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Cadence JV drill results show positive rare earth indicators

Cadence Minerals plc said the latest drill results were positive indicators from the Simon’s Find deposit at the Yangibana rare earths joint venture in Gascoyne, Western Australia. ECONOMIC ZONE Partner Hastings Technology Metals’ drill results showed a “major 2km long zone of economic mineralisation significantly expanding the existing resource base”. The area also contained “world-beating […]

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Power Metal steams ahead after first Molopo drill hole

Power Metal Resources said it had completed drilling the first hole (KKME 1-14) in a 2,505-metre four-hole programme for its nickel sulphide and platinum-group metal (PGM ) project in Botswana. The hole reached the target depth of 520m with near 100% core recovery at the Molopo Farms Complex (MFC). Power Metal added that the suite of […]

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Helium One to use £6m for aggressive drilling

Helium One Global has raised £6 million to fund infill seismic acquisition and to drill three wells during the first half of 2021 at its Rukwa project in southwest Tanzania. AMALGAMATION The £6 million was raised by the conditional placing of 211,267,597 ordinary shares at 2.84 pence per share and was “significantly oversubscribed”.  The company also announced […]

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Block able to receive gas at West Rustavi EPF

Block Energy plc said its wells could now receive gas in readiness for the installation of the sales pipeline in West Rustavi, Georgia. TESTS The company has on time and budget completed construction of the gathering line between the early production facility (EPF) on the West Rustavi oil and gas field and WR-38Z. “The pipeline […]

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UK oil and gas supply chain needs energy transition deals

The UK’s oil and gas sector had a unique role to play in the energy transition but commercial opportunities also had to be created, said members of an industry task force. Director with the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) Stuart Payne and Petrofac COO John Pearson set out their ideas on how the industry could […]

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Premier Oil production falls due to Catcher issues

Premier Oil has lowered its full-year production guidance to 61,000-64,000 barrels per day from previous forecasts of 65-70 kboepd following problems in its biggest producer Catcher oil field. In today’s company results, Premier said it had produced on average 62.5 kboepd for the 10 month period ending 31 October 2020. The hydrocarbon exploration and production […]