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Technip awarded two hydrogen plant contracts in the United States
Technip has been awarded two lump sum contracts by Valero Refining Company and Diamond Shamrock Refining Company (both part of the Valero group) for two hydrogen plants at their refineries in Memphis, Tennessee and McKee, Texas.

TNK-BP Bags a Long-Term Contract to Supply ESPO Crude to PetroVietnam
TNK-BP announces that it has entered into a long-term contract with state corporation PetroVietnam, to supply of Russian ESPO crude.

Inpex - Participation in the Sebuku Block, offshore East Kalimantan, Indonesia
INPEX CORPORATION is pleased to announce that through its wholly owned subsidiary, INPEX South Makassar, Ltd. (INPEX), it has been granted the approval of the Indonesian Government to acquire a 15% participating interest in the Sebuku Block from Pearl Oil (Sebuku) Limited* (Pearl Oil).

TAG Oil Announces New Light Oil Discovery, Taranaki Basin, New Zealand
TAG Oil Ltd. (TSX-V: TAO) reports a new oil discovery in New Zealand’s Taranaki Basin with the Sidewinder-1 exploration well, located within TAG’s 100%-controlled, 7,910 acre, Broadside exploration permit PEP 38748.

Murphy Oil USA to Pay $1.25 Million Penalty to Resolve Clean Air Act Violations
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), and the U.S. Justice Department announced that Murphy Oil USA has agreed to pay a $1.25 million civil penalty to resolve violations of the Clean Air Act at its petroleum refineries in Meraux, La. and Superior, Wis. As part of the settlement, the company will spend more than $142 million to install new and upgraded pollution reduction equipment at the refineries and also spend an additional $1.5 million on a supplemental environmental project.

Golden Pass LNG Terminal Announces 1st Cargo for Commissioning
The Golden Pass LNG terminal announced today
that the first cargo to be used for commissioning the facilities is anticipated to arrive during
October 2010. This terminal is a joint venture owned 70% by Qatar Petroleum International (QPI), the international arm of Qatar Petroleum (QP), and the remaining by ExxonMobil and ConocoPhillips.

InterOil to Partner With Energy World to Construct a Two MTPA Land-Based LNG Plant
InterOil Corporation (NYSE: IOC) (POMSoX: IOC) today announced that InterOil and Liquid Niugini Gas Ltd., its Joint-Venture liquefied natural gas project company with Pacific LNG Operations Ltd., have signed a binding Heads Of Agreement (HOA) with Energy World Corporation Ltd. (AX: EWC) to construct a two million tonne per annum (mtpa) land-based LNG plant in the Gulf Province of Papua New Guinea (PNG).

Fluor Awarded Shell's Project Hijau Gasoil Phase-1 in Malaysia
Fluor Corporation (NYSE:FLR) announced today that it was awarded the Project Hijau Gasoil Phase-1 by Shell Refining Company FOM Malaysia. The project comprises a new 6,000 tonnes-per-day diesel processing unit located in Port Dickson, Malaysia. Fluor will perform engineering, procurement and construction management (EPCM) services as a follow-on scope of work to its previous front-end engineering and design (FEED) work. Fluor will recognize the undisclosed award value in the third quarter of 2010.

New growth for Shell in Upstream Americas
Royal Dutch Shell plc (“Shell”) reconfirmed strong momentum in its businesses in the Americas for a group of shareholders and analysts today, visiting Upstream assets in Canada. Shell’s oil & gas production in the region could reach 1 million barrels of oil equivalent per day in 2014, an increase of some 40% on current levels, subject to the pace of investment, which could be some $40 billion for the 2011-14 period.

ExxonMobil Announces Odoptu Production Startup at Sakhalin-1 Project in Russia
Exxon Mobil Corporation3 (NYSE:XOM) announced today the startup of production from the Odoptu field at the Sakhalin-1 project offshore northeastern Russia. ExxonMobil subsidiary Exxon Neftegas Limited (ENL) is operator on behalf of the five-company international Sakhalin-1 Consortium.