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18 Aug 19	Brazil: BW Offshore approved by ANP as operator in Brazil and transfer of the participating interest in the Maromba field BW Offshore (BWO) has announced that The Brazilian National Agency of Petroleum, Natural Gas and Biofuels (ANP) has granted BW Offshore status as operator in Brazil and approved the transfer of Chevron and Petrobras' participating interest in the Maromba field to BW Offshore.
18 Aug 19	Norway/UK: NPD gives consent for Equinor to start up production at the Utgard field The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted Equinor consent to start-up of the Utgard field in the North Sea, which is planned for during autumn 2019. The field is located on the border with the UK.
18 Aug 19	Norway: PGNiG granted drilling permit for well 6507/5-9 S in PL 838 The Norwegian Petroleum Directorate has granted PGNiG Upstream Norway a drilling permit for well 6507/5-9 in production licence PL 838. The well will be drilled about 4.5 kms southeast of the Skarv field in the Norwegian Sea.
18 Aug 19	Qatar: Seadrill in joint venture with Gulf Drilling International for Qatar Petroleum drilling contracts Seadrill and Gulf Drilling International have entered into a 50:50 joint venture, GulfDrill, which will initially manage and operate five premium jackups in Qatar with Qatar Petroleum commencing throughout 2020.
18 Aug 19	Canada: Husky to resume full production at White Rose Husky Energy has announced it will resume production from the remaining two drill centres shut in following the November 2018 oil spill offshore Newfoundland and Labrador. The restart of the North Amethyst and South White Rose Extension drill centres follows the safe resumption of operations from three other White Rose drill centres in the first half of 2019.
18 Aug 19	Norway's production increases in July 2019 Norway's preliminary production figures for July 2019 show an average daily production of 1,799,000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate, which is an increase of 402,000 barrels per day compared to June.
18 Aug 19	UK: Equinor announces first oil from the Mariner field in the UK North Sea Equinor and partners announced first oil from the Mariner field in the UK North Sea on August 15. The field is expected to produce more than 300 million barrels of oil over the next 30 years.
18 Aug 19	Israel: Zion Oil & Gas signs agreement to begin 3D seismic acquisition in Israel Zion Oil & Gas has signed an agreement with Acoustic Geophysical Services, an international seismic company based in Budapest, Hungary, to acquire 3D seismic over its Megiddo-Jezreel license area, onshore Israel.
18 Aug 19	Ireland: Europa Oil & Gas awarded 12 month extension to FEL 2/13, offshore Ireland Europa Oil & Gas has been awarded a 12 month extension to the First Phase of Frontier Exploration Licence 2/13 (FEL 2/13) to 4 July 2020. Europa has a 100 percent interest in FEL 2/13 which is located on the west flank of the South Porcupine basin and includes the Kiely prospects and the Doyle Cretaceous channel complex.
18 Aug 19	UK: Cluff Natural Resources completes farmout of Southern North Sea Licence P2437 to Shell Cluff Natural Resources has received the required regulatory consent from the Oil and Gas Authorityin relation to the farm-out to Shell of Southern North Sea Licence P2437. Shell has indicated its intention to commit to drill an exploration well on the Selene Prospect at the soonest possible opportunity.
18 Aug 19	Argentina: Equinor joins wind farm development in Argentina Equinor has joined YPF Luz for the development of the Canadon Leon wind farm in Santa Cruz in Argentina. The wind farm will have a capacity of about 120 MW of power and a total investment estimated at around USD 190 million.
18 Aug 19	UK: OGA releases final datasets from 3-Year UKCS Regional Geological Maps The eagerly awaited final set of geological maps from the OGA’s UKCS Regional Geological Maps project have been released. The maps, produced by Lloyd’s Register, mark the culmination of a three-year project, which has delivered a set of high quality digital, updateable, regional geological maps and associated databases for all the UK’s offshore basins.
18 Aug 19	US: Sanchez Energy takes action to strengthen balance sheet and support long-term strategy Sanchez Energy, an independent exploration and production company focused on the Eagle Ford Shale in South Texas, has announced that the Company and certain of its subsidiaries have voluntarily filed for reorganization under Chapter 11 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code.
18 Aug 19	Australia: Oilex announces Cooper-Eromanga Basins acquisition Oilex has entered into an agreement with Holloman Energy to acquire its 48.5003 percent interest in the PEL 112 and 444 license in the world class Cooper-Eromanga Basins in South Australia.
18 Aug 19	Guyana: Tullow Oil announces Jethro-1 oil discovery offshore Guyana Tullow Oil has announced the results of its Jethro-1 exploration well, drilled on the Orinduik licence offshore Guyana. The well encountered 55m of net oil pay which supports a recoverable oil resource estimate which exceeds Tullow’s pre-drill forecast.
18 Aug 19	Amerisur Resources announces update on strategic review and formal sale process Following the announcement in July regarding a strategic review of the Company's assets, including a formal sale process, Amerisur Resources reports that multiple parties have now agreed to participate in the formal sale process.
18 Aug 19	Ireland: Providence Resources awarded site survey permit over Barryroe field in SEL 1/11 Providence Resources has confirmed it has received permission from the Minister of State at the Department of Communications, Climate Action and Environment to undertake a seabed debris clearance, environmental baseline and habitat assessment site survey over the area of the Barryroe field within SEL 1/11.
18 Aug 19	Occidental completes acquisition of Anadarko Occidental Petroleum has announced the successful completion of its acquisition of Anadarko Petroleum in a transaction valued at USD55 billion.
18 Aug 19	UK: Independent Oil & Gas spuds Harvey appraisal well Independent Oil and Gas has cofirmed that the Maersk Resilient rig spudded the Harvey appraisal well. Harvey is centrally located within IOG’s asset portfolio in UK Southern North Sea Blocks 48/23c, 48/24a, and 48/24b, close to the Thames Pipeline export route. The primary objective of the well is to confirm gas volumes and demonstrate reservoir deliverability.
18 Aug 19	Norway: Aker BP makes small gas discovery near the Bøyla field in the North Sea - 24/9-13 and 24/9-13 A Aker BP has completed the drilling of wildcat well 24/9-13 and appraisal well 24/9-13 A in PL 869, about 6 kms southwest of the Bøyla field. Both wells encountered gas and preliminary estimates place the size of the discovery between 0.6 and 1.7 million standard cubic metres (Sm3) of recoverable oil equivalents.
18 Aug 19	Ireland: Europa Oil & Gas converts Slyne Basin Licensing Option (LO) 16/20 into Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 4/19 Europa Oil & Gas has announced that the Irish Government has approved the Company’s application to convert Licensing Option (LO) 16/20 in the Slyne basin in Atlantic Ireland to Frontier Exploration Licence (FEL) 4/19. The Licence includes the Company’s flagship Inishkea prospect, which is the subject of ongoing farmout discussions.
18 Aug 19	UK: OGA releases final products from Rockall Trough Frontier Basins Research Project The Oil and Gas Authority has released the final deliverables from the two-year post-doctoral Frontier Basins Research Rockall Trough project that was completed by the University of Aberdeen earlier this year.
18 Aug 19	UK: The OGA agrees Hydraulic Fracture Plan for Cuadrilla's Preston New Road site The Oil & Gas Authority (OGA) has agreed the Hydraulic Fracture Plan for the PNR2 well at the Preston New Road site as described in plans put forward by Cuadrilla.
18 Aug 19	Guinea Bissau: CNOOC acquires 55.55 percent interest in Svenska's acreage offshore Guinea-Bissau FAR Limited has approved the Request for Transfer of Interest from Svenska Petroleum of a 55.55 percent participating interest in the highly prospective Sinapa and Esperanca petroleum licences offshore Guinea-Bissau, to CNOOC West African Petroleum E&P.
18 Aug 19	Norway: Cairn Energy farms out 10 percent interest in the Nova development offshore Norway to ONE-Dyas Cairn has entered into a farm-out agreement for the sale of a 10 percent interest in the Nova development offshore Norway. ONE-Dyas Norge will acquire 10 percent the project by paying US$59.5 million plus customary working capital adjustments on completion.