Industry Developments

Following a 30-month exploration and evaluation period, state-owned PetroChina and France's Total are apparently close to giving the go-ahead for the development of China's... 2008-11-11

The government of Pakistan has announced that it is looking to privatise 37% of its 75% stake in the Qadirpur gas field and is also looking to transfer the management of the field.... 2008-11-10

Asia's biggest oil refiner China Petroleum & Chemical Corporation (Sinopec) and Australian group AED Oil have flow tested the Puffin-11 exploration well at the Puffin oil field... 2008-11-07

New Zealand's National Party, which is currently leading in the polls in the run-up to the country's general elections on November 8, has moved to clarify its position on a contentious... 2008-11-05

Following two opposing reports in Rigzone and the Oil & Gas Journal (OGJ) on November 4, Cambodia's plans to start producing oil from 2009 remain unclear.

Bangladesh sent envoys to Myanmar on November 4 in an attempt to resolve a border dispute that has resulted in the two countries' war ships facing off against each other in the Bay... 2008-11-04

France's Total has announced a 'significant' gas and condensate discovery in the Maharaja Lela/Jamalulalam Field at Block B offshore Brunei.

The Indonesian government has awarded nine oil and gas exploration licences to international oil companies (IOCs) as part of its efforts to boost foreign investment in its upstream... 2008-11-03

China and Kazakhstan agreed to speed up work on finalising a deal for the Darkhan oil field during Chinese Premier Wen Jiabao's visit to Kazakhstan on October 31.

Oilex's appraisal programme in the western section of the Cambay field in the Indian state of Gujarat has indicated commercially viable reserves in the Miocene reservoirs. BMI expects... 2008-10-31