Oil and Gas

Target Markets Include Solvents and Specialty Chemicals Gevo, Inc. (Nasdaq:GEVO), the world’s only commercial producer of renewable isobutanol, announced it has launched sales of renewable isobutanol to Brenntag Canada Inc., a member of the Brenntag group companies for distribution into the solvents, oil & gas, mining and specialty chemicals markets. The initial market entry is...

Update on UK Onshore Licences Europa Oil & Gas (Holdings) plc, the AIM quoted oil and gas exploration and development company with a combination of producing and exploration assets in Europe, has provided fresh details of its activities across its UK onshore licences located in the established East Midlands Petroleum Province. Europa produces hydrocarbons from […]

Quarterly Operations Updatefor the Period Ended 31 December2014 Magnolia Petroleum Plc, the AIM quoted US focused oil and gas exploration and production company, has announced a quarterly update on its operations across proven and producing US onshore hydrocarbon formations, including the Bakken/Three Forks Sanish in North Dakota and Montana, and the Mississippi Lime and the […]

BP contributes $143 billion to US economy and supports nearly 220,000 jobs BP’s business activities in the US helped generate close to $143 billion in economic impact in 2013 and currently support nearly 220,000 American jobs, according to the company’s US Economic Impact Report 2014. Released today, BP’s new report provides a detailed, state-by-state look […]

Call it fate. Call it irony. Call it coincidence. Call it whatever you want to call it, but on the day that I decide to catch up with Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LSE:GKP), my esteemed colleague, Azeez Mustapha has also published his Annual Trading Forecast on Gulf Keystone. But wait. We do not have the same perspective […]

Contrary to expectations, Gulf Keystone shares (LSE:GKP) were weak throughout the last year. Price dived freely and upwards bounces proffered great short-selling opportunities. The bearish outlook is valid for this year: the upward bounces along the way should not be chased. A mouse that tries to chase a cat is looking for trouble. A dog […]

Additional £1.5m Three Well Order from Brunei Shell Petroleum Sdn Bhd for Plexus’ POS-GRIP Wellhead Systems Plexus Holdings PLC, the AIM quoted oil and gas engineering services business and owner of the proprietary POS-GRIP friction-grip method of wellhead engineering, has announced it has received purchase orders from Brunei Shell Petroleum Sdn Bhd to supply both […]

Terms not disclosed Oil States International, Inc. (NYSE:OIS) announced today that its subsidiary, Oil States Industries, Inc., has acquired Montgomery Machine Company, Inc.. Headquartered in Houston, Texas, MMC combines machining and proprietary cladding technology and services to manufacture high-specification components for the offshore capital equipment industry on a global basis. Terms of...

Final major project of 2014 BP, on behalf of the Kinnoull field co-venturers, has announced the start of production from the Kinnoull field in the central North Sea. Kinnoull is BP’s seventh and final major upstream project start-up in 2014. The Kinnoull reservoir, developed as part of a wider rejuvenation of the Andrew field area, […]

Interim Results for the Six Months Ended 30 September 2014 Empyrean, the profitable US onshore oil, gas and condensate exploration, development and production company with assets in Texas and California, has provided an Interim Report for the six months ended 30 September 2014. Highlights Financial: · 32% increase in revenue to US$7,911,000 (30 September 2013: […]