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Technip awarded an important flexible pipe contract for the Layang Development
Technip has been awarded an important subsea contract by JX Nippon Oil and Gas Exploration (Malaysia) Ltd in the Layang field, Block SK10, offshore Sarawak, Malaysia at a water depth of 85 meters.

Field Development Plan approved for Culzean in UK North Sea
JX Nippon Oil and Gas Exploration Corporation (President and CEO, Shunsaku Miyake) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, JX Nippon Exploration and Production (U.K.) Limited (President and CEO, Kemmei Nakata) and its co-venturers, Maersk Oil (operator) and BP (Britoil) have received approval from the UK Oil & Gas Authority for the development of the Culzean Field.

New Oil Discovery in Deepwater Block R, offshore Malaysia
JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation ("JX Nippon") is pleased to announce an oil discovery in the first exploration well, Bestari-1, in Deepwater Block R ("the Block"), offshore Malaysia.

New Oil Discovery in Block 22/16 in the UKCS
JX Nippon Oil and Gas Exploration Corporation (President and CEO, Shunsaku Miyake) is pleased to announce that its wholly owned subsidiary, JX Nippon Exploration and Production (U.K.) Limited (President and CEO, Kemmei Nakata), has made a new discovery in the UK Central North Sea. The 22/16-6 (P1799 License) well on the Dalziel structure flowed at rates in excess of 8,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.

Farmout of Participating Interest in Deepwater Block R, Offshore East Malaysia
JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation (President: Mr. Shunsaku Miyake) is pleased to announce that as part of its portfolio strategy, its wholly owned subsidiary, JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration (Deepwater Sabah) Limited ("JX Deepwater Sabah") (President: Mr. Hironori Wasada), which is the operator of Deepwater Block R, offshore East Malaysia ("the Block") holding 37.5% participating interest in the Block has farmed out 10% participating interest to Santos Sabah Block R Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Santos Limited, a major Australian oil & gas exploration and production company.

The cumulative oil production in Block 15-2(Offshore Vietnam) reached 200 million barrels
Japan Vietnam Petroleum Company Ltd (JVPC) (President & CEO; Hironori Wasada) a subsidiary of JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation (President & CEO; Shunsaku Miyake) announced that the cumulative oil production in Block 15-2 reached 200 million barrels (※)in July this year.　(※) 200 million barrels is nearly equivalent to oil consumption for 43 days in Japan.

Field Development Plan approved for Layang Field of Block SK10 offshore Sarawak, Malaysia
JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation (President: Mr. Shigeo Hirai) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration (Malaysia) Limited, the Operator of Block SK10 offshore Malaysia with a participating interest of 75%, has recently received the approval of the Field Development Plan for Layang Field in Block SK10 from PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD (“PETRONAS”), the national oil company of Malaysia.

Production Sharing Contract for Deepwater Block 3F, Offshore Sarawak, Malaysia
JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation (President: Mr. Shigeo Hirai) is pleased to announce that its subsidiary, JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration (Offshore Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. (President: Mr. Hironori Wasada) has agreed to enter into a Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for Deepwater Block 3F, Sarawak with PETROLIAM NASIONAL BERHAD (“PETRONAS”), the national oil company of Malaysia, effective from December 11, 2013.
Deepwater Block 3F is located in the northwest of Sarawak, with approximately 4,200 square kilometers surface area and 150-1,300 meters water depth and is a prospective block for oil discovery. JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration (Offshore Malaysia) Sdn. Bhd. holds 40% Participating Interest and will participate in the exploration activity as a non-operator.
Deepwater Block 3F is our 7th project in Malaysia.
In Malaysia, we are the operator for Block SK10, offshore Sarawak where we are involved in gas production and are currently studying further development of the block. We are also the operator and carrying out exploration activities in Block SK333 onshore Sarawak, Deepwater Block R offshore Sabah and Deepwater Block 2F offshore Sarawak. In addition, we are participating as a non-operator in gas production activities in Block SK8 and in exploration activities in Block PM308A offshore Peninsular Malaysia.
We consider Malaysia to be one of the important core countries for our business and will make further endeavours to increase our activities and presence in Malaysia.

PSC term extension of Block 15-2 offshore Vietnam
JX Nippon Oil & Gas Exploration Corporation ("JX NOEX", President: Mr. Shigeo Hirai) is pleased to announce that 5-year extension of Block 15-2 Production Sharing Contract ("PSC") has been granted by the Vietnamese government for our activities in Rang Dong oilfield of the block.

KBR’s ROSE® Technology is a Win for Japan’s Top Oil Refiner
KBR (NYSE: KBR), a world-leading provider of refinery technologies, announced today that JX Nippon Oil and Energy Corporation (JX Corp) has again selected KBR’s ROSE® technology for the Kashima refinery expansion project in Japan. This award marks the second ROSE® unit for JX Corp.