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15 Jan 26	UK: NSTA issues fines to two companies totalling £350,000 The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has handed down fines totalling £350,000 to a pair of North Sea operators as it continues to take a firm line on breaches of emissions limits and on well decommissioning. CNR International’s £250,000 penalty is for exceeding venting limits twice in the same year on the same fields, while NEO has been fined £100,000 for attempting to fully abandon a well without the required consent to undertake the work.
15 Jan 26	Liberia: TGS advances exploration readiness offshore Liberia with Sunfish 3D reprocessing TGS has commenced reprocessing of the Liberia Sunfish 3D (Vision) seismic survey in the Harper Basin, offshore Liberia. The project is supported by industry funding and forms part of TGS’ continued commitment to advancing exploration readiness across frontier basins.
15 Jan 26	UK: SSE secures 1.4GW CfD for Berwick Bank Wind Farm SSE has successfully secured a 20-year contract for 1.4GW of low carbon offshore wind power from Phase B of its Berwick Bank Wind Farm project in the UK’s seventh Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round.
15 Jan 26	UK: Record amount of offshore wind power secured in latest auction for new projects will boost Britain’s energy security and lower bills The UK has secured a record amount of new offshore wind capacity in the latest Government-backed auction for vital new clean power projects (Allocation Round 7). These new offshore wind farms will strengthen Britain’s energy security and reduce electricity bills.
15 Jan 26	UK: Record-breaking offshore wind auction marks major shift in Britain’s energy future Britain has reached new highs in its transition to clean energy, following the largest offshore wind auction ever held in the UK or Europe. The latest Contracts for Difference allocation round (AR7) has locked in 8.4 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity, enough to generate clean electricity equivalent to powering more than 12 million homes.
15 Jan 26	VAALCO Energy provides positive operational and financial update VAALCO Energy has provided an operational and financial update including production and sales volumes for 2025, a successful drilling update in Gabon and Egypt, positive accounts receivables update and its increased cash at bank as of December 31, 2025.
15 Jan 26	UK: First Minister welcomes major offshore wind contracts, bringing thousands of jobs for Wales Two Welsh offshore wind projects have secured contracts in the latest UK Government auction, marking a significant step forward for Wales' renewable energy ambitions and deliver thousands of jobs.
15 Jan 26	Trinidad: Shearwater Geoservices secures large 3D seismic survey in South America Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded a contract for a large 3D seismic acquisition programme for ExxonMobil Trinidad and Tobago Deepwater Limited. The deepwater survey offshore Trinidad and Tobago will cover approximately 6,000 sq kms of full-fold area.
15 Jan 26	GoM: TGS announces new OBN multi-client survey in the Gulf of America TGS, a leading provider of energy data and intelligence, has announced APEX 1, a first-of-its-kind, next- generation multi-client long-offset Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) acquisition campaign in the Gulf of America. Early products are expected in Q3 2026 and final data delivery Q4 2027.
15 Jan 26	Sierra Leone: TGS Sierra Leone Fusion 3D provides advanced insights for high-potential hydrocarbon basins TGS, a leading global provider of energy data and intelligence, has announced the successful completion of the Sierra Leone Fusion 3D (Vision) multi-client reprocessing project. The project merges multiple surveys, acquired by TGS between 2008 and 2014.
14 Jan 26	GoM: Archer awarded integrated deepwater P&A contract in the Gulf of America Archer, in collaboration with SLB, has been awarded an integrated plug and abandonment (P&A) contract with Equinor for the Titan platform in the Gulf of America (GoA).
14 Jan 26	SLB completes acquisition of RESMAN Energy Technology SLB has completed the acquisition of RESMAN Energy Technology, a leading provider of wireless reservoir surveillance and tracer solutions. The addition of RESMAN’s specialized tracer technology further strengthens SLB’s industry leading portfolio of advanced production and recovery solutions.
14 Jan 26	BP announces Q4 2025 trading statement BP has announced a Q4 2025 trading statement, which provides a summary of BP’s current estimates and expectations for the fourth quarter of 2025, including data on the economic environment as well as group performance during the period.
14 Jan 26	OEUK responds to Allocation Round 7 (AR7) for renewable energy New offshore wind energy projects providing 8.4 GW of additional capacity – representing more than £22 billion of private investment have been announced in today’s Allocation Round 7 (AR7)
14 Jan 26	Bahrain: TotalEnergies and Bapco Energies launch BxT Trading, a new player in the trading of petroleum products in the Middle East TotalEnergies and Bapco Energies are launching BxT Trading, an equally owned trading joint venture backed by flows from Bapco Energies’ Refinery.
14 Jan 26	UK: Record breaking auction for offshore wind secured to take back control of Britain's energy Record 8.4GW of offshore wind secured in Europe’s biggest ever offshore wind auction - enough clean electricity to power the equivalent of over 12 million homes
14 Jan 26	Ireland: SSE submits planning application for proposed Tattymoyle Wind Farm in County Tyrone SSE has submitted a planning application to the Department for Infrastructure (DfI) for its proposed Tattymoyle Wind Farm in County Tyrone.
14 Jan 26	RWE secures Contracts for Difference for 6.9 gigawatts of offshore wind capacity in UK Allocation Round 7 and agrees a long-term partnership with KKR RWE has been awarded Contracts for Difference at a strike price of £91.20 per megawatt hour for its Norfolk Vanguard East and Norfolk Vanguard West, its two Dogger Bank South and the Awel y Môr offshore wind development projects, with a combined capacity of 6.9 gigawatts.
14 Jan 26	Nigeria: TotalEnergies signs a Sale and Purchase Agreement in view of divesting its oil interest in Renaissance JV (formerly SPDC) TotalEnergies has announced that its subsidiary TotalEnergies EP Nigeria has signed a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with Vaaris for the sale of its 10% non-operated interest in the Renaissance JV licenses in Nigeria.
14 Jan 26	Guyana: Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas provides Guyana licence update Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas, the oil and gas exploration company focused on the offshore Atlantic Margins, has provided an update regarding its offshore position in Guyana.
14 Jan 26	Jamaica: United Oil & Gas provides survey vessel update for Jamaica offshore programme TDI-Brooks International has advised the Company that their current work programme has been completed and the R/V Gyre is now undertaking pre-mobilisation preparations in Trinidad ahead of its upcoming work programme for United. They are guiding that the vessel will commence mobilisation during the next week for United's planned offshore piston coring and surface geochemical survey on the Walton Morant Licence, offshore Jamaica.
14 Jan 26	UK: Jersey Oil and Gas provides corporate update AIM-listed Jersey Oil & Gas, an independent upstream oil and gas company focused on the UK Continental Shelf region of the North Sea, has provided a corporate update and outlook for the year ahead.
14 Jan 26	Norway: Equinor awarded 35 new production licenses on the Norwegian continental shelf Equinor has been awarded 35 new production licenses by the Ministry of Energy in this year's APA, Awards in Predefined Areas. Twenty-one of the awards are located in the North Sea, ten in the Norwegian Sea, and four in the Barents Sea, 17 of the licences with Equinor as an operator.
14 Jan 26	Finland: Magnora reaches 10 GW project portfolio target adding high value assets As of 8 January, Magnora’s portfolio of development projects reached 10 GW following the formal consent of a Finnish municipality to go forward with a near-term data center project.
14 Jan 26	Guyana: EnerMech awarded Saipem contract for Whiptail subsea pre-commissioning project offshore Guyana EnerMech has been awarded a subsea pre-commissioning services contract by Saipem for the Whiptail Development, located approximately 200 miles offshore Guyana in the Stabroek Block operated by ExxonMobil Guyana.