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10 Apr 24	Brazil: Petrobras discovers oil in ultra-deep waters of the Potiguar Basin Petrobras has discovered an oil accumulation in the ultra-deep waters of the Potiguar Basin in the Anhangá exploratory well of the POT-M-762_R15 Concession, located on the Brazilian Equatorial Margin. This is the second discovery in the Potiguar Basin in 2024.
10 Apr 24	Germany: RWE connects Lengerich wind turbine to grid after successful repowering RWE has successfully completed the modernisation of its wind turbine in Lengerich. In a process known as repowering, the old 1.8 megawatt (MW) turbine was replaced by a more powerful one. The new 5.7 MW turbine at the Emsland location in north-west Germany now supplies around 4,000 instead of 1,000 households with green electricity.
10 Apr 24	US: Mosman Oil and Gas announces Q1 2024 production update AIM-listed Mosman Oil and Gas the hydrocarbon, helium and hydrogen exploration, development and production company, has announced its production update for the three months ended 31 March 2024.
10 Apr 24	Norway: Shelf Drilling secures contract extension with Equinor in Norway Shelf Drilling has announced that a subsidiary of Shelf Drilling (North Sea) has secured a contract extension for the Shelf Drilling Barsk jack-up rig with Equinor for operations at the Gudrun field located in the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The firm term of the extension is two wells with an estimated duration of 254 days in total. The contract extension also includes options for three wells at Gudrun.
10 Apr 24	Poland: ORLEN Group to deliver another 1 bcm of self-produced Norwegian gas to Poland via Baltic Pipe The ORLEN Group has increased the volume of natural gas transported to Poland from its own production assets in Norway by more than 30%, equating to an additional 1 bcm annually. Gas produced from Norwegian fields by PGNiG Upstream Norway already accounts for about a half of the entire Baltic Pipe capacity booked by ORLEN.
10 Apr 24	UK: Hartshead provides Southern Gas Basin further operational update Hartshead Resources reports that the P2607 Joint Venture continues to work on the development of the Anning and Somerville Gas Fields in the Southern Gas Basin assuming various possible fiscal scenarios.
10 Apr 24	UK: New Scottish Highlands wind farm to power up to 54,000 homes The Scottish Government has granted development consent to Chleansaid Wind Farm, a proposed 16-turbine wind farm near Lairg. The project, being developed by ESB, will create 96 MW of additional renewable energy capacity, enough to power approximately 54,000 homes.
10 Apr 24	Sercel announces first commercial sale of its new 528 land aquisition system Sercel has announced the first major sale of its next-generation 528 cable-based land acquisition system to the Turkish Petroleum International Corporation.
10 Apr 24	Valeura Energy announces Q1 2024 operations and financial update Valeura Energy, the upstream oil and gas company with assets in the Gulf of Thailand and the Thrace Basin of Türkiye, has provided an update on Q1 2024 operations.
10 Apr 24	Morocco: Chariot announces completion of Energean transaction and signature of rig contract Chariot has announced that following receipt of all necessary Moroccan governmental and regulatory approvals, the Partnership Agreements with Energean, as announced on 7 December 2023, have now fully completed. Energean now holds 45% and 37.5% of the respective interests in, and is operator of, the Lixus and Rissana licences, offshore Morocco.
10 Apr 24	Trinidad: Touchstone Exploration announces operational update Touchstone Exploration has provided an operational update, highlighted by drilling results at the Cascadura-3ST1 delineation well and the CO-374 development well.
10 Apr 24	Congo (Brazaville): PetroNor E&P provides Q1 2024 production update and announces a new discovery in the Tchibeli NE Vanji resevoir PetroNor E&P has provided an update on the Congo operations related to the PNGF Sud field complex. First quarter average net working interest production was 5,025 bopd, compared with 5,295 bopd in the previous quarter and 5,237 bopd in the same period in 2023. The new Tchibeli NE infill well encountered oil bearing sandstones.
09 Apr 24	EMGS reports vessel activity and multi-client sales update for the first quarter 2024 At the end of the first quarter 2024 the Company had one vessel on charter, the Atlantic Guardian. The Atlantic Guardian was taken out of warm stack on 19 February 2024 and began mobilization for a fully prefunded multi-client survey in the North Sea.
09 Apr 24	US: KBR awarded engineering services contract by First State Hydrogen KBR has been awarded an engineering services contract by First State Hydrogen to support the feasibility and development of its first clean hydrogen production facility in the U.S. mid-Atlantic region.
09 Apr 24	US: Pantheon Resources announces Kodiak field resource upgraded 25% to 1.2 billion barrels of recoverable liquids by NSAI Pantheon Resources has announced that an Independent Expert Report ('IER') by Netherland Sewell & Associates, Inc. (NSAI) has upgraded the resource at the Kodiak field, located on the North Slope of Alaska, by 25% to 1.2 billion barrels of recoverable liquids. NSAI's best estimates of Kodiak's contingent recoverable resources sum to 1.2 billion barrels of marketable liquids and 5.4 trillion cubic feet of gas.
09 Apr 24	US: Bayou Bend CCS selects Sulmara for offshore geophysical survey at the Bayou Bend Subsea specialist Sulmara has helped Bayou Bend CCS LLC unearth the 'best data we’ve seen' from an uncrewed surface vessel (USV) during a high-resolution geophysical survey at the Bayou Bend carbon capture and storage project.
09 Apr 24	Six North Sea countries sign joint declaration on cooperation to protect energy and telecommunications infrastructure in the North Sea Norway and five other North Sea countries have signed a joint declaration on cooperation to protect energy and telecommunications infrastructure in the North Sea.
09 Apr 24	Spain: Plenitude begins the construction of Renopool 330 MW photovoltaic park in Spain, the largest ever realized by the company Plenitude, a company controlled by Eni, has announced it is commencing construction of the Renopool solar park in Badajoz, Spain. With a capacity of 330 MWp, Renopool will be the largest solar project ever built by the company globally.
09 Apr 24	Upgraded Argeo Venture starts transit for TotalEnergies project in West Africa Argeo Venture has completed its conversion upgrade in Norway and started the transit April 7th towards West-Africa for a project with international energy company TotalEnergies. The project is progressing according to plan and both the 90-meter-long vessel and the Hugin Superior AUV has completed its sea trials and is currently in transit.
09 Apr 24	EuroGreen Maritime secures seven-year charter with Equinor for four advanced hybrid battery / dual-fuel methanol tankers with wingsails EuroGreen Maritime, a pioneering French shipping company at the forefront of sustainable maritime solutions, has solidified its commitment to environmental excellence by entering into a seven-year charter agreement for four vessels with Equinor.
09 Apr 24	South Africa: Nordex Group receives orders for 295 MW from EDF Renewables in South Africa EDF Renewables has placed orders with the Nordex Group for two wind energy projects in South Africa. The Korosun 2 cluster, consisting of the Umsobomvu and Hartebeesthoek projects, will comprise 50 N163/5.X turbines with a total capacity of 295 MW.
09 Apr 24	PGS announces Q1 2024 update Based on a preliminary review, PGS expects to report Revenues and Other Income according to IFRS for Q1 2024 of approx. $217 million, compared to $143.1 million in Q1 2023. The Company expects Produced Revenues for Q1 2024 of approx. $223 million, compared to $172.2 million in Q1 2023.
09 Apr 24	TGS announces Q1 2024 revenue update Based on preliminary reporting from operating units, management of TGS expects IFRS revenues for Q1 2024 to be approx. USD 152 million, compared to USD 173 million in Q1 2023.
09 Apr 24	Borr Drilling awarded contracts for three jack-up rigs Borr Drilling has announced new contract commitments for three of its premium jack-up rigs, the 'Prospector 1', the 'Gunnlod', and a rig to be determined. The commitments total 820 days and $158.6 million in contract revenue, inclusive of mobilization and demobilization compensation.
08 Apr 24	Turkey: Trillion Energy provides operational update for SASB gas field Trillion Energy International has provided an operational update for the SASB gas field. Trillion is starting the SASB revitalization project where a total of 49 metres of new gas pay will be perforated in Guluc-2, South Akcakoca-2, West Akcakoca-1 and Akcakoca-3 prior to the installation of the artificial gas lift.