June 19, 2015

Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. (HNR) (Harvest or the Company) today announced that CT Energy Holding SRL, a Venezuelan-Italian consortium, has agreed to purchase from Harvest senior secured notes, convertible notes and warrants. Harvest will immediately receive proceeds of $32.2 million from the sale of the senior secured notes and convertible notes.  Harvest could realize up to $42.5 million in additional proceeds

Total (Paris:FP) (TTA.L) (TOT) has signed an agreement to sell its 16.67% interest in the Schwedt refinery in northeastern Germany (Brandenburg) to Rosneft, which already holds indirectly an 18.75% stake in the facility. The transaction is valued at $300 million excluding working capital and remains subject to customary approvals. “The sale of our minority interest in the Schwedt Refinery is

Saratoga Resources, Inc. (NYSE MKT: SARA; the “Company” or “Saratoga”) today announced the filing of voluntary Chapter 11 petitions for itself and certain operating subsidiaries in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Western District of Louisiana in Lafayette. Saratoga intends to continue to operate its business and manage its properties as debtors in possession. At this time, Saratoga believes it