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Third FPSO vessel on-stream in Santos Basin
BG Group today announced the start of commercial production from a third floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel on the Group’s discoveries offshore Brazil in the pre-salt Santos Basin.

Prince Rupert LNG Project Public Comments Invited
As part of the strengthened and modernized Canadian Environmental Assessment Act, 2012 (CEAA 2012) put in place to support the government's Responsible Resource Development Initiative, the Canadian Environmental Assessment Agency must decide whether a federal environmental assessment is required for the proposed Prince Rupert LNG Project located in British Columbia. To assist it in making its decision, the Agency is seeking comments from the public on the project and its potential effects on the environment.

Deep Sea Metro I continues drilling operations in Tanzania
Odfjell Drilling and BG Group have extended the drilling contract for the drillship Deepsea Metro I in Tanzania. Deepsea Metro I has been drilling in Tanzania since late 2011 with high operational performance and without any lost time incidents or serious HSE incidents.

Binding agreements signed for QCLNG stake sale and LNG supply
BG Group today announced it has signed binding agreements with China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) for the sale of certain additional interests in the Queensland Curtis LNG (QCLNG) project in Australia for $1.93 billion and for the supply of an additional 5 million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas (LNG). Additionally, CNOOC will reimburse BG Group for its share of QCLNG project expenditure incurred from 1 January 2012.

BG Group completes successful Mzia well test, offshore Tanzania
BG Group today announced it had completed another successful drill stem test in Block 1 offshore Tanzania, with initial results from the Mzia-2 well showing better than expected properties in the deeper Cretaceous reservoir.

BG Group completes agreement on long-term LNG sales to India
BG Group today announced it had completed an agreement for the long-term sale of liquefied natural gas (LNG) to India, one of the world’s most rapidly growing energy markets.

Excellent results from Jodari appraisal offshore Tanzania
BG Group today announced it had completed its appraisal programme in the Jodari field of Block 1 offshore Tanzania, with a drill stem test on the original natural gas discovery well confirming the excellent quality of the Tertiary reservoir.

BG Group delivers key project milestone with Everest East expansion
BG Group today announced first production from its Everest East expansion project in the UK North Sea. This significant milestone is the second of seven projects BG Group plans to bring onstream in 2013 as outlined at BG Group’s annual results in February.

Fourth well in the Iara area confirms extension of discovery in pre-salt of Santos Basin
Galp Energia, partner of the consortium for the exploration of block BM-S-11, informs about results from the well 3-BRSA-1132-RJS (3-RJS-706), informally known as Iara West-2, located in the Iara Evaluation Area, in the pre-salt of Santos Basin.

QGC completes Australia’s longest underwater ‘pipe pull’
Engineers have completed a world-class engineering achievement in simultaneously laying two, 1m-diameter gas pipelines across Gladstone Harbour.