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30 Jul 19	UK: Oil and Gas Authority publishes first Wells Strategy The Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) has today published for the first time a Wells Strategy which provides a framework of how the OGA and industry will work together to deliver increased activity and improve performance.
30 Jul 19	Australia: Santos spuds Dorado-3 appraisal well JV partner Carnarvon Petroleum reports that the Santos-operated Dorado-3 appraisal well has commenced drilling. The well, which is located approx. 900 metres north west of the Dorado-1 discovery location, has been designed to enhance the JV's confidence in the subsurface characteristics and confirm reservoir productivity.
29 Jul 19	Australia: Ocean Monarch mobilising to offshore Otway to drill two wells for Cooper Energy Cooper Energy has announced that the semi-submersible drilling rig Ocean Monarch, operated by Diamond Offshore, has commenced mobilisation to the Otway Basin where it is to drill 2 offshore gas exploration wells - Annie-1 and Elanora-1 - for Cooper Energy.
29 Jul 19	Iraq: Dana Gas announces increase in reserves in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq Dana Gas has announced that its share of the proved plus probable (2P) hydrocarbon reserves at Pearl Petroleum Company's Khor Mor and Chemchemal fields in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq have increased by 10 percent following the recent certification of reserves by Gaffney Cline Associates.
29 Jul 19	UAE: NPCC and Petrofac JV awarded offshore contract by Al Yasat Petroleum - an ADNOC Group company National Petroleum Construction Company (NPCC), in conjunction with its JV partner Petrofac, has secured a new contract with Al Yasat Petroleum (an ADNOC Group company, and JV with CNPC) to provide Front End Engineering Design (FEED) services for the Belbazem Block Development Project, located offshore Abu Dhabi, UAE.
29 Jul 19	Guyana: Qatar Petroleum acquires interest in offshore Guyana exploration blocks from Total Qatar Petroleum has entered into an agreement with Total for a share of exploration and production rights in the Orinduik and Kanuku blocks offshore Guyana.
29 Jul 19	Ireland: Providence Resources announces further update on Barryroe farm-out transaction Providence Resources has provided a further update in relation to the farmout of Standard Exploration Licence ('SEL') 1/11 which contains the Barryroe oil accumulation. The backstop date with APEC for receipt of the transfer of US$ 10 million to Providence’s account has been further extended to August 2, 2019.
29 Jul 19	Colombia: Amerisur Resources provides update on Colombia operations Amerisur Resources, the oil and gas producer and explorer focused onshore Colombia, has provided an operations update. The Company is planning to drill the high impact Indico-2 appraisal well next on Block CPO-5, following the Sol discovery.
29 Jul 19	Cameroon: Victoria Oil & Gas signs term sheet to supply gas to 150MW Douala power station Victoria Oil & Gas has signed a non-binding term sheet with Aksa Energy to supply up to 25mmsfd of gas to Aksa Energy's planned 150MW power station, to be located in Bekoko, Douala, Cameroon.
29 Jul 19	Reabold Resources provides operational update AIM-listed Reabold Resources has provided an update on its operations in Romania, California and the UK.
29 Jul 19	Romania: ADX Energy preparing to spud Iecea Mica-1 appraisal well ADX Energy has provided a progress update in relation to operational readiness for the Iecea Mica 1 appraisal well located in the Iecea Mare production license, onshore Western Romania.
29 Jul 19	UK: Angus Energy submits application for reconnection of Saltfleetby gas field Angus Energy has submitted to the National Grid a 'Connection Application' for direct entry to the National Transmission System from the Company's Saltfleetby gas field, onshore UK.
29 Jul 19	UK: Egdon Resources announces Wressle planning appeal update Egdon Resources reports that North Lincolnshire Council has withdrawn its case in respect of the upcoming appeal against the refusal of planning consent by the Council’s Planning Committee for the development of the Wressle oil field.
29 Jul 19	Australia: 3D Oil awarded VIC/P74, Gippsland Basin 3D Oil has been awarded the VIC/P74 permit in the offshore Gippsland Basin. The 1,006 km2 permit is located on the southern side of the Gippsland Basin, adjacent the giant Kingfish oil field.
28 Jul 19	UK: Soliton Resources farms out UK Central North Sea Blocks 23/26e and 30/1d to Equinor Soliton Resources, a privately held oil and gas exploration company, has announced the farmout of UK Central North Sea Licence P2390 (Blocks 23/26e and 30/1d) to Equinor. Licence P2390 contains the Isolde prospect, a shallow, low risk and potentially sizeable exploration target.
28 Jul 19	Brazil: Petrobras announces start of non-binding phase for the sale of onshore fields in Bahia Petrobras has announced the beginning of the non-binding phase related to the previously announced sale of all its stakes in four onshore fields, located in Bahia, jointly known as Tucano Sul Cluster.
28 Jul 19	Lime Rock Resources acquires overriding royalty interest in the Appalachian Basin Lime Rock Resources, acquirers and operators of producing oil and gas properties in the United States, has closed on the acquisition of a non-operated overriding royalty interest ('ORRI') from Range Resources Corp on natural gas properties in the Marcellus Shale.
28 Jul 19	Uganda: CNOOC says it aims to take a stake in Ugandan oil pipeline China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) aims to take a stake in an oil pipeline being developed to export Ugandan crude. Uganda discovered crude oil reserves about 13 years ago but commercial production has been delayed partly because of a lack of infrastructure, such as an export pipeline.
28 Jul 19	Norway: Aker BP given consent to drill appraisal wells 25/4-14 S and 14 A in PL 203 Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority has given Aker BP consent for to drill appraisal wells 25/4-14 S and 25/4-14 A in production licence PL 203 in the North Sea. The wells will be drilled in the area east of the Alvheim field in the North Sea.
28 Jul 19	Indonesia: Neptune Energy acquires interests in Kutei Basin PSCs from Eni Neptune Energy has agreed to acquire interests from Eni in the Kutei basin Production Sharing Contracts (PSC), offshore Indonesia. The agreement will see Neptune acquire a 20 per cent working interest in the East Sepinggan PSC and a 30 per cent working interest in the East Ganal PSC.
26 Jul 19	UK: Independent Oil & Gas announces farm-out of Southern North Sea assets Independent Oil & Gas has signed binding definitive agreements with CalEnergy Resources to farm out 50 per cent of its Southern North Sea assets, comprising all of the Company’s upstream assets (except for the Harvey licences), as well as the Thames Pipeline and associated Thames Reception Facilities.
26 Jul 19	Sterling Energy announces results for the six months ending 30 June 2019 AIM-listed Sterling Energy has announced its results for the six month period ending 30 June 2019. The Company continues to be focused on securing a material M&A transaction.
26 Jul 19	Norway: Equinor completes appraisal wells 16/1-30 S and A in PL 167 Equinor, operator of production licence PL 167, has completed drilling appraisal wells 16/1-30 S and 16/1-30 A. The wells were drilled about 1 km west of the discovery well 16/1-29 S (Lille Prinsen) in the central part of the North Sea.
26 Jul 19	Georgia: Block Energy resumes production at West Rustavi Block Energy has announced the resumption of production at well 16aZ at its flagship West Rustavi field in Georgia. Bringing well 16aZ onto production is a significant step in Block's fully-funded £12m programme to realise West Rustavi's potential.
26 Jul 19	GoM: INPEX acquires interest in Keathley Canyon Blocks 921/965 and Walker Ridge Blocks 881/925 INPEX subsidiary INPEX US Offshore has reached an agreement with Anadarko Petroleum to acquire a 40 percent participating interest in Keathley Canyon Blocks 921 and 965 as well as Walker Ridge Blocks 881 and 925 in the US Gulf of Mexico.