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20 Feb 26	Australia: Thor Energy awarded two new highly prospective natural hydrogen & helium licences in the Otway Basin, South Australia Thor Energy has announced the successful award of two new Regulated Substance Exploration Licence Applications (RSELA 810 and RSELA 811) to Thor and its 50:50 joint venture partner, H2EX.
20 Feb 26	Westwood Insight – Key wells to watch in 2026 Westwood forecasts around 65 high impact wells to complete in 2026, in-line with 2025. Africa and South America are expected to remain the dominant regions for high impact drilling with 19 and 15 wells respectively in 2026.
20 Feb 26	Azerbaijan: Gran Tierra Energy signs onshore exploration, development and production sharing agreement with the State Oil Company of Azerbaijan Gran Tierra Energy has signed, through an indirect wholly owned subsidiary, an exploration, development and production sharing agreement ('EDPSA') for the onshore Guba- Khazaryani region within the Republic of Azerbaijan with the State Oil Company of the Republic of Azerbaijan ('SOCAR').
20 Feb 26	Tullow Oil issues statement in advance of the Group's 2025 full year results Tullow Oil has issued a statement in advance of the Group's 2025 full year results. The Company reports a 2025 working interest production of approx. 40.4 kboepd, with revenue of around $847 million.
20 Feb 26	Borneo/North Sumatra: Upland Resources completes successful fundraise for high-impact Borneo and North Sumatra opportunities Upland Resources Limited has successfully completed a £2.0 million fundraise, with £0.5 million from strategic and existing shareholders and £1.5 million from directors and management, to secure participation in high-impact onshore licence opportunities in Borneo and Northern Sumatra. The company also secured a US$100 million strategic funding commitment for asset advancement.
20 Feb 26	AKOFS Offshore signs contract for Aker Wayfarer Akastor ASA's 66.7% owned affiliate AKOFS Offshore has signed a firm contract for its vessel 'Aker Wayfarer' following a competitive tender process. The vessel will continue to perform services as a Subsea Equipment Support Vessel (SESV) for Petróleo Brasileiro S.A. (Petrobras) in Brazil.
20 Feb 26	PetroNor E&P: Interim financial report for the quarter ended 31 December 2025 In the fourth quarter, PetroNor E&P completed a lifting and sale of 540,000 bbls of entitlement oil, generating USD ~33 million in cash. Production rate increased with the conclusion of the infill drilling campaign, bringing the 2025 net exit rate to 5,400 bopd.
19 Feb 26	Australia: Fugro completes artificial reef installation for Woodside and Recfishwest Fugro has successfully installed an artificial reef off the coast of Dampier, Western Australia, on behalf of Woodside Energy and Recfishwest, creating a new habitat to support local fish species and enhance recreational fishing opportunities for the community.
19 Feb 26	Azerbaijan: Helmerich & Payne joint venture secures major offshore operations and maintenance contract in the Caspian Sea Turan Drilling and Engineering Company (TURAN), a joint venture with Helmerich & Payne (H&P), has been awarded a long-term offshore operations and maintenance contract renewal by bp in the Caspian Sea, offshore Azerbaijan.
19 Feb 26	Azerbaijan: SOCAR and Gran Tierra Energy sign Exploration, Development and Production Sharing Agreement for the prospective area in Guba-Khazaryan An Exploration, Development and Production Sharing Agreement (EDPSA) was signed between SOCAR and Gran Tierra Energy Inc. covering an onshore prospective area in the Guba–Khazaryani region of the Republic of Azerbaijan.
19 Feb 26	TGS announces brokerage agreement for offshore wind measurement data TGS, a leading provider of energy data and intelligence for the offshore wind industry, has announced the signing of a brokerage agreement with a major global renewables developer. This agreement further strengthens TGS’ expanding role in the offshore wind data value chain and highlights the company’s ambition to drive innovation across the sector.
19 Feb 26	US: BOEM proposes third Gulf of America lease sale under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has announced a Proposed Notice of Sale for the third offshore oil and gas lease sale under the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. The proposed lease sale, known as Lease Sale Big Beautiful Gulf 3, or BBG3, is scheduled to take place on Aug. 12, 2026.
19 Feb 26	UK: Sellafield awards contract to support plutonium repackaging Sellafield awards £45 million contract to LTi Metaltech to supply products, supporting safe plutonium storage and progress toward long-term disposal.
19 Feb 26	France: Vattenfall signs agreement to divest French sales business to Alterna énergie Vattenfall has signed an agreement with Alterna énergie to transfer its French electricity and gas sales business. Alterna énergie is an established French electricity and gas supplier with around 20 years of experience.
19 Feb 26	US: 88 Energy provides South Prudhoe Prospective Resource update 88 Energy has announced the results of its internal Prospective Resource assessment across its consolidated South Prudhoe acreage on Alaska's North Slope (100% working interest, 16.7% royalty)
19 Feb 26	Spain: ACCIONA Energía completes repowering of Tahivilla wind farm ACCIONA Energía has successfully completed the repowering of its Tahivilla wind farm (84.4MW) in Tarifa (Spain), which is now undergoing full commissioning. Tahivilla is expected to generate 254GWh of electricity per year, preventing the emission of around 108,000 tonnes of CO2 annually.
19 Feb 26	UK: Angus Energy announces operations and finance update Angus Energy reports a substantial increase in Saltfleetby production following completion of coil tubing operations and average daily production of approx. 6.3 mmscfd, over the last week, representing a circa 30% increase on Q4 2025 average daily production.
19 Feb 26	Jamaica: United Oil & Gas - 'On the Rocks' podcast - Episode 2: Offshore survey progress and piston coring programme United Oil & Gas has announced the release of the second episode of its internal On the Rocks technical podcast, providing further insight into the Company's ongoing Surface Geochemical Exploration ('SGE') programme offshore Jamaica.
19 Feb 26	UK: Fenwick Solar Farm secures planning approval, powering a greener future for Doncaster and beyond BOOM Power has announced that Fenwick Solar Farm has been granted planning approval, marking a major milestone for renewable energy development in South Yorkshire.
19 Feb 26	US: SM Energy announces agreement to sell $950 million in assets SM Energy Company has entered into an agreement to sell certain South Texas assets to Caturus Energy for a cash purchase price of $950 million, subject to customary adjustments.
18 Feb 26	Uzbekistan: Condor Energies announces Kumli field extension with successful 5.3 MMscf/d well test Condor Energies, a Canadian based, internationally focused energy transition company with active Central Asian operations has provided an update on well testing activities on its Uzbekistan gas development project.
18 Feb 26	The Greater Caribbean Basin Synthesis - Geoex MCG announces more than 18,000 km of exclusive newly reprocessed (2025) datasets now available The Greater Caribbean Basin Synthesis is a multi-phase exploration project spanning several countries, designed to map the full offshore potential of the region. More than 18,000 km of exclusive newly reprocessed (2025) datasets now available near the Orinoco Delta, Perla and Dragon fields.
18 Feb 26	Occidental announces 4th quarter 2025 results Occidental has announced a net loss attributable to common stockholders of $68 million, or $0.07 per diluted share, and adjusted income attributable to common stockholders of $315 million, or $0.31 per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2025.
18 Feb 26	Venezuela: Geoex MCG has announced the availability of its multi client seismic data offshore Venezuela Geoex MCG, a global subsurface data provider, has announced the broad availability of its multi client seismic data offshore Venezuela. This release opens the door for exploration companies to re engage with one of the world’s most prolific yet underexplored hydrocarbon regions.
18 Feb 26	Dolphin Drilling and Vantris have entered into a Marketing Agreement related to the 'Blackford Dolphin' in Southeast Asia Dolphin Drilling Offshore, a wholly owned subsidiary of Dolphin Drilling and Sapura Drilling Asia, a wholly owned subsidiary of Vantris Energy have entered into a Marketing Agreement relating to the semisubmersible drilling unit 'Blackford Dolphin'. The rig shall be marketed by Vantris on a non-exclusive basis in Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and other locations as may be agreed.