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16 Jul 26	Saudi Arabia: Aramco awards Halliburton long-term contract for unconventional gas program
16 Jul 26	Aker Solutions announces second-quarter and half-year results 2026 Aker Solutions delivered solid financial performance in the second quarter and the first half of 2026. Several key project milestones were met during the quarter. Aker Solutions now expects 2026 revenue to be between NOK 50 and 55 billion with EBITDA margins of around 7.5 percent excluding net profit from SLB OneSubsea.
16 Jul 26	UK: Entr and Unitech Power Systems to support Scotland’s Bellrock Offshore Wind Farm Aker Solutions’ consultancy arm, Entr and its wholly owned subsidiary Unitech Power Systems have been awarded a contract by Nadara, one of Europe’s largest renewable-energy independent power producers. The contract is for electrical infrastructure studies for the proposed 1.8 GW Bellrock Offshore Wind Farm, 120km off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
15 Jul 26	Norway: Aker BP announces second quarter 2026 results Aker BP advanced its strategic growth agenda in the second quarter, combining strong operational delivery with continued maturation of new resources and important milestones across its major development projects.
15 Jul 26	UK: AF Gruppen awarded new EPRD contract in the North Sea AF Gruppen has, through its subsidiary AF Offshore Decom and in a consortium with Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC), been awarded a contract for the engineering, preparation, removal & disposal (EPRD) of a North Sea platform on the UK Continental Shelf. This marks the second contract awarded to the consortium within a short timeframe.
15 Jul 26	UK: DeepOcean completes subsea removals at Spirit Energy’s Seven Seas and Grove West fields Global ocean services provider DeepOcean has successfully completed the recovery of the remaining subsea wellhead protection structure at the Spirit Energy-operated Seven Seas field, as well as the disconnection of subsea infrastructure at the operator’s nearby Grove West field in the southern North Sea, using proprietary tooling developed in-house for decommissioning.
15 Jul 26	Siemens Energy begins preparations for the launch of an independent brand Following the spin-off from Siemens AG in 2020 and the company’s successful development, Siemens Energy is now beginning preparations for the transition to an independent brand. In the future, the current entities Siemens Energy and Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy will be united under a single name and brand umbrella: Omterra.
15 Jul 26	Germany: RWE to modernise wind farm in Lower Saxony RWE has won a contract for its Rethen-Vordorf onshore wind farm in the latest tender held by the Federal Network Agency. In the district of Gifhorn in the state of Lower Saxony, RWE will replace three existing wind turbines with three modern ones as part of a repowering project.
15 Jul 26	Australia: RWE’s Theodore Wind Farm project receives approval from Australian Government RWE’s proposed 1.1-gigawatt (GW) Theodore Wind Farm project, located in Central Queensland, Australia, has received Federal Government approval under the Environment Protection and Biodiversity Conservation (EPBC) Act.
15 Jul 26	Poland: Ministry of Energy and TAURON have signed a letter of intent to support the construction of a pumped-storage power plant Poland's Ministry of Energy and Tauron have signed a Letter of Intent regarding cooperation to support the construction of a pumped-storage power plant in Roznów, thereby advancing the development of large-scale energy storage in Poland.
15 Jul 26	Denmark: Nobian collaborates with Airengy to explore compressed air energy storage in salt caverns Nobian and energy technology company Airengy have started a collaboration to explore and assess the potential and feasibility of long-duration compressed air energy storage in Nobian-operated salt cavern in Denmark. The collaboration will focus on evaluating Airengy’s compressed air energy storage technology ('AirBattery'), which will store surplus renewable electricity as compressed air in an underground cavern, to be released for power generation when needed.
15 Jul 26	Italy: Zenith Energy signs MoU for sale of 50 MWp for EUR 12 million Zenith Energy has signed an MoU with a renewable energy operator for the sale of a portfolio of solar development projects located in the Piedmont region of Italy, with an aggregate expected installed capacity of approximately 50 MWp, for a total consideration of EUR 12 million.
15 Jul 26	UAE: Masdar reaches financial close for world-first US$6.1 billion gigascale 24/7 clean energy project Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar, a global clean energy leader, has announced financial close for the world's first gigascale 24/7 renewable energy project, marking a defining milestone in the commercialization of the next generation of clean energy infrastructure.
15 Jul 26	Hungary: CanCambria Energy provides an update on its shallow high-impact oil play in Southern Hungary CanCambria Energy has announced a technical and commercial update for the Soltvadkert/Tazlar/Alpar Shallow Oil Fairway ('STA Fairway'), highlighting continued advancement of the project and outlining key milestones expected to drive value creation going forward.
15 Jul 26	Peru: PetroTal announces Q2 2026 operations and financial updates PetroTal Corp, a Company focused on the development of oil assets in Peru, has provided operational and financial updates. PetroTal’s group production averaged 12,557 bopd in Q2 2026, including 12,190 bopd from the Bretana field (Block 95; PetroTal 100% WI) and 367 bopd from the Los Angeles field (Block 131; PetroTal 100% WI).
15 Jul 26	Tamzania: Aminex provides Ruvuma Operations and Corporate update Following a change of management at ARA Petroleum and a technical reappraisal of the Ntorya Development, ARA Petroleum Tanzania ('APT'), the Operator of the Ruvuma PSA and the Ntorya Development, has made a request of the Company and the Tanzania Petroleum Development Corporation ('TPDC') to accept material amendments to the approved 2026 work programme and budget.
15 Jul 26	India: Shell to sell Sprng Energy group to Aditya Birla Renewables Limited Shell Overseas Investment B.V., a wholly owned subsidiary of Shell plc, has signed an agreement with Aditya Birla Renewables Limited (ABRen) to sell 100% of Solenergi Power Private Limited, which includes the Sprng Energy group of companies, for $1.8 billion.
15 Jul 26	Philippines: Tetragon awards key Philippines seismic processing contract Tetragon Energy advises that it has taken the first key step in its strategy to unlock the value of its highly prospective Philippines oil and gas permits, awarding a contract to re-process the extensive seismic data. Tetragon is operator of the offshore SC-80 & 81 permits, which includes partners Sunda Energy, Philodrill and PXP Energy.
14 Jul 26	SLB, Liberty Energy to form strategic alliance for data center infrastructure and power Global energy technology company SLB has announced an agreement with Liberty Energy to form a strategic alliance that will deliver modular infrastructure and integrated power generation solutions for new data center projects globally.
14 Jul 26	UK: Powerful cross-industry group issues warning letter to all Labour MPs A powerful cross-industry group led by North Sea energy producers has delivered a strongly worded letter to the incoming government, warning that policy makers must back homegrown oil and gas ahead of imports, alongside greater support for UK manufacturing and industry.
14 Jul 26	UK: CeraPhi Energy and Star Energy announce landmark agreement to repurpose UK wells for clean geothermal energy CeraPhi Energy has annnounced the signing of a strategic agreement with Star Energy that will enable the transition of legacy onshore oil and gas wells into sustainable geothermal energy centres across the United Kingdom.
14 Jul 26	Canada: Nordex welcomes the filing of the IERMP and reaffirms its commitment to the future of energy development in Quebec Nordex welcomes the filing of Quebec’s Integrated Energy Resource Management Plan (IERMP), a significant milestone in the long-term planning of the province’s energy development.
14 Jul 26	New Zealand: Sunda Energy submits exploration permit application in New Zealand Sunda Energy, the AIM-quoted exploration and appraisal company focused on gas assets in the Asia-Pacific region, has submitted an application for a new Petroleum Exploration Permit ('PEP') within the offshore area of the Taranaki Basin on the west coast of New Zealand's North Island. The PEP, which covers approx. 645 km2, contains the Awakino gas condensate field which was originally drilled in 1985.
14 Jul 26	BP announces second quarter 2026 trading statement BP has announced a second quarter 2026 trading statement, which provides a summary of BP’s current estimates and expectations for the second quarter of 2026, including data on the economic environment as well as group performance during the period.
14 Jul 26	Canada: Greenfire Resources announces acquisition of Connacher Oil and Gas for C$1.277 billion in cash consideration Greenfire Resources has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire all of the issued and outstanding shares of Connacher Oil and Gas for approximately $1.277 billion in cash consideration, net of closing adjustments.