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15 Oct 19	The Carlyle Group completes acquisition of shareholding in Cepsa from Mubadala Funds affiliated with The Carlyle Group have acquired a 37 percent shareholding in Cepsa from Mubadala. Mubadala will remain the majority shareholder in Cepsa, holding the remaining 63 percent.
15 Oct 19	UK: Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 officially opens The Pre-Qualification Questionnaire (PQQ) for Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 – the UK’s first major new leasing round in a decade – has been formally issued by The Crown Estate. Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 will offer seabed rights for at least 7GW of new offshore wind projects in the waters around England and Wales.
15 Oct 19	Nigeria: Eland Oil & Gas recommends cash acquisition by Seplat Petroleum The boards of Seplat Petroleum and Eland Oil & Gas have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended cash acquisition of the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Eland by Seplat. The Acquisition values the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Eland at approx. GBP382 million on a fully diluted basis
15 Oct 19	Norway: OKEA to start drilling on Draugen OKEA has announced the start of the Draugen drilling campaign for the appraisal wells 6407/9-11 and 6407/9-12. The Company will live stream the drilling log from the drilling operations on the Odfjell rig Deepsea Nordkapp.
15 Oct 19	Norway's production decreases in August 2019 Norway's preliminary production figures for September 2019 show an average daily production of 1,574.000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate, which is a decrease of 86,000 barrels per day compared to August.
15 Oct 19	Norway: PGNiG makes small oil and gas discovery southeast of the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea - 6507/5-9 S and 6507/5-9 A PGNiG Upstream Norway, operator of PL 838, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 6507/5-9 S and appraisal well 6507/5-9 A. The wells were drilled about 5 kms south of the Skarv facility in the Norwegian Sea. Both wells encountered oil and gas in the Middle and Lower Jurassic.
15 Oct 19	Norway: Repsol drills dry well near the Yme field in the North Sea - 9/2-12 Repsol Norge, operator of production licence PL 910, is in the process of concluding the drilling of wildcat well 9/2-12, drilled about 6 kms northeast of the Yme field centre in the North Sea. The well is being plugged and abandoned as a dry hole.
15 Oct 19	Vietnam: TechnipFMC awarded subsea contract for PetroVietnam Gas’ Nam Con Son 2 Phase 2 gas pipeline development TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant contract by PetroVietnam Gas for the Engineering, Procurement and Construction (EPC) of the Nam Con Son 2 Phase 2 pipeline across Nam Con Son basin and Cuu Long basin in Vietnam.
15 Oct 19	Indonesia: Coro Energy's Tambak-2 well successfully appraises Mako gas field Coro Energy reports that the Tambak-2 well, in the Duyung PSC in the West Natuna basin, offshore Indonesia, has successfully appraised the Mako gas field. Operations are now focussed on an extensive Drill Stem Test of the main Mako reservoir.
15 Oct 19	UK: Dana Petroleum submits draft Field Development Plan for the Platypus gas project JV partner Parkmead has announced that Dana Petroleum has submitted a draft Field Development Plan ('FDP') and Environmental Statement ('ES') for the Platypus gas project to the Oil and Gas Authority ('OGA') and the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning ('OPRED'), respectively.
15 Oct 19	US: 88 Energy executes rig contract for Charlie-1 appraisal well at Project Icewine 88 Energy has executed a rig contract for the upcoming drilling of the Charlie-1 appraisal well at Project Icewine, located on the Central North Slope, Alaska. The cost of the well will be funded by Premier Oil under a recent farm-out agreement.
15 Oct 19	Australia: Cooper Energy announces new gas discovery at Dombey-1DW1 in the Otway Basin JV partner Cooper Energy reports that the Beach Energy-operated Dombey-1DW1 exploration well in PEL 494 in the Penola Trough, onshore Otway Basin, South Australia, has encountered gas in the primary target Pretty Hill Formation.
14 Oct 19	US: Nostra Terra announces update on Mesquite asset and corporate update AIM-listed Nostra Terra, the oil & gas exploration and production company with a portfolio of development and production assets in Texas, USA, has provided an update on permitting at the Company’s Mesquite asset, as well as a general corporate update.
14 Oct 19	UK: Greenpeace activists board Shell oil rigs in protest against plans to leave behind oil in the North Sea Greenpeace activists from the Netherlands, Germany and Denmark boarded two oil platforms in Shell’s Brent field in a peaceful protest against plans by the company to leave parts of old oil structures with 11,000 tonnes of oil in the North Sea.
14 Oct 19	Neptune Energy announces launch of USD500 million senior notes offering Neptune Energy Bondco, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Neptune Energy, has launched an offering of senior notes in an aggregate principal amount of USD500 million.
14 Oct 19	Norway: Equinor granted drilling permit for well 35/11-23 in PL 090 The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for wildcat well 35/11-23 in production licence PL 090. The well will be drilled about 7 kms west of the Fram field.
14 Oct 19	Norway: MOL Norge granted drilling permit for well 25/8-19 S in PL 820 S The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted MOL Norge a drilling permit for wildcat well 25/8-19 S in production licence PL 820 S. The well will be drilled about 6 kms northwest of Ringhorne.
14 Oct 19	UK: IGas Energy announces further waterflood project at Welton in the East Midlands IGas has announced it is moving to the execution phase for a further waterflood project, at its existing producing field at Welton in the East Midlands.
14 Oct 19	Azerbaijan: Zenith Energy provides update on drilling programme and well perforation activities Zenith Energy, the international oil & gas production company operating the largest onshore oilfield in Azerbaijan, has provided an update on its drilling programme and well perforation activities.
14 Oct 19	UK/Norway: Neptune Energy acquires North Sea assets from Energean Neptune Energy has entered into a conditional Sale and Purchase Agreement with Energean Oil and Gas to acquire Edison E&P’s UK and Norwegian producing, development and exploration assets for an initial cash consideration of $250 million.
14 Oct 19	India: Total expands its strategic partnership with Adani to supply and market natural gas in India As part of its strategy to develop new gas markets, Total, the world's second-largest LNG player, has expanded its partnership with the Adani Group; the largest energy and infrastructure conglomerate in India, to contribute to the development of the Indian natural gas market.
14 Oct 19	Magseis Fairfield provides financial and operational update Magseis Fairfield has announced updated financial guidance for 2019, in which the revenue estimate for the full year has been lowered to USD 455-465 million and the full year EBITDA estimate has been lowered to USD 45-55 million.
14 Oct 19	Brazil: Karoon Energy completes Bauna debt facility agreement Karoon Energy has signed a senior secured term loan facility of up to US$275 million. The facility will be used as part of the funding package for the acquisition of a 100 percent operating interest in the Bauna oil field (Concession BM-S-40) in the Santos basin, offshore Brazil.
13 Oct 19	Australia: Santos acquires ConocoPhillips’ northern Australia interests Santos has announced the acquisition of ConocoPhillips’ northern Australia business with operating interests in Darwin LNG, Bayu-Undan, Barossa and Poseidon for US$1.39 billion plus a $75 million contingent payment subject to FID on Barossa.
13 Oct 19	Brazil: Petrobras awarded offshore block in 16th ANP Bidding Round Petrobras has been awarded one offshore block in the 16th ANP Bidding Round. The Campos Basin deep-water block was acquired by Petrobras in partnership with BP Energy do Brasil.