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02 Sep 26	New Zealand: Methanex to sell substantially all of its New Zealand natural gas contractual entitlements Methanex has entered into an agreement to sell substantially all of its New Zealand natural gas contractual entitlements commencing in the first quarter of 2027 and continuing through the end of the decade when such entitlements expire. Given the continued decline in domestic natural gas availability and the lack of a clear pathway to meaningful new supply, Methanex has determined that continued operations in New Zealand are not sustainable.
02 Sep 26	UK: Workers in strike ballot with North Sea operator Apache Unite, the UK’s largest offshore union, is balloting approximately 160 offshore workers employed by North Sea operator Apache on strike action. The strike action ballot covers workers on seven Apache assets associated with the Forties and Beryl oil fields.
02 Sep 26	Germany: RWE power stations affected by incident near substation; first power plant units expected to be reconnected to grid later today RWE announced today (September 2) that around 8.00 pm yesterday evening, an incident occurred in the vicinity of an Amprion substation, as a result of which a total of five RWE lignite-fired power plant units in the Rhenish lignite area, with a combined capacity of 4,200 megawatts (MW), were taken off the grid. At the time, the units were feeding around 3,000 MW of power into the grid.
02 Sep 26	Chile: CVC DIF completes acquisition of Gabriela project CVC DIF, the infrastructure business of leading global private markets manager CVC, has completed the acquisition of the Gabriela project, a utility-scale hybrid PV-BESS energy project located in Northern Chile, from Grenergy, a Spanish multinational clean energy producer.
02 Sep 26	US: Santos achieves significant milestone at Pikka oil project, advancing ramp-up to plateau production Santos today announced the successful commencement of seawater injection at the Nanushuk Drillsite-B (NDB) of the Pikka oil project on Alaska’s North Slope. Seawater injection provides pressure support to the reservoir, a key enabler of the production ramp-up targeting plateau production of approx. 80,000 barrels of oil per day (gross) at the end of the third quarter of 2026.
02 Sep 26	Completion of transformative acquisition establishes Cloudberry as a leading Nordic renewable independent power producer (IPP) Cloudberry Clean Energy has announced the succcessful completion of the acquisition of a Nordic renewable energy platform from Orrön Energy Holding AB, as announced on 25 June 2026, establishing Cloudberry as a leading Nordic IPP. The transaction adds approximately 758 GWh of annual proportionate power production from a complementary asset base, bringing Cloudberry’s total annual proportionate production to approximately 2.1 TWh, a near doubling compared to year-end 2025.
02 Sep 26	US: Fervo Energy and Google sign 396 MW PPA Fervo Energy, a global pioneer of next-generation geothermal energy, has announced a 396-megawatt (MW) power purchase agreement (PPA) with Google to enable the continued development of the Cape Station enhanced geothermal systems (EGS) GeoCluster, expected to come online in 2028.
02 Sep 26	UK: Scottish offshore wind jobs and investment ‘at risk’ from UK energy plan Thousands of jobs and tens of billions of pounds of investment in Scotland’s offshore wind sector could be put at risk by the UK Government’s forthcoming energy blueprint, industry leaders have warned.
02 Sep 26	Tanzania: Aminex announces an agreement on the sequencing and implementation of the Ntorya gas development Aminex has reached an agreement on a revised implementation programme for the Ntorya gas development following a meeting with the Tanzanian Ministry of Energy. The schedule includes workover of the Ntorya-1 well in October 2026, testing of the Ntorya-2 well in November 2026, and drilling of the new Ntorya-Central well in December 2026, with first gas from Ntorya-1 and Ntorya-2 targeted for December 2026.
02 Sep 26	UK: Orcadian enters into a joint development agreement for the Earlham and Orwell developments AIM-listed Orcadian has entered into a non-exclusive, joint development agreement with an American developer of offshore data centre infrastructure.The Agreement establishes a 90-day process to enable due diligence, commercial validation and negotiation of a definitive Earlham and Orwell energy-to-compute transaction.
02 Sep 26	Australia: Georgina Energy announces Hussar EP513 pre-drilling civil engineering update Georgina Energy, a helium, hydrogen and natural gas exploration and development company with strategic permits in Australia, confirms that civil engineering contractors on site at the Hussar prospect have completed setting the 20-inch conductor pipe ahead of drilling at the Hussar prospect.
02 Sep 26	US: Subsea7 awarded contract offshore US Subsea7 thas announced a sizeable contract award from LLOG Exploration Company LLC (a subsidiary of Harbour Energy) for the Who Dat East development in the US Gulf. The project is located in lease MC 509-1, at a water depth of approx. 1,300 metres.
02 Sep 26	Indonesia: RH Petrogas confirms oil and gas-condensate resources at Northwest Klagagi 1 well RH Petrogas has provided an update on the results of the well testing programme for the Northwest Klagagi-1 ('NWK-1') well in Indonesia. Well testing results from the Upper Kais formation in the NWK-1 well demonstrated strong gas condensate deliverability and revealed an unexpected oil opportunity. The Group will undertake additional reservoir evaluation work to firm up the appropriate development strategy for the Northwest Klagagi Field.
02 Sep 26	Malaysia: Viridien launches onshore Sabah multi-client prospectivity study in Malaysia Viridien, in collaboration with PETRONAS, through Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), has commenced an 18-month multi-client Integrated Prospectivity and Subsurface Study (IPSS) covering the onshore Sabah region, Malaysia.
01 Sep 26	Germany: SUNOTEC advances 100 MW / 441 MWh project set to rank among Germany’s largest battery storage systems SUNOTEC is advancing the delivery of a 100 MW / 441 MWh standalone battery energy storage system (BESS) in Stendal, Saxony-Anhalt. The storage project represents a significant addition to Germany’s rapidly expanding battery storage infrastructure and will rank among the country’s largest battery storage systems upon completion.
01 Sep 26	UK: Low Carbon submits planning application for Forsinain Forest Wind Farm Renewable energy company, Low Carbon, has successfully submitted its Section 36 planning application to the Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit for the Forsinain Forest Wind Farm.
01 Sep 26	UK: Proserv secures Equinor contract to deploy ECG™ monitoring technology at Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm Proserv has secured a full deployment contract with Equinor to install its ECG™ cable monitoring technology at the 402 MW Dudgeon Offshore Wind Farm off the Norfolk coast, with deployment scheduled to commence in 2027.
01 Sep 26	Taiwan: Ørsted hosts completion ceremony for 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms in Taiwan as project enters final commissioning Ørsted has celebrated the completion of major construction works for the 920 MW Greater Changhua 2b and 4 offshore wind farms. Following the 900 MW Greater Changhua 1 and 2a offshore wind farms that came into operation in 2024, this is Ørsted's second gigawatt-scale offshore wind project in Taiwan.
01 Sep 26	Netherlands: First monopile successfully installed at OranjeWind offshore wind farm The OranjeWind project has successfully installed the first monopile in the Dutch North Sea. This marks a significant milestone for the offshore wind project, which is a joint venture between RWE and TotalEnergies. Installation of all 53 monopiles is expected to be completed by early 2027.
01 Sep 26	UK: Cheap homegrown onshore wind power could save billpayers £3 billion a year and bring half a billion into local communities New analysis by RenewableUK shows that building new onshore wind farms to reach the UK Government's target of 29 gigawatts of onshore wind by 2030 would save UK billpayers £3 billion a year, compared to the cost of producing the same amount of electricity from new gas-fired power stations.
01 Sep 26	Thailand: Valeura Energy to accelerate Wassana field redevelopment offshore Thailand Valeura Energy has announced that it intends to accelerate its Wassana field redevelopment project on block G10/48 (100% operated interest) in the offshore Gulf of Thailand. In 2025, Valeura took a final investment decision to redevelop its Wassana field by deploying a new-build CPP (central processing platform) with the objective of commercialising more oil volumes than would be possible with the existing production facility.
01 Sep 26	Uruguay: Eni strengthens and expands its presence in Uruguay’s offshore sector Eni has signed, together with MIWEN (a wholly owned subsidiary of YPF) and the Uruguayan National Oil Company ANCAP, the official agreement for the entry in the OFF-5 exploration block offshore Uruguay, following approval by the Uruguayan authorities.
01 Sep 26	UK: Chamber demands assurances over reports of fresh North Sea tax raid Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce is seeking urgent assurances from the Chancellor following reports that the UK Government is considering another tax raid on the North Sea. The intervention follows a report in The Independent yesterday suggesting John Healey is considering further increasing or extending the windfall tax on oil and gas companies already crippled by a headline 78% tax rate.
01 Sep 26	Helix Shareholders approve combination with Hornbeck Offshore Services Helix Energy Solutions Group and Hornbeck Offshore Services, Inc. have announced that Helix’s shareholders have approved the proposals necessary to complete the previously announced all-stock combination of Helix and Hornbeck.
01 Sep 26	UK: Offshore champions unveiled as award finalists announced The finalists for the 2026 OEUK Awards have been revealed, recognising the people and companies helping to deliver secure, homegrown energy for the UK.