Company Directory: Exploration & Production

FAR Limited

Posted on March 19, 2014 | in

FAR Limited (FAR) is an independent Australian Securities Exchange listed  oil and gas explorer with high impact assets in West and East Africa. The Company has a robust balance sheet to progress its assets, an experienced Board, and management with strong relationships in Africa. FAR is dedicated to being a leading African focussed exploration company. In West Africa, FAR is the broadest holder of licences of any ASX listed entity with drill ready prospects in Senegal, Guinea Bissau and the AGC Profond. FAR’s recent acquisition …

Ophir Energy plc

Posted on December 05, 2013 | in

Ophir Energy plc is an independent British oil and gas exploration company based in London and operating in Africa. The Group’s headquarters are located in London, with operational offices in Perth (Australia), Dar es Salaam and Mtwara (Tanzania), Malabo (Equatorial Guinea), Libreville (Gabon), Nairobi (Kenya), Dakar (Senegal) and Accra (Ghana). Ophir has an extensive portfolio of assets, including 20 licences, 18 of which are offshore, in 10 countries across East and West Africa. Ophir holds the sixth largest deepwater acreage portfolio in Africa, is present in four key emerging …

Perenco

Posted on November 08, 2013 | in

Perenco is an independent oil & gas company with operations in 16 countries across the globe, ranging from Northern Europe to Africa and from South America to Southeast Asia. Perenco is involved in operations both onshore and offshore. Perenco currently produces approximately 375,000 boepd, of which 210,000 boepd is net to the company. The group is present in world-class exploration basins such as Brazil, Peru, Northern Iraq, Australia and the North Sea. While Perenco’s growth has been driven by acquisitions, the Group’s strategy evolved rapidly …

Lundin Petroleum

Posted on November 08, 2013 | in

The company was formed in 2001 following the takeover of Lundin Oil AB by Canadian independent Talisman Energy, Lundin Petroleum AB is a Swedish oil company traded on the Stockholm Stock Exchange. In the summer of 2003, Lundin Petroleum sold its working interest in Block 5A to Petronas Carigali for USD 142.5 million. In 1998 the company discovered the En Naga North and West field in southern part of the Sirte Basin, Libya. After a successful appraisal program in 1998 and 1999 the field was declared. The commercial and development …

BHP Billiton

Posted on November 08, 2013 | in

We are a leading global resources company.  Our purpose is to create long-term shareholder value through the discovery, acquisition, development and marketing of natural resources. Across our global operations, we are committed to working in ways that are true to Our BHP Billiton Charter values of Sustainability, Integrity, Respect, Performance, Simplicity and Accountability.  When we do, we continue to build on our success today and for tomorrow. We are among the world’s largest producers of major commodities, including aluminium, coal, copper, iron ore, manganese, nickel, silver and …

Suncor Energy

Posted on November 08, 2013 | in

Suncor was founded in 1919 in Montreal as Sun Company of Canada, a subsidiary of Sun Oil (now Sunoco). In 1979, Sun formed Suncor by merging its Canadian refining and retailing interests; Great Canadian Oil Sands (a majority-owned subsidiary, which constructed and operated the first commercial plant to develop Canada’s Athabasca oil sands and went on production in 1967); and its conventional oil and gas interests. In 1981, the Government of Ontario purchased a 25% stake in the company; it divested in 1993. In 1993 Sun Oil also divested its interest in …

Linn Energy

Posted on November 08, 2013 | in

Linn Energy, is an independent oil and natural gas company based in Houston, Texas. LINN Energy has grown from a handful of natural gas wells in 2003 to a top-15 independent U.S. E&P company with approximately 4.8 Tcfe of proved reserves in producing U.S. basins as of Dec. 31, 2012. LINN became the first publicly traded independent oil and natural gas limited liability company (LLC) in January 2006. Since then, the company has consistently paid a quarterly distribution to its unitholders and delivered its 27th consecutive quarterly …

Entreprise Tunisienne d’Activités Pétrolières (ETAP)

Posted on November 08, 2013 | in

ETAP was created by law on March 10, 1972, to manage petroleum exploration and production activities on behalf of the Tunisian government. ETAP is primarily active in endeavours related to attracting international oil companies to provide financing for exploration projects, particularly in the country’s smaller oil fields. To help achieve this objective, Tunisia introduced a new hydrocarbon law (Law 99/93) that includes incentives with favourable fiscal regulations and additional legal flexibility of licensing procedures and terms. The new law has been effective since August 20, 2000. A …