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Africa Oil Corp.: Lion Energy Farmout Receives Exchange Approval
Africa Oil Corp. reports that the TSX Venture Exchange has accepted for filing documentation pertaining to the August 19, 2009 farmout agreement between Lion Energy Corp. ("Lion Energy") and Africa Oil. Longford to serve as operator of Kurdistan block
Longford Energy announced that it has been recently appointed as the Operator of the Chia Surkh Block and plans to commence seismic acquisition during the second quarter of 2010. BP to start production of heavy Alaska oil
BP announced that it's close to finish the founding of a $100 million facility that will be the site of the company’s first commercially produced heavy oil from Alaska's North Slope. Gulf Keystone raises initial $24 million for drilling
Gulf Keystone Petroleum said that it raised 16 million pounds ($24 million) to start the initial stages of its 2010 drilling program in Iraq, with expectations for the number to rise during the year. Gabon offering 42 offshore oil blocks for exploration
The government of Gabon said that it's offering 42 additional offshore deepwater and ultra deepwater oil blocks for exploration. Oman boosts oil flows
Statistics showed that Oman oil production increased to an average of 849,400 barrels per day. It was also reported that Oman sold its oil at an average price of $77.64 per barrel in January, up from $73.40 per barrel a month earlier. UniQ Land Seismic System Reaches 80,000 Channel Milestone
WesternGeco announced that the UniQ integrated point-receiver land seismic system has set a new industry record in Kuwait for Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) in acquiring data from 80,000 live digital point-receiver channels at a two-millisecond sample interval. Iran wants OPEC ceiling unchanged
Masoud Mirkazemi, Iranian Oil Minister said that his country wants OPEC oil output ceiling to remain unchanged when the group meets during this month. 
