Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. (AIM: ECO, TSX‐V: EOG), the oil and gas exploration company with licences in proven oil province in Guyana and the highly prospective basins in Namibia, is pleased to announce the appointment of Selma Usiku to the role of Senior Geologist. Selma will join the Company with immediate effect. Selma is a highly experienced geoscientist, with a […]

ECO (ATLANTIC) OIL & GAS LTD.  (“Eco,” “Eco Atlantic,” “Company,” or together with its subsidiaries, the “Group”) Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. (AIM: ECO, TSX‐V: EOG) is pleased to provide an operational update following its two recent oil discoveries on the Orinduik Block, offshore Guyana. Multiple prospects currently being reviewed with further high graded candidates under consideration for a 2020 […]

The FTSE 250 group said that its Joe exploration well had encountered high-quality oil-bearing rocks deep beneath the seabed off the coast of the South American country, which is a hotspot for the industry. The discovery comes on the back of Tullow’s success at the Jethro well off, also off Guyana, last month. The company has a stake in a […]

Results from the Jethro-1 well offshore Guyana exceeded all expectations a delighted Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Limited chief executive Gil Holzman told Proactive Investors.

Gil Holzman, CEO and Co-Founder of Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas (ECO) talks about their major oil discovery offshore Guyana.

London — Independent explorer Tullow Oil has made a significant oil discovery in its block in Guyana, which could hold over 100 million recoverable barrels, it said Monday. The company is “confident of the commercial value” of this prospect as a standalone development, Tullow CEO Paul McDade told S&P Global Platts. Read full article here.

Shares in oil explorers Tullow Oil (TLW) and Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas (ECO:AIM) are gushing higher on news of a big exploration success offshore Guyana. Tullow advances 16.4% to 208.5p and Eco is up 98.5% at 135p. The Jethro-1 exploration well, drilled on the Orinduik licence, has encountered 55 metres of net oil pay. This is the part of […]

Find could yield more than 100m barrels and is ‘potentially transformational’ The London-listed oil explorer announced on Monday the results of a drilling campaign offshore Guyana and said the “Jethro-1” exploration well had resulted in a “substantial and high value” oil discovery. Read the full article here.

Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd’s (LON:ECO) (CVE:EOG) Gil Holzman caught up with Proactive London’s Andrew Scott soon after announcing that drilling’s started on the Jethro-Lobe prospect within the Orinduik Block.

Gil Holzman CEO of Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas (ECO) discusses their drilling operations which have commenced offshore Guyana with the spudding of the first exploration well on its Jethro-Lobe prospect. Listen from 36 minutes.

Gil Holzman, CEO of Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas (ECO) talks about the mobilisation of the Stena Forth drillship which is now en route to its highly prospective asset in Guyana. Listen from 37 minutes 26 seconds

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Tullow Oil is set to spin the bit on the first of two of its planned wildcats off Guyana on 26 June. The Anglo-Irish independent has mobilised the drillship Stena Forth, which is set to arrive at the Orinduik block on or around 24 June, junior block partner Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas said. Drilling on the Jethro-Lobe tertiary prospect […]

Malcolm Graham-Wood speaks to Jeremy Naylor from IGTV about his oil bucket list and kicks off discussion with Eco, explaining the excitement around the Company’s upcoming drilling campaign offshore Guyana.

Malcolm Graham-Wood talks to Gil Holzman, the CEO of Eco Atlantic.

Canada-based Africa Oil Corp. (AOI–TSX, AOI–Nasdaq-Stockholm) said on Wednesday it had acquired 4,752,850 common shares of Eco (Atlantic) Oil and Gas Ltd. (TSXV: EOG or LSE: ECO) for US$1.05 per common share for a total consideration of US$4,999,998. Read the full article here.

Gil Holzman, chief executive of Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd (LON:ECO) (CVE:EOG), speaks to Proactive London’s Andrew Scott after raising US$17 million of new funds to cover its participation in a possible expansion to the exploration drilling campaign offshore Guyana. Eco will now be able to fund its share of up to four additional exploration or development wells, perhaps […]

Partners Tullow Oil, Total and Eco Atlantic have chosen the “Joe” prospect for a second well in their much-watched Orinduik oil and gas field off Guyana’s coast, Eco said on Friday. Read the full article here.

 Gil Holzman, chief executive of Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd (LON:ECO) (CVE:EOG), caught up with Proactive London’s Andrew Scott following the updated CPR on its Orinduik Block, offshore Guyana. Consultant Gustavson Associates has estimated some 3.98bn barrels in prospective resources across 15 exploration areas, which for Eco’s 15% stake in Orinduik, equates to 597.3mln barrels net to the […]

Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas (ECO) recently announced the Competent Persons Report on their offshore project in Guyana, the Orinduik Block, resulted in an increase in Gross Unrisked Prospective Resources 3.9 billion barrels of oil equivalent, implying a net 597 million barrels to Eco. President, CEO and co-founder Gil Holzman stopped by our offices to tell us how this increase […]

Consultant Gustavson viewed a ‘low case’ estimate of 2.01bn barrels in prospective resources, and a ‘high case’ of 7.2bn, with the ‘best’ estimate pitched at 3.98bn. Read the full article here.

Tullow-operated tract off Guyana now estimated to hold nearly 4bn boe as first wildcat lined up for summer. Read the full article here.

An oil and gas field off Guyana’s coast and owned by Tullow, Total and Eco Atlantic has about 3.9 billion barrels of oil equivalent, a third more than announced in an estimate released in September, Eco said on Monday. Read the full article here.

Small cap oil exploration firm Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas (ECO:AIM) is teaming up with the big boys for a significant drilling campaign offshore Guyana this summer. Read the full article here.

Tullow Oil will likely decide on the target for its second upcoming well on Guyana’s offshore Orinduik block this month, with the shortlist of candidates believed to have grown slightly, writes Eoin O’Cinneide.

Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas CEO, Gil Holzman, explains that with $20 million in the bank, the company has funding for two wells and more at its flagship asset in Guyana

Listen to Eco Atlantic’s updates as CEO Gil Holzman talks to Justin Waite from Vox Markets following the announcement of Eco’s contract for the Stena Forth. Listen from 01.48.

ExxonMobil has made ten discoveries on the neighbouring Stabroek Block with an estimated 5bn barrels of oil

Pareto analyses the impact on ExxonMobil’s latest discoveries on Eco

Berenberg highlights that Eco is about to embark upon what could be a transformational well campaign. Drilling is slated to start in Q2.

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finnCap initiated coverage of Eco on the 11 December 2018…

Gil Holzman, CEO of Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas addressed delegates at the World Energy Capital Assembly this week. He was asked to deliver the Keynote Address, Spotlight on Guyana, during the session on Latin America.

Tullow’s first exploration well on block beside Stabroek given high change of success by minority partner

Gil Holzman, chief executive of Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd (LON:ECO) (CVE:EOG), discusses with Proactive London’s Andrew Scott the 2019 plans for drilling in the Orinduik block offshore Guyana.

Listen from 11.39 to hear CEO Gil Holzman speak to Justin Waite at Vox Markets.

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Gil Holzman, Eco (Atlantic)’s chief executive (LON:ECO) is super-excited about the start of drilling at Orinduik next year, with offshore Guyana set to become a huge new oil address he believes.

Gil Holzman, President and Chief Executive Officer of Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas #ECO discusses the company’s updates with respect to its licences in Namibia and Guyana.

London — Guyana is seen as the hottest spot for oil explorers, raising the question as to whether this optimism is based in reality.

Gil Holzman, Chief Executive Officer & President of Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas (ECO) discusses the final Environmental Clearance Certificate they’ve received to drill an exploration well in Namibia.

Oil & Gas Sector authority Malcy talks about the following stocks: Savannah Petroleum (SAVP) President Energy (PPC) Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas (ECO) Rockrose Energy (RRE) Ophir Energy (OPHR) & Hurricane Energy (HUR)…

Gil Holzman, President & Chief Executive Officer of Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas (ECO) discusses their Competent Persons Report on their oil block offshore Guyana and Total exercising their option to acquire a 25% of it…



Gil Holzman, chief executive of Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd (LON:ECO, CVE: EOG), tells Proactive’s Andrew Scott Total has now exercised its option to acquire a 25% stake in the Orinduik Block, offshore Guyana.

Gil Holzman, chief executive of Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd (LON:ECO, CVE:EOG), tells Proactive’s Andrew Scott he’s looking forward to a number of potential catalysts across their exploration portfolio – particularly at the Orinduik Block offshore Guyana…

CEO Gil Holzman tells Proactive they’ve forwarded on the first batch of seismic data shot by Tullow Oil over the Orinduik field…

IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) announced Thursday positive results from its Ranger-1 exploration well…

Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas founder and chief executive takes to the waves as Toronto-listed player expands its portfolio…

Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd (LON:ECO) boss Gil Holzman catches up with Proactive at World Oil & Gas Week 2017 in London….

Gil Holzman, chief executive of Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas Ltd (LON:ECO), discusses with Proactive’s Andrew Scott their recent £8.46mln injection of …

Gil Holzman, chief executive of Eco Atlantic Oil and Gas Ltd (LON:ECO, CVE:EOG) tells Proactive they’re gearing up for a ‘high impact’ 2018 as the company’s recent progress sets the explorer up for drill campaigns in both Namibia and Guyana…

Eco Atlantic Oil CEO, Gil Holzman is optimistic about the prospects for oil exploration and production in Namibia…

Minister says government looking to bring a pipeline from the giant offshore field to potential users on land…

MEMBERS of the team behind Cove Energy, the Irish oil and gas explorer sold for £1.2bn in 2012, are seeking to raise funding to progress a project in the Caribbean…

Commonwealth officials head to Guyana, home of Kaieteur Falls, above, this week with plans to invest…

IRVING, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM) announced today positive results on the Snoek well offshore Guyana, confirming a new discovery on the Stabroek Block…

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas, chief executive Gil Holzman spoke to Proactive on the day the Canadian oil explorer, listed on London’s AIM market…

Gil Holzman, chief executive of Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd (LON:ECO, CVE:EOG) pitches the company to investors…

Canadian oil group Eco (Atlantic) Oil and Gas will be one of the first firms to pump up the London Stock Exchange’s junior market in 2017 when it floats later this month…

The United States Geological Survey ranks Guyana-Suriname as the world’s second-most prospective, underexplored offshore basin, with an estimated 13.6 Bbbl of oil and 32 tcf of natural gas yet to be discovered…

The Toronto Ventures quoted oil explorer has a 40% stake in the neighbouring block, and as such feels a significant boost along with the rest of Guyana’s emerging oil sector…

Guyana’s appeal as an oil and gas investment destination has been boosted by the deepwater Liza oil discovery in the Stabroek Block, located around 120 miles offshore, in 2015, Bob Fryklund, chief upstream strategist at consulting firm IHS Energy told participants Thursday at the Offshore Technology Conference (OTC) in Houston…

Exxon Mobil Corporation (NYSE:XOM)’s discovery of the Liza well in the Stabroek block is the subject of much anticipation by the offshore energy sector, as the supermajor drills a step-out well that is expected to confirm the presence of…

Canadian oil and gas explorer Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas (CVE:EOG) was granted an exploration licence offshore Guyana in partnership with oil major Tullow (LON:TLW) this week…

The Government of Guyana, through Minister of Natural Resources, Raphael Trotman recently signed a Petroleum Prospecting License and Production Sharing Agreement with the joint venture team of Tullow Guyana B.V. and Eco(Atlantic) Guyana Inc…

UK explorer Tullow Oil and Canadian junior Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas have signed an agreement with the government of Guyana for exploration rights to a deep­water offshore block adjacent to where ExxonMobil made a significant oil find last year…

Namibia sees as many as five oil exploration wells being drilled in 2016 as companies searching for deposits off the southwest African coast are undeterred by 19 dry wells…

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas (CVE:EOG) is an emerging oil and gas company focused in Africa, but unlike many explorers bogged down by unfamiliar, drawn-out government processes and conflict on the continent, Eco’s goal is to go after areas that are technically proven and geopolitically friendly with respect to foreign investment…

The explorer Eco Atlantic appears to be on a winning streak, having landed a block in Ghana’s offshore alongside a prime local partner and joining forces in Namibia with Tullow Oil…

It has been a busy month for Canadian junior Eco Atlantic Oil & Gas, a company that may be unfamiliar to many Oilbarrel.com readers…

Tullow Oil has signed a farm-in agreement with Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Limited to acquire its 40 per cent interest in Cooper Block (2012A), situated in the Walvis Basin offshore Namibia…

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. (CVE:EOG), an oil and gas exploration company focused on Namibia, has executed a farm-out agreement with Tullow Kudu Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Tullow Oil plc…

Tower Resources reported June 13 that the Welwitschia-1A well on PEL0010, offshore Namibia, was drilled but that no hydrocarbons were encountered. Repsol is the operator of the block with 44% working interest, alongside Tower Resources (30%)…

The country has recently seen a surge in farm-in deals, possibly signalling a positive oil outlook…

Namibia has until recently been largely overlooked by the oil majors. A spate of farm-in agreements over the last six months suggests that this is changing. International oil companies are keen to secure a stake in the southern African country’s oil boom, should one materialise…

A 3D seismic survey has commenced in license area EL 0037 offshore Namibia, says Pancontinental Oil & Gas. The 3D acquisition will cover 3,000 sq km (1,158
sq mi) and a second acquisition phase of 2D data will cover approximately 1,000 line km (386 mi)…

WINDHOEK, March 6 (Reuters) – U.S.-based Murphy Oil Corporation and Austria’s OMV search for oil and gas off Namibia’s coast, the southwest African country’s petroleum commissioner said on Thursday…

Tower Resources plc, the AIM listed Africa focused oil and gas exploration company, has confirmed that the Rowan Renaissance drillship arrived, as expected, in Walvis Bay, Namibia, yesterday…

ECO Atlantic Oil & Gas yesterday became the first of more than 16 international companies exploring for gas and oil locally, to list on the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX)…

WINDHOEK Feb 17 (Reuters) – Shell is to drill offshore Namibia, a growing area of interest for oil and gas explorers, the southern African country’s mines and energy minister said on Monday…

Alan Friedman, director and exec. vice-president of ECO Atlantic Oil & Gas (CVE:EOG), tells Proactiveinvestors that the company, which operates in Namibia, is looking to partner with a major soon…

Gil Holzman, President & CEO of Eco Atlantic Interviewed by the Oil Council…

HRT Participacoes em Petroleo SA is expecting results this week from a well in offshore Namibia that may revive interest in oil exploration in the southwest African nation after two failures last year…

Take a map of Africa, stick a pin in it at random, and the chances are you’ll hit an emerging oil and gas province.

Gil Holzman, President & CEO of Eco Atlantic, interviewed by Proactive Investor UK

Yesterday’s listing of Eco Atlantic on the Namibian Stock Exchange should raise the company’s profile amongst investors, government, and the general public who stand to gain shareholding.

WINDHOEK – Namibians wanting to own shares in a future oil company – if oil is discovered in the following years – should dash to the Namibia Stock Exchange (NSX) for stock in Eco Oil and Gas (Eco Namibia), which was listed yesterday…

The official listing of Eco Atlantic Oil and Gas on the Namibian Stock Exchange (NSX) at the Gourmet restaurant in Windhoek Wednesday morning drew “close to half of the parliament,” guest speaker and Minister of Trade and Industry Hage Geingob joked at the occasion…

Start-up player aiming to lure investors before launching a fresh exploration drive…

BP Plc (BP/)’s push into Namibian oil makes it the only major producer expanding in the West African nation, where commercial crude deposits have never been found and the sole gas field has sat idle since its discovery in 1974. BP last month became the largest shareholder in a block covering Namibia’s Nimrod offshore prospect, which may yield the third-biggest […]

The world’s next great oil finds may be buried under a layer of salt more than two miles beneath the seabed off Africa’s Atlantic coast.

Eco Oil & Gas announced this week…

Eco Oil & GAs Ltd, an integrated oil and gas exploration company, announced the opening of their local office corporate office in Windhoek this week…

With the first oil well along the Namibian coast being drilled at the end of the year, another significant player in the search for oil opened its office in Windhoek on Thursday.

An estimated 11 billion barrels in oil reserves have been found off Namibia’s coast, with the first production planned within four years, mines and energy minister Isak Katali announced Wednesday…

Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas Ltd. (“Eco Atlantic”) (TSX-V: EOG) formerly Eco Oil and Gas, a wholly Namibian owned company celebrated its listing on the Toronto Stock Exchange by opening the market with the traditional “Ringing of the Bell” ceremony a fortnight ago…