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16 Oct 26	Guinea-Bissau: TGS announces agreement with PetroGuin to reprocess JAAN 3D seismic across Guinea-Bissau TGS, a leading global provider of energy data and intelligence, has announced an agreement with Empresa Nacional de Pesquisa e Exploração Petrolíferas E.P. ('PetroGuin') for the rights to reprocess the JAAN 3D seismic dataset across Guinea-Bissau on a multi-client basis.
16 Oct 26	Australia: Bonaparte CCS Project achieves Greenhouse Gas Storage milestone INPEX CORPORATION has announced that the Bonaparte CCS Joint Venture operated by its subsidiary INPEX Browse E&P and also involving TotalEnergies CCS Australia and Woodside Energy welcomed the Australian Government’s declaration of identified greenhouse gas (GHG) storage formation for the Bonaparte Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) Project.
16 Oct 26	Spain: Galileo adds further 135 MW of grid-secured projects in Spain, taking total grid-secured portfolio to 825 MW Galileo has added a further 135 MW of grid-secured projects in Spain, taking its total grid-secured portfolio to 825 MW, comprising 500 MW of battery energy storage systems (BESS), 200 MW of onshore wind and 125 MW of hybrid solar PV.
16 Oct 26	Ithaca Energy CEO announces intention to retire Ithaca Energy has announced that Luciano Vasques, Chief Executive Officer, has informed the Board of his intention to retire from the Company by 31st March 2027. The Board has commenced a process to identify a successor, and a further announcement will be made in due course.
16 Oct 26	Aventa expands offshore delivery capabilities with the acquisition of Irish Sea Contractors Aventa, an independent group specialising in marine energy and offshore transmission infrastructure, has acquired Irish Sea Contractors, an Irish marine contractor, whose experience in the industry spans more than 40 years.
16 Oct 26	UK: Celtic Freeport approves seed capital investment The Celtic Freeport has reached a major delivery milestone with approval of £18.4 million in seed capital funding for four projects across Neath Port Talbot and Pembrokeshire.
16 Oct 26	US: Baker Hughes and Venture Global expand strategic long-term power generation partnership Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, announced Thursday a new Power Frame Agreement with Venture Global and GE Vernova to support the development of behind-the-meter power generation in the United States. The framework is designed to support Venture Global’s continued LNG production and liquefaction, as well as potential future LNG-adjacent data center development projects.
16 Oct 26	Equatorial Guinea: Europa Oil & Gas granted 12-month extension to the first exploration sub-period for EG-08 PSC Europa Oil & Gas has announced that, the Ministry of Hydrocarbons and Mining Development for Equatorial Guinea has granted a 12-month extension to the first exploration sub-period of the EG-08 block through to 4 October 2027. It is expected that the Barracuda well will be drilled in H1 2027.
16 Oct 26	Peru: PetroTal announces Q3 2026 Operations and Financial Updates PetroTal Corp has provided operational and financial updates. Group production averaged 11,797 barrels of oil per day ('bopd') in Q3 2026, and 13,076 bopd YTD; Bretana development well 25H drilling progressing on schedule, with the well currently at 3,362 meters; PetroTal awarded Area CXVII Technical Evaluation Agreement ('TEA') in Peru’s Maranon Basin.
15 Oct 26	UK: ScottishPower Renewables completes record-breaking engineering operation at East Anglia TWO ScottishPower Renewables has completed a major construction milestone at its 960MW East Anglia TWO offshore wind farm with the installation of two cable ducts that will provide a pathway for high-voltage export cables.
15 Oct 26	Nordex Group reports strong preliminary Q3/2026 results and raises EBITDA margin guidance for full year 2026 The Nordex Group has announced third-quarter results above market expectations and an upward revision of its EBITDA margin guidance for the full year 2026. Based on the preliminary unaudited third-quarter results and the updated full-year forecast, the Group now expects an EBITDA margin in a range of 11.5 to 12.5%, exceeding the previous guidance of 8.0 to 11.0%.
15 Oct 26	Ireland: Echelon to establish Ireland’s first green energy park at data centre campus in Wicklow Echelon Data Centres will establish Ireland’s first Green Energy Park at its DUB20 data centre campus in Arklow, Co Wicklow, marking a major milestone in the delivery of the Irish Government’s Large Energy Users Action Plan (LEAP).
15 Oct 26	UK: Urgent action needed on gas storage to protect energy security and jobs Unite, the UK’s leading union, is calling on the government to ensure the security of the UK’s gas supply and also safeguard hundreds of jobs. There is growing concern that Centrica will close the Rough gas supply storage, which is situated 18 miles off the coast of East Yorkshire, unless the government agrees a new funding formula.
15 Oct 26	Hungary: CanCambria Energy kicks off shallow oil appraisal program with 3D Seismic Acquisition Agreement - Fieldwork scheduled to begin November 2026 CanCambria Energy Corp has awarded the contract for its proprietary Soltvadkert/Tazlar/Alpar ('STA') Shallow Oil 3D seismic survey to Acoustic Geophysical Services ('AGS') of Hungary. Under the terms of the agreement, AGS is scheduled to commence field operations on November 1, 2026, with field acquisition expected to be completed by mid-December 2026. Land permitting is currently underway.
15 Oct 26	BW Energy provides preliminary operational figures for the third quarter of 2026 BW Energy has provided preliminary operational figures for the third quarter of 2026. Net production attributable to BW Energy was 2.0 million barrels of oil (mmbbls) in the third quarter of 2026, equivalent to 21.5 thousand barrels of oil per day (kbopd), from the Dussafu licence in Gabon (73.5% working interest) and the Golfinho field in Brazil (100% working interest).
15 Oct 26	Norway: Renewed interest in exploring under the basalt Undiscovered oil and gas resources may be present under the volcanic rock basalt in the western part of the Norwegian Sea. However, no exploration wells have been drilled in these areas. Could it be possible to explore for, and find, petroleum under the basalt on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS)?
15 Oct 26	Norway: Partial electrification of Troll B and Troll C has reduced emissions by around 330,000 tonnes of CO2 per year The partial electrification of Troll B and Troll C has reduced emissions by around 330,000 tonnes of CO2 per year. The Troll field continues to deliver high and stable production of oil and gas to Europe with low emissions.
15 Oct 26	Brazil: TMC Compressors (TMC) to deliver the compressed air system to the Maromba FPSO offshore Brazil TMC Compressors (TMC) will deliver the compressed air system to the Maromba floating production storage and offloading vessel (FPSO) that is undergoing an upgrade prior to deployment offshore Brazil.
15 Oct 26	UK: Rosebank and Jackdaw decisions due 'shortly' as new poll shows public support Andy Burnham has promised a decision on Rosebank and Jackdaw 'shortly', as a new poll has revealed Scots' overwhelming support for the developments.
15 Oct 26	Predator Oil & Gas announces placing to raise £2.5 million Predator Oil & Gas Holdings, the Jersey based Oil and Gas Company with producing hydrocarbon operations focussed on Trinidad and Morocco, has announced a placing to raise £2.5 million. Proceeds from the placing are focussed on exploiting a window of opportunity to accelerate production growth in Trinidad to avail of higher oil price and economies of scale.
15 Oct 26	Gabon: BW Energy reports positive appraisal results at Dussafu set to fast-track new production well BW Energy, the operator, has found commercial volumes in both appraisal wells drilled in the Dussafu field in Gabon, with combined recovery estimated at approximately 8-9 million barrels of oil gross. The results support two additional producing wells, the first of which will be drilled in the ongoing MaBoMo Phase 2 campaign, on track for first oil in the first quarter of 2027.
15 Oct 26	Iraq: Gulf Keystone Petroleum receives its first top-up barrels from SOMO, reconciling Q4 2025 export sales to international prices Gulf Keystone understands that a first cargo was recently lifted following the allocation of additional barrels by Iraq’s State Oil Marketing Organisation ('SOMO') to compensate the Company and other IOCs party to the tripartite interim export agreements. The top-up barrels reconcile export sales during Q4 2025 to international prices and begin to repay the Company’s outstanding top-up receivables.
15 Oct 26	Malaysia: Seascape Energy receives Letter of Agreement from PETRONAS regarding acreage expansion around Temaris Cluster PSC Seascape Energy, an E&P company focused on Southeast Asia, has received a Letter of Agreement from PETRONAS via Malaysia Petroleum Management ('MPM') in respect of a large areal extension to the north and east of its Temaris Cluster Small Field Asset PSC (Seascape 100%).
15 Oct 26	UK: EnergyPathways is fast-tracking development of its low-carbon hydrogen and graphite production facility EnergyPathways, the UK energy transition company, announces that it is fast-tracking development of its low-carbon hydrogen and graphite production facility at Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria, with the aim of becoming revenue generative by 2029 with a potentially earlier project start-up, subject to further design optimisation and supply chain management.
15 Oct 26	US: JERA invests in Koloma to explore natural hydrogen as a future low-carbon energy source JERA, through its corporate venture capital arm JERA Ventures, has invested in Koloma, a U.S.-based natural hydrogen exploration and development company.