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10 Apr 26	EnerMech appoints Kevin Rasefske as Vice President of Products EnerMech, a global provider of specialized technical services for complex energy projects, has appointed Kevin Rasefske as Vice President of Products, strengthening the company’s global product and delivery capability.
10 Apr 26	Libya: NOC and Sonatrach announce new oil and gas find in Ghadames Basin Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) and Sonatrach Petroleum Exploration and Production Corporation Libya Branch (SIPEX), the operator of Contract Area 95/96 in Libya’s Ghadames Basin, have announced a new oil and gas discovery.
10 Apr 26	France: VSB commissions new wind farm in Puy-de-Dôme VSB France has announced the commissioning of a new wind farm: 'Éoliennes de Bosjean', located in Saint-Sulpice in the Puy-de-Dôme department (63). the wind farm comprises six Vestas V110 wind turbines with a total installed capacity of 12.8 MW.
10 Apr 26	Spain: Nordex Group lands 80 MW contract in Spain Nordex Group received a new order in Spain for initially 80 MW. A customer has ordered 13 N175/6.X turbines for a wind farm in Spain. The order includes a Premium Service for a period of 20 years. The order also provides for the option to expand the wind farm by an additional 40 MW in the future.
10 Apr 26	UK: Unite secures recognition with North Sea operator Apache Unite, the UK’s largest offshore trade union, has hailed a union recognition agreement in the offshore sector with North Sea operator Apache. The recognition agreement with Apache covers over 250 offshore workers across seven assets associated with the Forties and Beryl oil fields.
10 Apr 26	Norway: Who will see Gro as a diamond in the rough? 6603/12-1 (Gro) is one of the largest undeveloped gas discoveries on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). There is a considerable value creation potential here, but time is running out. Gro is located in the Norwegian Sea, about 160 kms from the Åsta Hansteen field and 350 kms west of Sandnessjøen.
10 Apr 26	Paraguay: ATOME provides Villeta Project update AIM-listed ATOME, the world-leading low-carbon fertiliser developer and the UK's only dedicated international industrial scale low-carbon fertiliser company, has provided an update on the funding of its US$650 million landmark, 260,000 tonnes-per-year, low-carbon fertiliser plant at Villeta, Paraguay.
10 Apr 26	GoM: Occidental Announces Gulf of America Oil Discovery at Bandit Occidental has announced an oil discovery at the Bandit prospect in the Gulf of America, about 125 miles south of the Louisiana coast. The exploration well, located in Green Canyon Block 680, encountered high-quality, full-to-base oil-bearing Miocene sands.
10 Apr 26	South Africa: Bolobedu Solar power plant reaches commissioning in South Africa Voltalia, an international player in renewable energies, has announced the full commissioning of the Bolobedu solar farm, located in South Africa’s Limpopo province.
10 Apr 26	Poland: Qualitas Energy acquires 376 MWp operational solar portfolio in Poland Qualitas Energy, a leading global investment and management platform with a dual focus on both funding and developing renewable energy, energy transition, and sustainable infrastructure, announced today the acquisition of a portfolio of nine operational solar photovoltaic (PV) plants in Poland, with a total installed capacity of 376 MWp.
10 Apr 26	Netherlands: Van Oord announces industry first completion of silent monopile installations Van Oord has successfully installed three monopile foundations using GBM Works' jetting solution in combination with CAPE’s vibro lifting tool for the first time at commercial scale, marking a major industry milestone in silent offshore installation. Designed to reduce underwater noise and minimise impact on marine life, the method was deployed at Ecowende's Hollandse Kust West wind farm using Van Oord's new offshore wind installation vessel Boreas.
09 Apr 26	GoM: SLB OneSubsea awarded contract for Shenandoah field Global energy technology company SLB announced that its SLB OneSubsea joint venture was awarded a contract by Beacon Offshore Energy (BOE) Exploration and Production LLC to deliver a high-pressure, high-temperature (HPHT) multiphase boosting system for the Shenandoah field in the Gulf of America.
09 Apr 26	Libya: NOC and Eni announce new gas discovery in offshore Block D Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) and Eni North Africa, the operator of Contract 4/16, have successfully completed the drilling of the exploration well J1-4/16, resulting in a new gas discovery in offshore western Libya, approx. 95 kms from the coast.
09 Apr 26	Brazil: Subsea7 awarded offshore contract for Sépia 2 in Brazil Subsea7 has announced the award of a supermajor contract by Petrobras, following a competitive tender, for the development of the Sépia 2 field located approx. 280 kms southeast of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, at a water depth of 2,170 metres in the pre-salt Santos Basin. Sépia 2 is one of the largest pre-salt expansion phases, playing a central role in Brazil’s energy development.
09 Apr 26	UK: EnQuest Heather fined for collective decommissioning failures The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has fined North Sea licensee EnQuest Heather Limited a collective total of £16.5 million for failing to decommission 33 inactive wells. The cumulative fine is for protracted non-compliance on 33 wells under four separate licences on Alma, Galia, Broom, and Dons fields. The penalty for each breach is £500,000.
09 Apr 26	UK: Statkraft announces public consultation on new solar scheme in East Riding of Yorkshire Statkraft, Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy has shared further details about its Mylen Leah Solar Farm proposals. The planned scheme, of approximately 500MW, would generate enough home-grown renewable electricity to power the equivalent of up to 180,000 homes.
09 Apr 26	World’s first turbine with CO2-reduced steel tower and recyclable blades installed at Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm RWE has installed the world’s first offshore wind turbine featuring a CO2 reduced steel tower and recyclable rotor blades. This marks a major milestone in the construction of the 1.1 gigawatt Thor offshore wind farm off Denmark’s west coast.
09 Apr 26	UK: Hydrogen investment fuels South Yorkshire's next industrial era The UK has taken another step forward towards clean homegrown energy, with over 400 new jobs announced in a major hydrogen investment in South Yorkshire.
09 Apr 26	Italy: EIB and Societe Generale provide €153 million in financing to support 137 MW of new renewable energy capacity in Sicily The European Investment Bank (EIB) and Societe Generale have signed a €153 million financing agreement to support the construction and operation of the Sand Solar project, a 137 MW photovoltaic plant located in the municipalities of Monreale and Gibellina in Sicily.
09 Apr 26	Spain: Galp accelerates renewables diversification with acquisition of 351 MW operational wind portfolio in Spain Galp has agreed to acquire a 351 MW portfolio of operational onshore wind assets located across Spain from Helia Funds, a platform co-sponsored by Plenium Partners and Bankinter Investment, accelerating the Company’s strategy to enhance and diversify its renewable generation base in the growing Iberian power market.
09 Apr 26	Valeura Energy announces Q1 2026 operations update Valeura Energy has provided an operations and financial update for Q1 2026. Oil production averaged 22.3 mbbls/d, which was exactly in line with the plan for the quarter.
09 Apr 26	McDermott announces Q4 and full year 2025 results McDermott International has announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025. For the three and twelve months ended December 31, 2025, revenue was $2.6 billion and $10 billion, respectively; adjusted EBITDA was $108 million and $428 million; and cash flow generated from operating activities was $372 million and $340 million. Backlog at year end was $18.2 billion.
09 Apr 26	Denmark: BlueNord announces preliminary production for March 2026 BlueNord has announced its preliminary production figures for March 2026. In March 2026, preliminary production was 42.5 mboepd net to the Company. The Tyra hub delivered 22.8 mboepd in March. The base assets (Dan, Gorm and Halfdan) produced 19.8 mboepd in March.
09 Apr 26	Argentina: Baker Hughes secures strategic gas technology order supporting Argentina’s gas infrastructure Baker Hughes has secured a strategic order from San Matias Pipeline S.A. to supply three gas compression units for a major natural gas pipeline project in Argentina.
09 Apr 26	Congo (Brazzaville): PetroNor E&P provides Q1 2026 production and oil sale update PetroNor E&P has provided an update on the PNGF Sud field operations in Congo. The Company lifted and sold 964,593 barrels of entitlement oil on 6-8 April 2026. This represents a record single-lifting volume for the Company and includes a significant overlift of more than 500,000 barrels that will be replenished over the coming months with entitlement oil of circa 100,000 barrels per month.