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08 Jul 20	Australia: Vintage Energy to commence fracture stimulation at Vali-1 ST1 in the Cooper Basin Vintage Energy has advised that the fracture stimulation of the Vali-1 ST1 well in ATP 2021 in the Cooper Basin, which is to be followed by flow testing, is expected to commence on 12 July 2020.
07 Jul 20	US: BP completes sale of upstream Alaska business to Hilcorp bp has completed the sale of its upstream Alaska business to Hilcorp and operations of the Prudhoe Bay oil field have been transferred to Hilcorp. The upstream assets comprise the vast majority of the deal value. In August 2019 bp announced it would exit Alaska, selling its business to Hilcorp for a total consideration of $5.6 billion.
07 Jul 20	India: BP to invest $70 million in India’s Green Growth Equity Fund bp has announced its intention to invest into the Green Growth Equity Fund (GGEF) in India. The fund, established in 2018, is focused on identifying, investing and supporting growth in zero carbon and low carbon energy solutions in the country.
07 Jul 20	Namibia/Botswana: ReconAfrica completes technical evaluation of the conventional structures in the Kavango Basin Reconnaissance Energy Africa (ReconAfrica) has completed a comprehensive subsurface evaluation delineating large scale, prospective conventional hydrocarbon bearing structures, throughout the entire Kavango Basin. The primary objective of ReconAfrica‘s initial three well drilling program, scheduled for Q4 of 2020, is to confirm a thick, active, petroleum system throughout the deep Kavango basin.
07 Jul 20	Turkey: Trillion Energy announces Derecik Zagros Basin oil property evaluation Trillion Energy reports that the evaluation of the Zagros Basin Derecik Exploration Licenses in the Hakkari area of Turkey is complete and yielded promising results. Two drill ready conventional oil prospects have been identified which are expected to contain analogous reservoirs as found in the Shaikan field in Iraq, located 90 km south of the locations.
07 Jul 20	Norway: PGS releases fully updated 2020 Barents Sea rockAVO Atlas PGS has updated its interactive Barents Sea rockAVO Atlas to offer data on 144 wells, including 18 wells drilled since 2018. Cross-referenced with the PGS data library, this offers an essential link between seismic response and rock properties for the region.
07 Jul 20	Eni remains committed to its decarbonization strategy - revises long-term prices assumptions due to COVID-19 Following the assessment of the disruptions in the trading environment due to Covid-19 pandemic, Eni confirms the long-term strategy presented at the end of February 2020 setting out the evolution of the Company in the next 30 years that will allow Eni to be a leader in the market supplying decarbonised products and actively contributing to the energy transition process, thus combining targets of returns and environmental sustainability.
07 Jul 20	Norway: Deepsea Atlantic drilling rig returning to Johan Sverdrup Equinor and its partners have signed a letter of intent with Odfjell Drilling for the Deepsea Atlantic rig to drill 12 wells during phase 2 of the Johan Sverdrup field development, following its work on phase 1.
07 Jul 20	Congo (Brazzaville): Zenith Energy announces JV agreement for acquisition of second oil production asset in the Republic of the Congo Zenith Energy has entered into a joint venture agreement with a local oil and gas company in the Republic of the Congo for the potential acquisition of an onshore oil production licence, which is in the vicinity of Tilapia, the Company's recently acquired oil production asset with transformational production potential.
07 Jul 20	Australia: Comet Ridge's Mahalo Gas Project receives Petroleum Lease approvals Comet Ridge has announced that the Mahalo Gas Project (MGP) has been granted Queensland State Government Petroleum Leases (PLs) 1082 ('Humboldt') and 1083 ('Mahalo').
07 Jul 20	Oman: Tethys Oil signs new exploration block onshore Oman Tethys Oil has entered into an Exploration and Production Sharing Agreement (EPSA) for Block 58 onshore Oman. The block is located in southern Oman adjacent to Tethys Oil’s operated exploration licence Block 49.
06 Jul 20	Brazil: Saipem awarded a contract for the Buzios pre-salt field in Brazil worth approx. 325 million USD Saipem has been awarded a contract by Petrobras for the installation of a rigid riser-based subsea system to serve the Búzios pre-salt project, in water depths from 1537 to 2190 meters, offshore the state of Rio de Janeiro.
06 Jul 20	Mozambique: Sasol relinquishes Blocks 16 and 19 licence - update Following an evaluation of the exploration potential of the blocks and an assessment of the report of the pre-feasibility phase of the Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA), Sasol has decided to relinquish its exploration licence in Blocks 16 & 19 offshore Mozambique.
06 Jul 20	Norway: PGS starts acquisition on 2020 Hammerfest Basin Extension Survey Acquisition has begun on PGS’s latest ultra-high-density seismic survey in the Barents Sea. The survey extends Hammerfest Basin coverage further west and north into the southern Loppa High. The first data will be available Q4 2020.
06 Jul 20	Norway: Equinor awards framework contract for engineering and installation services on Statfjord Equinor has, on behalf of the licence partners, awarded Apply a framework agreement for engineering and installation services on the North Sea Statfjord field. The agreement covers overhaul, replacement and modification deliveries on the three Statfjord platforms. The period of agreement is seven years, plus a three-year option.
06 Jul 20	Viaro Energy makes recommended cash offer for RockRose Energy Viaro Energy and RockRose Energy have agree the terms of a recommended all cash offer whereby Viaro Energy will acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of RockRose.
06 Jul 20	GoM: Byron Energy completes installation of SM58 'G' Platform Byron Energy has announced that the Triton Hedron derrick barge has de-mobilised off location after successfully installing the jacket over the SM58 G1 well drilled in October 2019. First production from the SM58 G1 well is expected by 1 September.
06 Jul 20	Canada: i3 Energy announces update on Gain Energy production acquisition i3 Energy has entered into a binding purchase and sale agreement for all the petroleum and infrastructure assets of Gain Energy, a private Canadian company with operations in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. Completion of the Transaction remains subject to financing and shareholder approval.
06 Jul 20	Morocco: Sound Energy concludes re-negotiation of the terms of its Anoual Exploration Permits in Eastern Morocco Sound Energy has successfully concluded a re-negotiation of the terms of its Anoual Exploration Permits which aligns the work programme commitments on the Permit and the Company's continued pursuit to unlock the exploration potential of the Eastern Morocco basin with the expected phasing of the Company's recently announced Tendrara Production Concession Phase 1 development plan.
06 Jul 20	Norway: Spirit Energy drills dry well near the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea - 7321/8-2 S Spirit Energy Norway, operator of production licence PL 719, has concluded the drilling of wildcat well 7321/8-2 S. The well, which was drilled about 110 kms north of the Johan Castberg field, failed to encounter hydrocarbons and has been permanently plugged and abandoned.
05 Jul 20	Mozambique: Sasol gives up licence to explore for gas offshore Mozambique Sasol is reported to have relinquished its licence to explore for gas off the Mozambique coast. The Company said in a statement that it would 'return Block 16/19 in its entirety to the Government of Mozambique'.
05 Jul 20	Russia: Gazprom Neft and Zarubezhneft join forces to develop 'hard-to-recover' reserves in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug Gazprom Neft and Zarubezhneft have signed a binding agreement on establishing a joint venture for exploration and production of hard-to-recover oil reserves in the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug - Yugra.
05 Jul 20	Norway: Neptune Energy given consent to drill exploration well 35/9-16 and 35/9-16 A in the North Sea Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority has given Neptune Energy consent for exploration drilling in Block 35/9 in the North Sea. Well 35/9-16 and 35/9-16 A will be drilled to test the Hamlet prospect in production licence PL 153.
05 Jul 20	Norway: Equinor given consent to drill exploration well 6407/1-8 S in PL 263 Norway's Petroleum Safety Authority has given Equinor consent for exploration drilling in Block 6407/1 in the Norwegian Sea. Well 6407/1-8 S will be drilled to test the Appolonia prospect in production licence PL 263.
05 Jul 20	South Africa: Africa Energy announces Odfjell rig mobilisation for multi-well drilling program on Block 11B/12B, offshore South Africa Africa Energy has announced that the Odfjell Deepsea Stavanger semi-submersible rig has departed Bergen, Norway for South Africa to commence the upcoming multi-well drilling program on Block 11B/12B.