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28 Jan 26	Colombia: GeoPark renews offtake agreement with Vitol in Colombia GeoPark, a leading independent energy company with over 20 years of successful operations across Latin America, has announced the renewal of its offtake and prepayment agreement with Vitol, extending the term and expanding the scope of collaboration across the Llanos basin in Colombia.
28 Jan 26	High-impact wells: Africa will continue to drive global drilling activity in 2026 According to the latest research from Rystad Energy, Africa is set to continue leading global drilling activity, accounting for around 40% of planned high-impact exploration wells, driven largely along the Atlantic margin, with exploration expected to focus on the Orange Basin in Southern Africa and the Gulf of Guinea in West Africa, reinforcing the region’s role in global high-impact drilling.
28 Jan 26	Borr Drilling completes acquisition of five premium jack-up rigs Borr Drilling has completed its previously announced acquisition of five premium jack-up rigs from Noble Corporation for a total purchase price of $360 million.
28 Jan 26	US: Buccaneer Energy completes a reserve valuation update in connection with its credit facility with WAFD Bank AIM-listed Buccaneer Energy, the international oil & gas exploration and production company with a portfolio of production and development assets in Texas, USA, has completed a reserve valuation update in connection with its credit facility with WAFD Bank, formerly Washington Federal Savings and Loan.
28 Jan 26	Oman: SLB awarded multi-year contracts to support Oman’s energy development SLB has been awarded two five-year contracts by Petroleum Development Oman (PDO) to supply wellheads and artificial lift technologies for operations in Block-6, Oman’s largest oil and gas concession, while advancing in-country value (ICV).
28 Jan 26	UK: Government saves 300 jobs on the Isle of Wight Government intervention alongside investment from Vestas has saved over 300 jobs at their Isle of Wight factory, securing its future as the UK’s only dedicated onshore wind blade plant.
28 Jan 26	Norway: OKEA and partners discover petroleum in the 'Knockando Fensfjord' prospect in the North Sea OKEA and its partners have discovered petroleum in the 'Knockando Fensfjord' prospect in the North Sea. Wellbore 31/4-A-15 D started producing from the 31/4-A-1 B ('Talisker') discovery on 11 January 2026. The licensees are now considering opportunities for developing 'Knockando Fensfjord'.
28 Jan 26	UK: The Jobs Foundation publishes new report on the ‘Cliff Edge’ of the energy transition This latest report looks at both the effect of government policy on the energy sector, as well as the ramifications that has had on jobs and on communities – with the community in this case being the city of Aberdeen.
28 Jan 26	UK’s clean energy pact with European neighbours will boost energy security and reduce bills RenewableUK’s Deputy Chief Executive Jane Cooper comments on the clean energy security pact made by the UK Government and other European countries at the North Sea Summit in Hamburg, which will deliver major new offshore wind projects in shared waters.
28 Jan 26	Italy: Prospex Energy provides update on the Selva Malvezzi production concession Prospex Energy, the AIM quoted investment company focused on European gas and power projects, has provided an update from the Selva Malvezzi production concession in Italy following the publication by Po Valley Energy of its Q4-2025 activity report for the period ending 31 December 2025.
28 Jan 26	Jamaica: United Oil & Gas announces commencement of MBES operations - Walton Morant Licence, Jamaica AIM-listed United Oil & Gas has announced the commencement of Stage 1 of its planned Surface Geochemical Exploration ('SGE') programme on the Walton Morant Licence, offshore Jamaica, with Multibeam Echosounder ('MBES') operations now underway.
28 Jan 26	Colombia: Arrow Exploration announces appraisal well M-8 results Arrow Exploration, the high-growth operator with a portfolio of assets across key Colombian hydrocarbon basins, has provided an update on the operational activity at the Mateguafa Attic field on the Tapir Block in the Llanos Basin of Colombia where Arrow holds a 50 percent beneficial interest.
28 Jan 26	Cadeler signs preferred supplier agreement for foundation installation in 2028 Cadeler has signed a preferred supplier agreement (PSA) with an undisclosed client for the transportation and installation (T&I) of monopiles and transition pieces at a large offshore wind farm located in European waters.
28 Jan 26	Woodside announces fourth quarter report for period ended 31 December 2025 Woodside has announced its fourth quarter report for period ended 31 December 2025. Woodside Acting CEO Liz Westcott said the company delivered strongly against its 2025 business objectives, outperforming production guidance while advancing key growth projects.
27 Jan 26	Baltic CO2 Infrastructure Development strengthened with UK CCUS System Design Expertise Progressive Energy (UK) and Pipe58 AB (SE) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to jointly advance Highway58, a transformative cross-border carbon capture, utilisation and storage (CCUS) initiative designed to accelerate industrial decarbonisation across the Baltic Sea region.
27 Jan 26	UK: Next phase of UK deepwater wind test site development begins The European Marine Energy Centre (EMEC) has commenced an 18-month project to advance its proposed deepwater and floating wind test facility – DeepWind. Backed by 50% match funding through The Crown Estate’s Supply Chain Accelerator, the programme will build on EMEC’s earlier concept design for a national floating wind test site.
27 Jan 26	Government of Guyana advances modern governance framework for oil, gas sector The Government of Guyana is moving forward with plans to enhance governance and institutional capacity in the country’s growing oil and gas industry, according to Senior Minister in the Office of the President with Responsibility for Finance, Dr Ashni Singh.
27 Jan 26	Nigeria: NNPC and Chevron announce Awodi-07 discovery offshore western Niger Delta The Nigerian National Petroleum Company Limited (NNPC Ltd) has congratulated Chevron Nigeria Limited (CNL), operator of the NNPC Ltd/CNL Joint Venture, on the successful completion of the Awodi-07 appraisal and exploration well located in the shallow offshore western Niger Delta.
27 Jan 26	Eolus recognises impairments of projects, presents preliminary results for Q4 2025 and revises financial goals Following an updated assessment of the market conditions for offshore wind power in Sweden and Finland, as well as a review of the total project portfolio, Eolus’s Board has decided to recognise impairments of projects amounting to approximately SEK 240 million in the financial statements for the fourth quarter of 2025.
27 Jan 26	France: TotalEnergies to supply 800 GWh of renewable electricity to paper manufacturer SWM over 10 years TotalEnergies and SWM, a major player in the paper industry, announce the signing of a contract for the supply of renewable electricity with a constant delivery profile (Clean Firm Power) to SWM’s three plants in France.
27 Jan 26	Zimbabwe: Invictus Energy provides an update in relation to the previously disclosed AMOG JV and Strategic Partnership with Al Mansour Holdings Invictus Energy, the Zimbabwe-focused exploration company, has provided an update in relation to the previously disclosed AMOG Joint Venture and Strategic Partnership with Al Mansour Holdings (AMH).
27 Jan 26	Offshore wind pact is a giant leap towards powering Europe with renewable, secure, and cost-competitive electricity The Joint Offshore Wind Investment Pact for the North Seas is a giant leap towards powering Europe with renewable, reliable, and cost-competitive electricity. With more investment predictability, a de-risked investment framework, and a coordinated build-out plan of up to 15 GW per year in Europe, Ørsted and the offshore wind industry is committed to bringing down the cost of electricity from offshore wind by 30% towards 2040.
27 Jan 26	Iraq: Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum sign Gas Sales Agreements to supply 142 MMscf/d from Chemchemal field Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum, together with their partners in the Pearl Petroleum Consortium, have announced a series of long-term Gas Sales Agreements (GSAs) to supply substantial volumes of clean-burning natural gas from the Chemchemal field to major industrial consumers in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq (KRI).
27 Jan 26	UK/Germany: National Grid and TenneT Germany launch GriffinLink, a first of a kind project to maximise offshore wind National Grid will partner with TenneT Germany to develop GriffinLink, a new multi-purpose interconnector (MPI) project, which could connect British and German offshore wind to both countries. GriffinLink could make an important contribution to security of supply and market integration in northwestern Europe.
27 Jan 26	MODEC signs joint development agreement with Eld Energy to advance an integrated 120 kW SOFC + CO2 capture system for FPSOs MODEC has announced the signing of an agreement with Eld Energy, a Norwegian fuel cell system company, to jointly develop an integrated 120 kW solid oxide fuel cell ('SOFC') and CO2 capture system (Patent Pending) for FPSOs (Floating Production, Storage and Offloading systems).