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Chevron Announces First Gas from the Chuandongbei Project in Southwest China
hevron Corporation (NYSE:CVX) announced today that its fully-owned subsidiary Unocal East China Sea, Ltd. began natural gas production from the first stage of the Chuandongbei Project in southwest China. Chuandongbei is one of the largest onshore gas projects developed by an international oil company and a national oil company in China.

Technip awarded FEED contract for the Liuhua fields in the South China Sea
Technip and its consortium partner China Offshore Oil Engineering Company (COOEC) have been awarded a front end engineering design (FEED) contract by China National Offshore Oil Corporation Limited (CNOOC Ltd.) for two tension leg platforms(1) (TLPs) for the Liuhua 11-1 and 16-2 joint development project located in the South China Sea.

Buzzard Soars High Marking 500 Million Barrels Production
The Buzzard Field has passed a truly significant landmark by producing its 500 millionth barrel of oil.

CNOOC Limited Announces First Production from K1A
CNOOC Limited (the “Company”, NYSE: CEO, SEHK: 00883, TSX: CNU) announced today that the company has started producing bitumen from Kinosis 1A (K1A), a new steam-assisted gravity drainage (SAGD) facility.

Bumi Armada Consortium Signs Contract For The FPSO For The Madura Bd Field In Indonesia
Malaysia-based international offshore oilfield services provider, Bumi Armada Berhad (“Bumi Armada” or the “Company”) announced today that its wholly-owned subsidiary Bumi Armada Offshore Holdings Limited
(“BAOHL*”), together with its joint venture company, PT Armada Gema Nusantara ("PT AGN") (collectively, the “Consortium”), have, on the evening of 10th December 2014, been awarded a contract to supply one floating, production, storage and offloading vessel (“FPSO”) (“Contract”) for the Madura BD Field, approximately 65 km east of Surabaya and about 16km south of Madura Island, offshore Indonesia issued by Husky CNOOC Madura Limited (“HCML”).

First oil from Golden Eagle development
CNOOC Limited, the parent company of Nexen Petroleum UK Ltd (Nexen), has announced that the Golden Eagle Area Development in the UK North Sea commenced production. Nexen is the operator of the development, with Maersk Oil North Sea UK Ltd holding a 31.56% interest.

Deepocean Completes Works In China On Liwan 3-1 Project
DeepOcean UK, a subsidiary of DeepOcean Group Holding BV, is pleased to announce the completion of substantial works in China on the Liwan 3-1 Project.

Wenchang 13-6 Oilfield Commences Production
CNOOC Limited (the “Company”, NYSE: CEO, SEHK: 00883, TSX: CNU) today announced that its Wenchang 13-6 oilfield has commenced production.

Hallin Marine completes mooring replacement on live FPSO in China
Hallin Marine, a Superior Energy Services company, announces the highly successful outcome of a unique project for COOEC Subsea Technology, a wholly-own subsidiary of COOEC (China Offshore Oil Engineering Company). This assignment involved the replacement of nine mooring lines beneath the floating production storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel HYSY111, while maintaining live operations, the company said in its press release.

Drilling Begins on the Libra Field in Brazil
With a target depth of 5,850 meters, the first appraisal well was spudded on Libra field off the coast of Brazil in early August. The super-giant field, located 200 kilometers offshore, has estimated resources of between 8 billion and 12 billion barrels in reservoirs that lie under a thick layer of salt. The well kicks off several years of work that will allow Total and its partners¹ to improve their understanding of the gigantic field.