Royal Dutch Shell

Det norske will acquire 10 per cent interest in production licence 722, in the Barents Sea, from North Energy ASA.

Erin Energy Corporation (Erin Energy or the Company) (NYSE MKT: ERN) announced today it has been given approval by the government of Kenya to enter the First Additional Exploration Period (FAEP) on its onshore blocks, L1B and L16.

A French firm has offered to purchase associated gas from an offshore Iranian oilfield in the Persian Gulf to convert it into LNG, Iranian Oil Minister, Bijan Zangeneh has said.

Douglas-Westwood, an energy intelligence group, has said in its DW Monday report that Saudi Arabia has been hit hard by low global crude prices, and that with a considerable budget deficit, Saudi has been forced to begin borrowing from capital markets – $4billion in July.

Sonangol, a company responsible for the management of oil and gas reserves in Angola, and Cobalt International Energy, Inc.

Norwegian seismic company TGS has received authorization from Mexico’s Comisión Nacional de Hidrocarburos (CNH) for the acquisition of multibeam, coring and geochemical analysis data over an area of approximately 600,000 square kilometers in Mexican waters.

The Norwegian Coastal Administration (NCA) and Eni Norge have entered into a mutual assistance agreement for support vessels on the Goliat field, in the Barents Sea.

Western Australia’s Premier and State Development Minister Colin Barnett has today opened the redeveloped Onslow Airport, saying this important regional infrastructure project would allow the local community to access flights in and out of town.

Andrew Wright, CEO of UK Colombia Trade, will visit the United Kingdom along with the President of Colombia’s National Hydrocarbons Agency and the President of the Colombian Oil Association the week of 7-11th September 2015 to build bilateral ties and strengthen the supply chain relationship with Colombian companies to develop the budding offshore industry.