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19 Jan 22	BHP announces operational review for the half year ended 31 December 2021 Announcing an operational review for the half year ended 31 December 2021, BHP has provided an update on its petroleum activities. The half year financial results are being prepared on the basis that BHP Petroleum is a discontinued operation, following the merger of BHP’s oil and gas portfolio with Woodside.
19 Jan 22	Denmark: Maersk Drilling secures 21-month contract with TotalEnergies Maersk Drilling has been awarded a contract with TotalEnergies which will employ the high-efficiency jack-up rig Maersk Reacher for well intervention services in the Danish North Sea.
19 Jan 22	Norway: PGS awarded Northern Lights CO2 storage acquisition contract PGS has been awarded a seismic acquisition contract for CO2 storage offshore Norway by Equinor on behalf of Northern Lights JV DA. Acquisition is scheduled to start in Q2 2022 and has a duration of approx. 1 month.
19 Jan 22	UK: Union Jack Oil announces results of Wressle downhole pressure analysis AIM-listed Union Jack Oil has provided a summary of the results of an analysis of the bottom hole pressure data acquired from the Wressle-1 well during December 2021. Results demonstrate the significant potential of the Wressle-1 well and the production rates that could be achieved once the surface facilities are optimised and a gas monetisation scheme is in place.
19 Jan 22	Eco (Atlantic) announces further share purchase in JHI Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas, the oil and gas exploration company focused on the offshore Atlantic Margins, has purchased an additional 800,000 common shares in JHI Associates Inc., a private Canadian company, which holds a 17.5% working interest in the Guyana Canje Block.
19 Jan 22	Norway: Pandion Energy awarded three APA licenses Pandion Energy has been awarded three licenses under the 2021 Norwegian APA (Awards in Pre-defined Areas) Licensing Round on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
19 Jan 22	Norway: Sval Energi awarded new licences on the NCS Sval Energi has been awarded three licences by the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in the 2021 license round on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
19 Jan 22	FAR provides Q4 activity report - completes Bambo drilling program, offshore The Gambia FAR has provided an update on its activities in The Gambia, Senegal, Guinea Bissau and Australia. During the quarter, FAR concluded the drilling and formation evaluation operations for the Bambo-1 well and Bambo-1ST1 sidetrack well in Block A2, offshore The Gambia.
18 Jan 22	ExxonMobil announces ambition for net zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050 ExxonMobil has announced its ambition to achieve net zero greenhouse gas emissions for operated assets by 2050, backed by a comprehensive approach to develop detailed emission-reduction roadmaps for major facilities and assets.
18 Jan 22	Valaris announces floater contract awards Valaris has been awarded two one-well contracts with subsidiaries of Murphy Oil Corp for semisubmersible VALARIS DPS-5. The contracts are in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico and offshore Mexico.
18 Jan 22	Norway: Spirit Energy wins new licences in Norway Spirit Energy has been awarded seven new licences in the Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) round on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS).
18 Jan 22	Norway: Wellesley Petroleum awarded new licences in APA 2021 Wellesley Petroleum has been offered interests in three new production licences on the NCS, one of which is operated, through the Awards in Pre-defined Areas (APA 2021) licensing round. All three production licences are located in the North Sea.
18 Jan 22	Norway: Var Energi awarded 10 new NCS licenses in APA 2021 Vår Energi has announced the award of 10 new production licenses, five of which as operator, in the 2021 Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) covering mature areas on the NCS.
18 Jan 22	Norway: Wintershall Dea awarded seven new Licences in APA 2021 round in Norway Wintershall Dea has been awarded seven exploration licenses in the annual Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) round in Norway, including four as operator.
18 Jan 22	Norway: Lundin Energy awarded 10 licences in the Norwegian APA 2021 licensing round Lundin Energy has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Lundin Energy Norway, has been awarded interests in a total of ten exploration licences in the 2021 Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) licensing round, in Norway.
18 Jan 22	Norway: OKEA awarded four new production licences in APA 2021 OKEA as been offered interests in four new production licences on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, three of which as operator, through the Awards in Pre-Defined Areas (APA) for 2021.
18 Jan 22	Norway: DNO receives 10 awards in Norway's APA licensing round DNO, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary DNO Norge has been awarded participation in 10 exploration licenses, of which three are operatorships, under Norway's Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2021 licensing round.
18 Jan 22	Norway: Equinor awarded 26 new production licences on the Norwegian continental shelf Equinor has been awarded 26 new production licences by Norway’s Ministry of Petroleum and Energy in the 2020 Award in Predefined Areas (APA) - 12 licences as operator and 14 licences as partner.
18 Jan 22	Norway: Aker BP awarded 15 licenses in APA 2021 Aker BP has been offered interests in 15 new production licences in Norway, of which 7 as operator, through the Awards in pre-defined areas (APA 2021) licensing round.
18 Jan 22	Norway offers 53 new production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf in the licensing round APA 2021 Norway's Ministry of Petroleum and Energy has offered 53 new production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf in the licensing round APA 2021. A total of 28 different oil companies have been offered shares in one or more of these licenses.
18 Jan 22	Norway: Transocean Enabler selected to drill injection well and sidetrack for Northern Lights Carbon Transport and Storage Project Transocean has announced that later this year as part of its current drilling contract with Equinor, the Transocean Enabler will drill one carbon injection well and a sidetrack for another carbon injection well drilled early 2020 in support of the Northern Lights Carbon Capture Storage Project, a joint venture created by Equinor, Shell and TotalEnergies.
18 Jan 22	UK: Judicial Review supports OGA Strategy The judgment of the Judicial Review of the OGA Strategy has been handed down and it sets out a clear, resounding and comprehensive support of the OGA’s approach and position.
18 Jan 22	US: Interior Department announces historic wind energy auction offshore New York and New Jersey The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will hold a wind auction next month for more than 480,000 acres offshore New York and New Jersey, in the area known as the New York Bight. The lease sale has potential to generate up to seven gigawatts of clean energy, to power nearly two million homes.
18 Jan 22	Energean announces trading statement and operational update Energean has provided an update on recent operations and the Group's trading performance in the 12-months to 31 December 2021 together with guidance for 2022. The Company generated full year revenues of over $495 million and EBITDAX in excess of $200 million.
18 Jan 22	Australia: Woodside completes Pluto Train 2 sell-down to GIP Woodside has completed the sale of a 49% non-operating participating interest in the Pluto Train 2 Joint Venture to Global Infrastructure Partners (GIP). Pluto Train 2 is a key component of the Scarborough development and includes a new LNG train and domestic gas facilities to be constructed at the existing Pluto LNG onshore facility.