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04 Feb 26	UK: Fair Work Charter and new skills investment fund will maximise opportunities to create high-quality well-paid jobs in UK wind industry RenewableUK's Director of Renewable Delivery Scott Young comments on the Government’s announcement of reforms to the Clean Industry Bonus which will create a pooled skills fund supported by the UK wind industry, and the introduction of a Fair Work Charter.
04 Feb 26	UK: Five UK companies secure £1.2m to scale offshore wind manufacturing The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has announced the recipients of the second round of its Manufacturing Facility Support Programme (MFSP), awarding a total of £1.2 million to five UK companies to accelerate investment in offshore wind manufacturing facilities.
04 Feb 26	Guyana: FPSO ONE GUYANA purchase by ExxonMobil Guyana completed SBM Offshore and ExxonMobil Guyana, an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corporation, have completed the transaction related to the purchase of FPSO ONE GUYANA, ahead of the maximum lease term which would have expired in August 2027. The purchase allows ExxonMobil Guyana to assume ownership of the unit while SBM Offshore will continue to operate and maintain the FPSO up to 2035.
04 Feb 26	US: Avangrid achieves commercial operation at two solar projects in Oregon Avangrid, a leading energy company and member of the Iberdrola Group, has achieved commercial operations at two new solar projects in Wasco County, Oregon – Daybreak Solar and Bakeoven Solar – both of which will deliver energy to the Portland General Electric (PGE) power grid.
04 Feb 26	BOEM advances second OBBBA Offshore Lease Sales BOEM released the Final Notice of Sale for Lease Sale Big Beautiful Gulf 2 (BBG2), the second of 30 Gulf of America lease sales required by the One Big Beautiful Bill Act. Lease Sale BBG2 proposes to offer approx. 15,066 unleased blocks covering about 80.4 million acres on the U.S. Outer Continental Shelf in the Gulf of America.
04 Feb 26	Romania: Greenvolt secures €58.5 million financing for 49.8 MW wind project in Romania Greenvolt Group, through Greenvolt Power, a global developer of large-scale wind, solar, and battery energy storage, has secured €58.5 million in project finance with Erste Group Bank AG and Banca Comerciala Româna (BCR) to support the development of a 49.8 MW onshore wind project located in Sacele, in the Transylvania region, central Romania.
04 Feb 26	Penspen delivers record year with $500m in contract awards in 2025 Penspen, a leading global energy consultancy company, has announced a record year, securing $500 million in new contract awards in 2025, up 120% on 2024. The performance was driven by strong growth across the Middle East, Africa, Europe and the Americas, supported by major energy infrastructure and energy transition programmes.
04 Feb 26	Bulgaria: NewMed Energy provides an update on an exploration well in the Vinekh prospect in Block 1-21 Han Asparuh, offshore Bulgaria NewMed Energy has provided an update on an exploration well in the Vinekh Prospect, located in Block 1-21 Han Asparuh, offshore Bulgaria, in the Black Sea.
04 Feb 26	Jamaica: United Oil & Gas - 'On the Rocks' podcast discusses offshore Jamaica geology United Oil & Gas has announced the the release of the first episode of On the Rocks, an internal technical podcast aimed at providing shareholders and stakeholders with deeper insight into the geological evidence underpinning the Company's offshore exploration activities.
04 Feb 26	Latin American oil giants shrug off potential Venezuelan comeback; smaller players seize near-term upside - Rystad Energy Argentina, Guyana and Brazil are poised to lead Latin American oil production growth in 2026, even though the possible return of Venezuelan barrels poses questions for the region’s long-term capital expenditure strategy.
04 Feb 26	UK: Wood and Kellas Midstream extend operating partnership at the CATS facility Wood has renewed its longstanding contract with Kellas Midstream to continue serving as operating partner (‘Duty Holder’), for the Central Area Transmission System (CATS) at Teesside in the United Kingdom.
04 Feb 26	Electric mobility: TotalEnergies and Tikehau Capital join forces to develop public charging networks in Belgium and the Netherlands TotalEnergies and Tikehau Capital have announced the creation of a joint investment platform to promote the development of charging infrastructure for electric vehicles in urban public spaces in Belgium and the Netherlands.
04 Feb 26	Brazil: KUFPEC acquires 20% interest in Orca and Sul De Orca in Brazil Kuwait Foreign Petroleum Exploration Company ('KUFPEC') has reached an agreement to acquire a 20% interest in the Orca and Sul de Orca asset from Shell Brasil Petróleo Ltda, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Shell. Current estimated recoverable resource volumes of the Orca development are approx. 370 million barrels with production expected to start in 2029.
04 Feb 26	Kuwait: TotalEnergies and Kuwait Oil Company sign technical cooperation agreement At the opening of the 5th Kuwait Oil & Gas Show and Conference (KOGS), TotalEnergies and Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to strengthen their cooperation, exchange expertise and conduct technical studies. The MoU notably includes studies related to new exploration opportunities in the country, for which TotalEnergies will mobilize its technical expertise.
04 Feb 26	Qatar: PETRONAS signs 20-year LNG supply agreement with QatarEnergy PETRONAS LNG, a subsidiary of PETRONAS, has signed a 20-year liquefied natural gas (LNG) Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with QatarEnergy, the first long-term LNG supply agreement between the two companies.
04 Feb 26	TGS awarded OBN contract in the North Sea TGS, a leading provider of energy data and intelligence, has announced the award of an ocean bottom node (OBN) contract in Europe, extending the acquisition campaign further. The company’s node-on-a-rope crew is scheduled to commence acquisition in early April and the contract has a duration of approx. 45 days.
04 Feb 26	Equinor fourth quarter and full year 2025 results Equinor delivered an adjusted operating income of USD 6.20 billion and USD 1.55 billion after tax in the fourth quarter of 2025. Equinor reported a net operating income of USD 5.49 billion and a net income of USD 1.31 billion. Adjusted net income was USD 2.04 billion, leading to adjusted earnings per share of USD 0.81.
03 Feb 26	UK: PS Renewables receives planning permission for the Northorpe Fen Solar Farm near Bourne, Lincolnshire PS Renewables has announced that the Northorpe Fen Solar Farm near Bourne, Lincolnshire has received planning permission from South Kesteven District Council. Once operational it will generate renewable energy of the equivalent electricity required to power 7,000 homes.
03 Feb 26	Finder Energy provides an update in relation to the Petrojarl I FPSO Finder Energy has provided an update in relation to the Petrojarl I FPSO. To reduce holding costs, the PJI has been successfully relocated from Las Palmas, Gran Canaria to a lower-cost lay-up facility in Granadilla, Tenerife. The relocation, Finder’s first large-scale infrastructure operation for the Kuda Tasi and Jahal Development Project, was completed safely, with the Skandi Minder contracted to tow the vessel approx. 110km to the Port of Granadilla.
03 Feb 26	Brazil: Petrobras expands oil sales to India During India Energy Week, Petrobras renewed and expanded oil sales contracts with major Indian state-owned refiners. The agreements were signed at the meeting of global energy sector leaders, which took place last week in the city of Goa, India.
03 Feb 26	Kuwait: SLB awarded integrated development contract for Mutriba field in Kuwait Global technology company SLB has announced that Kuwait Oil Company has awarded SLB a $1.5 billion, five-year integrated contract for the Mutriba field in Kuwait, including design, development and production management.
03 Feb 26	Germany: TenneT Holding reaches agreement with German government on sale of stake in TenneT Germany TenneT Holding has reached an agreement with Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), acting on behalf of the German government, on the sale of a 25.1% stake in TenneT Germany for approx. EUR 3.3 billion. This investment strengthens the financial position of TenneT Germany as the owner of strategic infrastructure in Germany.
03 Feb 26	MOL Group and Libya's National Oil Corporation to establish strategic partnership in the oil industry MOL Group has entered into a new strategic partnership with Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC). The Memorandum of Understanding sets the foundation for cooperation in hydrocarbons exploration, technological innovation and crude trading.
03 Feb 26	Germany: Enlight reaches final development milestones for CO Bar, its largest project to date Enlight Renewable Energy, a leading global renewable energy developer and an independent power producer, has reached major development milestones for the CO Bar Complex in Arizona. The CO Bar Complex, one of the largest projects in the United States, totals approx. 1.2 GW of solar generation and 4.0 GWh of energy storage.
03 Feb 26	Italy: Eni and Q8 partner for the construction of the Priolo biorefinery Eni and Q8 Italy have announced a major strategic investment in the ongoing project for the construction of a new biorefinery in Priolo, Sicily. The biorefinery will have a capacity of 500,000 tonnes per year and will offer extensive operational flexibility for the production of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF-Biojet).