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19 Mar 26
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19 Mar 26
Ireland: Form Energy and FuturEnergy Ireland announce agreement to deploy first Iron-Air Battery Storage Project In Ireland
Form Energy, an American energy storage company, and FuturEnergy Ireland, a leading Irish clean energy developer, have announced an agreement to jointly deploy a 10 MW / 1,000 MWh iron-air battery system in the northwest of Ireland. Anticipated to come online in 2029, this is the first international deployment of Form Energy’s iron-air, multi-day batteries to be announced – and represents a landmark project for the future of Ireland’s electricity system. -
19 Mar 26
Angola: Afentra announces update on Etu acquisition
Afentra, the upstream oil and gas company focused on acquiring mature production and development assets in Africa, has provided an update on the previously announced Sale and Purchase Agreement ('SPA') signed with Etu Energias S.A. regarding its interests in Blocks 3/05 and 3/05A, offshore Angola. -
19 Mar 26
UK: National hydrogen network takes major step forward as plans unveiled
National Gas sets out plans for more than 300 miles of hydrogen pipeline on the East Coast of England, the first phase of a national hydrogen network for Great Britain. -
19 Mar 26
Japan: Vestas announces a new order in Japan
Vestas has announced an order in Japan as part of its Q1 order intake. Delivery planned for Q1 2027 and commissioning in 2028. -
19 Mar 26
Germany: The Nordex Group receives orders totaling 54 MW from Prowind in Germany
The project developer Prowind from Osnabrück has placed two orders with the Nordex Group in Germany. The orders include a total of eight N175/6.X turbines with a total capacity of 54.4 MW. Nordex will supply six wind turbines for the Hogenset wind farm, located in Lower Saxony, and two additional turbines for the Füchtorf project, which extends across Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia. -
19 Mar 26
UK: Angus Energy announces update on financial restructuring and suspension of trading on AIM
Angus Energy has reached agreement on the key terms to restructure its debt obligations with its three principal creditor groups. Trading in the Company's shares on AIM will remain suspended pending the conclusion of its financial restructuring. -
19 Mar 26
Germany: bp further simplifies portfolio with agreement to sell Gelsenkirchen refinery to Klesch Group
bp has reached an agreement to sell its Gelsenkirchen refinery and related businesses to Klesch Group, an independent European refiner. The transaction represents another significant milestone in bp’s acceleration of its strategy, including simplifying the portfolio, strengthening the balance sheet and focusing the downstream on its leading integrated businesses. -
19 Mar 26
Gulf Keystone Petroleum announces 2025 Full Year Results
Gulf Keystone, a leading independent operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, today announces its results for the full year ended 31 December 2025. -
19 Mar 26
Petrofac Emirates acquired by Mason Capital Management-led consortium
Petrofac has entered into an Agreement to sell Petrofac Emirates to a consortium of financial investors led by Mason Capital Management LLC and Pearlstone Alternative (UK) LLP. Petrofac Emirates encompasses Petrofac's core Engineering & Construction (E&C) capability, including the E&C execution teams in the UAE, Chennai and Mumbai. -
19 Mar 26
QatarEnergy statement on missile attacks on its LNG facilities
In addition to the previous attack on Ras Laffan Industrial City on Wednesday 18 March 2026 that resulted in extensive damage to the Pearl GTL (Gas-to-Liquids) facility, QatarEnergy confirms that in the early hours of Thursday 19 March 2026, several of its Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities were the subject of missile attacks, causing sizeable fires and extensive further damage. -
19 Mar 26
Brazil: Baker Hughes, Petrobras sign Strategic Service Agreement for critical turbomachinery equipment
Baker Hughes has announced a substantial 60-month service award from Petrobras to support critical turbomachinery equipment for Brazil’s offshore operations as well as a major refinery. This agreement reinforces Baker Hughes’ commitment to lifecycle services, maintaining the performance and reliability of up to 64 aeroderivative gas turbines installed across several sites that are critical to Petrobras’ production continuity. -
18 Mar 26
Vietnam: Jadestone Energy's Field Development Plan for the Nam Du / U Minh gas discoveries offshore Vietnam has been formally approved
AIM-listed Jadestone Energy, an independent upstream production and development company focused on the Asia-Pacific region, has announced that the Field Development Plan ('FDP') for the Nam Du / U Minh gas discoveries offshore Vietnam has been formally approved by the Vietnam Government. -
18 Mar 26
Malaysia/Indonesia: Eni unveils the name of its new joint venture: SEARAH, a name declaring an aligned aspiration
Eni has unveiled SEARAH as the name of its new jointly business combination, established to bring together selected upstream assets and capabilities in Malaysia and Indonesia, strengthening regional energy security and long-term value creation. -
18 Mar 26
Colombia: Petrobras confirms new gas discovery in Colombia
Petrobras has announced a new gas accumulation discovery in the Copoazu-1 exploratory well, in Block GUA-OFF-0, located in deep waters off Colombia. -
18 Mar 26
UK: Katoni Engineering awarded three-year integrated EPC contract by Bumi Armada for North Sea asset
Katoni Engineering has been awarded a three-year contract by BUMI Armada to deliver integrated Engineering, Procurement and Construction services for the Armada Kraken FPSO in the UK North Sea. -
18 Mar 26
OEUK CEO David Whitehouse on energy security in an increasingly volatile world
OEUK's CEO David Whitehouse features in The Times on the current situation in the Middle East and at home. Conflict in the Middle East has highlighted again the growing challenge of where and how we get our energy. There are inescapable real-world consequences for our security of supply. Conflict in the Middle East has highlighted again the growing challenge of where and how we get our energy. There are inescapable real-world consequences for our security of supply.
