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Shell announces Gabon deep-water gas discovery
Shell today announced a frontier exploration discovery offshore Gabon, West Africa. The well Leopard-1 encountered a substantial gas column with around 200 metres net gas pay in a pre-salt reservoir.

Eni: discovery of gas and condensates in offshore Gabon
Eni has made an important gas and condensates discovery in the Nyonie Deep exploration prospect located in block D4, approximately 13 kilometers from the coast of Gabon and 50 kilometers from the capital city Libreville.

BW Offshore to take full ownership of FPSO Petroleo Nautipa
BW Offshore has signed a sale and purchase agreement with Yinson to take 100% ownership of the FPSO Petroleo Nautipa, owned through Tinworth Pte. Ltd.

Harvest Natural Resources Announces Declaration Of Commerciality And Exclusive Exploitation Authorization For The Dussafu Block
Harvest Natural Resources, Inc. (NYSE: HNR) (Harvest or the Company) today announced that a Declaration of Commerciality (DOC) has been signed with the Gabonese Republic (Gabon) pertaining to the Dussafu Block offshore Gabon. Furthermore, on July 17, 2014, Gabon awarded an Exclusive Exploitation Authorization (EEA) for the development and exploitation of oil discoveries on the Dussafu Block.

VAALCO Energy Provides Update On Operations
VAALCO Energy, Inc. (NYSE: EGY) today provided the following update on recent activities.

Ezra's Subsea Services Division's Flagship Vessel Lewek Constellation Awarded Contract In West Africa With Vaalco
EMAS AMC, the Subsea Services division of Ezra Holdings Limited (“Ezra”, the “Group” or 以斯拉控股), a leading global offshore contractor and provider of integrated offshore solutions to the oil and gas (O&G) industry, announced today that it has been awarded a major contract by Houston based VAALCO Gabon (Etame) Inc. for the expansion of the Etame Marin Field Offshore Gabon in West Africa. The scope of work encompasses the EPIC of rigid pipelines along with the transportation and installation of flexible pipelines and two fixed production platforms.

Participation of Addax Petroleum Corporation in Azongo exploration well
Perenco is pleased to announce that Addax Petroleum Corporation will be participating in the recently spudded the Azango-1 exploration well in the Ogueyi license area, onshore Gabon.

Marathon Oil Announces Re-entry into Gabon
Marathon Oil Corporation (NYSE: MRO) announced today that its subsidiary Marathon Upstream Gabon Limited has entered into a farmout agreement with Total Gabon for a 21.25 percent working (25 percent paying) interest in the Diaba License G4-223 and its related permit in Gabon with an effective date of June 15, 2012. The companies expect to close the transaction, subject to completion of the necessary Gabonese government and partner approvals, in the third quarter of 2012.

Tchatamba B9 well success in Gabon
Perenco is pleased to announce the successful results of the B9 Well on the Tchatamba Field, Gabon, which has flowed at a rate of 4,700 barrels of oil per day (bopd) with 15% bottom sediment and water (BSW). Drilling operations went smoothly with 108m of cores recovered (100% recovery) whilst maintaining a good hole condition.

COMMENCEMENT OF TANZANIAN DRILLING PROGRAMME AND OPERATIONAL UPDATE
Ophir announces the start of its 2012 drilling programme in Tanzania with the drillship Odfjell Metro-1. The first three wells in the programme will be Jodari-1, Mzia-1 (previously named 1W) and Papa-1 (previously named 3A).