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Norway prepares first major oil, gas licensing round in years

Fossil Energy – Norway

The Norwegian Ministry of Energy said last Friday that it is preparing to launch a new licensing round for oil and gas exploration in the Norwegian continental shelf.

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Dutch consortium awarded gas pipeline project in Taiwan

Fossil Energy – Taiwan

Boskalis and Allseas have been awarded a large contract by CPC Corporation Taiwan for the second offshore gas pipeline from Yongan to Tongxiao (YT2).

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Noble drillship wins contract to drill two Black Sea wells

Fossil Energy – Black Sea

OMV Petrom and NewMed Energy Balkan have announced the signing of a rig contract for the drilling of two offshore exploration wells in the Black Sea, offshore Bulgaria.

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Equinor and Wellesley swap field interests

Fossil Energy – Field Swap

Equinor has exchanged stakes in several offshore discoveries with Wellesley Petroleum in a strategic move to accelerate development and boost future production on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

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CNOOC announces breakthrough in Metamorphic Buried-Hill Exploration

Fossil Energy – Exploration

China National Offshore Oil Corporation (CNOOC) has made a significant breakthrough in deep metamorphic buried-hill exploration in the South China Sea, marking China’s first offshore discovery of metamorphic sandstone and slate buried hills

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