African Petroleum (AP) has found potentially large volumes of oil while drilling offshore Liberia.

Anadarko’s (NYSE: APC) run of gas discoveries continues in the deepwater Rovuma basin offshore Mozambique.

Anadarko has a discovery in Jupiter-1, its latest exploration well offshore Sierra Leone.

Anadarko Petroleum Corp. (NYSE:APC) found oil in the Heidelberg-2 appraisal well in Green Canyon block 903 of the Gulf of Mexico.

The US Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) has approved Shell Gulf of Mexico Inc.’s Oil Spill Response Plan (OSRP) for the Chukchi Sea.

Chevron Nigeria Ltd. has started to drill a relief well at the Funiwa 1A natural gas well burning offshore Nigeria.

Repairs have been completed to the semisubmersible drilling rig Wilhunter according to owner Awilco Drilling.

AGR has completed its first operation offshore Brazil using its EC-Drill technology.

Statoil says there are indications of natural gas in its Zafarani-1 well in block 2 offshore Tanzania.

Iona Energy (UK) Ltd has agreed to take the Diamond Offshore semisubmersible drilling rig Ocean Nomad for one well on the Staffa oil field in the UK northern North Sea.

Sterling Resources Netherlands appears to have encountered oil with an appraisal well in the Dutch North Sea.

The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has authorized Wintershall to drill an exploratory well in the Norwegian North Sea, 8 km (4.9 mi) northeast of the company’s Grosbeak discovery.

Pharaonic Petroleum Co. has drilled a new gas production well in its Mediterranean concession offshore Egypt.

ExxonMobil and its partners have agreed to a forward program for Frontier Exploration License (FEL) 3/04 offshore western Ireland.

RWE Dea UK says development drilling has started on the Clipper South gas field in the UK southern North Sea.

DNO says a new phase of development drilling is under way on the Bukha field offshore Oman.

Hyperdynamics Corp.’s Sabu-1 exploration well offshore Conakry, Guinea, encountered non-commercial oil shows.

Eni has a new natural gas discovery at Manba North 1 offshore Mozambique in Area 4.

Talisman Energy has extended the contract for the accommodation support rig Regalia at the Yme field in the Norwegian North Sea.

Hurricane Resources believes its Lancaster discovery west of the Shetland Islands could contain 200 MMbbl of recoverable oil.