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Eni to invest $8bn in Libyan assets
Libyan Prime Minister Ali Zidan, the Libyan Minister of Petroleum Abdelbari al Arusi, and Eni's CEO Paolo Scaroni, met today in Tripoli to discuss Eni's activities and future projects in the country. Yemen LNG Confirms Sabotage Cause of Pipeline Explosion
Yemen LNG confirmed Sunday that the country's only liquefied natural gas (LNG) pipeline which links Yemen's onshore block 18 to a gas liquefaction plant in the Balhaf industrial complex on the Gulf of Aden was blown up due to sabotage. UK Government Lifts Fracking Ban for Shale Gas
The UK government lifted the ban on shale gas exploration, which uses a controversial method of extraction that has come under scrutiny from environmentalists. Uganda: Oil Industry Regulations Passed
Lawmakers passed legislation on Friday intended to regulate Uganda's nascent oil industry, but critics say it gives too much authority over the industry to the nation's energy minister. PTTEP & Partners Discovered New Oil Filed in Algeria
Mr. Tevin Vongvanich, President and CEO of PTT Exploration and Production Public Company Limited or PTTEP is pleased to announce that PTTEP and its partners discovered new oil field from the 6th exploration well Mouia Aissa-1 (MAS-1) drilled in Hassi Bir Rekaiz Permits, Algeria. Total makes a new oil discovery in the North Sea
Total announces that its affiliate Total E&P Norge has made an oil discovery in the Garantiana prospect located on Production License 554 (PL554) in the Norwegian North Sea, 185 kilometers northwest of Bergen and 30 kilometers northeast of the Visund Field, at water depths of 384 meters. Eni restarts exploration drilling activities in Libya
The well, operated by the fully owned subsidiary Eni North Africa, will reach a total depth of 14,500 feet and will test a new geological play in the EPSA IV 2008 Contract Area A. TAQA acquires operating interest in Kurdistan block
Abu Dhabi National Energy Company PJSC (TAQA) has signed an agreement to acquire a 53.2% interest in the Atrush block in the Kurdistan region of Iraq from General Exploration Partners, Inc., an affiliate of Aspect Holdings, LLC. 
