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01 Sep 20	Equinor signs on for DUG McCloud expertise High-performance computing experts DUG Technology and Norwegian energy giant Equinor have signed a multi-year deal covering seismic processing and imaging technology.
01 Sep 20	Solo Oil announces full-year results 2019 AIM-listed Solo Oil has announced its audited annual results for the period ended 31 December 2019.
01 Sep 20	Nigeria: San Leon provides funding for development of Oza field, Nigeria San Leon Energy has conditionally agreed to invest US$7.5 million by way of a loan to Decklar Petroleum, the local subsidiary of Asian Mineral Resources. Decklar is the holder of a Risk Service Agreement with Millenium Oil and Gas Company on the Oza field in Nigeria. Decklar intends to fast-track the initial development of the Oza oil field, which was formerly operated by Shell.
01 Sep 20	Trinidad: Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore Trinidad and Tobago Subsea 7 has announced the award of a sizeable contract for work offshore Trinidad and Tobago. The contract will be recorded in backlog in the third quarter.
01 Sep 20	Australia: Emperor Energy announces commencement of Pre-FEED for Judith gas field project Emperor Energy has commenced Pre-FEED for for the Judith gas field in the VIC/P47 permit in the offshore Gippsland Basin, Victoria, following successful appraisal drilling. The Company continues to receive growing farm-in interest from potential drilling partners.
01 Sep 20	Sweden: Cloudberry Clean Energy announces offer to acquire offshore wind project in Sweden Cloudberry has announced that the company has offered to acquire 100% of the shares in Scanvind2 AS, a company that develops the offshore wind power project 'Rewind Vänern'. The project is in shallow water on the largest lake in Sweden in the vicinity of Cloudberry’s Karlstad office.
31 Aug 20	Israel's Delek in Ithaca merger talks Israel’s Delek Group said on Monday it is in talks with third parties about a possible merger of its North Sea energy operations, as it reported a second quarter loss, according to Reuters.
31 Aug 20	Norway: Odfjell Drilling secures extension with Neptune Energy Norge for the Deepsea Yantai Odfjell Drilling and CIMC Raffles have announced that Neptune Energy Norge has extended the contract for the Deepsea Yantai with an additional 3 wells taking the rig to late 2021. The rig will conduct the second drilling phase of Neptune Energy’s Fenja field development project.
31 Aug 20	Ocean Installer and Vard in partnership to develop advanced turbine installation vessel for offshore wind Ocean Installer and Vard are entering into a partnership to develop one of the world’s most advanced turbine installation vessels for offshore wind. The new vessel will be able to install future giant wind turbines offshore.
31 Aug 20	Shell signs enterprise agreement with Kongsberg Digital for digital twin software Shell has signed an enterprise agreement with Kongsberg Digital for digital twin software to be deployed across its assets and capital projects. The Kognitwin Energy Software-as-a-Service ('SaaS') solution will provide integration, visualization and analytics capabilities to Shell assets globally.
31 Aug 20	Brunei: Maersk Drilling secures 20-month extension for jack-up rig Maersk Convincer in Brunei Darussalam Brunei Shell Petroleum Company (BSP) has exercised the contract extension option for the jack-up rig Maersk Convincer that allows the rig to continue operating offshore Brunei Darussalam.
31 Aug 20	Australia: Strike Energy to supply Wesfarmers with gas from West Erregulla Strike Energy has agreed with CSBP, a wholly owned subsidiary of Wesfarmers Chemicals, Energy and Fertilisers, to convert its gas supply option for West Erregulla Phase 1 gas to a firm supply agreement for 100 PJ. Supply from West Erregulla Phase 1 expected to commence in 1H/2022.
31 Aug 20	Nigeria: Africa Oil receives fourth dividend from its Nigerian asset Africa Oil Corp has announced that it has received its fourth dividend from Prime Oil and Gas, a company that holds interests in deepwater Nigeria production and development assets.
30 Aug 20	Rystad Energy launches Cost Solution, a product line that sheds light on key energy industry values Rystad Energy has announced the launch of Cost Solution, its newest addition to a collection of innovative product lines that help better address the changing energy industry and its elements.
30 Aug 20	UAE: NOVATEK ships first LNG cargo to United Arab Emirates NOVATEK has shipped the first cargo of liquefied natural gas ('LNG') from the Yamal LNG project to the United Arab Emirates under a spot contract.
30 Aug 20	Brazil: Vestas wins 409 MW order in Brazil Vestas has received a 409 MW order from the joint venture between Votorantim Energia and the Canadian fund CPP Investments for the projects Ventos do Piaui II and Ventos do Piaui III, in Serra do Inacio, in the state of Piaui, in Brazil.
30 Aug 20	UK: Pioneering Spirit lifts 14,200 t Ninian Northern platform Allseas’ heavy lift vessel Pioneering Spirit has successfully completed her third and final decommissioning job of 2020, a single-lift removal of the North Sea’s 14,200 t Ninian Northern topsides for CNR International (CNRI).
30 Aug 20	Australia: MCR announces new data availability for Australia 2020 Petroleum Acreage Release Australia's Multi-Client Resources (MCR) has announced the availability of the new NOVAR & ZEPON PreSDM MC3D reprocessed seismic data sets, regional interpretation and rock physics studies over the Vulcan Sub-basin for the Australia 2020 Acreage Release evaluations.
30 Aug 20	South Africa: Total spuds Luiperd-1X well offshore South Africa JV partner Africa Energy has announced the spud of the Total-operated Luiperd-1X well, the second exploration well on Block 11B/12B offshore South Africa following the Brulpadda discovery in February 2019.
28 Aug 20	Norway: Equinor completes world’s first logistics operation with a drone to an offshore installation Equinor reports that a drone flew a 3D-printed part for the lifeboat system from the Mongstad base to the Troll A platform in the North Sea, completing the world’s first logistics operation with a drone to an offshore installation.
28 Aug 20	UK oil companies will struggle to find semisubs for work in 2021 - Bassoe Offshore E&P companies planning drilling campaigns in British waters next year could face a surprisingly small selection of semisubs to choose from due to ever-shrinking ready supply in the segment, according to a report by Bassoe Offshore.
28 Aug 20	Odfjell Drilling joins forces with Oceanwind in the floating offshore wind market Odfjell Drilling has announced an investment in Oceanwind. Oceanwind’s long-term objective is to own and operate harsh environment floating offshore wind turbines.
28 Aug 20	Brazil: Petrobras signs contract for sale of Cricare Cluster onshore fields Petrobras has signed with Karavan SPE Cricare S.A., a Specific Purpose Entity (SPE), a contract for the sale of all of its stakes in 27 onshore exploration and production concessions, located in Espírito Santo, called the Cricare Cluster.
28 Aug 20	Mauritania: Shearwater receives Mauritania 3D exploration award from Total Shearwater GeoServices has received an award for a large towed streamer 3D acquisition and Fast Track processing project by Total E&P Mauritania. The exploration survey covers 6,000 sq km in the C15 and C31 Blocks.
28 Aug 20	US: SunPower completes Maxeon Solar Technologies’ spin-off transaction SunPower, majority owned by Total since 2011, has successfully completed the strategic transaction, announced last November, to create two independent public companies - SunPower, the leading North American distributed generation company, and Maxeon Solar Technologies, a leading global manufacturer of premium solar panels.