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23 Jun 25
UK: TotalEnergies offshore workers win boost to jobs, pay and conditions
Offshore workers employed by TotalEnergies have overwhelmingly backed a new pay deal successfully negotiated by Unite. Around 50 Unite members based on the Elgin Franklin and North Alwyn platforms agreed to an enhanced offer which amounts to a 2.25 per cent increase in basic pay alongside a five per cent increase in the offshore allowance. -
23 Jun 25
Australia/Japan: Woodside to bolster Japan's winter energy security
Woodside Energy Trading Singapore and JERA have entered into a nonbinding heads of agreement (HOA) for the sale and purchase of LNG cargoes during Japan’s peak winter period. This agreement strengthens Woodside’s long-standing relationship with JERA and further supports Japan’s energy security. -
23 Jun 25
Angola: Afentra initials Risk Service Contract for Block KON4, located in the onshore Kwanza basin, Angola
Afentra, the upstream oil and gas company focused on acquiring production and development assets in Africa, announces that it has initialled a Risk Service Contract ('RSC') for Block KON4, located in the onshore Kwanza basin, Angola. -
23 Jun 25
US: Helix Exploration announces commencement of drilling Inez-1
Helix Exploration, the helium exploration and development company with near-term production assets within the 'Montana Helium Fairway', has announced the commencement of drilling at Inez-1 drill location, the fourth production well at the Rudyard Project, Montana. -
23 Jun 25
Norway: Vår Energi awards contract to Aibel
Vår Energi has awarded a maintenance and modification (M&M) contract to Aibel AS. The contract covers deliveries and services related to the Goliat and Gjøa fields. -
23 Jun 25
Norway: Vår Energi confirms first production through Jotun FPSO
Vår Energi has successfully started production through the Jotun FSPO. This marks the start of a new era for the Balder field in the North Sea, extending the life of the first production licence, PL001, on the Norwegian Continental Shelf, adding high value barrels towards 2045 and beyond. -
23 Jun 25
Trinidad: Touchstone provides update on private placement
Touchstone Exploration has provided an update regarding its previously announced private placement. Further to the Company's June 16, 2025 announcement, £10.325 million of the £15.375 million in gross proceeds from the private placement remains outstanding. -
23 Jun 25
Malaysia: Woodside and PETRONAS eye long-term LNG supply
Woodside Energy and PETRONAS, through its subsidiary PETRONAS LNG, have signed a non-binding Heads of Agreement (HOA) for the supply of 1 million tonnes per annum of LNG to Malaysia from 2028 for a period of 15 years. -
23 Jun 25
Malaysia: PETRONAS, MISC and MOL announce landmark JV to advance cross-border CO2 transportation
PETRONAS CCS Ventures, MISC, and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, (MOL) have announced the incorporation of a strategic JV, Jules Nautica. This JV will lead the development and act as the ultimate owner of Liquefied Carbon Dioxide (LCO2) carriers, which are critical for transporting LCO2 to designated storage sites as part of advancing carbon capture and storage (CCS) solutions. -
23 Jun 25
Norway's oil production in May 2025 is 1.0 percent more than the NOD’s forecast
Preliminary production figures for May 2025 show an average daily production of 1,980,000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate. Oil production in May is 1.0 percent more than the NOD’s forecast and 2.1 percent more than the forecast so far this year. -
23 Jun 25
UK: East Coast Hydrogen funding kickstarts major clean energy programme
One of the UK’s most ambitious hydrogen infrastructure programmes has taken a significant step forward with £96 million Ofgem funding confirmed to support its next phase. East Coast Hydrogen will repurpose and build new gas pipelines to deliver clean hydrogen at scale across the North East, the Humber region, Yorkshire and the East Midlands – a critical step on the UK’s journey to clean, secure energy. -
23 Jun 25
UK: Cutting-edge Scottish floating offshore wind farm project passes planning milestone
One of the world’s first commercial scale floating offshore wind projects remains on track to be built in Scottish waters, after it passed a major planning milestone. Muir Mhòr Offshore Wind Farm’s onshore consent application was approved by Aberdeenshire Council today, in a big step forward for the project. -
23 Jun 25
France: Europe’s largest floating solar power plant inaugurated in France by Q ENERGY and Velto Renewables
Europe's largest floating solar park, 'Les Ilots Blandin', has been officially inaugurated by Q ENERGY and Velto Renewables in the municipality of Perthes in the Haute-Marne region of France. -
23 Jun 25
Colombia: Wood to design upgrades at Ecopetrol refinery for cleaner fuels production
Wood has been awarded a contract by Colombia's majority state-owned oil company, Ecopetrol, to deliver the detailed engineering design for upgrades at its Barrancabermeja refinery in Colombia. The project, known as Línea Base de Calidad de Combustibles (LBCC), or Clean Fuels, aims to improve fuel quality and environmental performance at the facility. -
23 Jun 25
Egypt: DNV appointed Owner's Engineer for landmark 1GW solar + 600 MWH storage project in Egypt
DNV has been selected as Owner’s Engineer for the 1GW Abydos for Renewable Energy (AFRE) solar PV project and its integrated 600MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), located in Benban, Egypt.
