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       MIDSTREAM                           is one of the most prolific exploration basins in  PETROCHEMICALS
                                           the world with a high potential for further dis-
       Mirage Energy signs                 coveries in deepwater. TGS will continue to pri-  Petrobras comments
                                           oritise Brazil as it offers numerous world-class
       deal with newly formed              petroleum basins with some of the globe’s most   on new naphtha
                                           exciting oil and gas exploration opportunities.”
       energy administration               ble in August 2020 with final data expected in   contracts with Braskem
                                              Full volume fast track data will be availa-
       of Puebla state for                 Q2-2021.                             Petrobras informs that it signed new long-term
                                              TGS provides multi-client geoscience data to  contracts for the supply of petrochemical naph-
       development of pipelines            oil and gas Exploration and Production compa-  tha with Braskem for the units in the states of
                                           nies worldwide. In addition to extensive global  Bahia and Rio Grande do Sul.
       Mirage Energy announces it has signed an agree-  geophysical and geological data libraries that   The contracts come into force after the cur-
       ment with the Energy Agency of the state of  include multi-client seismic data, magnetic  rent contract closes in December 2020, and
       Puebla to develop a pipeline infrastructure pro-  and gravity data, digital well logs, production  have a term of five years, with volumes varying
       ject to deliver natural gas to the state and various  data and directional surveys, TGS also offers  between 650,000 and 3.5mn tonnes per year
       industrial parks with in the state. This includes  advanced processing and imaging services,  at the price of 100% of the price of naphtha in
       the delivery of 500mn BTU per day of natural  interpretation products, and data integration  Northwest Europe (ARA).
       gas thru this pipeline project. Total estimates cost  solutions.         Petrobras, June 10 2020
       for development of this project is expected to be   TGS, June 09 2020
       $300mn.
         The first stage is a 46.60-mile (75-km) pipe-  BW Offshore announces   PERFORMANCE
       line from the Pemex’s Compression Station at
       San Martin to new Industrial Park at Izucar de   contract extension with   Argentina: Echo Energy
       Matamoros Puebla.
         This project will give a faster more economi-  Petrobras for the Cidade    announces reserve
       cal way of delivering natural gas to the region of
       Mexico with our pipeline network we should be   de São Vicente           and resource update
       able to deliver natural gas at a 50% discount to
       current prices.                     BW Offshore has received a notice from Petro-  for Santa Cruz Sur
         Also, we have signed a work agreement with  bras extending the lease and operation agree-
       the National Infrastructure Union.  ment for the BW Cidade de São Vicente unit by  Echo Energy, the Latin American focused
       Mirage Energy, June 11 2020         120 days. With this, the contract will expire on  upstream oil and gas company, has provided an
                                           October 9, 2020.                     update in respect of Company’s internal esti-
                                              BW Offshore has commenced planning for  mates of reserves and resources attributable to
       SERVICES                            demobilisation of the unit from the field and is  Echo’s 70% non-operated working interest in
                                           considering temporary lay up in Brazil.  the producing Santa Cruz Sur blocks, onshore
       TGS announces completion            operation for Petrobras in 2009 and has been  Echo has provided further detail on an identified
                                              BW Cidade de São Vicente commenced  Argentina, as at 31 December 2019. In addition,
       of Santos basin multi-client        utilised as a well test facility for the client on mul-  well workover programme and other production
                                                                                enhancement opportunities contained within
                                           tiple locations offshore Brazil.
       3D survey                           BW Offshore, June 07 2020            the Santa Cruz Sur portfolio.
       TGS, a leading provider of multi-client geosci-
       ence data for exploration and production (E&P)
       companies, today announced the completion of
       an additional phase of the Santos Basin 3D Mul-
       ti-Client seismic survey in Brazil. The survey
       is located south of the high-profile discoveries
       in the Santos Basin and the recent sought-after
       blocks offered in Rounds 15 and 16. The acqui-
       sition of 17,500 square km of the 23,000 square
       km is complete.
         This multi-client 3D survey is just the latest of
       several 3D and 2D surveys completed in Brazil.
       TGS currently holds over 452,000 km in 2D mul-
       ti-client data and approximately 72,500 square
       km in 3D multi-client data in Brazil.
         Kristian Johansen, CEO at TGS, said: “We
       are pleased to have completed this survey acqui-
       sition as it further strengthens our data library
       and position in South America. The Santos Basin



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