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14 Mar 23	Germany: Nordex Group receives order for 50 MW from e-wikom in Germany The Nordex Group has received an order from a project company managed by e-wikom GmbH for the supply and installation of nine turbines with a total of 50.4 MW for the Ostprignitz wind farm in Brandenburg, Germany.
14 Mar 23	Norway: Equinor announces second discovery of the year near the Troll field in the North Sea Equinor has again struck oil and gas near the Troll field in the North Sea. This is Equinor's eighth discovery in the area since 2019. The volumes are estimated at between 24 and 84 million barrels of oil equivalent, with slightly more oil than gas. Named Heisenberg, the discovery well was drilled by the Deepsea Stavanger drilling rig. Equinor is the operator, and DNO is a partner.
14 Mar 23	Neptune Energy Annual Report reveals $4.8bn support for European economies Neptune Energy has announced it provided record levels of support for European economies, with activities contributing $4.8 billion gross value added (GVA) and supporting more than 9,200 jobs.
14 Mar 23	Norway: DNO makes fifth consecutive discovery in its core area in the Norwegian North Sea DNO, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, has confirmed an oil and gas discovery on the Heisenberg prospect in the Norwegian North Sea license PL827S. Preliminary estimates of gross recoverable resources are in the range of 24-84 million barrels of oil equivalent.
14 Mar 23	Malaysia: Upland Resources announces Sarawak UBO appointments and operational update Upland Resources has announced the appointment of Prof. Andrew Hurst and Gerard Murray to the Upland Big Oil SK334 Joint Technical Study committee. The study is being carried out jointly by Upland Big Oil Sdn Bhd and Petroleum Sarawak Berhad ('PETROS') covering Block SK334 which has a size of approx. 6,685 sq km, located in the northern region of Onshore Sarawak, Malaysia.
14 Mar 23	Italy: Zenith Energy announces update of Italian electricity production Zenith Energy has provided an update on its electricity production operations at the Torrente Cigno Concession during the months of January and February 2023.
14 Mar 23	Global wind energy ambition soars as record lease sale activity expected for 2023 – new report More countries than ever before are planning their first offshore wind lease rounds in 2023. That is according to the Q1 2023 edition of 4C Offshore's Global Market Overview.
14 Mar 23	Norway: Aker BP's Frosk field on stream Aker BP has announced that the Frosk field development in the Alvheim area has been successfully completed and production has started on schedule and within budget, only 18 months after the Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) was submitted. Frosk is operated by Aker BP, with Vår Energi as partner.
14 Mar 23	US: ConocoPhillips welcomes Record of Decision on the Willow Project ConocoPhillips welcomes the Department of the Interior’s Record of Decision (ROD) on the Willow project, adopting the three core pads detailed in the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) preferred Alternative E.
14 Mar 23	US: Interior Department substantially reduces scope of Willow Project The Interior Department has issued a Record of Decision regarding the proposed Willow Master Development Plan in the National Petroleum Reserve-Alaska (NPR-A). The Department is substantially reducing the size of the project by denying two of the five drill sites proposed by ConocoPhillips, which is seeking to develop oil and gas leases it acquired beginning in the late 1990s.
13 Mar 23	Ireland could produce cheapest green hydrogen in Europe by 2030 Producing green hydrogen in Ireland could cost as little as €3.50/kgH2 in 2030, delivering the cheapest green hydrogen in Europe, new analysis by Aurora Energy Research finds.
13 Mar 23	Poland: DNV officially authorized to issue certificates for offshore wind projects in Poland DNV has been authorized by the Polish Ministry of Infrastructure to issue certificates for offshore wind farms and assembly of power output equipment in Poland. The certification will be executed according to Polish law requirements, reflected in DNV’s Service Specification 'Project certification of wind power plants'.
13 Mar 23	Australia: Total Eren expands to Perth to lead the development of renewable hydrogen projects within the State Total Eren has announced the establishment of its fourth office in Australia, located in Perth, Western Australia dedicated to lead the development of renewable hydrogen (H2) projects within the State.
13 Mar 23	Nigeria: San Leon Energy provides update on operatorship of OML 18 San Leon notes the press release published in Nigeria by Eroton Exploration & Production Company on 13 March 2023 about its ongoing operation of OML 18. This press release is in response to press speculation in Nigeria last week. San Leon's economic interest in OML 18 is not impacted by a possible change of operatorship of OML 18.
13 Mar 23	Norway: Equinor granted drilling permit for well 6406/5-2 S in PL 255 B The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate (NPD) has granted Equinor a drilling permit for well 6406/5-2 S in PL 255 B.
13 Mar 23	Fugro and Petrobras pioneer remote subsea inspection survey in Brazil Fugro and Petrobras have achieved a major milestone in Brazil's offshore energy sector by successfully completing the country's first-ever remote subsea inspection survey.
13 Mar 23	Petrobras and Colombia’s Ministry of Mines and Energy meet to discuss partnerships in South America The CEO of Petrobras, Jean Paul Prates, met the Minister of Mines and Energy of Colombia, Irene Vélez Torres, during CERAWeek in Houston. Environmental projects for the protection of the Amazon Forest were discussed, along with prospects for developing natural gas production in the Tayrona block, in Colombia, a priority area that Petrobras owns in partnership with Ecopetrol.
13 Mar 23	Turkey: Pinarova-1 construction commences UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) has announced that construction of Pinarova-1's drilling pad and access road commenced on schedule over the weekend. The well is located 6 km north of the Basur-1 oil discovery.
13 Mar 23	Reach Subsea awarded strategic three-year frame agreement and two months call-off with Equinor Reach Subsea has been awarded a three-year frame agreement with Equinor for work on the Norwegian continental shelf and internationally to 2026. The agreement covers the full spectrum of Reach Subsea services.
13 Mar 23	UK: A reliable, secure and decarbonised power system by 2035 is possible – but not at this pace of delivery A decarbonised power system is the central requirement for achieving Net Zero in the UK and the prize for all modern economies. A comprehensive new report by the Climate Change Committee (CCC) demonstrates the scale of the task in achieving the Government’s 2035 goal, with 25 new recommendations to improve the prospects of delivery.
13 Mar 23	UK: Halliburton works with Exceed on North Sea plug and abandonment campaign Halliburton is working closely with Exceed, the largest independent well and reservoir management company, on a six-well integrated plug & abandonment campaign on Centrica Storage’s Rough Alpha platform in the North Sea, scheduled for execution in the first quarter of 2023.
13 Mar 23	Colombia: Arrow Exploration announces reaching target depth on the RCE-4 well Arrow Exploration has provided an update on the drilling activity at Rio Cravo Este (RCE) on the Tapir Block in the Llanos Basin of Colombia. The well encountered six hydrocarbon bearing intervals totaling 45 net feet of oil pay.
13 Mar 23	US: President Biden proposes increases in BOEM budget through clean energy initiatives The Biden-Harris administration on March 9 released the President’s Budget for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024. The budget reflects the Administration’s commitment to ongoing efforts vital to the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) mission, which include advancing renewable energy and ensuring the reliability and affordability of domestic clean energy.
13 Mar 23	GoM: BOEM to publish PNOS for Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261 Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) will publish the Proposed Notice of Sale (PNOS) for an oil and gas lease sale in the Gulf of Mexico, which is scheduled to be held in September 2023. Gulf of Mexico Oil and Gas Lease Sale 261 would offer approx. 13,620 blocks on 73.4 million acres on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf in the Western, Central, and Eastern Planning Areas.
13 Mar 23	Austria: ADX awarded production licence for the Anshof oil field ADX Energy has advised that Austria’s Ministry of Finance has awarded a production license to ADX VIE GmbH for the development of the Anshof oil field located within the ADX-AT-II exploration license in Upper Austria.