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16 Jan 26	Norway: Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for wellbore 34/8-A-37 H in production licence 120. The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for wellbore 34/8-A-37 H in production licence 120. Planned spud date is January 2026.
16 Jan 26	Norway: Vår Energi's appraisal well 7122/8-3 A confirms oil discovery in the Barents Sea (7122/8-3 A) Vår Energi's appraisal well 7122/8-3 A has confirmed the 7122/8-3 S ('Zagato') oil discovery in the Goliat area. The licensees are considering tying the discovery back to existing infrastructure on the Goliat field.
16 Jan 26	Argentina: Archer signs agreement with Patterson-UTI to lease two high spec drilling rigs for the Vaca Muerta field in Argentina Archer and Patterson-UTI have entered into an agreement for Archer to rent 2 high spec drilling rigs from Patterson-UTI. These rigs are designed to optimize drilling efficiency in non-conventional fields such as the Vaca Muerta shale formation and will be deployed under Archer’s recently announced seven-rig drilling contract with YPF.
16 Jan 26	Israel: Chevron takes Final Investment Decision on Leviathan gas expansion Chevron Corporation by its subsidiary, Chevron Mediterranean Limited (CML), and the working interest owners of the Leviathan natural gas reservoir have reached a Final Investment Decision (FID) to expand the production capacity of the strategic Leviathan production platform located offshore Israel.
16 Jan 26	UK: New poll: Scots want reliable energy and fair taxes for oil and gas sector Most Scots want a continued role for the oil and gas sector with fairer taxes for UK energy companies, according to a major new poll. Voters are in favour of expanding renewables while maintaining the existing North Sea industry, prioritising lower prices for households and growth in industrial jobs. Scots also believe offshore energy is the most important sector for the nation’s economy.
16 Jan 26	Norway: Vår Energi delivers successful well test results at the Goliat Ridge Vår Energi has announced the completion of the appraisal well with two production tests on the Zagato structure in the Goliat Ridge discovery in the Barents Sea, confirming reservoir quality and adding recoverable volumes.
16 Jan 26	UK: Europa Oil & Gas announces PEDL343 (Cloughton) Extension Europa Oil & Gas has announced that the Oil and Gas Authority (now officially referred to as the North Sea Transition Authority, (the 'NSTA')) has granted a 2-year extension to the first phase of the PEDL343 licence which holds the Company’s 137bcf Cloughton discovery.
16 Jan 26	Norway: Aker BP – Fourth quarter 2025 trading update Aker BP has provided preliminary production and sales figures for the quarter and the full year. Aker BP’s net production (working interest) averaged 410.6 thousand barrels of oil equivalent per day (mboepd) in the fourth quarter.
16 Jan 26	BW Energy announces Q4 2025 operational update Net production attributable to BW Energy was 2.3 million barrels of oil (mmbbls) in the fourth quarter of 2025, equivalent to 25.2 thousand barrels of oil per day (kbopd), from the Dussafu field in Gabon (73.5% working interest) and the Golfinho field in Brazil (100% working interest).
16 Jan 26	UK: EnBW decides not to continue the offshore wind projects Mona and Morgan in the UK EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG (EnBW) has decided to not continue the offshore wind projects Mona and Morgan in the UK. The primary reason for EnBW's withdrawal is that the two projects did not receive government support through so-called 'Contracts for Difference' in the recently completed allocation round of the UK Department of Energy Security and Net Zero.
16 Jan 26	Germany: In 2025, the Nordex Group accounted for approx. 32% of new onshore wind turbine installations (MW) in Germany In 2025, the Nordex Group was responsible for supplying more than 31% of all newly-grid connected onshore wind turbines installations (in MW) in Germany.
15 Jan 26	Liberia: TotalEnergies partners with Bluenergies in its Harper Basin fan play, offshore Liberia BluEnergies has successfully entered into an industry standard joint study and application agreement ('JSAA') with the Liberian upstream subsidiary of TotalEnergies in order to further explore the prospectivity of the Company's deep water fan play in the Harper Basin, offshore Liberia.
15 Jan 26	US: RWE and Glenfarne sign 20-year supply agreement for Liquefied Natural Gas from the U.S. RWE Supply & Trading, and Texas LNG Brownsville LLC, part of Glenfarne Group, have signed a 20-year sales and purchase agreement for one million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
15 Jan 26	Australia: Woodside executes JERA winter contract Woodside Energy Trading Singapore Pte Ltd (Woodside) has announced the execution of a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with JERA Co., Inc. for the supply of three liquefied natural gas (LNG) cargoes (approx. 0.2 million tonnes) per year during Japan’s peak winter period for five years, commencing in 2027.
15 Jan 26	UK: NSTA issues fines to two companies totalling £350,000 The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has handed down fines totalling £350,000 to a pair of North Sea operators as it continues to take a firm line on breaches of emissions limits and on well decommissioning. CNR International’s £250,000 penalty is for exceeding venting limits twice in the same year on the same fields, while NEO has been fined £100,000 for attempting to fully abandon a well without the required consent to undertake the work.
15 Jan 26	Liberia: TGS advances exploration readiness offshore Liberia with Sunfish 3D reprocessing TGS has commenced reprocessing of the Liberia Sunfish 3D (Vision) seismic survey in the Harper Basin, offshore Liberia. The project is supported by industry funding and forms part of TGS’ continued commitment to advancing exploration readiness across frontier basins.
15 Jan 26	UK: SSE secures 1.4GW CfD for Berwick Bank Wind Farm SSE has successfully secured a 20-year contract for 1.4GW of low carbon offshore wind power from Phase B of its Berwick Bank Wind Farm project in the UK’s seventh Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round.
15 Jan 26	UK: Record amount of offshore wind power secured in latest auction for new projects will boost Britain’s energy security and lower bills The UK has secured a record amount of new offshore wind capacity in the latest Government-backed auction for vital new clean power projects (Allocation Round 7). These new offshore wind farms will strengthen Britain’s energy security and reduce electricity bills.
15 Jan 26	UK: Record-breaking offshore wind auction marks major shift in Britain’s energy future Britain has reached new highs in its transition to clean energy, following the largest offshore wind auction ever held in the UK or Europe. The latest Contracts for Difference allocation round (AR7) has locked in 8.4 gigawatts (GW) of offshore wind capacity, enough to generate clean electricity equivalent to powering more than 12 million homes.
15 Jan 26	VAALCO Energy provides positive operational and financial update VAALCO Energy has provided an operational and financial update including production and sales volumes for 2025, a successful drilling update in Gabon and Egypt, positive accounts receivables update and its increased cash at bank as of December 31, 2025.
15 Jan 26	UK: First Minister welcomes major offshore wind contracts, bringing thousands of jobs for Wales Two Welsh offshore wind projects have secured contracts in the latest UK Government auction, marking a significant step forward for Wales' renewable energy ambitions and deliver thousands of jobs.
15 Jan 26	Trinidad: Shearwater Geoservices secures large 3D seismic survey in South America Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded a contract for a large 3D seismic acquisition programme for ExxonMobil Trinidad and Tobago Deepwater Limited. The deepwater survey offshore Trinidad and Tobago will cover approximately 6,000 sq kms of full-fold area.
15 Jan 26	GoM: TGS announces new OBN multi-client survey in the Gulf of America TGS, a leading provider of energy data and intelligence, has announced APEX 1, a first-of-its-kind, next- generation multi-client long-offset Ocean Bottom Node (OBN) acquisition campaign in the Gulf of America. Early products are expected in Q3 2026 and final data delivery Q4 2027.
15 Jan 26	Sierra Leone: TGS Sierra Leone Fusion 3D provides advanced insights for high-potential hydrocarbon basins TGS, a leading global provider of energy data and intelligence, has announced the successful completion of the Sierra Leone Fusion 3D (Vision) multi-client reprocessing project. The project merges multiple surveys, acquired by TGS between 2008 and 2014.
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).