaysia as a substantial gas find.

The Brooking Institution comments on proposed energy reform in Mexico.

Helge Lund, CEO of Statoil, and Rainer Seele, Chairman of Wintershall, comment on the importance of the North Sea for Europe's energy supply.

Tap Oil Limited provides an update on the Manora oil development project in the Northern Gulf of Thailand.

Statoil has entered into a framework agreement with Kvaerner for the delivery of jackets for the North Sea until 2020.