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Technip awarded renewal of subsea services framework agreement with Statoil, Exxon Mobil & Gassco
Technip was awarded a new framework agreement by Statoil, Exxon Mobil and Gassco for diving, subsea intervention and repair contingency services. Under the terms of this framework agreement, a replacement of an existing frame agreement held for eight years, Technip will provide these services for the next four years. This contract, effective from December 1st 2014, also includes an option for additional periods up to seven years.

Start of gas production on the Izabela field in the Adriatic Sea
MOL Plc. is pleased to announce that INA-Industrija nafte, d.d. and Edison International S.p.A. started the production on the Izabela field in the northern part of Adriatic Sea upon agreeing on the final outstanding issues by which all the preconditions for the beginning of the gas exploitation have been fulfilled.

Portfolio adjustments in Angola
Statoil is divesting equity in blocks 38 and 39 in the Kwanza basin offshore Angola.

More oil from Oseberg Øst with new drilling campaign
Statoil will increase the Oseberg Øst field recovery rate by means of a drilling campaign starting up in the summer of 2015.

McDermott Announces Successful Completion of Ayatsil-B Drilling Platform in Bay of Campeche
McDermott International, Inc. (NYSE: MDR) (“McDermott”) is pleased to announce the successful completion of the Ayatsil-B Drilling Platform for PEMEX Exploración y Producción in the Bay of Campeche Ayatsil field.

Punj Lloyd bags Offshore pipeline project worth Rs.469 crores (USD 97.3 million) from ONGC
Punj Lloyd Group, a leading engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) conglomerate, today announced receiving an offshore project in Bombay High, Mumbai from ONGC. The project, worth Rs. 469 crores (USD 97.3 million), is scheduled for commissioning in May, 2013.

Anadarko Announces Successful Appraisal Well Offshore Mozambique
Anadarko Petroleum Corporation (NYSE: APC) today announced that its Barquentine-2 appraisal well, located in Mozambique's Offshore Area 1 of the Rovuma Basin, encountered more than 230 net feet (70 meters) of natural gas pay in high-quality Oligocene-age reservoirs. Barquentine-2 was the first appraisal well in the Windjammer, Barquentine and Lagosta complex, which is estimated to hold a minimum of 6 trillion cubic feet (Tcf) of recoverable natural gas resources.

Safety statistics show fall in leaks and injuries offshore
The number of offshore oil and gas leaks that could potentially lead to a major incident has fallen, according to new safety statistics released today (Tuesday 19 July)

Noble Energy Announces Farm-In Agreement Expanding West Africa Exploration Portfolio
Noble Energy, Inc. (NYSE: NBL) announced today that it has joined a venture that is exploring the AGC Profond block located offshore Senegal and Guinea-Bissau in West Africa. The AGC Profond block, covering more than two million gross acres in water depths up to 11,500 feet, is in a designated cooperation area between the two countries. The venture has identified a number of prospects and leads on the acreage. Approximately 45 percent of the block is covered by existing 3D seismic.

ONGC Awards Baker Hughes Deepwater Drilling, Evaluation Contact
Oil and Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) of India has awarded Baker Hughes (NYSE: BHI) a five-year contract to provide drilling and evaluation services and to manage third-party services for the Platinum Explorer drillship.