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09 Mar 26	GoM: Woodside launches Trion drilling campaign Woodside Energy, in partnership with Petróleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), has commenced the drilling campaign at the Trion Field, located in ultra-deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico. The drilling campaign includes the execution of 24 subsea wells which will be connected to a floating production unit (FPU) named Tláloc, with a nameplate capacity of approx. 100,000 barrels per day.
09 Mar 26	Indonesia: Seatrium completes Karimun Yard divestment Seatrium refers to its earlier announcement dated 23 February 2026 in relation to the divestment of its Karimun Yard located on Karimun Island, Indonesia. The Group wishes to announce that the divestment has been completed on 9 March 2026. This divestment, together with other non-core asset divestments disclosed in the earlier announcement, is expected to deliver over S$50 million in annualised cost savings upon completion.
09 Mar 26	Kenya: Tullow Oil announces receipt of Tranche B payment for sale of Kenya assets Tullow Oil has received $36 million proceeds of the Tranche B payment, under the terms of the Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) announced on 21 July 2025 for the sale of its entire working interest in Kenya to Auron Energy E&P, an affiliate of Gulf Energy.
09 Mar 26	Ireland: Fugro supports Ireland’s planned first commercial offshore wind farm Fugro has been awarded a contract by Oriel Windfarm Ltd to deliver a detailed geotechnical site investigation that will inform the design and installation of foundations for 25 offshore wind turbines, supporting safe and efficient construction at the Oriel offshore wind farm.
09 Mar 26	Thailand clarifies fuel security measures Valeura Energy acknowledges decrees pertaining to Thailand’s new fuel security measures, as signed by Thailand’s Prime Minister and published in the Royal Thai Government Gazette on 06 March 2026. The decrees restrict immediately, exports of four major refined fuel categories, being gasoline/gasohol, diesel, jet A1 fuel, and liquified petroleum gas. The decrees do not impose restrictions on exporting crude oil.
09 Mar 26	Germany: Vattenfall builds combined wind and solar park in south-west Germany Hybrid park Hommerdingen-Biesdorf is Vattenfall’s first combination of wind and PV in Germany and sets standards for modern, cost-efficient, and grid-friendly energy generation.
09 Mar 26	Thailand: Manora drilling exceeds management’s expectations Valeura Energy has announced completion of a successful infill drilling campaign at its Gulf of Thailand Manora field (Block G1/48, 70% operated working interest).
09 Mar 26	US: Helix Exploration provides Company update Helix Exploration, the helium exploration and development company advancing the Rudyard Helium Project in northern Montana, has executed a lease agreement for a high-pressure jumbo tube trailer, marking a key operational milestone for the Company
09 Mar 26	Gabon: VAALCO Energy provides operational update on offshore Gabon drilling program VAALCO Energy has provided an operational update on its Phase Three Drilling Program offshore Gabon. Vaalco has completed drilling the Etame West ET-14P exploration well. While the well encountered 10 meters of high-quality Gamba sands, in line with pre-drill predictions, the target zone was water-bearing.
09 Mar 26	Borr Drilling provides operational update on Arabian Gulf operations Borr Drilling has provided an operational update following recent hostilities in the Arabian Gulf, where the Company has four jack-up rigs deployed: one in Saudi Arabia; one in the UAE; and two in Qatar.
09 Mar 26	US/Namibia: 88 Energy releases Corporate Presentation 88 Energy has released its March 2026 Corporate Presentation, which is now accessible on the company's website. This announcement provides investors with updated information regarding the company's activities and strategic outlook.
09 Mar 26	Seatrium wins eighth FSRU conversion from Karpowership; Secures global LNG-to-Power leadership Seatrium has been awarded a contract by Karpowership, for the conversion of a new Floating Storage Regasification Unit ('FSRU'). Karpowership is a longstanding customer for Seatrium, renowned for owning, operating and building the world’s largest Powership (floating power plant) fleet.
09 Mar 26	UK emerges as Europe’s largest offshore wind market as wind installations surge - BloombergNEF The UK maintained the top spot in Europe’s offshore wind market in 2025, installing 1.3GW of offshore capacity, the second largest globally after China, according to BloombergNEF’s Global Wind Turbine Market Shares 2025.
09 Mar 26	Australia: Santos takes FID on Moomba Central Optimisation project in the Cooper Basin Santos and its joint venture partner Beach Energy have taken a final investment decision (FID) to proceed with the MCO project in the Cooper Basin, South Australia. Santos’ will invest $357 million (net Santos) in the project which is planned to be delivered over three years.
08 Mar 26	Beacon Energy completes acquisition of a significant interest in LNEnergy and re-admission to trading on AIM Beacon Energy has announced the completion of the proposed acquisition of a significant strategic investment in LNEnergy and the Company's re-admission to trading on AIM. At Admission, Beacon Energy will complete the acquisition of an indirect interest of approx. 24 per cent in LNEnergy.
08 Mar 26	Germany: Vestas announces 50 MW order in Germany Vestas has announced an order from envia Mitteldeutsche Energie AG as part of its Q1 order intake. The project name is Börnicke. Delivery is planned to begin in Q1 2027, with commissioning scheduled to begin in Q3 2027.
08 Mar 26	US: Zelestra proceeds with the construction of the Echols Grove and Cedar Range Solar projects in Texas Zelestra, a global, multi-technology, customer-focused renewable energy company, has commenced construction on their two largest solar projects to date in the U.S. Work has started on both the 253 MWdc Echols Grove (Lamar County, Texas) and the 188 MWdc Cedar Range (Hopkins County, Texas) schemes.
08 Mar 26	Uganda: Tilenga Project: TotalEnergies publishes independent assessment of the land acquisition program in Uganda TotalEnergies, operator of the Tilenga Project in Uganda through its affiliate TotalEnergies EP Uganda (TEPU), is publishing the independent assessment conducted by the Canadian firm Land & People Planning Ltd on the land acquisition, resettlement and livelihood restoration program implemented for the Tilenga Project.
08 Mar 26	UK: NSTA grants consent for carbon storage appraisal well Carbon storage in the UK has taken another step forward after the NSTA granted consent to drill a carbon storage appraisal well which could become a build-out of the Endurance project off the coast of Teesside. It is another important step forward in helping the growing industry reach first injection and meet government targets of storing 100 million tonnes of CO2 per year
08 Mar 26	OEUK Briefing: Global developments and UK energy considerations OEUK has issued a statement regarding 'Global developments and UK energy considerations', as a result of conflict across the Middle East - and why domestic oil & gas still matter as we build out renewables.
07 Mar 26	Petrobras announces consolidated results in 2025 Petrobras delivered solid financial results, even in the face of a challenging backdrop, marked by a 14% drop in Brent prices compared to the previous year. As a result, Petrobras achieved an adjusted EBITDA of US$ 43.8 billion and Net Income of US$ 18.1 billion, both excluding one-off events.
07 Mar 26	Colombia: Frontera determines binding offer from Parex Resources is a superior proposal to previously announced Geopark transaction Frontera Energy has announced that the Frontera Board of Directors has determined that the binding offer received from Parex Resources to acquire all of Frontera's upstream Colombian exploration and production business constitutes a 'Superior Proposal'as defined in the previously announced GeoPark Arrangement Agreement.