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29 Jan 24	Angola: TMC selected by Yinson Production for supply of marine compressed air system to Agogo FPSO Yinson Production has appointed TMC Compressors to supply a large marine compressed air system to its Agogo FPSO. The Agogo FPSO will be operated in the West Hub field of Block 15/06 offshore Angola.
29 Jan 24	Cameroon: Bowleven reports termination of transaction to sell New Age's participating interests in the Etinde permit to Perenco Bowleven has been informed by New Age (African Global Energy), the operator of the Etinde JV, that New Age has received a Notification of Termination from a subsidiary of Perenco terminating the conditional sale of New Age's participating interests in the Etinde permit, and operatorship of the Etinde JV, to Perenco.
29 Jan 24	TotalEnergies publishes its latest Human Rights Briefing Paper As part of its commitment to putting sustainability at the heart of its strategy, TotalEnergies has published the third edition of its Human Rights Briefing Paper. In 2016, TotalEnergies was the first Oil & Gas company to publish an information document on human rights. With this new edition, the Company continues to pursue a path of transparency.
29 Jan 24	Chariot announces operational update AIM listed Chariot, the Africa focused transitional energy group, has provided an update on the outlook for 2024 and near-term plans across its three pillars, Transitional Gas, Transitional Power and Green Hydrogen.
29 Jan 24	UK: Jersey Oil and Gas announces corporate update AIM-listed Jersey Oil & Gas, an independent upstream oil and gas company ?focused on the UK Continental Shelf region of the North Sea, has provided a corporate update following the successful delivery of its stated farm-out strategy during 2023.
29 Jan 24	US: Union Jack Oil announces strategic expansion into the United States AIM-listed Union Jack Oil, a predominantly UK onshore focused production, development and exploration company, has announced details of its initial expansion into the United States of America, with the purchase of three Mineral Royalty packages, brokered by the Company's agent and adviser, Reach Oil & Gas Inc.
29 Jan 24	Germany: Beacon Energy provides production update on the Erfelden field AIM-listed Beacon Energy, the full-cycle oil and gas company with a portfolio of onshore German assets through its wholly-owned subsidiary, Rhein Petroleum, has announced an operational update on the Schwarzbach-2 ('SCHB-2') well in the Erfelden field.
29 Jan 24	Ireland: Europa Oil & Gas receives approval of FEL 4/19 licence extension Europa Oil & Gas has received notification from the Irish Government’s Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications (DECC) that the Minister has given his consent to extend the Phase 1 of FEL 4/19 to 31 January 2026. The Company intends to use the extension to carry out further technical studies and allow more time to secure a partner to advance development of the licence.
29 Jan 24	Australia: Falcon Oil & Gas announces commencement of initial production testing at Shenandoah South 1H Falcon Oil & Gas has announced the commencement of the 30-day initial production (IP30) testing at the Shenandoah South 1H ('SS1H') well in EP117, operated by Falcon Oil & Gas Australia’s joint venture partner, Tamboran B2 Pty Limited.
29 Jan 24	Karoon Energy announces December 2023 Quarterly Activities Report The December 2023 quarter was a transformational period for Karoon. In November, Karoon announced that it was acquiring a 30% working interest in the Who Dat and Dome Patrol oil and gas fields in the US Gulf of Mexico, plus interests in surrounding exploration acreage, for US$720 million.
29 Jan 24	US: DOE to update public interest analysis to enhance national security, achieve clean energy goals and continue support for global allies The United States Department of Energy (DOE) has provided notice that it will initiate a process to update the assessments used to inform whether additional liquefied natural gas (LNG) export authorization requests to non-Free Trade Agreement countries are in the public interest.
29 Jan 24	UK: OWGP awards £2.4m to eleven UK businesses and launches next funding round The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has released its latest Development Grant funding call, with £2 million available for UK businesses looking to accelerate their growth in the offshore wind supply chain. OWGP also revealed the 11 companies that have secured a share of the £2.4 million funding pot released in May 2023.
29 Jan 24	UK: North Sea remains a vibrant hotbed of technology innovation The North Sea Transition Authority’s (NSTA) 2023 Technology Insights report shows that 1,200 new technologies, including aerial drone and self-driving subsea vehicles, have been reported in the latest survey, a significant upswing from the 1,080 developments recorded the previous year, and 880 in 2021.
28 Jan 24	Vietnam: Tokyo Gas establishes Thai Binh LNG Power Joint Stock Company for the development of LNG to power project in Thai Binh Province, Vietnam Tokyo Gas Co has announced the establishment of the Thai Binh LNG Power Joint Stock Company for the development of an LNG to power project in Thai Binh Province, Vietnam together with Truong Thanh Viet Nam Group, a company in Vietnam, and Kyuden International Corporation, a global IPP in Japan.
27 Jan 24	Namibia: Sintana Energy provides PEL 83 exploration campaign update – second significant light oil discovery at Mopane-1X Sintana Energy has provided an update regarding the ongoing exploration campaign on Blocks 2813A and 2814B located in the heart of Namibia’s Orange Basin, emerging as the one of the world’s most prospective oil and gas regions.
27 Jan 24	Canada: 2 Boralex projects totalling 365 MW selected in Hydro-Quebec wind power call for tenders Boralex has announced that two wind power projects, totalling 365 MW, have been selected in Hydro-Québec's call for tenders issued on March 31, 2023. This represents a 100% success rate for Boralex in this call for tenders.
26 Jan 24	Norway: Vissim awarded contract on oil spill monitoring for Repsol Vissim has been awarded a contract by Repsol Norge to implement an upgraded oil spill detection system at the operator’s Yme field on the Norwegian continental shelf.
26 Jan 24	Namibia: Galp provides update on Namibia exploration Galp (80%, operator), together with its partners NAMCOR and Custos (10% each), has successfully drilled, cored, and logged a deeper target (AVO-2) of the Mopane-1X well in block PEL83, offshore Namibia. In AVO-2, Galp has also discovered a significant column of light oil in reservoir-bearing sands of high quality.
26 Jan 24	Global Petroleum signs Partnership Agreement to explore energy opportunities in the East Mediterranean Global Petroleum, an oil and gas upstream exploration company presently focused on Africa and the Mediterranean, has announced that the Company has entered into a Partnership Agreement with Cynergy. Under the terms of the PA Cynergy and Global will look to explore energy opportunities in the East Mediterranean.
26 Jan 24	Vietnam: Jadestone Energy signs Gas Sales Heads of Agreement for Nam Du & U Minh fields offshore Vietnam Jadestone Energy has signed a Heads of Agreement with PetroVietnam Gas Joint Stock Corporation ('PV Gas') for the Gas Sales and Purchase Agreement ('GSPA') relating to the Nam Du and U Minh ('NDUM') gas fields development offshore Vietnam.
26 Jan 24	Predator Oil & Gas announces corporate update Predator Oil & Gas Holdings, the Jersey based Oil and Gas Company with near-term operations focussed on Morocco and Trinidad, has provided a corporate update. The Company has published an Independent Technical Report by Scorpion Geoscience for the Guercif block in Morocco and resource potential of the Moulouya Sub-Area following an evaluation of the 2023 drilling programme results.
26 Jan 24	Australia: CGG Regia 3D marine seismic survey in the Otway Basin open for comment CGG is proposing to undertake the Regia three-dimensional (3D) marine seismic survey (MSS) in Commonwealth waters of the Otway Basin. The purpose of the Regia 3D MSS is to collect high-quality geophysical data about rock formations and structures beneath the seabed and assess potential for new oil and gas discoveries.
26 Jan 24	US: BOEM and NOAA announce final North Atlantic right whale and offshore wind strategy The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM) and the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) Fisheries have released a final joint strategy to protect and promote the recovery of endangered North Atlantic right whales while responsibly developing offshore wind energy.
26 Jan 24	Brazil: Petrobras expresses interest in area under the Production Sharing regime Petrobras has expressed to the National Energy Policy Council (CNPE) its interest in the right of first refusal in a block to be tendered in the Permanent Offer System, under the Production Sharing Regime. Petrobras approved the expression of interest in the right of first refusal in the Jaspe block, located in the Campos Basin.
26 Jan 24	Egypt: Longitude wins deep-sea engineering on Egypt’s Burullus Independent engineering consultancy Longitude Engineering, part of ABL Group – the Oslo-listed global consultancy group, has been awarded a contract to provide detailed design & engineering services for the subsea development of Phase-X at Egypt’s West Delta Deep Marine concession, part of the Burullus Gas Field in the Mediterranean Sea.