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09 Dec 19	Norway: Zenith Energy cancels proposed acquisition of Norwegian subsidiary Zenith Energy has decided to discontinue its plans to acquire a Norwegian oil and gas company, Nordic Petroleum. Zenith will continue with its plans to establish a Norwegian vehicle for intended participation in future licensing rounds in Norway as well as to actively pursue the potential acquisition of mature energy production assets.
09 Dec 19	Nigeria: Shelf Drilling secures contract extension on the Trident XIV in West Africa Shelf Drilling has secured a one-year extension on the Trident XIV jack-up rig in direct continuation of its current contract for workover operations offshore Nigeria. The expected availability of the rig is now February 2021.
08 Dec 19	Australia: Norwest Energy approves Lockyer Deep for drilling in H1 2020 Norwest Energy has approved a joint venture resolution to drill the EP368 exploration well in H1 2020 at Lockyer Deep. The well will be located approx. 15 kms due east of the Waitsia gas field and directly on trend with the recent West Erregulla-2 gas discovery which, as recently reported by Strike Energy, has 2C contingent resources of 1.19 Tcf gas.
08 Dec 19	Norway: ConocoPhillips granted drilling permit for well 25/7-9 S in PL 917 The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted ConocoPhillips Skandinavia a drilling permit for well 25/7-9 S in production licence PL 917. The well will be drilled about 12 kms west of Ringhorne.
08 Dec 19	US: McDermott, Chiyoda and Zachry Group announce first liquid from Freeport LNG Train 2 McDermott International with its partners, Chiyoda International Corp and Zachry Group, has announced that Train 2 of the Freeport LNG project on Quintana Island in Freeport, Texas, has begun producing liquefied natural gas (LNG).
08 Dec 19	Colombia's ANH awards 14 blocks in latest oil auction Colombia's ANH has awarded 14 blocks in its latest oil auction. On offer were 59 blocks, located throughout the Andean country but concentrated near its northern Caribbean coast and in its eastern plains.
08 Dec 19	Suriname: Staatsolie completes Nearshore Drilling project without a commercial discovery Suriname's state oil company Staatsolie reports that its Nearshore Drilling project has been completed, with six exploratory wells drilled off the coast of Suriname. No commercial oil discovery was made, but valuable data was collected.
08 Dec 19	US: Equinor completes the sale of its Eagle Ford asset to Repsol Equinor and Repsol have completed their previously announced transaction, whereby Equinor has sold its 63 percent interest in, and operatorship of, its onshore business in the Eagle Ford in the US state of Texas.
08 Dec 19	Brunei: Fugro performs first deepwater AUV and geotechnical site survey for Brunei Shell Petroleum Fugro has successfully completed the first deepwater autonomous underwater vehicle (AUV) site survey for Brunei Shell Petroleum Company.
08 Dec 19	Argentina: Crown Point provides update on Cerro de Los Leones drilling operations Crown Point Energy has provided an operations update on its drilling activities on the Cerro de Los Leones exploration permit in the Province of Mendoza, Argentina. The Company has drilled two exploration wells, one of which failed to encounter hydrocarbons and one which is currently being tested.
08 Dec 19	Netherlands: Vattenfall builds its first floating solar farm The first floating solar farm developed by Vattenfall will be built in the Netherlands. The solar farm, which will have a capacity of 1.2 megawatt, is expected to be operational by May 2020.
06 Dec 19	Brazil: Solstad Offshore signs contract extensions with Equinor Brazil Solstad Offshore has signed contract extensions for the two PSV’s Far Scotsman and Sea Brasil with Equinor. The vessels willl continue to support production activities at the Peregrino field in the Campos Basin, offshore Brazil.
06 Dec 19	Norway: Brage offshore well longest in Wintershall Dea history Wintershall Dea has drilled the longest well (A36B) ever completed by the company in Norway. Reaching some 9,023 metres from the Brage platform, the well is around 200 metres longer than Mount Everest is tall. The A36B well is also the longest offshore well ever drilled by the new company globally.
06 Dec 19	Ireland: Providence Resources announces Leadership change Providence Resources, the Irish based Energy Company, has announced that Tony O’Reilly has stepped down from the position of Chief Executive Officer of the Company and has resigned from the Board (and all subsidiaries) with immediate effect.
06 Dec 19	Poland: Ansila Energy preparing for hydraulic fracture stimulation and well test at Siciny-2 Ansila Energy has announced an update regarding operations at the Siciny-2 (Gora) wellsite prior to preparations for the hydraulic fracture stimulation and well test scheduled for December 2019.
06 Dec 19	Australia: Strike Energy completes capital procurement to fund exploration, appraisal and development activities during 2020. Strike Energy has announced that, following its successful capital procurement program, the Company is fully funded to deliver its planned exploration, appraisal and development activities during 2020. The Company is now fully funded to progress towards FID at its tier one gas asset at West Erregulla.
05 Dec 19	Australia: Senex Energy announces first gas sales from the Gemba gas field in the Cooper Basin Senex Energy has announced that the Gemba gas field in the Cooper Basin is on production following successful tie-in to the Santos-operated gas gathering network.
05 Dec 19	Colombia: Houston American Energy doubles participation in Colombian project Houston American Energy has announced the acquisition of an additional interest in Hupecol Meta, doubling its interest in Hupecol Meta previously announced on October 22, 2019. Hupecol Meta owns the CPO-11 block in the Llanos Basin in Colombia.
05 Dec 19	UK: Rever Offshore successfully completes Greater Dunlin Area decommissioning project for Fairfield Energy Rever Offshore, a leading subsea project delivery and execution provider to the offshore energy industry, continues to consolidate its North Sea presence with the successful completion of the subsea infrastructure decommissioning project of the Greater Dunlin Area for Fairfield Energy.
05 Dec 19	Thailand: Mubadala's Yothaka East-1 exploration well in the G1/48 Manora Oil Field disappoints JV partner Tap Oil reports that the Yothaka East-1 exploration well drilled by Mubadala Petroleum in the G1/48 concession Manora Production License encountered thin oil pay in the 600 series lacustrine sands while no shows were observed in the 400 and 500 series fluvial sands. The 600 series sands will be appraised with an immediate down dip side track.
05 Dec 19	Indonesia: Eni completes sale of a 20 percent stake in the East Sepinggan area offshore Indonesia to Neptune Energy Eni and Neptune Energy have completed the transfer of a 20 percent participating interest in the East Sepinggan area out of Eni’s share to Neptune Energy. Eni, with 65 percent participating interest, will continue to be the Operator of the area which is located in the East Sepinggan area, offshore East Kalimantan in Indonesia.
05 Dec 19	Poland: Ansila Energy announces results of a Conceptual Field Development Plan for the Gora license, onshore Poland Ansila Energy has announced the results of a Conceptual Field Development Plan (CFDP) for the Gora license and economic evaluation of the unconventional 1.6 Tcf 2C contingent resource discovered by the Siciny-2 well ahead of imminent appraisal operations.
05 Dec 19	Nigeria: PetroNor E&P finalises agreement to acquire Panoro Energy’s interest in the Aje field, OML 113, offshore Nigeria PetroNor E&P has now finalised and entered into the separate investment and shareholders agreement with the OML 113 operator, Yinka Folawiyo Petroleum, to acquire Panoro Energy’s interest in the Aje field, OML 113, offshore Nigeria
05 Dec 19	SBM Offshore orders two additional Fast4Ward hulls, bringing the construction program to a total of five hulls SBM Offshore has signed contracts for the construction of the Company’s fourth and fifth hulls under its purchase program for Fast4Ward new build multi-purpose hulls.
05 Dec 19	BP signs sustainable energy agreements with Amazon Web Services BP has agreed the first in a series of innovative power deals with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to supply renewable energy to the European data centres that drive the AWS cloud platform.