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Shell reduces its interest in Woodside
Royal Dutch Shell plc (“Shell”) announces an agreement to sell part of its stake in Woodside Petroleum Limited (“Woodside”) to equity investors.

Worley Parsons Contract award for QGC's Queensland Curtis LNG Project
As described in the recent BG Group news release dated 31 October 2010, WorleyParsons is pleased to announce that it has been appointed as the detailed engineering and procurement services contractor for the upstream gas field facilities and related infrastructure associated with QGC’s Queensland Curtis LNG Project.

Woodside Increases Equity In Pluto Central Hub Exploration Permit
Woodside advises that it has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement to acquire a 50%
participating interest in exploration permit WA-404-P, offshore Carnarvon Basin, Western Australia from Hess Exploration (Carnarvon) Pty Ltd. On completion Woodside’s participating interest in WA-404-P will become 100%. The WA-404-P permit contains the Martell, Noblige, Larsen and Larsen Deep gas discoveries, as well as several undrilled prospects which are subject to an ongoing exploration program.

BG Group sanctions Queensland Curtis LNG project
BG Group today announced that it has taken the Final Investment Decision approving implementation of the first phase of the Queensland Curtis Liquefied Natural Gas project (“QCLNG”) following receipt of Australian Federal and State Government environmental approvals. The first phase of QCLNG encompasses the development of a two-train liquefaction plant on Curtis Island near Gladstone in Queensland together with the associated upstream and pipeline facilities. BG Group will progress development and construction of QCLNG with immediate effect.

GLNG wins Federal environmental approval
GLNG today received its environmental approval from the Federal government.

Eastern Star Gas Ltd Progressing Arrangements for Export of LNG
Eastern Star Gas (ESG) today announced it has entered into an agreement with Marubeni Corporation putting in place a series of prospective arrangements to expedite commercialisation of ESG’s proposed LNG Newcastle (LNGN) Project.

Apache Plans Balnaves Field Development Offshore Western Australia After Appraisal Well Tests 9,076 Barrels of Oil, 13 MMcf of G
Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) said today that three successful wells appraising the Balnaves-1 discovery in License WA-356-P offshore Western Australia will trigger development planning by subsidiary Apache Julimar Ltd Pty.

Apache Announces Agreement With Chevron and Tokyo Electric Regarding LNG Sales From Wheatstone Project in Western Australia
Apache Corporation (NYSE, Nasdaq: APA) today announced that a subsidiary has signed an agreement with a Chevron Corp. subsidiary and Tokyo Electric Power Company (TEPCO) regarding sales of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Chevron-operated Wheatstone project in Western Australia.