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05 Jan 26	Australia: Central Petroleum announces strategic expansion into the Cooper and Otway Basins Central Petroleum has entered into binding Sale and Purchase Agreements (SPAs) with ADZ Energy to secure a strategic multi-basin expansion into highly prospective conventional exploration permits in the onshore Otway and Cooper Basins.
05 Jan 26	Baker Hughes, Cactus announce closing of surface pressure control JV Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, has announced the final closing of its previously announced joint venture with a subsidiary of Cactus, Inc., in which Baker Hughes has contributed its surface pressure control (SPC) product line.
05 Jan 26	Brazil: Petrobras approves Final Investment Decision for the development of the Sergipe Deep Waters project, module 2 Petrobras has approved the final investment decision for the development of the Sergipe Deep Waters Module 2 (SEAP II) project in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin. The project is strategic for expanding the availability of domestic gas, as well as opening a new production frontier in the Northeast region.
05 Jan 26	Nigeria: Shearwater initiates multi-client survey offshore Nigeria Shearwater Geoservices has announced the upcoming start of a new multi-client seismic project offshore Nigeria. The survey will provide high-resolution subsurface data across the Western Niger Delta Basin, supporting exploration decisions and future license rounds in one of West Africa’s most prospective oil and gas regions.
05 Jan 26	Mexico: Harbour appointed operator of the Zama project in Mexico Harbour Energy announced December 31 2025 it has been appointed operator of the Zama oil project offshore Mexico. The Zama oil field, discovered in 2017 and successfully appraised in 2018 and 2019, is estimated to contain approx. 750 mmboe of gross recoverable resources.

04 Jan 26	UK: Jobs, skills and community investment in Aberdeenshire boosted by balance of plant contract for Clashindarroch II Wind Farm Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK has been contracted by Vattenfall to deliver roads and access tracks, electrical infrastructure, turbine foundations and other infrastructure as part of the construction of Clashindarroch II, its 14-turbine wind farm in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
04 Jan 26	Singapore: Flint’s paper batteries are here: now in production, now available Flint, the Singapore-based deep tech company pioneering sustainable, cellulose-based, biodegradable, PFAS-free batteries, has announced that its paper battery technology has entered production, marking the transition from lab-scale development to manufactured cells ready for pilot deployments and customer programs.
04 Jan 26	Libya: NOC achieves highest average crude oil production in a decade Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) has disclosed its average daily crude oil production and total (cumulative) production figures for the past 10 years. 2025 has recorded the highest average production rate compared to the past decade, at 1.374 million barrels per day.
04 Jan 26	US: Empire to file preliminary injunction against lease suspension order Empire Offshore Wind filed a civil suit (December 22) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the U.S. Department of the Interior’s order directing a suspension to the Empire Wind project. As part of that case, Empire plans to seek a preliminary injunction and allow construction to continue while the litigation proceeds.
04 Jan 26	Brazil: Petrobras starts production at Búzios 6 Petrobras began oil production from the P-78 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the Búzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin on December 31st. Búzios 6 (P-78) has the capacity to produce 180,000 barrels of oil and 7.2 million m³ of gas per day.
03 Jan 26	EMGS: Going Concern & Capital Structure Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement published by Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) on 5 November 2025 and to the Company's interim financial report for Q3 2025. As announced, EMGS expects to require additional funding within the near term to sustain operations, and the Company is evaluating several alternatives to preserve value for its stakeholders, including restructuring options.
03 Jan 26	US: Revolution Wind to file preliminary injunction against lease suspension order Revolution Wind, a 50/50 joint venture between Global Infrastructure Partners’ Skyborn Renewables and Ørsted, filed a supplemental complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the lease suspension order issued on December 22, 2025 by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), to be followed by a motion for a preliminary injunction.
03 Jan 26	Occidental completes sale of OxyChem Occidental has completed the sale of its chemical business, OxyChem, to Berkshire Hathaway for $9.7 billion in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The transaction accelerates the strategy to strengthen Occidental’s balance sheet and focus on its deep and diverse oil and gas portfolio.
03 Jan 26	Norway: The Shelf in 2025 will be presented on 8 January The Shelf in 2025 is a summary of activity on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) over the past year: Exploration results, annual production figures and investment and production forecasts for the next five years.
02 Jan 26	Pakistan: OGDCL reports oil and gas discovery at Baragazai X-01 (Slant) well - Datta Formation, Nashpa Block, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), operator of Nashpa Exploration License (65% working interest), has made an oil and gas discovery over Datta Formation at its exploratory well Baragzai X-01 (Slant), located in District Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.
02 Jan 26	Malaysia: PETRONAS strengthens LNG partnership with CNOOC through supply agreement PETRONAS has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with CNOOC Gas and Power Singapore Trading & Marketing for the supply of 1.0 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
02 Jan 26	Angola: Chevron’s South N’dola Platform in Angola delivers first oil in December Chevron’s South N’dola Platform in Angola delivered first oil in December. The milestone comes just over two years after construction on the platform began. The South N’dola Platform is in Block 0, the abundant offshore reservoir in Angola that is responsible for 12% of the country’s daily energy output.
02 Jan 26	Nigeria: Maurel and Prom sells 20.07% interest in Seplat Energy to Heirs Energies for $496 million Etablissements Maurel & Prom ('M&P) has entered into a binding agreement in relation to the sale of its entire shareholding of 120.4 million shares, representing a 20.07% interest, in Seplat Energy, a leading Nigerian independent energy company listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Nigerian Exchange, to Heirs Energies.