2010
17 August 2010: Finder has entered into a farm out agreement which provides for Apache Northwest Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Apache Corporation, to earn 75% and to assume operatorship in WA-450-P.
18 June 2010: Finder Exploration was awarded Exploration Permit WA-450-P, a play rich "heartland" block just south of (and midway between) the Gorgon and Clio gas fields. This permit was gazetted as block W09- 11 in 2009 acreage release round.
16 June 2010 – Finder’s 2010 EAGE presentation and extended abstract in relation to the Walton Basin, offshore Jamaica.
13 May 2010: Finder Exploration was awarded Exploration Permit WA-446-P, a under explored Bonaparte Basin block between fields on production (Bayu Undan to the northeast) and those scheduled for near term production (Petrel/ Tern to the southwest). This Permit was gazetted as block W08-1.
13 May 2010: Finder Exploration was awarded Exploration Permit WA-445-P, a North Carnarvon Basin “heartland” block between the Echo/Yodel & Sculptor fields on the southern end of the producing Rankin Trend and Chevron’s Wheatstone fields to the west. This Permit was gazetted as block W09-9.
22 April 2010: Following the execution of a conditional Sales and Purchase Agreement for WA-401-P on 6 April 2009, transfer of WA-401-P Exploration Permit to Woodside Energy Ltd and Hess Australia (Exmouth) Pty Limited is approved by the Western Australian Department of Mines and Petroleum.
13 April 2010 – Finder’s 2010 AAPG poster in relation to the Walton Basin, offshore Jamaica.
3 March 2010 – Finder’s 2010 APPEX presentation and poster in relation to the Walton Basin, offshore Jamaica.
12 January 2010: Finder has entered into a farm out agreement which provides for Sasol Petroleum
Australia Limited, a wholly owned subsidary of Sasol Petroleum International., to earn 45% in AC/P
52.
20092-November-2009: Finder has entered into a farm out agreement which provides for Perenco (SE) Australia Pty Ltd, a wholly owned subsidiary of Perenco S.A., to earn 33% in AC/P 45 and 40% in AC/P 44.
1- September- 2009: Finder Exploration Good Oil Presentation4-August-2009: Finder is now 50% equity holder and operator of an additional 4 Exploration Permits within the Bedout Sub-basin. The WA-436-P, WA-437-P and WA-438-P Exploration Permits were awarded 100% to Finder and the WA-435-P Exploration Permit was awarded to Carnarvon on 4 August 2009. Finder and Carnarvon have entered into a farm-in agreement to swap 50% of the three Finder permits for 50% of Carnarvon’s WA-435-P, with Finder assuming operatorship across all 4 Permits.
24-June-2009: Finder Exploration acquires 100% interest in permit NT/P 79 from the 2008 gazettal closed 9-April-2009
31-May-2009: Finder Exploration PESA Deal Day Presentation
26-May-2009: Finder Exploration acquires 100% interest in permit AC/P 52 aquired from 2008 gazettal
24-April-2009: Woodside has signed a conditional Sales and Purchase Agreement (“SPA”) for the purchase of a 50% interest in WA-401-P. WA-401-P is a 3 graticular block permit that lies immediately to the south west of WA-404-P. Another party has also signed a conditional SPA for the remaining 50% equity of WA-401-P.
26-Feb-2009: EL DORADO, Arkansas – Murphy Oil Corporation (NYSE:MUR) announced the adjustment of 2008 results by $31.1 million due to the expensing of a well drilled on the Abalone Deep prospect in Block AC/P36, offshore Western Australia. The well, completed after the Company’s preliminary earnings release on January 28, 2009, encountered non-commercial quantities of natural gas and is being plugged and abandoned. (Murphy Oil Ltd.)
2008
27-Nov-2008: Floater Stena Clyde due to spud mid November AVO-supported M.australis, multi-TCF LNG-size potential Abalone Deep prospect in AC/P36
31-Oct-2008: Finder Exploration acquires 100% interest in permit WA-418-P aquired from 2008 gazettal
11-Aug-2008: Finder Exploration acquires 100% interest in permit WA-401-P from Gerald Nelson
25-July-2008: Floater Stena Clyde Due to Spud This November in AC/P36
09-May-2008: Australia Awards $425 Million in Offshore Permits
2007
26-Nov-2007: Murphy Oil Takes Stake in Australian Acreage
04-Oct-2007: PCJ Negotiates 2nd Round PSCs, Pending Govt Okay
04-June-2007: PCJ Extends Round 2 Proposal Deadline to July
2006
18-Dec-2006: Jamaica to Offer Offshore, Onshore Areas in Round 2
11-Sep-2006: Jamaica: Petrobras Mulling Offshore Oil Exploration
25-May-2006: Jamaica Joint Venture Exploration Program Enters New Phase
04-Apr-2006: Gippsland Offshore Begins Seismic Work Offshore Jamaica
04-Jan-2006: Tap Oil Awarded New Permit Offshore Taranaki Basin
2005
02-Nov-2005: Australia Awards Seven Exploration Permits
1 September 2009: Finder Exploration Good Oil Presentation