May 29, 2013 - PA Resources and EnQuest have reached a farm-out agreement whereby EnQuest will acquire a 70% operating interest in both the Didon oil field and Zarat Permit offshore Tunisia. Execution of the agreement gives EnQuest access to 2 MMboe of producing 2P net oil reserves in the Didon field and over 40 MMboe of net contingent resources in the Zarat field. Completion of the agreement is subject to customary regulatory approvals and the satisfaction of various conditions.

May 28, 2013 - The partners in Block 12 offshore Cyprus have announced the decision to drill the Aphrodite #2 appraisal well. The appraisal is part of a work program approved by the Cyprus government under the production sharing contract. Aphrodite #2 will be drilled by the Ensco 5006 (DW semisub) in 5,741 feet of water. Drilling is expected to commence in early June and last approximately 4 months. Noble Energy operates the discovery and maintains a 70% interest. Delek and Avner each serve as joint venture partners with 15% interest each.

May 23, 2013 - Mediterranean Oil & Gas (MOG), operator of Area 4 offshore Malta, reached an agreement with Genel Energy to enable the Noble Paul Romano (DW semisub) to drill an exploration well on the Hagar Qim prospect in 4Q 2013. The well will be drilled in 1,476 feet of water and will target a Lower Eocene/Paleocene reservoir estimated to contain gross prospective resources of 109 MMboe. Genel Energy is MOG's partner in Area 4 and also has the Paul Romano contracted through November 2015.