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NEWS bbl. Chariot will hold the license in partnership with

Morocco’s Of? ce National des

Hydrocarbures et des Mines, which has 25% interest.

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Leviathan ? rst gas 2019

Noble Energy is targeting ? rst

G gas on the giant Leviathan

H project offshore Israel for the

F end of 2019.

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The estimated 22 Tcf gas ? eld, 130km offshore, in 1600m water depth, will be

J L developed in phases. Stage

K 1A will have a 12 Bcm/yr (1.2

Bcf/d) capacity and will cost

US$3.5-4 billion, said Noble.

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The development will be a

N subsea system connected to

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P a ? xed platform with tie-in onshore in the northern part of Israel.

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M India awards offshore licenses

India’s government awarded 31 contract areas as part of its

Discovered Small Fields bid round 2016, including eight offshore.

Most of the offshore bid

I J exploration permit, in awards were in the Mumbai

Eni starts East Hub Chariot gains

Eni started production at its Morocco and, together with offshore (6), with one each

Kenitra acreage

East Hub Development Project UK independent Chariot Oil the neighboring Mohammedia in the Kutch Offshore and in Block 15/06, offshore & Gas has been awarded a Offshore Exploration KG Offshore. In the Mumbai

Angola, in early February. The 75% interest and operator- Permits I-III, it could con- Offshore, Block B-37 went to

Cabaça South East ? eld will ship of the Kenitra offshore tain more than 1 billion Sun Petrochemicals (100%). produce through the Armada Block B9 was awarded to

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CGG

Olombendo ? oating produc- Adani Welspun Exploration completes tion, storage and of? oading (100%); B15 to Bharat

Bahrain survey vessel, which has 80,000 b/d PetroResources (100%); B127E

CGG has completed an and 3.4 MMcm/d process to Bharat PetroResources airborne gravity gradi- capacity. (100%); B80 to a consortium ometry (AGG) survey

The development, 350km of Hindustan Oil Exploration o