Argentina’s government lodged a protest with UK’s government over plans by UK firms to begin oil exploration off the north coast of the long-disputed Falkland Islands.

Heritage Oil PLC said ENI International BV terminated “with immediate effect” its previous agreement to buy with Heritage’s interest in Blocks 1 and 3A in Uganda.

The US Army Corps of Engineers denied a permit application from ConocoPhillips Alaska Inc. to construct a drill pad identified as CD-5 west of the Colville River Delta to expand the Alpine petroleum field on the North Slope.

Australia listed Linc Energy has found oil shows in its Maglia-1 probe drilled in South Australias Arckaringa basin Petroleum Exploration Licenses (PEL).

Toronto-listed Latin America player Alange Energy said the Barranquero-1 well had struck 15 feet of oil sands in the Carbonera C-7 formation in Colombias Llanos basin.

Jakarta is mulling over a draft regulation that will grant state-owned Pertamina the first right of refusal to operating rights for oil and gas blocks when their existing contracts expire.

Kansas. After 3 days of swabbing production rates of approximately 74 bopd have been established. An oil purchase contract has been executed for all production at the Hoffman lease. The Well is Nostra Terra's initial production well on the Hoffman pr