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20 Feb 24	Morocco: Predator provides update on its Phase 1 rigless testing programme onshore Morocco Predator Oil & Gas Holdings, the Jersey based Oil and Gas Company with near-term operations focussed on Morocco and Trinidad, has provided an update on its Phase 1 rigless testing programme onshore Morocco.
20 Feb 24	UK: Kistos acquires UK onshore gas storage assets from EDF Energy Kistos has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire EDF Energy (Gas Storage) from EDF Energy (Thermal Generation) which owns two gas storage facilities onshore UK, Hill Top Farm and Hole House Farm. The total consideration for the transaction is £25 million.
20 Feb 24	Israel: Partners in Israel's Tamar gas field agree to further expand production The partners in Israel's Tamar natural gas field have agreed to expand production at the offshore site, which is a major energy source for Israel and also supplies Egypt and Jordan.
20 Feb 24	Norway: Aker BP given consent to drill well 24/6-5 in the North Sea The Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has granted Aker BP consent to drill exploration well 24/6-5 in the North Sea. The well will be drilled by the Noble Integrator jack-up drilling facility to test the Alvheim Deep Prospect in Production Licence 203.
20 Feb 24	Canada: Worley awarded field construction contract by Imperial Worley has been awarded a field construction contract by Imperial Oil Resources related to the in-pit tailings infrastructure project at the Kearl oil sands facility in Alberta, Canada.
19 Feb 24	Kenya: Vestas divests its shares in Lake Turkana Wind Power Vestas has completed the sale of its 12,5 percent shares in Lake Turkana Wind Power (LTWP) in Kenya. The shares have been acquired by the Climate Finance Partnership (CFP), which is managed by BlackRock. With its 310 MW, the LTWP wind farm remains the largest in Africa to date.
19 Feb 24	Norway: Equinor given consent to drill wells 15/3-13 S and A he Norwegian Ocean Industry Authority (Havtil) has granted Equinor consent to drill exploration wells 15/3-13 S and A in the North Sea. The wells will be drilled by the Deepsea Stavanger semi-sub to test the Brokk Prospect in Production Licences 025 and 187.
19 Feb 24	Netherlands: Seatrium partners with TenneT and GE Vernova for third offshore wind project in the Netherlands Seatrium has received notification from TenneT that it plans to commence work on the third 2-gigawatt (GW) High Voltage Direct Current (HVDC) electrical transmission system on 1 June 2024.
19 Feb 24	Norway/India: Equinor signs a 15-year LNG agreement with Deepak Fertilisers Equinor and the Indian fertiliser and petrochemical company Deepak Fertilisers have signed a 15-year agreement for supplies of liquefied natural gas (LNG) with deliveries starting in 2026. Equinor’s growing global LNG portfolio is based on LNG from the Equinor operated LNG Plant in Hammerfest, Norway and LNG supply sourced mainly from the US.
19 Feb 24	UK: OEUK to hold crisis talks with industry over Labour’s new windfall tax proposals OEUK, the leading representative body for the UK offshore energy industry, will hold emergency summits with operator and supply chain members this week. Two meetings will take place in OEUK’s London and Aberdeen offices as the sector continues to express deep concern about Labour proposals to extend the windfall tax on UK oil and gas production if elected to government.
19 Feb 24	Australia: New Zealand Oil & Gas buys more of the Mereenie gas field New Zealand Oil & Gas has agreed to purchase from Macquarie Mereenie a further 25% equity interest in the Mereenie licenses, located in the Amadeus Basin in Australia's Northern Territory.
19 Feb 24	Pakistan: OGDCL announces discovery of gas and condensate at Kharo 1 well in Sindh province Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL) has announced a significant gas-condensate discovery at Kharo-1, a well drilled in the Khewari exploration license area, located in Sindh Province.
19 Feb 24	South Sudan: Wildcat Petroleum receives approval from the South Sudanese Ministry of Petroleum Wildcat Petroleum has announced that it has passed a due diligence process conducted by the South Sudanese Ministry of Petroleum (MOP). This process included the evaluation of the Company's technical competency as well as its financial capability to complete a major multi-million/billion dollar oil production purchase.
19 Feb 24	US: 88 Energy reports Hickory-1 flow test imminent 88 Energy reports that final preparations for the Hickory-1 flow test are advancing, with the completion of the mobilisation of Rig-111 and associated services to the Hickory-1 location to occur in the next 7-10 days.
19 Feb 24	Nordic investment group buys Geoteric World leader in AI Seismic Interpretation software, Geoteric, has transferred to new owners, enabling it to advance growth plans and consolidate its position as the 'Home of AI for Energy'.
19 Feb 24	Finland/Estonia: Balticconnector's repair work is expected to start at sea at the beginning of March Preparations for the repair of the Estonian-Finnish gas connection Balticconnector have progressed according to plan in cooperation between Elering and Gasgrid, and the repair work at sea is expected to start at the beginning of March.
19 Feb 24	UK: RWE launches feasibility study into new Great Yarmouth Carbon Capture project RWE, the UK’s leading electricity generator, has announced plans to progress a carbon capture feasibility study at its Great Yarmouth Power Station. Combined with the company's other three Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) developments, the projects would be capable of providing 5.1 gigawatts (GW) of secure, flexible, low carbon electricity – enough to power around approx. 8.1 million homes.
19 Feb 24	Poland: Siemens Gamesa to supply Baltyk 2 and Baltyk 3 projects with their largest offshore wind turbines to date Equinor and Polenergia have selected Siemens Gamesa as their wind turbine supplier for the Baltyk II and Baltyk III offshore wind farms located in the Baltic Sea. The two energy companies have signed final contracts for the production, delivery and service of 100 modern offshore wind turbines.
19 Feb 24	Taiwan: Jumbo Offshore awarded scope expansion contract for the Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm Jumbo Offshore has recently been awarded a contract by Yunneng Wind Power Co (YWPC) for the removal of monopiles at the Yunlin Offshore Wind Farm. The contract award represents an expansion of the company’s existing scope, which has involved transport and installation of the project’s transition pieces
19 Feb 24	Norway: Five applicants qualified for the offshore wind auction for Sørlige Nordsjø II Five applicants have been approved for the auction round for offshore wind for Sørlige Nordsjø II. Norway's government has an ambition to award areas that have potential for 30,000 MW of offshore wind production by 2040.
19 Feb 24	UK: First Minister meets OEUK members to discuss a homegrown net zero Humza Yousaf, First Minister of Scotland, was at Offshore Energies UK’s offices in Aberdeen on Feb 15 to meet some of its members. He listened to their hopes for an energy transition that makes the most of Scotland and the UK’s oil and gas industry and skilled workforce to build a low carbon future. The visit came ahead of the publication of the Scottish Government’s final Energy and Just Transition Strategy.
19 Feb 24	Gabon: Maurel & Prom pulls out of Assala Energy deal as Gabon Oil Company exercises pre-emptive right Maurel & Prom has pulled out of its previously announced acquisition of Assala Energy following Gabon Oil Company exercising its sovereign right of pre-emption.
19 Feb 24	UK: PGS final Southern North Sea Vision Data reveals gas and carbon storage potential Data is now available from the SNS Vision project targeting exploration potential in the mature Southern North Sea gas province. The final data supports exploration both for postsalt CO2 storage potential in the Triassic Bunter sand formation and near-field exploration targets.
19 Feb 24	PGS has signed a Data OnDemand agreement with Shell PGS has signed a Data OnDemand agreement with Shell, enabling them to streamline access to seismic data and accelerate workflows. Data OnDemand is PGS’s cutting-edge cloud-based digital asset management solution designed specifically for seismic data. This Data OnDemand Agreement complements the MultiClient Library Access agreement previously established with Shell in 2022.
16 Feb 24	US: BOEM finalises Wind Energy Areas in Oregon In support of the Biden-Harris administration’s goals for deploying 30 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind energy capacity by 2030 and 15 GW of floating offshore wind energy capacity by 2035, the Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) has announced the designation of two final Wind Energy Areas (WEAs) offshore Oregon.