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Fairly quiet last week for major news, but still plenty worth mentioning. Eco Atlantic (ECO) announced the mobilisation of the Stenna Forth drillship which is now en route to Guyana. Spud of the Jethro Lobe prospect is expected on or around 26 June. Amerisur Resources (AMER) announced approval of the farm-out agreement with Occidental relating to four exploration blocks in southern Columbia holding an estimated 448 MMBO mid-case gross prospective resources. In return for acquiring a 50% interest in each block, Occidental will fund a $93 million exploration and appraisal programme starting this year. In the meantime, AMER has increased production to over 6,800 BOPD. Diversified Gas & Oil (DGOC) continued to announce share buy backs running at around £1 million per day. They are managing to support the price for the time being, but with no rebuttal of the allegations made against them, what happens when, as is inevitable, they run o...