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27 Jan 26	Nigeria: NNPC and Chevron announce Awodi-07 discovery offshore western Niger Delta The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has congratulated Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the NNPC Ltd/CNL Joint Venture, on the successful completion of the Awodi-07 appraisal and exploration well located in the shallow offshore western Niger Delta.
27 Jan 26	Eolus recognises impairments of projects, presents preliminary results for Q4 2025 and revises financial goals Following an updated assessment of the market conditions for offshore wind power in Sweden and Finland, as well as a review of the total project portfolio, Eolus’s Board has decided to recognise impairments of projects amounting to approximately SEK 240 million in the financial statements for the fourth quarter of 2025.
27 Jan 26	France: TotalEnergies to supply 800 GWh of renewable electricity to paper manufacturer SWM over 10 years TotalEnergies and SWM, a major player in the paper industry, announce the signing of a contract for the supply of renewable electricity with a constant delivery profile (Clean Firm Power) to SWM’s three plants in France.
27 Jan 26	Zimbabwe: Invictus Energy provides an update in relation to the previously disclosed AMOG JV and Strategic Partnership with Al Mansour Holdings Invictus Energy, the Zimbabwe-focused exploration company, has provided an update in relation to the previously disclosed AMOG Joint Venture and Strategic Partnership with Al Mansour Holdings (AMH).
27 Jan 26	Offshore wind pact is a giant leap towards powering Europe with renewable, secure, and cost-competitive electricity The Joint Offshore Wind Investment Pact for the North Seas is a giant leap towards powering Europe with renewable, reliable, and cost-competitive electricity. With more investment predictability, a de-risked investment framework, and a coordinated build-out plan of up to 15 GW per year in Europe, Ørsted and the offshore wind industry is committed to bringing down the cost of electricity from offshore wind by 30% towards 2040.
27 Jan 26	Iraq: Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum sign Gas Sales Agreements to supply 142 MMscf/d from Chemchemal field Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum, together with their partners in the Pearl Petroleum Consortium, have announced a series of long-term Gas Sales Agreements (GSAs) to supply substantial volumes of clean-burning natural gas from the Chemchemal field to major industrial consumers in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI).
27 Jan 26	UK/Germany: National Grid and TenneT Germany launch GriffinLink, a first of a kind project to maximise offshore wind National Grid will partner with TenneT Germany to develop GriffinLink, a new multi-purpose interconnector (MPI) project, which could connect British and German offshore wind to both countries. GriffinLink could make an important contribution to security of supply and market integration in northwestern Europe.
27 Jan 26	MODEC signs joint development agreement with Eld Energy to advance an integrated 120 kW SOFC + CO2 capture system for FPSOs MODEC has announced the signing of an agreement with Eld Energy, a Norwegian fuel cell system company, to jointly develop an integrated 120 kW solid oxide fuel cell ('SOFC') and CO2 capture system (Patent Pending) for FPSOs (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading systems).
27 Jan 26	Australia: Santos announces the first LNG cargo from Barossa LNG Santos has announced the first LNG cargo from Barossa LNG has been successfully loaded to the Kool Blizzard. The cargo departed Darwin LNG on Sunday 25th January and will be delivered to the Sakai terminal in Japan on a delivered ex-ship basis.
27 Jan 26	US: Schrader Bluff 3D seismic survey secured to advance South Prudhoe exploration 88 Energy has secured access to the Schrader Bluff 3D seismic dataset, recently released by the Alaska Department of Natural Resources, Oil and Gas Division. Securing the Schrader Bluff 3D seismic dataset is directly aligned with the Company's data and infrastructure driven approach to exploration across Alaska's North Slope.
27 Jan 26	Genel Energy announces trading and operations update Genel Energy has issued a trading and operations update in advance of the Company's full-year 2025 results, which are scheduled for release on 18 March 2026.
27 Jan 26	OKEA announces fourth quarter 2025 trading update OKEA has published a trading update ahead of its financial report for the fourth quarter of 2025. The trading update is provided to summarise production and sales volumes and related updates for the quarter.
27 Jan 26	Norway: Vår Energi continues to grow the reserves and resource base in 2025 Vår Energi releases the Company’s Annual Statement of Reserves for 2025, reporting proved and probable (2P) reserves, plus contingent resources (2C) of approximately 2.2 billion barrels of oil equivalent (boe).
27 Jan 26	Norway: Vår Energi provides full year 2025 trading update Vår Energi will publish its financial report for the fourth quarter 2025 on 10 February. Today, the Company provides an update on production, sales volumes and other relevant items.
27 Jan 26	TGS awarded OBN contract in Europe TGS, a leading provider of energy data and intelligence, has announced the award of an additional ocean bottom node (OBN) contract in Europe. The company's node-on-a-rope crew will mobilize in mid-summer, with the project expected to run for approx. 30 days.
26 Jan 26	ASTAR and Halliburton launch NEX Lab to advance well completion innovation Halliburton and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (ASTAR), Singapore's lead public sector research and development (R&D) agency, have announced the launch of the Next-Generation Energy Xccelerator Joint Lab (NEX Lab). This initiative aims to accelerate the development and commercialization of advanced well completion technologies for the energy industry.
26 Jan 26	Baker Hughes announces fourth-quarter and full-year 2025 results Baker Hughes delivered exceptional performance in 2025. The Company continued to execute at a high level, delivering another quarter of strong results contributing to a record full-year Adjusted EBITDA.
26 Jan 26	EnBW He Dreiht: Construction work on Germany’s largest offshore wind farm reaches halfway stage EnBW is celebrating an important construction milestone for the He Dreiht offshore wind farm, with 32 of a total of 64 wind turbines having been built in the North Sea. The new 15 MW Vestas turbine is being used for the first time.
26 Jan 26	US: BOEM advances first two OBBBA Offshore Lease Sales The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has announced two major steps toward expanding offshore energy development pursuant to the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. BOEM has announced Proposed and Final Notices of Sale Outline Path for Expanded Offshore Leasing in Alaska and Gulf of America.
26 Jan 26	UK and Europe sign historic pact to drive clean energy future Energy Secretary Ed Miliband has signed a historic clean energy security pact – the Hamburg Declaration – with European allies to bolster energy security for families and businesses across the UK and Europe, in an era of global instability.
26 Jan 26	Vattenfall responds to offshore wind pact at the North Sea Summit Vattenfall has responded to the news that North Sea countries have agreed to deliver 100 GW of offshore wind power through joint clean-energy projects.
26 Jan 26	Denmark: Thor offshore wind farm receives green light for electricity production from the Danish Energy Agency The Danish Energy Agency has granted a 30-year electricity production licence to Thor offshore wind farm, marking a significant milestone for what will become Denmark’s largest offshore wind project. With a total installed capacity exceeding one gigawatt, Thor is expected to supply renewable electricity to the equivalent of approx. one million Danish households once fully operational in 2027.
26 Jan 26	Libya: TotalEnergies signs the extension of the Waha Concessions until 2050 TotalEnergies signed an agreement extending the Waha Concessions in Libya up to December 31, 2050. The agreement sets new fiscal terms allowing to increase the production of these concessions that are currently producing around 370,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boe/d). Therefore, it paves the way for a new phase of investments, including the development of the North Gialo field, which is expected to add 100,000 boe/d of production.
26 Jan 26	Benin: Akrake Petroleum finishing drilling operations on well in Sèmè Field for production in February Rex International Holding has announced that Rex’s indirect subsidiary, Akrake Petroleum Benin, is finishing drilling operations on the AK-2H production well in the Sèmè Field in Block 1, Benin. The well is expected to be ready for production during the first week of February 2026.
26 Jan 26	UK: OEUK: Public and private investors key to unlocking UK energy investment Offshore Energies UK is hosting a briefing for senior investors in Aberdeen which will focus on unlocking finance to secure future energy supply and the expansion of renewables. The UK government’s Clean Power 2030 Action Plan estimates that more than £100 billion of investment will be required between 2025 and 2030 to meet its ambitions for future power.