Gulf Keystone Petroleum Ltd ShareCast News (GKP)

Gulf Keystone confident in Kurdistan after test results

The Shaikan-4 well could be the best well that Gulf Keystone has logged to date in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, the firm's Chief Operating Officer said on Monday.
[23 Jan '12]

Monday broker round-up - UPDATE

Capita: Bank of America-Merrill Lynch downgrades to neutral from buy.
[16 Jan '12]

Sunday newspaper round-up: Aon, Volcker, BoE, Rockhopper

Aon is to become the first US S&P 500 company to become domiciled in the UK after the insurance broker unveiled plans to shift its headquarters from Chicago to London. The move by Aon, which employs 59,000 people globally and has a market capitalization of $15bn gives a boost to London´s status as a global financial centre. Aon, which is the world´s biggest insurance broker by sales, said the shift to the UK would provide greater access to emerging markets and place it closer to the Lloyds of London insurance market, The Financial Times´ Weekend edition reports.
[15 Jan '12]

Gulf Keystone soars on speculation

Shares of AIM-listed oil explorer Gulf Keystone are soaring more than 16% at midday, and trading at 257p, giving the firm a market capitalization of £2.274bn.
[10 Jan '12]

London midday: Resource stocks lift Footsie, Gulf Keystone jumps

Resource stocks performed well in morning trade, lifting the FTSE 100 over 1.1% higher. Miners were gaining ground after some positive economic data from China boosted sentiment, while Cairn Energy was on the up after detailing its $3.5bn cash return to shareholders.
[10 Jan '12]

Gulf Keystone upgrades oil in place volumes

Gulf Keystone Petroleum has significantly upgraded its gross oil-in-place volumes for the Shaikan discovery in the Kurdistan region of Iraq.
[8 Nov '11]

Gulf Keystone begins drilling new well at Shaikan

Oil explorer Gulf Keystone has begun drilling its Shaikan-5 appraisal well on the Shaikan block, the firm's major oil discovery.
[31 Oct '11]

Gulf Keystone starts drilling at Ber Bahr well

Oil explorer Gulf Keystone's Ber Bahr-1 exploration well has begun drilling on the Ber Bahr block in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, the company said.
[11 Oct '11]