TEETHING TROUBLES FOR PRIMA OIL

PRIDE ANGOLA TO DRILL ONE WELL FOR BP AMOCO 

BP Amoco is to take advantage of a slot with

DISCOVERIES ON BLOCKS 15 AND 17 

Earlier this month Elf confirmed its sixth discovery on block

BP AMOCO CANCELS PEREGRINE DEAL 

BP Amoco has cancelled a three-year plus options drilling contract with R&B Falcon for the drillship Peregrine VII on the

TEXACO-R&B FALCON CONTRACT CONFIRMED 

R&B Falcon has been awarded a three-year contract by Texaco

TEXACO-R&B FALCON DEAL IN VIEW? 

R&B Falcon acknowledges that it is close to agreeing a contract for its planned newbuild deepwater drillship Deepwater IV which

CHEVRON TO DRILL WITH OCEAN ALLIANCE 

Chevron has secured a new rig for drilling in Angola's

AMOCO TO DRILL TWO MORE WELLS WITH OCEAN ALLIANCE 

The fourth generation semi Ocean Alliance left the UK in

PSA'S SIGNED FOR THREE BLOCKS 

The government announced just before the New Year that it had signed three PSA's concerning blocks 21, 22 and 24

SEMI-SUB SHIFT CANCELLED 

Amoco has dropped plans to mobilize the DP drillship Discovery 543 from the U.S. Gulf of Mexico to drill a

ELF AND AMOCO WIN DEEPWATER BLOCK 

After largely pulling out of Egypt, Elf Aquitaine has made

DECISION ON IN SALAH NEXT YEAR 

The In Salah Gas consortium set up by BP and Sonatrach is continuing to assess reserves on the In Salah

DOUBTS ON R&B FALCON/TEXACO DEAL 

The drilling contractor R&B Falcon may be negotiating the possible cancellation of a three to five year drilling contract with

AMOCO TO PRODUCE 7 BILLION CU.M./YEAR OF GAS 

On June 29 Amoco signed a contract with Sonatrach to

TWO DRILLSHIPS MOBILIZE FROM GULF OF MEXICO 

Exxon is planning to mobilize the drillship Discoverer Seven Seas

PETROFINA, RANGER, UMC ON 19 

Petrofina will operate on block 19 in Angola's deep offshore with a 30% stake alongside four partners—Ranger Oil (25%), United

ROBERT F. BAUER'S SIDE TRIP TO CARIBBEAN 

It has emerged that Amoco will take the drillship Glomar

AMOCO TO DRILL WITH ROBERT F. BAUER 

Amoco has fixed the drillship Robert F. Bauer from the

BRITISH GAS CONFIRMS HASDRUBAL 

British Gas announced a test flow of nearly 600,000 cu.m./day

GAS PROJECT WITH ISRAEL REVIVED 

The Egyptian government recently put new proposals to Israel concerning a project to supply gas. The scheme had been put

AGIP SEEKS RIG 

Agip affiliate Nigerian Agip Oil (NAOC) has issued a market

SECOND DRILLSHIP FOR FALCON 

Falcon Drilling has bought a drillship to satisfy a three

HARDMAN KNOCKS ON MAJORS' DOOR 

Taking its cue from UMIC in Ivory Coast which used a springboard tactic to promote the already-known Lion-Panthere prospect, the

FORCENERY TO DRILL ON PHENIX WITH OCEAN LIBERATOR 

Diamond Offshore's semi Ocean Liberator will be assigned to Forcenergy

SLIM PICKINGS IN DEEP OFFSHORE 

Gabon has awarded the T-93 permit to Houston-based Vanco and the only zone that remains to be awarded in Gabon's

ASHLAND TOO... 

Ashland his issued formal tender invitations for provision of a

EGYPTIANS SWITCH ROUTES 

An agreement to export Egyptian gas to Turkey in the form of LNG was announced on Nov 13, with Amoco

AMOCO SEEKS DEEP WATER UNIT 

Amoco is examining bids in a tender that closed on

AMOCO TO START DRILLING 

The Ocean Liberator drilling rig has finished two firm wells

GUPCO TENDERS FOR FLOATER 

Gupco, an affiliate of Amoco and EGPC, is in the

GAS PACT WITH ISRAEL BY JUNE 

Italy's ENI expects an agreement "in the next two or three months at latest" between Egypt and Israel on a

AMOCO AND APACHE TO DRILL WITH OCEAN LIBERATOR 

Under the terms of new contracts, Amoco in Gabon and

AMOCO SEEKS SEMI-SUB 

Amoco has issued a pre-qualification inquiry, which will close on

ELF SHOWS INTEREST IN EXPLORATION 

A delegation from Elf recently turned up in Asmara. The

DEEP WATER PLANS FOR MOBIL AND AMOCO 

Mobil is planning two wells in the deep Angola offshore in late 1995 and 1996 in depths of 600 and

AMOCO BUYS INTO AGIP, ESSO AND MOBIL BLOCKS 

Amoco has made what appears to be its debut in

PERMIT FOR WALTER-NUEVO 

A partnership set up by Walter International and Nuevo Energy to buy Amoco's (operator) 43.75% stake on the Yombo field

ELF PLANS FRESH SELL-OFF 

Elf intends to sell off further non-core assets in Gabon following the sale of its interests on the Malembe permit,

AMOCO TO DRILL IN DELTA  Free

Amoco is planning an offshore well in the Nile delta

TANO ENTIRELY OFFSHORE 

Just as the Tano gas field will be developed by a floating rig so the turbine power station that will

AMOCO SEEKS PARTNER FOR DANAKIL BLOCK 

Rumours that Amoco is preparing to drill appear to true

SONANGOL DROPS GNPC 

Sonangol has signed two agreements to put field 4/26 into production. They take the place of an accord Sonangol had

AMOCO PULLS OUT OF YOMBO 

Operator Amoco has announced that it will sell its 47.75%

OIL IN THE PICTURE? 

Do oil considerations lie behind Washington's change of heart concerning warlord Gen. Mohamed Farah Aideed in Somalia? The Italian daily

AMOCO DISAPPOINTED, AMOCO RETURNS 

Amoco has taken a $170 million charge against revenue in

BP DUCKS OUT 

After making contact in December with oil companies, Eritrea's energy minister, Tesfai Selassie, is considering proposals for changing existing exploration-production

ELF AIMS FOR 10 MT IN 1996 

Set to reach 6 million tons this year, Elf Congo's output of crude could hit the 10 Mt mark by

CHEVRON DROPS EXPLORATION 

The Congolese news agency ACI reported that Chevron had withdrawn

Amoco and Texaco, the American oil companies have recently pulled

AMOCO LEAVES BLOCKS 1 AND 10 

Amoco and Texaco have withdrawn from block 1 as the postponement of the first well on the permit in late

TWO DISCOVERIES 

Amoco has continued to successfully explore the areas that remain to be developed on the structure in the October offshore

AMOCO: SECOND THOUGHTS. 

A closedown in Amoco's production in Gabon remains a possibility after the suspension of its exploration activity in the country.

GOMBE BETA TO CLOSE DOWN AFTER EIGHT MONTHS 

After deciding to suspend exploration in Gabon (AEM 82) Amoco will wind up all production operations as well. The Gombe

Amoco has confirmed to Prime Minister Casimir Oye Mba that

TIFF WITH AMOCO 

A squabble has broken out between the Gabon government and Amoco. The U.S. company wants to merge the operational headquarters