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ACCRA, Ghana, January 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- This morning Africa's largest independent oil company, Tullow Oil plc ('Tullow'), kicked off a new business initiative aimed

HONG KONG, March 30, 2011 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- CNOOC Limited (the "Company", NYSE: CEO, SEHK: 0883) announced today that the Company and Tullow Oil plc ("Tullow") entered into Sale and Purchase Agreements ("SPAs") on March 29(th) for the acquisition of Tullow's one third interest in Exploration Areas ("EA") 1, 2 and 3A in Uganda.

LONDON, March 25 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tullow Oil plc (Tullow) announces that the deeper section of the Tweneboa-1 exploration well offshore Ghana and the Karuka-2 exploration well drilling the Vundu prospect in Block 2 Uganda have both encountered oil bearing sands. Oil encountered deeper in Tweneboa-1 exploration well (Tullow 49.95%) On behalf of the Deepwater Tano licence partners, Tullow announces that following the significant light hydrocarbon discovery reported earlier this month, the Tweneboa-1 well has been deepened to 3,938 metres and encountered four metres of highly-pressured oil bearing sands as well as an over-pressured zone at total depth. Results of wireline logs, pressure measurements and sampling show that the well has encountered oil of 26 degrees API which is independent of the shallower light hydrocarbon accumulation.

Record results in 2008 Exciting outlook for 2009 as Tullow delivers the next phase of growth LONDON, March 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Tullow Oil plc (Tullow), the independent oil and gas exploration and production group, announces its results for the year ended 31 December 2008. Results summary Tullow has maintained its outstanding exploration record and made excellent progress in developing its world-class basins in Ghana and Uganda.