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Surveying contractors have been engaged for the initial work programme on the 3D seismic survey and are expected to commence work within days.

As stated at the time of submission, Energean Israel owns 100% of the Karish and Tanin Fields, which combined have 2.7 TCF of natural gas and 41 million boe of light hydrocarbon liquids, totalling 531 million boe of 2C resources.

As a result of this agreement, CGG will shortly commence acquisition of a new multi-client survey of up to 40 000 km2 of 3D data over the Beira High in the Zambezi Delta.

Since the last update mud logs have indicated additional zones of significant gas shows. These have occurred even though the drilling mud weight has been increased to control the levels of background gas for safe drilling.

The donation will go towards the United Way of Greater Houston to support the work being carried out across Houston and Gulf Coast communities to assist in the recovery from Hurricane Harvey.

The Edradour and Glenlivet development will bring additional production capacity of up to 56 000 boe/d.

The contract was awarded in 2Q this year by a joint venture formed by TechnipFMC and JGC Corporation, the lead partner in a consortium that will provide engineering, procurement, construction, installation, commissioning and start-up (EPCIC) of Coral South’s FLNG facility.

In early 2018 IKM Cleandrill will start their first offshore operations in the Caspian Sea, after being awarded a contract for riserless mud circulating system services by Total E&P ABSHERON BV.

Lundin Petroleum AB has announced that Statoil AS has completed the Korpfjell exploration well 7435/12-1 in PL859 in the southeastern Barents Sea. The well proved a small, non-commercial gas discovery.

The Goanna licence is located in the northern part of the Norwegian North Sea, near the border with the UK and adjacent to the giant producing Statfjord and Snorre fields.