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20 Jul 26 |
Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm takes shape: Half of wind turbines now installed at Thor RWE has achieved a significant milestone in the construction of the 1.1-gigawatt Thor offshore wind farm after successfully installing half of the 72 turbines off Denmark’s west coast near Jutland. First wind farm worldwide to install CO2-reduced steel towers. Further sustainable feature: recyclable rotor blades from Siemens Gamesa. |
20 Jul 26 |
Iraq: ShaMaran provides operational update ShaMaran Petroleum has announced that production and pipeline exports at the Atrush and Sarsang fields in Iraq have been temporarily shut-in due to the deterioration of the regional security environment |
20 Jul 26 |
Iraq: Gulf Keystone announces update on Shaikan field operations Gulf Keystone, a leading independent operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, has announced that it has temporarily shut-in production operations as a safety precaution due to the developing regional security environment |
20 Jul 26 |
Malaysia: Second well in Malaysia campaign flows at 2,800 bopd AIM-listed Jadestone Energy has announced that the second well in the 2026 Malaysia infill drilling campaign has been successfully drilled and brought online at 2,800 bopd. |
20 Jul 26 |
Philippines: Malampaya completes successful turnaround, advances next phase of gas production Prime Energy, operator of Service Contract No. 38, has completed the maintenance turnaround of the Malampaya Deep Water Gas-to-Power Project, restoring indigenous gas production and paving the way for the startup of new wells under the Malampaya Phase 4 (MP4) project. |
20 Jul 26 |
UK: New Prime Minister urged to change course as poll shows overwhelming support for North Sea oil and gas production More than seven out of ten people think the UK should produce oil and gas in its own waters rather than rely on imports from abroad, according to independent polling. |
19 Jul 26 |
Timor Leste: Fugro signs contract for Greater Sunrise and Bayu Undan pipeline survey programme in Timor-Leste The survey programme will support the planning and development of critical offshore energy infrastructure associated with the Greater Sunrise and Bayu Undan developments, two strategically important projects that underpin Timor-Leste's future energy ambitions. |
19 Jul 26 |
Libya: Libya’s NOC and OMV declare ‘Essar’ discovery commercially viable Libya's NOC has announced that the 'Essar' discovery made by OMV Austria is commercially viable. This follows the drilling of well B1-106/4 and the completion of the development plan evaluation process submitted by the company to the NOC. The study confirmed the discovery’s commercial viability. |
19 Jul 26 |
Iraq: bp welcomes ConocoPhillips into Kirkuk redevelopment in Iraq bp and ConocoPhillips have agreed terms for ConocoPhillips to acquire a 42% interest in BP Energy Company of Kirkuk Limited (BP ECKL), supporting the redevelopment of several large-scale oil fields in the Kirkuk area of northern Iraq. |
19 Jul 26 |
Iraq: ConocoPhillips reaches agreement supporting redevelopment of producing oil fields in Iraq ConocoPhillips has agreed to terms with bp to acquire a 42% interest in BP Energy Company of Kirkuk Limited (BP ECKL), supporting the ongoing redevelopment of four large-scale, currently producing oil fields in the Kirkuk area of northern Iraq. |
17 Jul 26 |
UK: Burnham set to back North Sea drilling in first week as PM Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to signal support for new North Sea oil and gas drilling within days of taking office, with Jackdaw and Rosebank among the projects under consideration. |
17 Jul 26 |
UK: Early signs of optimism return as businesses look for North Sea oil and gas policy reset Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce (AGCC) says there are tentative signs of optimism returning to the North-east economy amid growing hopes that Labour could adopt a more pragmatic approach to the future of the North Sea. |
17 Jul 26 |
Sweden: EnBW signs agreement on the sale of its Swedish renewables platform EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG and Eurowind Energy A/S have signed an agreement on the sale of EnBW’s Swedish wind power and solar operations. The transaction primarily comprises onshore wind farms with a total capacity of around 120 megawatts, as well as a significant renewables development pipeline. |
17 Jul 26 |
Suriname: STS Joint Venture and TotalEnergies partner with Beyond the Sea to evaluate wind-assisted towing for Suriname’s GranMorgu FPSO SBM Offshore announced that STS JV– a joint venture formed by SBM Offshore and Technip Energies- and TotalEnergies EP Suriname have signed an agreement to develop, install, test and operate a Wind Assisted Towing System (WATS) on the GranMorgu FPSO. |
17 Jul 26 |
Italy: EnBW and Zelestra partner on major battery storage project - unlocking about 1.2 GWh of flexibility for Italy's power grid Zelestra, a global, multi-technology, customer-focused renewable energy company, has signed a long term tolling agreement with EnBW, one of the largest energy companies in Germany and Europe, for 300 MW 4 hour battery energy storage at Zelestra’s BESS project in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy. |
