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15 Oct 21	Brazil: Petrobras provides update on Bahia Terra Cluster divestment Petrobras, regarding news in the media about the sale of onshore production fields located in the Reconcavo and Tucano Basins, in the state of Bahia, jointly called the Bahia Terra Cluster, clarifies that it has received binding offers from potential interested parties in the acquisition of the assets.
15 Oct 21	Australia: Beach Energy and Mitsui celebrate Waitsia Groundbreaking Mitsui E&P Australia (MEPAU) and Joint Venture partner Beach Energy have celebrated the Groundbreaking ceremony for the Mid West job creating Waitsia Gas Project Stage 2.
15 Oct 21	New Zealand: New compressor boosts Kupe gas output New Zealand’s gas supply has received a much-needed boost with Beach Energy switching on a new compressor, increasing gas production at the Kupe Gas Processing Facility near New Plymouth.
15 Oct 21	US: 88 Energy provides quarterly activities report 88 Energy has provided an update for the quarter ended 30 September 2021 related to its operations in the NPR-A region of the North Slope of Alaska.
15 Oct 21	US: Secretary Haaland outlines ambitious offshore wind leasing strategy Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland has outlined the path forward for future offshore wind leasing to meet the Biden-Harris administration’s goal to deploy 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy by 2030.
15 Oct 21	Angola: Maersk Drilling awarded contract extension to drill world record well in Angola TotalEnergies E&P Angola has exercised an option for the 7th generation drillship Maersk Voyager to drill the ultra-deepwater Ondjaba-1 exploration well in Angola’s Block 48. The Ondjaba-1 well will be drilled at a new world record water depth of 3,628 m.
15 Oct 21	US: Zephyr Energy provides update on State 16-2LN-CC well Zephyr Energy, the Rocky Mountain oil and gas company focused on responsible resource development from carbon-neutral operations, has provided an update on operational activity at its flagship project in the Paradox Basin, Utah, U.S. The Company is currently preparing to commence production testing.
15 Oct 21	Australia: Falcon Oil and Gas reports very encouraging preliminary results from Velkerri 76 S2-1 in the Beetaloo Sub-Basin Falcon Oil & Gas has announced 'very encouraging' results from the Velkerri 76 S2-1 vertical appraisal well drilled in the Beetaloo Sub-Basin, Northern Territory, Australia.
15 Oct 21	Australia: Olympic Dam to partner with Iberdrola at Port Augusta Renewable Energy Park BHP expects to shortly enter into renewable energy supply arrangements to enable Olympic Dam to reduce its emission position to zero for 50 per cent of its electricity consumption by 2025, based on current forecast demand.
15 Oct 21	UK: Inaugural emissions monitoring report shows laser focus required to achieve key targets The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has published its inaugural Emissions Monitoring Report, which shows the UK upstream oil and gas industry must go much further and faster in its drive to cut emissions.
14 Oct 21	Venezuela: INPEX withdraws from Carabobo Project 3 in Venezuela INPEX has announced that Japan Carabobo UK ('JCUK') has submitted a notification of withdrawal from Carabobo Project 3 to the government of Venezuela and the Project partners and has terminated its participation in the Project. JCUK is a subsidiary of Japan Carabobo, which is jointly owned by INPEX, Mitsubishi Corp and JOGMEC.
14 Oct 21	Poland: Orsted and ZE PAK join forces to participate in the upcoming auction for seabed leases in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea ZE PAK, Poland’s largest privately owned energy producer who is currently implementing a shift from coal to renewables, and Ørsted, global leader in offshore wind with 30 years of experience, have signed a letter of intent to participate in the upcoming auction for seabed leases in the Polish part of the Baltic Sea.
14 Oct 21	Australia: Cliff Head JV signs Binding Offtake Agreement with BP Triangle Energy has announced that the Cliff Head Joint Venture has entered into a Binding Offtake Agreement with BP Singapore in relation to the sale and purchase of its crude oil produced at the Company’s Cliff Head Oil Field.
14 Oct 21	Angola: Shearwater GeoServices starts 4D survey for TotalEnergies offshore Angola Shearwater GeoServices has announced the commencement of a 4D monitor survey for TotalEnergies at the Louro-Mostarda Development areas of Block 32, offshore Angola.
14 Oct 21	Russia: Rosneft sells 5 per cent in Vostok Oil to a consortium of Vitol and MME Rosneft and a consortium of Vitol and Mercantile & Maritime Energy (MME) have closed a deal to sell a 5% stake in the authorized capital of Vostok Oil. The Vostok Oil Project comprises 52 license areas with 13 oil and gas fields.
14 Oct 21	Suriname: Staatsolie signs offshore production sharing contract with Chevron Staatsolie has signed a production sharing contract with Chevron for offshore Block 5. The block was offered as part of the SHO Bid Round 2020/2021, which was announced in November 2020.
14 Oct 21	Colombia/Ecuador: Gran Tierra Energy provides operations and financial update Gran Tierra Energy has announced an operations and financial update. The Company achieved Q3 2021 average production of approx. 29,000 BOPD, up 26% from prior quarter and increased current average production to approx. 30,600 BOPD, the highest since February 2020.
14 Oct 21	Norway: Lundin Energy announces update on third quarter 2021 financial results Lundin Energy will publish its financial report for the third quarter 2021 on Friday, 29 October 2021. For the third quarter 2021, Lundin Energy will expense pre-tax exploration and appraisal costs of approx. MUSD 38 and recognise a net foreign exchange loss of approx. MUSD 97.
14 Oct 21	DNO announces Q3 2021 trading update DNO, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, has issued an update on production and sales volumes for the quarter, as well as other key financial information, ahead of its Q3 2021 Earnings Call.
14 Oct 21	US: TotalEnergies and Simply Blue Group launch TotalEnergies SBE US joint venture TotalEnergies, a global multi-energy company, and Simply Blue Group, a pioneer in floating offshore wind, launched a joint venture, TotalEnergies SBE US, to unlock the vast potential for floating offshore wind projects in the United States.
14 Oct 21	TechnipFMC completes acquisition of Magma Global TechnipFMC has completed the acquisition of the outstanding shares of Magma Global, the leading provider of composite pipe technology to support the Energy Transition.
14 Oct 21	UK: Hurricane Energy announces half-year results 2021 and operational and financial update Hurricane Energy, the UK based oil and gas company focused on hydrocarbon resources in naturally fractured basement reservoirs, has provided its 2021 interim report and half-year results for the six-month period ended 30 June 2021, and an update on Lancaster field operations and net cash balances as of 30 September 2021.
14 Oct 21	Aker Solutions, DeepOcean and Solstad Offshore create offshore renewables alliance nternational offshore energy suppliers Aker Solutions, DeepOcean and Solstad Offshore have joined forces to create Windstaller Alliance. The new partnership aims to provide the world’s most cost-efficient and complete product supply, fabrication and marine services offering within offshore wind. The alliance will also pursue other offshore renewables segments.
14 Oct 21	Argentina: Echo Energy announces update on well intervention programme at its Santa Cruz Sur assets, onshore Argentina Echo Energy has completed the first in a programme of sixteen proposed well interventions and workovers to bring non-producing reserves back in to production at Santa Cruz Sur, onshore Argentina.
14 Oct 21	Denmark: Maersk Drilling named preferred contractor for the Greensand Danish offshore carbon storage project In extension of its commitment to participating in Phase 2 of the Greensand offshore carbon storage project, Maersk Drilling has entered a framework agreement with the Nini Joint Venture, operated by INEOS Oil & Gas Denmark and Wintershall Dea, covering the supply of drilling rigs for the project offshore Denmark.