Following its announcement of a major oil find in Iraqi Kurdistan last week, ShaMaran Petroleum's Chairman, Keith Hill has given an interview to the Canadian Business News Network (BNN). Please click here to see the full interview.
Perhaps the most positive news out of Iraq in the past week came late on Wednesday, as the Canadian-based explorer ShaMaran Petroleum announced a major oil discovery at its Atrush-1 well in Kurdistan. ShaMaran has an 80% stake in the project, with Marathon Oil Corp holding the remaining 20%. The news comes as Baghdad and […]
ShaMaran Petroleum Corp has announced a major oil discovery in the recently drilled Atrush-1 exploration well in Kurdistan. The Atrush-1 well was spud on October 5, 2010 and successfully reached a revised total depth of 3400m on January 21, 2011 after 91 days. The well was drilled on time and within budget and encountered a […]
Shares in ShaMaran Petroleum rose slightly on Friday following the release of the company's final resutls for the year ended December 31st, 2010. The Company reported a net loss of $1.0 million (2009: net income of $2.9 million). Cash balance was $58.7 million as at December 31, 2010 (2009: $63.6 million). Please click here to […]
ShaMaran Petroleum, the Canadian oil and gas company listed on the TSX Venture under the symbol "SNM", has announced that drilling of the Pulkhana-9 appraisal/development well in the Pulkhana oilfield commenced on April 3, 2011. The Company has contracted an alternative drilling rig (Sakson 101) to the originally agreed Sakson PR3 rig as there was […]
Shares in ShaMaran Petroleum, the Kurdistan-focused oil development and exploration vehicle, rose by 10% on Wednesday as it reported on its oil resources. Please click here to download the full document.
Shares in ShaMaran Petroleum (TSX VENTURE:SNM) rose 8% today following an update on its Atrush-1 exploration well in Kurdistan. The well was spudded on October 5, 2010 and 9 5/8" intermediate pipe was set after logging the Jurassic section to the top of Kurrachine at a depth of approximately 2,230 metres. Drilling operations have progressed […]
The recent declaration by Hunt Oil CEO Ray Hunt that his company was willing to work with partners in Iraq to develop its oil and gas assets in Kurdistan underlines the Region’s position as a likely new hotbed for M&A activity, according to a report from mergermarket.com. Hunt’s comments about oil and gas sector partnerships […]
