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07 Oct 19	Norway: Equinor reports on cost changes in projects on the Norwegian continental shelf Equinor reports that, of thirteen major projects that are currently undergoing development or have recently started operation on the Norwegian Shelf, eight of the projects have reduced costs since submitting their plans for development and operation, one project remains unchanged, while four projects have reported higher costs.
07 Oct 19	UK: Jersey Oil and Gas announces Greater Buchan Area development contractor appointments Jersey Oil & Gas has announced the award of contracts to Rockflow Resources and Petrofac Facilities Management to support the concept selection phase of the Greater Buchan Area development project in the UK North Sea.
07 Oct 19	Hague and London Oil announces interim results Hague and London Oil, the oil and gas company with a diverse portfolio of production, development, appraisal, exploration and infrastructure assets primarily focused on the Southern North Sea, has announced its unaudited interim results for the half-year ended 30 June 2019.
07 Oct 19	UK: ODE appointed Installation Operator for Tolmount Platform ODE Group, has been appointed as Installation Operator (Duty Holder) of the Tolmount Platform, a Normally Unattended Installation in the Southern North Sea.
07 Oct 19	Mexico: Chevron acquires 40 percent stake in three Mexico deepwater blocks from Shell Chevron said on Friday it signed an agreement with a unit of Royal Dutch Shell to acquire a 40 percent stake in three deepwater blocks in the Mexican Gulf that the Anglo-Dutch firm won in auctions under the nation’s energy reform.
06 Oct 19	UK: OGUK comments on Shell’s Pierce gas field FID Responding to the announcement of the Final Investment Decision for Shell's Pierce field gas project, Mike Tholen, Upstream Policy Director OGUK said, it was good news and would help to meet more of the UK’s energy needs from domestic production.
06 Oct 19	Norway: PGNiG granted drilling permit for well 6507/5-9 A in PL 838 The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted PGNiG Upstream Norway a drilling permit for appraisal well 6507/5-9 A in production licence PL 838. The well will be drilled 4.5 kms southeast of the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea.
06 Oct 19	Australia: Eni widens its Australian renewable energy portfolio with new photovoltaic projects Eni Australia has completed the acquisition of two construction-ready solar photovoltaic (PV) projects at Batchelor and Manton Dam, in the Northern Territory of Australia, from NT Solar Investments, a wholly owned subsidiary of Australia’s Tetris Energy.
06 Oct 19	US: Trump administration opens up drilling on federal land in California The Trump administration has announced it will open up over 720,000 acres of federal land in California for oil and gas development, ending a five-year moratorium on leases in the state.
06 Oct 19	UK: i3 Energy commences Serenity drilling operations i3 Energy has announced that the Borgland Dolphin semi-submersible drilling rig has arrived on location at the Serenity field in the UK North Sea and that the SA-01 appraisal well has now been spud. The well is intended to confirm that the Serenity structure is hydrocarbon bearing and that it is a material extension of the Tain discovery which is situated in the adjoining Block 13/23b.
06 Oct 19	Norway: Equinor announces first oil from the Johan Sverdrup field Equinor and the Johan Sverdrup partnership consisting of Lundin Norway, Petoro, Aker BP and Total, have started production from the giant field in the North Sea, more than two months ahead of and NOK 40 billion below the original estimates in the Plan for development and operation.
04 Oct 19	EMGS announces vessel update and activity for the third quarter 2019 EMGA reports that vessel utilisation for the third quarter 2019 was 73 percent compared with 29 percent for the third quarter in 2018.
04 Oct 19	UK: Subsea 7 awarded contract by Shell for the Pierce depressurisation project offshore UK Subsea 7 has announced the award of a contract by Shell for the Pierce depressurisation project, offshore UK. The contract scope involves the EPCI and T&I of a 30km gas export pipeline, a gas export riser and associated subsea infrastructure, for tie-ins at the Haewene Brim FPSO.
04 Oct 19	Indonesia: Coro Energy spuds Tambak-2 well in the Duyung PSC, offshore Indonesia Coro Energy has spudded the Tambak-2 well in the Duyung PSC in the West Natuna basin, offshore Indonesia. The Tambak-2 well is primarily designed as an appraisal of the southern area of the Mako gas field.
04 Oct 19	BP chief executive Bob Dudley to retire - to be succeeded by Bernard Looney The Board of BP has announced that, after a 40-year career with BP and over nine years as group chief executive, Bob Dudley has decided to step down as group chief executive and from the BP Board. Bernard Looney, currently chief executive, Upstream, will succeed Dudley as group chief executive.
04 Oct 19	Suriname: Columbus Energy signs Production Sharing Contract with Staatsolie for the Weg Naar Zee block, onshore Suriname Columbus Energy has announced the signature of a Production Sharing Contract with Staatsolie for the Weg Naar Zee Block, onshore Suriname. The onshore block, with a discovered resource of 24mmbbl (STOIIP), is suitable for the application of Enhanced Oil Recovery techniques used by Columbus in Trinidad.
04 Oct 19	Gabon: Panoro Energy announces substantial oil discovery in Hibiscus Updip sidetrack Panoro Energy has reported a positive update on its drilling operation on the Hibiscus Updip well ('DHIBM-1'), located on the Dussafu Marin Permit, offshore Gabon. Both the original wellbore and sidetrack have encountered oil columns with excellent reservoir properties and the estimate of gross recoverable oil at Hibiscus Updip is between 40 and 50 million barrels.
04 Oct 19	Australia: Hibiscus Petroleum exercises option to participate in VIC/P74 Hibiscus Petroleum has exercised its previously announced option to farm into exploration permit VIC/P74 by acquiring a 50% interest in the Permit from 3D Oil.
03 Oct 19	Brazil approves 13 companies to participate in the 6th Production Sharing Round The ANP has published, in the Official Gazette, a list of 13 companies qualified for the 6th Production Sharing Round. The 6th Production Sharing Round is scheduled for 7/11 and will offer the Aram, Boomerang, Southern Cross, Southwest Sagittarius and North Brava blocks, distributed in the Santos and Campos basins.
03 Oct 19	US: Occidental starts up first-of-its-kind solar facility directly powering oil and gas operations Occidental has announced the start-up of the company’s first solar facility to directly power an enhanced oil recovery field operation in the Permian Basin.
03 Oct 19	Canada: Whitebark extends Wizard Lake acreage and progresses facilities expansion Whitebark Energy has announced that, following the successful completion of its $3.8m capital raising it has immediately commenced works on the expansion of processing facilities at Wizard Lake. Whitebark has also expanded its Wizard Lake acreage with the acquisition of an additional 640 acres in the play.
03 Oct 19	Subsea 7 acquires 4Subsea Subsea 7 has acquired 4Subsea, a leading provider of technology and services that delivers key decision support to oil & gas and offshore wind operators worldwide.
03 Oct 19	Chevron sets new greenhouse gas reduction goals Chevron has established new goals to reduce net greenhouse gas (GHG) emission intensity from upstream oil and natural gas. The company intends to lower upstream oil net GHG emission intensity by 5 - 10 percent and upstream natural gas net GHG emission intensity by 2 - 5 percent from 2016 to 2023.
03 Oct 19	BP and Shell on opposite ends of M&A ranking European supermajors BP and Shell occupy the top spots on opposite sides of Rystad Energy’s M&A ranking for the oil and gas sector during the last five-year period.
03 Oct 19	Australia: Buru Energy spuds Miani-1 exploration well in the Canning Basin Buru Energy has spudded the Miani-1 exploration well, located on Production Licence L8, around 30 kms to the northwest of Buru’s Blina oil field. The Miani well is testing a new play type for the Canning Basin.