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05 Aug 21	US: Halliburton and VoltaGrid Electric Solution reduces emissions for Chesapeake Energy Halliburton and VoltaGrid have announced the first successful deployment of an advanced electric fracturing solution. This project is the first pad in a multi-year contract with Chesapeake Energy Corp with more than 140 stages in the Marcellus.
05 Aug 21	Eni acquires Be Power and expands electric charging services offering in Italy and Europe Eni, through Eni gas e luce, has signed an agreement to acquire 100% of Be Power, which through its subsidiary Be Charge is the second largest Italian operator with over 5 thousand electric vehicle charging points on public land. The transaction marks a further step forward in Eni's energy transition strategy and commitment to achieve total decarbonisation of products and processes by 2050.
05 Aug 21	GoM/Mexico: BHP approves Shenzi North project and moves Trion project into the FEED phase BHP has approved US$544 million in capital expenditure to execute the Shenzi North oil project in the US Gulf of Mexico. In addition, BHP has also approved US$258 million in capital expenditure to move the Trion oil project in Mexico into the Front End Engineering Design (FEED) phase.
05 Aug 21	Norway: DNO Norge granted drilling permit for well 2/5-15 in PL 006 C The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted a drilling permit to DNO Norge AS for wildcat well 2/5-15 in production licence PL 006 C. The well will be drilled about 15 kms northeast of the Ekofisk field.
05 Aug 21	Australia: Armour Energy receives approval for Northern Territory asset transfer Armour Energy has advised that the transfer of the Northern Territory Exploration Permits (EPs) from Armour Energy to McArthur NT has been approved. McArthur NT will be the operating entity for the Northern Basin Assets.
05 Aug 21	US: Orsted signs power purchase agreement with Royal DSM Royal DSM, a purpose-led global science-based company in nutrition, health and sustainable living, has signed a power purchase agreement with a solar project Ørsted is currently developing in Texas as part of their global journey to a GHG reduction of 50% by 2030 compared to base year 2016.
05 Aug 21	UK: bp bolsters UK blue hydrogen plans by reaching agreements with more potential customers bp has agreed Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) with a series of new potential customers for its proposed clean hydrogen production facility in Teesside in north-east England.
05 Aug 21	US: Callon Petroleum to acquire Primexx Callon Petroleum has announced an agreement to acquire the leasehold interests and related oil, gas, and infrastructure assets of Primexx Energy Partners and its affiliates. Primexx is a private oil and gas operator in the Delaware Basin. The cash and stock transaction is valued at approx. $788 million.
05 Aug 21	Petro Matad announces outcome of Open Offer Petro Matad, the AIM quoted Mongolian oil company, has announced the outcome of the Open Offer to shareholders launched on 19 July 2021. The aggregate gross amount raised pursuant to the Open Offer is expected to be approx. GBP 76,000.
05 Aug 21	Egypt: SDX Energy spuds HA-1X well at South Disouq SDX Energy, the MENA-focused energy company, has announced the spudding of the Hanut-1 exploration well ('HA-1X'), the second well in the Company's 2021 two-well drilling campaign in South Disouq following the successful IY-2 well announced in July.
05 Aug 21	GoM: Williams announces agreement on deepwater Whale project Williams has reached an agreement with Shell Offshore and Chevron U.S.A. to provide offshore natural gas gathering and crude oil transportation services as well as onshore natural gas processing services for the Whale development located approx. 10 miles from the Shell-operated Perdido host facility.
04 Aug 21	Australia: Buru Energy announces update on Currajong-1 exploration well Buru Energy has provided an update on operations at the Currajong-1 exploration well, located on Exploration Permit 391 in the Canning Basin in northwest Western Australia.
04 Aug 21	GoM: Byron Energy spuds SM69 E2 well Byron Energy has provided an update regarding the drilling of the Byron operated, 100% working interest, South Marsh Island 69 E2 well ('SM69 E2').
04 Aug 21	Netherlands: Petrogas E&P NL awards FEED A15 & B10 to Enersea Petrogas E&P Netherlands has awarded Enersea the FEED for the development of the A15 and B10 gas field as part of the AB Stage 2+ Project. Both fields are situated in the Northern Sector of the Dutch North Sea.
04 Aug 21	Talos Energy announces second quarter 2021 results Talos Energy has announced its operational and financial results for the second quarter of 2021. The Company had record production of over 66 MBoe/d for the second quarter in a row as well as very strong Adjusted EBITDA margins of over $36 per Boe, before the impact of hedges.
04 Aug 21	Brazil: Petrobras announces start of binding phase for assets in the Parana Basin Petrobras, following up on the release disclosed on July 01, 2021, has announced the beginning of the binding phase regarding the sale of 100% of its interest in the PAR-T-175-R14, PAR-T-198-R12, and PAR-T-218-R12 Concessions, located onshore in the Paraná Basin.
04 Aug 21	Australia: Powering investment in renewable energy innovation The Andrews Labor Government is investing in new and emerging cutting edge renewable technologies – such as renewable hydrogen, biogas and energy storage – to ensure it is on track to hit its net zero emissions goals.
04 Aug 21	US: Orsted completes largest onshore wind project to date Ørsted has completed the 367 MW Western Trail Wind Farm located in Wilbarger and Baylor counties, Texas - its largest onshore wind project to date that brings Ørsted's total onshore capacity to over 2.8 GW of wind, solar, and battery storage in operation.
04 Aug 21	Norway: The Fixed Facilities Alliance delivers record-breaking platform to the Hod field from Aker Solutions’ yard in Verdal The topside of the normally unmanned wellhead platform for the Hod field is being transported from Aker Solutions in Verdal to the Aker BP operated field. This is the second project for the Fixed Facilities Alliance, which was established in the spring of 2017.
04 Aug 21	US: 88 Energy provides Umiat oil field update 88 Energy has provided an update related to the Umiat oil field, located on the North Slope of Alaska. Further studies conducted in conjunction with the Merlin-1 post well testing and analysis have identified additional upside at the Umiat oil field.
04 Aug 21	Argentina/Paraguay: President Energy announces operations and corporate update President Energy, the energy company with a diverse portfolio of hydrocarbon production and exploration assets focused primarily in South America as well as Atome, a new green hydrogen and ammonia company, has provided an update on its oil and gas activities in Argentina and Paraguay as well as the contemplated listing of Atome on the London Stock Exchange.
04 Aug 21	UK: IOG announces commitment to Net Zero from 2021 IOG, the UK gas company targeting growth and high returns via an infrastructure-led hub strategy, has announced its completion of a comprehensive Emissions Assessment (EA), undertaken by its internal Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) Taskforce in collaboration with Genesis. On the basis of the EA the Company has committed to Scope 1 & 2 Net Zero status as of 2021.
04 Aug 21	Victoria Oil and Gas announces Q2 2021 operational update Victoria Oil & Gas, whose wholly owned subsidiary, Gaz du Cameroun ('GDC') is the onshore gas producer and distributor with operations located in the port city of Douala, Cameroon, has provided shareholders with a brief operations update for the second quarter of 2021.
04 Aug 21	UK: Orcadian Energy licenses 3D dataset over Pilot field area Orcadian Energy has licensed a 3D seismic dataset, covering the Company’s Pilot and Blakeney discoveries and the Bowhead prospect within Block 21/27, from TGS.
04 Aug 21	ConocoPhillips delivers strong Q2 2021 financial and operational results following recent 10-year market update ConocoPhillips has reported second-quarter 2021 earnings of $2.1 billion compared with second-quarter 2020 earnings of $0.3 billion. Second-quarter 2021 adjusted earnings were $1.7 billion.