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Noble Energy Provides Update On Leviathan Deep
Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NBL) today announced that the Leviathan deep well offshore Israel has reached a depth of approximately 21,400 feet, the deepest known penetration in the Levant Basin. High well pressure and the mechanical limits of the wellbore design resulted in the suspension of drilling operations before the primary objective was reached.

ATWOOD OCEANICS Announces Contract for the Atwood Hunter
ATWOOD OCEANICS, INC., announced today that one of its subsidiaries has been awarded a drilling services contract by a subsidiary of Noble Energy Inc. for the Atwood Hunter for three firm wells with a minimum total duration of 150 days plus one option well. The first well will be in a tax-free location in Cameroon at a dayrate of approximately $364,000, while the second and third wells will be in Equatorial Guinea at a dayrate of approximately $388,000.

Gazprom Marketing and Trading Discusses Marketing of the LNG from Israel
Gazprom Marketing and Trading Ltd (GM&T), Noble Energy Mediterranean Ltd, Isramco Negev 2 Limited Partnership, Delek Drilling Limited Partnership, Avner Oil Exploration Limited Partnership, DorGas Exploration Limited Partnership, Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co.Ltd. (DSME), D&H Solutions, Next Decade LLC and Levant LNG Marketing Corporation met to evaluate potential joint opportunities related to the marketing of liquefied natural gas produced from the Tamar and Dalit fields in Israel. Today’s meeting is a follow-up to the initial talks held recently in Israel by GM&T and all parties involved in this floating LNG project.

In recognition of progress made, a Letter of Intent was signed between Gazprom Marketing & Trading Switzerland (GM&T’s Swiss subsidiary) and Levant LNG Marketing Corporation, a company formed by DSME, D&H Solutions and Next Decade. Negotiations will continue with the objective to fast-track the project development.

Noble Energy Announces Execution of Gas Sales Agreement With Israel Electric Corporation
Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NBL) announced today that it and its partners in the Tamar Gas Field have signed a gas sales agreement to sell natural gas from the Tamar field, offshore Israel, to Israel Electric Corporation Limited (IEC). Under the 15-year agreement, IEC is expected to purchase approximately 2.7 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of natural gas as fuel to provide electricity to the state of Israel and retains, under certain conditions, an option to expand the agreement quantity to approximately 3.5 Tcf.

Noble Energy Announces Another Significant Discovery in the Levant Basin Offshore Israel
Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NBL) announced today a natural gas discovery at the Tanin prospect offshore Israel. The discovery well was drilled to a depth of 18,212 feet and encountered approximately 130 feet of gross natural gas pay in high-quality lower Miocene sands. The Tanin well is located in the Alon A license, approximately 13 miles northwest of the Tamar field, and in 5,100 feet of water. Discovered gross resources are estimated to range(1) between 0.9 and 1.4 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) with a gross mean of 1.2 Tcf. This discovery de-risks other prospects located in the vicinity of Tanin.

Noble Energy Announces Significant Natural Gas Discovery Offshore Republic of Cyprus
Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NBL) announced today a natural gas discovery at the Cyprus Block 12 prospect, offshore the Republic of Cyprus. The Cyprus A-1 well encountered approximately 310 feet of net natural gas pay in multiple high-quality Miocene sand intervals.

Noble Energy Announces Successful Leviathan Appraisal Results and Increases Resource Size
Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE:NBL) today announced results from its Leviathan appraisal well in the Amit license offshore Israel. The successful Leviathan #3 well, located more than three miles east of the original Leviathan discovery, encountered approximately 290 net feet of natural gas pay in multiple intervals. The reservoir thickness and quality were greater than anticipated and the gas/water contact was confirmed at the well location.

Höegh LNG - Awarded engineering studies for LNG FPSO offshore Israel
Höegh LNG Holdings Ltd. ("Höegh LNG") has entered into an agreement with Daewoo
Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. ("DSME") to initiate a project specific
front-end engineering design (FEED) of an LNG FPSO solution for the Tamar gas field offshore Israel.

Noble Energy Announces Heads of Agreement to Evaluate Floating LNG, Offshore Israel
Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NBL) announced that the partners in the Tamar and Dalit fields, offshore Israel, have entered into a Heads of Agreement (HOA) with Daewoo Shipbuilding & Marine Engineering Co. Ltd. and D&H Solutions AS to evaluate Floating LNG for the export of natural gas from the Tamar and Dalit fields.

Noble Energy Finalizes Strategic Partnership With CONSOL Energy in Marcellus Shale
Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NBL) announced today it has closed the previously announced agreements which create a joint venture partnership with CONSOL Energy, Inc. (NYSE: CNX) for the development of Marcellus Shale properties in southwest Pennsylvania and northwest West Virginia.