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• 10/18/2011 -- France: Rhone Maritime structures seen, 3D possible
  Noble Energy Inc., operator of the Rhone Maritime concession in the Mediterranean off France, may shoot 3D seismic on the block depending on the outcome of detailed interpretation of the blockwide 7,500 km of 2D survey.
• 10/18/2011 -- North extension of Aldous Major South confirmed
  A group led by Statoil ASA has confirmed a northern extension of the Aldous Major South structure in the North Sea off Norway.
• 10/17/2011 -- Firms awarded Irish Atlantic margin licenses
  The Irish energy ministry has awarded license options in the country’s 2011 license round on Ireland’s Atlantic margin, which has a proven petroleum system but lacks sizable discoveries.
• 10/17/2011 -- Syria: Loon suspends Block 9 exploratory well
  Kulczyk Oil Ventures Inc., Calgary, said its Loon Latakia Ltd. subsidiary has suspended its Itheria-1 wildcat on Block 9 in northwestern Syria after drilling to 2,072 m.
• 10/17/2011 -- Danish North Sea Miocene oil discovery indicated
  PA Resources AB, Stockholm, has sampled light, sweet 34-35° gravity oil in shallow Miocene sandstone at the Lille John prospect in License 12/06 in the North Sea off Denmark and plans to sidetrack the well to a chalk target.
• 10/17/2011 -- Abu Dhabi's TAQA to invest in WesternZagros
  Abu Dhabi National Energy Co. PJSC (TAQA) will invest $46.6 million (Can.) in WesternZagros Resources Ltd., Calgary, which holds two production sharing contracts with Iraq’s Kurdistan Regional Government. Closing is expected by the end of October.
• 10/14/2011 -- Guinea: First of two offshore wildcats spudded
  Hyperdynamics Corp., Houston, has spudded Sabu-1, the first of two wildcats on its 25,000 sq km concession off Guinea.
• 10/14/2011 -- Australia: Remote Officer basin wildcat plugged
  Rodinia Oil Corp., Calgary, has plugged and abandoned the Mulyawara-1 rank wildcat in the Officer basin in South Australia and said shows in the Neoproterozoic Murnaroo, Mundallio, and Emeroo sandstones demonstrate an active mature petroleum system capable of generating hydrocarbon.
• 10/14/2011 -- Brazil: Brookwater taps G&G team for Reconcavo work
  Brookwater Ventures Inc., Calgary, has retained Geopex Consultoria, Salvador, Brazil, on an exclusive basis to aid in exploring Reconcavo basin Block REC-T-166 and to participate in the ANP 11th bid round.
• 10/14/2011 -- Bowleven confirms deep Douala oil off Cameroon
  Bowleven PLC, Edinburgh, will deepen its Sapele-3 exploratory well off Cameroon through the Deep Omicron formation after it encountered oil in the Upper and Middle Omicron intervals.