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20 Sep 19	UK: Equinor wins opportunity to develop the world’s largest offshore wind farm Equinor and its partner SSE have been awarded contracts to develop three large scale offshore wind projects in the Dogger Bank region of the North Sea. This will be the world’s biggest offshore wind farm development with a total installed capacity of 3.6 GW.
20 Sep 19	Colombia: Amerisur Resources provides reserves update for its production assets in Colombia Amerisur Resources has provided a reserves update for its production assets in Colombia, covering the Company's Indico and Mariposa fields (together CPO-5) and Platanillo field. The update was undertaken as part of the ongoing Formal Sales Process.
20 Sep 19	UK: Baron Oil announces award of UK 31st Offshore Round licences AIM-listed Baron Oil has announced that, with partners, it has been awarded exclusive licences over seven blocks and part blocks in the Inner Moray Firth part of the UK Continental Shelf as part of the UK 31st Offshore Round.
20 Sep 19	Senegal: TGS commences Senegal Ultra-Deep offshore 3D survey TGS has commenced a new survey in the MSGBC Basin, offshore north-west Africa. The Senegal Ultra-Deep offshore 3D survey covers over 4500km2, with a modern broadband acquisition set-up.
20 Sep 19	Norway: MOL Norge given consent for exploration drilling in Block 25/8 in the North Sea Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority has given MOL Norge consent to drill exploration well 25/8-19 S in production licence PL 820 in the central North Sea. The well will be drilled to test a prospect named 'Evra/Iving'.
20 Sep 19	Ascent Resources completes GBP1 million subscription AIM-listed Ascent Resources, the independent oil and gas exploration and production company, operating in the Petisovci Gas Project in Slovenia, has entered into a subscription agreement for GBP1,080,500 before costs, with RiverFort Global Opportunities.
20 Sep 19	Magseis Fairfield signs node crew lease contract Magseis Fairfield has signed a 2-3 months contract for the lease of a MASS I node crew to a client in the Asia Pacific region.
19 Sep 19	GoM: Chevron to boost production at St. Malo field in the Gulf of Mexico Chevron has announced the sanction of a waterflood project in the St. Malo field. This application of enabling technology is expected to increase recovery and advance Chevron’s strategy of maximizing the company’s existing resources in the Gulf of Mexico.
19 Sep 19	Mexico: Petrofac sells remaining 51 percent of Mexican operations Petrofac has signed an agreement to sell its remaining 51 percent interest in its operations in Mexico, including Santuario, Magallanes and Arenque, to Perenco. The terms of the transaction are substantially the same as the sale of a 49% non-controlling interest to Perenco in October 2018.
19 Sep 19	India: Oceaneering awarded contracts to supply subsea umbilicals for KG-DWN 98/2 deepwater field development Oceaneering International has been awarded contracts by Baker Hughes, a GE company (BHGE), and partner in the consortium for ONGC's KG-DWN 98/2 deepwater field development in the Bay of Bengal, to supply subsea umbilical control systems.
19 Sep 19	US: Dominion Energy announces largest offshore wind project in US Dominion Energy is proposing the largest offshore wind development in the US. The proposal includes more than 2,600 megawatts of wind energy by 2026 off the Virginia coast.
19 Sep 19	GoM: Talos Energy announces transactions with BP and ExxonMobil Talos Energy has entered into two separate agreements with BP and ExxonMobil related to exploration opportunities in the Gulf of Mexico. The agreements cover the Puma West prospect, located in Talos-owned Green Canyon Block 821, where Talos retains a 25 percent interest, and the Hershey prospect, located in Green Canyon Blocks 326, 327, 370 and 371, where Talos has acquired 100 percent equity from ExxonMobil.
19 Sep 19	US: Diversified Gas & Oil completes EdgeMarc acquisition Diversified Gas & Oil has confirmed that further to previous announcements made by the Company, it has completed the purchase from EdgeMarc Energy Holdings of certain oil and natural gas development, production and exploration assets in the State of Ohio.
19 Sep 19	Australia: Santos GLNG’s Roma East natural gas project now fully operational Santos GLNG’s Roma East project has marked a significant milestone, with the natural gas compression facility officially handed over to the operations team. First gas from the Roma East field flowed in February this year and with commissioning now safely completed, the plant is fully operational.
19 Sep 19	Australia: NOPSEMA resumes assessment of Equinor's environment plan for Great Australian Bight drilling NOPSEMA reports that Equinor has provided the requested further information regarding the environment plan for their proposed exploration drilling activity in the Great Australian Bight.
19 Sep 19	Mongolia: Petro Matad spuds exploration well Gazelle-1 in Block XX, eastern Mongolia Petro Matad, the AIM quoted Mongolian oil explorer, has announced the spud of the Gazelle-1 exploration well in the north of Block XX, eastern Mongolia. The Gazelle Prospect has an estimated Mean Prospective Recoverable Resource of 13 MMBO.
19 Sep 19	Cabot Energy announces subscription to raise USD350,000 AIM-listed Cabot Energy has entered into an agreement with High Power Petroleum to raise USD350,000 gross, before expenses, by way of a subscription. The proceeds will provide short term working capital for the Company's immediate needs including the planned Summer Work Programme in Canada.
19 Sep 19	UK: Jersey Oil & Gas completes 31st Supplementary Offshore (Greater Buchan Area) Licensing Round awards AIM-listed Jersey Oil & Gas has announced the formal completion of the requisite documentation in respect of the previously announced blocks awarded to the Company in the Oil & Gas Authority's 31st Supplementary Offshore Licensing Round.
19 Sep 19	Seabird announces 2D survey award in the Africa region SeaBird Exploration has signed a contract to acquire a 2D seismic survey for an international oil & gas company in the Africa region. The company will be using the Nordic Explorer for the work.
19 Sep 19	Saudi Arabia: Weatherford and Saudi Aramco sign five-year corporate procurement agreement Weatherford International has announced the signing of a five-year Corporate Procurement Agreement with Saudi Aramco to deliver cementation, completions, liners, solid expandables and casing exit technologies.
19 Sep 19	Australia: Santos completes successful Baxter flow test at Dorado-3 JV partner Carnarvon Petroleum reports that the Santos-operated Dorado-3 appraisal well has flowed at 48 MM scf/day gas and 4,500 bbls per day of condensate from the Baxter reservoir. Caley oil reservoir flow testing is to commence in around 8 to 10 days.
18 Sep 19	Colombia opens 59 blocks for bids in next oil auction Colombia will have 59 blocks on offer in its next round of oil bidding, the national hydrocarbons agency (ANH) said on Wednesday, as the country steps up efforts to encourage more investment in the sector.
18 Sep 19	Rockhopper Exploration announces half-year results for the six months to 30 June 2019 Rockhopper Exploration, the oil and gas exploration and production company with key interests in the North Falkland Basin, has announced its results for the six months ended 30 June 2019.
18 Sep 19	Schlumberger, Chevron and Microsoft announce collaboration to accelerate digital transformation Schlumberger, Chevron and Microsoft have announced the industry’s first three-party collaboration to accelerate creation of innovative petrotechnical and digital technologies. The companies will work together to accelerate development of cloud-native solutions and deliver actionable data insights for the industry
18 Sep 19	Schlumberger introduces cutting-edge intelligent wireline formation testing platform Schlumberger has introduced the Ora intelligent wireline formation testing platform at the SIS Global Forum 2019 in Monaco. The platform leverages a new architecture and metrology for enhanced performance, enabling dynamic reservoir characterization in all conditions, including where previously impossible.