Tag: natural gas

• Friday, May 14th 2010 - 01:22 UTC

  Indian Sub-Submersible Gas Rig Sinks off the Coast of Venezuela

  

  Aban Offshore (BOM:523204), India’s largest offshore drilling and oil field services provider, suffered a major setback on Thursday, when its gas platform Pearl sunk off the coast of Venezuela. This was one of Aban’s biggest money spinning rig earning 358,000 US dollars a day.

• Thursday, May 6th 2010 - 20:02 UTC

  New Natural Gas Discoveries in the Extreme South of Chile

  

  Argentine based GeoPark Holdings (LON:GPK) has reported the successful testing of two new wells on the Fell Block in southern Chile.

• Friday, April 23rd 2010 - 23:06 UTC

  Falklands: Desire still upbeat on prospects

  

  DESIRE Petroleum, the oil exploration company in which many Falkland Islanders are shareholders, has said it is hopeful of making a discovery, despite posting a £2.5 million pre-tax loss for the year ending December 31 2009.