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Premier Oil awards engineering and design contract to AMEC

Premier Oil, which operates in the North Falkland Basin, has awarded an engineering and design contract to oil services group AMEC. Rockhopper, which owns a 40% interest in the Sea Lion field, part of the Falkland Basin, said the front end engineering and design (FEED) contract to AMEC, was made as

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Imperial Tobacco Confirms US Asset Talks

Rockhopper And Premier Oil Award Engineering Contract To AMEC

Rockhopper Exploration Moves Malta Rig After Finding No Hydrocarbons

DIRECTOR DEALINGS: Rockhopper Directors Acquire Shares

Rockhopper Exploration Promises "Transformational" Year

LONDON (Alliance News) - Rockhopper Exploration PLC said it swung to a pretax loss in its recently completed financial year, due to a significant exceptional gain the prior year. For the year ended March 31, the oil and gas exploration company reported a pretax loss of USD16 million, compar

UPDATE 2-Falkland oil explorers contract rig for 2015 drilling

(Adds statement from Ocean Rig UDW) LONDON, June 4 (Reuters) - Energy companies active in the Falkland Islands have leased a rig for their 2015 drilling programme, paving the way for oil and gas exploration to continue next year in the region contested by Britain and Argentina. London

Premier Oil Signs Rig Contract In Falklands, Reports Indonesia Results

LONDON (Alliance News) - Premier Oil PLC said Wednesday it has signed a rig contract and rig sharing agreement for its Falkland Islands exploration and appraisal campaign, for which it expects to commence in the second quarter of 2015. The rig has been contracted by Premier Oil for the Isob

UK MORNING BRIEFING: Tesco Reports Sales Decline Amid Price Cutting

LONDON (Alliance News) - UK shares have opened mostly lower, with small-caps slightly outperforming Wednesday ahead of the Queen's Speech and further European economic data.

Starting the trading day on a negative note, Tesco PLC reported a sharp drop in sales in the

Premier Oil secures rig contract for 2015 Falklands drilling

LONDON, June 4 (Reuters) - Oil explorer Premier Oil said it has contracted a rig for its exploration programme in the Falkland Islands where it will drill at least four wells starting in the second quarter of next year. The energy firm also discovered more gas at its Tuna Block offshore In

Wednesday broker round-up UPDATE

Accesso Technology Group: Numis initiates with a target price of 690p and a buy recommendation. Alternative Networks: Westhouse Securities upgrades from add to buy with a target price of 540p. Astra Zeneca: Deutsche Bank raises target price from 3800p to 3950p and keeps a hold recommendation. AVE

Rockhopper acquires Mediterranean Oil & Gas

Falkland Island-focused oil explorer Rockhopper Exploration has agreed to acquire AIM peer Mediterranean Oil & Gas (MOG) in a 29.3m-pound cash and shares offer. Rockhopper has offered MOG shareholders 6.5p per share, of which three-quarters is in cash and the remainder represented by an offer of 0

UK MIDDAY BRIEFING: Barclays Fined For London Gold Fixing Failings

LONDON (Alliance News) - Barclays was Friday fined GBP26.0 million by UK regulators for failings surrounding the London Gold Fixing, while one of its former traders has been banned for trying to influence the price-setting process just one day after the bank was fined for its

Rockhopper Exploration Acquires Mediterranean Oil & Gas

LONDON (Alliance News) - Rockhopper Exploration PLC has agreed to acquire fellow AIM firm Mediterranean Oil & Gas PLC in a deal announced Friday that values Mediterranean Oil & Gas at GBP29.3 million and will create an oil and gas company with a market value of GBP294.5 million. Mediterrane