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a block boundary scheme for future licensing activity.

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Israel debating

Leviathan

The Israel Anti-trust

Authority advised Noble

Energy and its Leviathan ? eld partners of its decision to not submit the Consent Decree to the Anti-trust Tribunal for ? nal approval in late

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December.

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Noble and its partners have requested a hearing with the

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Anti-trust Authority.

N “The actions of the Anti-

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M trust Authority are another

I disturbing example of the

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P uncertain regulatory environ- ment in Israel,” says Charles

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D. Davidson, Noble Energy chairman. “Speci? cally, this is

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D follows on recent assurances from the Anti-trust Authority that approval was forthcom- ing. We will vigorously

T defend our rights relating to our assets.”

N months after obtaining the acquisition and processing

BP, SOCAR to production wells on the ? eld, explore Caspian Sea production permit and 16 costs incurred across the to install subsea equipment and plug wells no longer in use. months after the exploration license by Chariot, as well as BP and Azerbaijan’s state oil

Balder is a subsea develop- discovery. other back costs and future company (SOCAR) signed a

The 1.5 billion boe ? eld, in ment tied back to an FPSO. work up to an agreed cap, production sharing agreement

Marine XII Block, about 17km including a multibeam side- (PSA) for the exploration and

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Egypt signs offshore, in 28m water depth, scan sonar and seabed coring development of the potential six agreements is expected to reach a produc- survey. prospects in the shallow water

Egypt’s government has area around the Absheron tion plateau of 140,000 boe/d

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ION to survey Somalia signed six new agreements for Peninsula. from over 30 production wells. oil and gas exploration in the ION Geophysical and The PSA contract area

During the production test, the

Gulf of Suez and the Western Somalia’s Puntland Petroleum stretches along the margins of

Nené Marine 3 well delivered

Desert, the Oil Ministry said. and Minerals Agency (PPMA) the Caspian basin to the south in excess of 5000 bo/d with

The agreements were with agreed to complete a multi- of the Absheron Peninsula. a density of 36° API. The

Shell, Italy’s Eni, BP and client 2D regional seismic This new agreement is part

Minsala Marine 1 exploration

Canada’s Trans Globe, along survey offshore Puntland, of the government’s plan to well, produced over 5000 bbl with Tharwa and General Somalia, starting 2Q 2015. ensure that all of Azerbaijan’s of light oil with a density of

Petroleum Co., the state- ION says Puntland is con- offshore areas are fully 41° API.

owned companies, with sidered highly prospective explored.

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Woodside farms minimum investments of and regionally, it is similar to

O into Rabat Deep First Croatian about US$5.271 million and a Yemen and Oman, where oil blocks awarded signature bonus of $124 mil- Morocco approved a farm-in reserves have been discovered lion to drill 41 wells. deal between London-based in Cretaceous and Jurassic Five companies have won exploration minnow Chariot formations. licenses covering 10 explora-

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Nene Marine

According to ION, the

Oil & Gas and Australia’s tion blocks in the Adriatic quick start

PuntlandSPAN survey is

Woodside on the Rabat Deep Sea in Croatia’s ? rst licensing

Italy’s Eni has started produc- Offshore permits I-VI. round, where six companies the ? rst of its kind within tion from Nené Marine ? eld, Woodside is committed to bid for 15 exploration areas.

Puntland’s jurisdiction and will offshore Congo, just eight pay 100% of the 3D seismic A Marathon Oil and OMV assist the PPMA in delineating oedigital.com February 2015 | OE 15 014_OE0215_Global Briefsem1.indd 15 1/20/15 5:44 PM