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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.
13 Jan 26	1PointFive and Bain & Company announce agreement for Direct Air Capture Carbon Removal Credits 1PointFive, a carbon capture, utilization and sequestration (CCUS) company announced today that Bain & Company purchased 9,000 metric tons of carbon dioxide removal (CDR) credits over three years enabled by Direct Air Capture (DAC).
13 Jan 26	Norway: Vår Energi awarded 14 new licences Vår Energi is awarded 14 new production licences on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS), of which 6 are as operator, in the 2025 Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) covering mature areas.
13 Jan 26	Norway: Aker BP awarded 22 licenses in APA 2025 The Norwegian authorities have offered Aker BP ownership interests in 22 exploration licences on the Norwegian Continental Shelf (NCS) in the APA 2025 licensing round. Aker BP has been awarded operatorship in 12 of the licences.
13 Jan 26	Norway: DNO awarded 17 licenses in Norway as it keeps up pace of exploration and development DNO, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary DNO Norge has been awarded participation in 17 exploration licenses, of which four are operatorships, under Norway's Awards in Predefined Areas (APA) 2025 licensing round.
13 Jan 26	Norway: OKEA is offered interests in three licences in APA 2025 licensing round OKEA has been offered interests in three new production licences on the Norwegian continental shelf, of which one as operator, through the Awards in Pre-Defined Areas (APA) for 2025, covering mature areas.
13 Jan 26	US: Kolibri Global Energy provides operations update Kolibri Global Energy has provided an operations update on its latest wells in its Tishomingo field in Oklahoma.
13 Jan 26	Angola: Afentra announces contingent resource upgrade Afentra, an upstream oil and gas company focused on acquiring production and development assets in Africa, announces the completion of an independent audit by Sproule ERCE of its contingent resource base across Blocks 3/05 and 3/05A discoveries and the completion of the Company's initial assessment of contingent resources within Block 3/24.
13 Jan 26	Norway: 57 new production licenses awarded The Norwegian Ministry of Energy offers 57 new production licenses to 19 companies on the Norwegian continental shelf in the APA 2025 licensing round. Of the 57 production licenses offered in APA 2025, 31 are located in the North sea, 21 in the Norwegian sea, and five in the Barents sea.
13 Jan 26	Norway: 19 companies offered ownership interests in APA 2025 In the 2025 awards in pre-defined areas (APA), 19 companies have been offered ownership interests in a total of 57 production licences on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS).
13 Jan 26	Malta: Viridien launches integrated multi-client data project offshore Malta Viridien has signed an agreement with the Government of Malta to invest in an integrated multi-client dataset for the country’s offshore area. By revitalizing existing seismic and well data, this project will advance the understanding and promotion of Malta’s offshore petroleum potential in the Central Mediterranean.