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Chestnut FPSO contract and field life extended for another year
Atlantic Petroleum (NASDAQ OMX: ATLA DKK & Oslo Stock Exchange: ATLA NOK) Atlantic Petroleum UK Limited today announces that Centrica Energy on behalf of the Chestnut joint venture (Licence P.354) has entered into a further agreement with Teekay Hummingbird Production Limited, to secure the use of the Hummingbird Spirit FPSO until end March 2017 (from the current March 2016) and thereby extend the Chestnut Field life by at least a further year.

Centrica signs a £4.4bn gas deal with Qatar to secure further LNG supplies for the UK
Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, today announced it has entered into a 4 ½ year LNG supply agreement with Qatargas for the purchase of up to 3 million tonnes per annum of liquefied natural gas (LNG).

EnQuest acquires 50% of the Greater Kittiwake Area
EnQuest PLC (‘EnQuest’), is pleased to announce an agreement to acquire the UKCS Greater Kittiwake area (‘GKA’) assets currently owned by Centrica North Sea Oil Limited (‘Centrica’), as well as Centrica’s 100% interest in the Kittiwake to Forties oil export pipeline. The agreements are subject to the normal regulatory and third party consents.

Centrica Energy extends production at its Chestnut field with the Hummingbird Spirit
Centrica Energy has today announced that it will extend its contract for the Hummingbird Spirit until March 2016.

Scottish Jobs Boost As Cygnus Jacket Fabrication Begins
The ceremonial first cut of steel for the construction of the jackets on the Cygnus gas field project was celebrated today by operator GDF SUEZ E&P UK and partners Centrica Energy and Bayerngas at Burntisland Fabrication’s (BiFab) Methil yard in Fife, Scotland.

Centrica Energy delivers first production from Rhyl gas field
Gas production has begun from the Rhyl gas field in Morecambe Bay, helping to secure the future of 400 North West jobs and boost energy security for the UK.

Centrica signs long-term North American LNG export contract with Cheniere
Centrica plc has entered into an agreement with Cheniere Energy Partners, L.P, to purchase 91,250,000 mmbtu (89 billion cubic feet) of annual liquefied natural gas (LNG) volumes for export from the Sabine Pass liquefaction plant in Louisiana in the United States. This amounts to approximately 1.75 million metric tonnes per annum (mmtpa), and is the equivalent of the annual gas demand of around 1.8 million UK homes. The contract is for an initial 20 year period, with the option for a 10 year extension, and the target date for first commercial delivery is September 2018.

Construction starts on Cygnus gas development
The ceremonial first cut of steel for the £1.4 billion (GBP) Cygnus gas field project was celebrated today by operator GDF SUEZ E&P UK and partners Centrica Energy and Bayerngas at Heerema Fabrication Group’s Hartlepool yard in North East England.

Centrica welcomes shallow water gas field allowance
Centrica plc, the parent company of British Gas, welcomes today’s announcement from the Government on the shallow water gas field allowance, an important step forward in ensuring that the UK can maximise the potential of its natural resources in the North Sea.

AMEC awarded £75 million five-year asset support contract by Centrica in the East Irish Sea
AMEC, the international engineering and project management company, has been appointed by Centrica Energy Upstream to provide engineering, construction and project support services for their East Irish Sea onshore and offshore gas production assets.