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15 Apr 26	Norway: Vår Energi is securing higher production for longer from the Goliat field Vår Energi has submitted an amended Plan for Development and Operation (PDO) for the Goliat Gas Export (GGE) project to the Ministry of Petroleum and Energy, together with its partner Equinor.
15 Apr 26	Cote d'Ivoire: TGS Announces commencement of 2D-Cubed Project Offshore Côte d’Ivoire TGS, a leading provider of energy data and intelligence, has announced the commencement of a new 19,500 sq km 2D-cubed project in the deepwaters offshore Côte d’Ivoire, in partnership with PetroCi and the Direction Générale des Hydrocarbures.
15 Apr 26	Oman: Masar Petroleum makes major Hasirah Ridge discovery Masar Petroleum SAOC, a leading Omani oil and gas exploration and production company, has announced a landmark discovery in the Hasirah Ridge in Block 7, Sultanate of Oman, marking a defining milestone in the company’s growth trajectory.
15 Apr 26	Namibia/Gabon: ReconAfrica provides operational update and reports 2025 year-end results Reconnaissance Energy Africa, a Canadian oil and gas company engaged in the exploration of the Damara Fold Belt and Kavango Rift Basin of northeastern Namibia, southeastern Angola and northwestern Botswana, and the Ngulu block in the shallow waters offshore central Gabon, has provided an operational update and reports 2025 financial and operational results.
15 Apr 26	Uzbekistan: Condor achieves new production record of 14,000 boe/d in Uzbekistan Condor Energies, a Canadian based, internationally focused energy transition company with active Central Asian operations has provided an operational update on its Uzbekistan project. Condor has reached a corporate milestone by exceeding 14,000 boe/d of daily production following the commencement of production from the recently drilled Kumli-46 horizontal well.
15 Apr 26	Iraq: Eni Iraq continues its knowledge-sharing program to reduce methane emissions in the country Eni Iraq recently hosted a delegation of representatives of its key stakeholders in the country at its headquarters in Basra (Iraq), for a knowledge-sharing initiative on methane emissions monitoring and mitigation techniques.
15 Apr 26	Bulgaria: Vestas receives 70 MW order from Tessa Green Energy to deliver more wind energy in Bulgaria Vestas has received a 70 MW order from Tessa Green Energy to supply 11 EnVentus V162-6.4 MW wind turbines for the Strazhitsa wind project in Bulgaria. The Strazhitsa wind farm represents a significant milestone for the revival of Bulgaria’s wind energy sector.
15 Apr 26	Trinidad: Predator Oil & Gas announces Snowcap-3 drilling update Predator Oil & Gas Holdings, the Jersey based Oil and Gas Company with hydrocarbon operations focussed on production in Trinidad and near-term development in Morocco, has announced a SC-3 drilling update.
15 Apr 26	Brazil: Petrobras will invest US$450 million in the world's largest seismic monitoring project Petrobras and its partners in the Libra Consortium will invest approximately US$450 million in the world's most extensive seismic monitoring project. In simple terms, the technology uses an ultrasound of the seabed, revealing its geological structures and the movement of fluids such as oil, gas, and water.
15 Apr 26	Brazil: Petrobras approves new investments in SEAP and moves forward with the contracting of two platforms for the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin Petrobras has approved the final investment decision (FID) for the SEAP I project in the Sergipe-Alagoas Basin, consolidating the development of Sergipe Deepwater (SEAP), a new oil and gas production frontier in the country. The FID for the SEAP II module had already been approved in December 2025.
14 Apr 26	bp announces first quarter 2026 trading statement bp has announced a trading statement providing a summary of bp's current estimates and expectations for the first quarter of 2026, including data on the economic environment as well as group performance during the period.
14 Apr 26	Dolphin Drilling: Signs Letter of Intent for Borgland Dolphin Dolphin Drilling has announced that an undisclosed party has signed a letter of intent for a contract for the rig Borgland Dolphin. The potential contract is expected to have a value of approximately USD 230 million and is scheduled to commence in the second half of 2027.
14 Apr 26	Philippines: Bringing the Philippines into focus with sAIsmic Searcher has announced the integration of Philippines open file seismic data into its cutting-edge sAIsmic platform, further strengthening its global seismic data offering. In partnership with the Philippines DOE we have integrated over 150,000 km of open-file 2D seismic and 19,000 sq km of open-file 3D seismic data into sAIsmic, making this a significant enhancement for exploration teams.
14 Apr 26	Türkiye: Trillion Energy announces light oil discovery in Southeast Türkiye Trillion Energy International has announced a significant light oil discovery at the Çetinkaya-1 ('C-1') well in Southeast Türkiye, and a strategic realignment to focus on high-impact oil exploration.
14 Apr 26	Chinese OEMs secure 78% of the 176 GW wind additions in 2025 Wood Mackenzie's latest analysis 'Global wind turbine OEMs 2025 historical market share' reveals the global wind industry delivered 176 GW of new capacity in 2025. This represents a 45% year-on-year increase and marks the strongest annual growth on record. China accounted for the majority of new additions.
14 Apr 26	Germany: Routing Energy and VENSYS enter into strategic cooperation Routing Energy and VENSYS Energy have entered into a strategic cooperation agreement. The aim of the partnership is to offer the manufacturer a reliable planning perspective, to provide project operators with additional flexibility in the selection of wind turbines, and to realize further economic advantages through pooled purchasing structures.
14 Apr 26	Germany: 'Wedding' on the high seas – RWE installs substations for Nordseecluster A offshore wind farm Around 50 kms north of the island of Juist, the Nordseecluster is taking shape – a joint offshore wind project between RWE (51%) and Norges Bank Investment Management (49%). A ‘wedding’, as the successful installation of a substation onto its foundation is known, has now been celebrated at the offshore construction site.
14 Apr 26	Equinor partially divests shareholding in Scatec Equinor has divested an 8.07 percent shareholding in Scatec ASA at a price of NOK 125 per share. Scatec and Equinor continue to be partners in the Apodi and Mendubim operating solar assets in Brazil. These partnerships are unaffected by the transaction.
14 Apr 26	UK: Greenvolt Next to deliver over 110MWp of solar capacity for Infinis in the UK Greenvolt Next has signed an Engineering, Procurement, and Construction (EPC) contract with UK renewable power producer Infinis to deliver two large-scale solar parks in the UK, with a combined installed capacity of more than 110MWp.
14 Apr 26	US: XGS Energy and CC Power partner on 115 MW next-generation geothermal development agreement XGS Energy enters agreement with CC Power to develop 115 MW of next-generation geothermal energy, partnering to bring new clean, reliable geothermal energy supplies to California.
14 Apr 26	Nordex Group announces 1.9 GW of order intake in the first quarter 2026 In the first quarter of 2026, the Nordex Group recorded 1,869 MW of orders in the Projects segment, excluding Service business (Q1/2025: 2,182 MW). Overall stable pricing environment continued, with order intake mainly driven by Germany, Türkiye and Sweden.
14 Apr 26	Tanzania: Orca Energy announces definitive agreement to divest Tanzanian business Orca Energy Group has entered into a definitive Share Purchase Agreement with Taifa Gas Tanzania and Amber Energy Investment pursuant to which Orca will sell all of the outstanding shares of PAE PanAfrican Energy Corporation, its wholly-owned Mauritian holding subsidiary.
14 Apr 26	Peru: PetroTal announces Q1 2026 operations and financial updates PetroTal, a publicly traded, tri-quoted oil and gas development and production Company, focused on the development of oil assets in Peru, has provided an operational and financial update.
14 Apr 26	Germany: Beacon Energy announces update regarding LNEnergy AIM-listed Beacon Energy has announced that, following the completion of its strategic investment in LNEnergy in March 2026, Stewart MacDonald, Beacon's CEO, will join the board of directors of LNEnergy.
14 Apr 26	Georgia: Block Energy executes Binding Framework Agreement for Project III farm out Block Energy, the development and production company focused on Georgia, has executed a binding Framework Agreement with Zhijiang Sanning Energy Co. Ltd ('Sanning') for the farm-out of Project III.