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Gulf Keystone Likely Takeover Target: COO
According to a report from Reuters, oil explorer Gulf Keystone sees itself increasingly as a potential takeover target, but has not received any serious takeover approaches so far. "As the political situation between Iraq and Kurdistan gets more and more stable... you have to think that somewhere along the line there'll be some kind of […]
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Gulf Keystone Updates Kurdistan Operations
Gulf Keystone provided an update this morning on its active work program in Kurdistan. Sheikh Adi - 1 The Sheikh Adi-1 exploration well is currently at the 13.375 inch casing point at the bottom of the Cretaceous interval after side tracking around a section of the bottom hole assembly that had become stuck in the […]
Gulf Keystone - Ryder Scott Kurdistan Study Results
Gulf Keystone this morning announced the completion of an additional third party analysis of the gross oil in place resources resulting from the Shaikan-1 discovery well. The Company has previously reported gross oil in place resources, on a P90 to P10 basis, of 1.9 to 7.4 billion barrels with a mean value of 4.2 billion […]
Gulf Keystone Jumps on Shaikan-3 News
Shares in Gulf Keystone (LSE: GKP)jumped 5.5% in London on Wednesday after the company announced the completion of drilling and testing operations on its Shaikan-3 shallow appraisal well. This well was designed to drill and test the Cretaceous intervals in the immediate vicinity of the Shaikan-1 discovery well. The Company has a 75 percent working […]
MOL Shares Up Following Iraqi Kurdistan Report
MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas has informed the markets that, further to its recent notification on 8 November 2010 on the test results, it has submitted the Discovery Report on the Bijell-1 exploration well to the Ministry of Natural Resources of the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. As previously announced, 3,743 bbl/d 13° API oil and […]
Gulf Keystone Gains on New Drilling
Shares in Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LSE: GKP) gained 4% this morning following the commencement of drilling at the Shaikan-2 appraisal well. The text of the company's announcement follows: Gulf Keystone announces the commencement of drilling operations on its Shaikan-2 appraisal well, on December 1, 2010. This is the first deep appraisal well to be drilled […]
Gulf Keystone Update on Bajeel-1
Bijeel-1 Discovery Well Update Gulf Keystone notes the announcement made today by MOL Hungarian Oil & Gas Plc regarding the successful end of testing of the Bijeel-1 discovery well, in which Gulf Keystone holds a 20% Working Interest. Highlights: The cased hole test, performed at a depth of 3,804 - 3,967 meters in the Jurassic […]
MOL Updates on Kurdistan Oil Exploration Ops
MOL Hungarian Oil and Gas Plc. has informed the markets that it has finished the testing of the first well, Bijell-1 in Akri-Bijeel Block in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq. The cased hole test performed in the depth of 3,804 – 3,967 m from Jurassic formations produced 2,700 bbl/d 12-13 °API oil through 40/64” choke. […]
Could Kurdistan Unrest Hit UK-listed Oil Firms?
According to a report from Interactive Investor, foreign oil companies operating in Kurdistan have been thrust into the limelight as the race for a new Iraqi Prime Minister gets underway. There are over 25 international oil companies operating in the region, including UK-listed Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LSE: GKP) and Heritage Oil (LSE: HOIL). AIM-listed Gulf […]
Gulf Keystone Shares Rally on Kurdistan Update
Shares in Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LSE: GKP) jumped 6.5% on Monday morning following an update on theie current exploration and testing activities in the Kurdistan region of Iraq: Shaikan-3 The well is currently in the Cretaceous Garagu Formation at 1,229 metres, measured depth. Oil shows have been observed both while drilling and also in a […]
Gulf Keystone Raises $175m in Surprise Placing
Gulf Keystone Petroleum (LSE: GKP), the Aim-quoted oil explorer, has raised £109m ($175m, 210 billion Iraqi dinars) to accelerate its Iraq-based drilling programme in a surprise share placement. The Financial Times reported on Saturday tha the placement was run by Mirabaud Securities and priced at 140p a share; Gulf Keystone’s shares closed at 143½p on […]