Norway’s largest domestic non-state owned oil producer, Lundin Petroleum (LUP:TSX) announced fourth quarter and full year 2013 production results today.  The company produced an average of 31,100boe/d in the fourth quarter and 32,700boe/d for the full year average.  In the fourth quarter, Lundin Petroleum received an average price per barrel of US$109.  This remains a… Continue Reading

Colombian oil and gas junior Petroamerica Oil Corp (TSXV:PTA) is casing the La Guira-2 appraisal well for testing. La-Guira 2 reached its target depth of 12,600 feet and was logged before a decision was made to test the well. Testing will be performed on the Mirador and Gacheta formations, and will commence when a work-over… Continue Reading

A. E. (Ted) Turton, broker, promoter, financier and mentor to many, has died age 84. Mr. Turton stood out in the investment business; he cared more about people and their projects than about accumulating wealth. From time to time he could be a rascal, but he was always a gentleman. Loyal, humble and dignified, he… Continue Reading

Today is the one year anniversary of making this video with my brother. I thought it would be a great opportunity to share some of my favourite mining and energy quotes, starting with one from Mr. Lowell, of course: “If there’s anything my career says about me, it’s that I’m very good at being wrong.”… Continue Reading

Skyharbour Resources (SYH:TSXV), the Patterson Lake South (PLS) explorer, is diversifying outside of the PLS play by acquiring a 60% interest in the Mann Lake project located on the east side of the Athabasca Basin.  The exploration project is roughly 25km SW of Cameco’s (CCO:TSX) McArthur River mine and 15km along strike from their Millennium deposit.  Skyharbour will… Continue Reading

Rules of Thumb for Junior Mining Speculators —A Light at the End of the Tunnel by Brent Cook. Initially published by Streetwise Reports (The Gold Report–1/13/14) www.explorationinsights.com As we all know, for most speculators and investors the past few years in the mining and exploration sector have been disastrous. However, there are a number of fundamental trends… Continue Reading

Africa Oil (AOI:TSXV) has continued its extraordinary success in Kenya with the discovery of two new large oil fields in their most recent two exploration wells. The discovery of these two new fields make it seven discoveries in seven exploration wells in Kenya. A perfect record. Although we have seen that the oil industry is… Continue Reading

An edited version of this story was first published in the Globe and Mail. The man who recently left his job as head of Sprott Resource Corp. says he has yet to sell a share in the company. Kevin Bambrough, who exited his role as the chief executive of Sprott Resource Corp., as well as… Continue Reading

Petroamerica (PTA:TSXV) announced exciting news just after market today with two new oil discoveries made in Colombia.   The discoveries were made on the El Eden block (40% working interest with PXT 60% operated interest) in the prolific Llanos Basin of Colombia.  At their La Casona 2 well the companies discovered 545 barrels of light 47 degree… Continue Reading

After announcing an oil discovery at the Shpirag-2, which had initial flow rates of 1,500 to 2,200 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d), Petromanas (PMI:TSXV) has informed the Albanian government, as per their Production Sharing Contracts, that Blocks 2-3 hold an oil discovery.  Given the success of the discovery at Shpirag-2, this announcement shouldn’t come… Continue Reading

This morning, Norway’s largest oil producer, Lundin Petroleum (LUP:TSX, LUPE:ST) announced its capital allocation for 2014 and its a staggering $2.1 billion.  Projected expenditures on development projects in 2014 are expected to grow by 25% over the 2013 to $1.4 billion.  The company expects to spend roughly the same this year as they did last year on exploration which is… Continue Reading

Come and listen to a story about a man named Jed A poor mountaineer, barely kept his family fed, Then one day he was shootin at some food, And up through the ground came a bubblin crude. Oil that is, black gold, Texas tea. Well the first thing you know ol Jed’s a millionaire, Kinfolk… Continue Reading

Albania’s largest foreign direct investor, Bankers Petroleum (BNK:TSX) has released its fourth quarter production numbers for 2013, with average daily oil output growing by 4.1% quarter-over-quarter (q-o-q) to 19,303bopd.  The company produced an average of 18,169bopd over 2013 which represented 21% growth over 2012 average daily production of 15,020bopd.  Oil sales grew year-over-year as well with… Continue Reading

In September 2010, Lundin Petroleum (LUP:TSX) announced the largest ever oil discovery made in the Norwegian shelf; the Johan Sverdrup discovery.  It is estimated to hold a staggering 3.6 billion barrels of oil.  The discovery covers an area of approximately 180 km² in blocks 16/2, 16/3 and 16/5 on the Utsira High in the central part… Continue Reading

The following is an excerpt from Stockwatch.com’s Energy Summary – December 20, 2013 (Source): Parex Resources Ltd. (PXT), a former joint venturer of Niko’s in Trinidad until it relinquished those blocks to focus on Colombia, added 22 cents to $6.67, thanks to news from a different joint venture. GeoPark Ltd., the operator of Parex’s 45-per-cent-held LLA 34… Continue Reading