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18 Feb 26	Italy: Zelestra proceeds with construction at the 9.5 MW Bellomo agrivoltaic plant in Italy Zelestra, a global, multi-technology, customer-focused renewable energy company, has started construction at its second solar plant in Italy. The 9.5 MWdc Bellomo project, located in Modica, is the first agrivoltaic plant Zelestra has developed in Sicily.
18 Feb 26	UK: First foundations for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm arrive in the UK Ørsted has taken delivery of the first sets of monopiles for its Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm. In total, six of the massive structures have now arrived into Teesside in the UK from manufacturer Haizea after travelling 960 nautical miles in two batches from Bilbao in Spain. The monopiles, the first of a total of 197, produced for Hornsea 3, the world’s single largest offshore wind farm, each weigh an average of 1,670 tonnes and 90m in length.
18 Feb 26	Norway: Equinor drills dry well in the Barents Sea (7018/5-2) Equinor and its partners have drilled a dry well on the 'Vikingskipet' prospect. Wildcat well 7018/5-2 was drilled in production licence 1236, about 140 kms southwest of the Snøhvit field.
18 Feb 26	Italy: Zenith Energy commences construction of 7 MWp Solar Plants Zenith Energy, the listed international energy production and development company, has announced that, through its wholly-owned Italian subsidiary WESOLAR, it has commenced construction-phase activities for the first assets within its Italian solar pipeline. Zenith has selected three projects in the Puglia region of Italy, totaling 7 MWp, for construction: Andria-1, Andria-3 and Andria-4.
18 Feb 26	Mongolia: Petro Matad announces operational update Petro Matad, the AIM quoted Mongolian oil company, has provided an operational update. All production revenue withheld by PetroChina during 2025 has been paid - totaling $1.03 million. The 200MW Hybrid renewable energy project is progressing well.
18 Feb 26	US: Expand Energy Corp reports fourth quarter and full-year 2025 results, issues 2026 outlook Expand Energy Corporation, North America’s largest natural gas producer, has reported fourth quarter and full-year 2025 financial and operating results and issued its 2026 outlook.
18 Feb 26	Santos announces 2025 full-year results Santos has announced its full-year results for 2025 demonstrating the continued strength of its disciplined low-cost operating model, reporting annual production of 87.7 mmboe, sales volumes of 93.5 mmboe, underlying net profit after tax of $898 million and strong free cash flow generation of $1.8 billion.
17 Feb 26	US: Ovintiv announces agreement to sell its Anadarko assets Ovintiv Inc. has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Anadarko assets, located in Oklahoma, to an undisclosed buyer, for cash proceeds of $3.0 billion.
17 Feb 26	UK: Arenko expands RWE collaboration through three new UK solar-plus-storage sites Arenko, the enterprise-grade technology partner for complex BESS and renewables portfolios, has expanded its commercial collaboration with RWE, rolling out its software to support optimisation of three additional co-located solar and battery energy storage system (BESS) projects, totalling 150MW, in the UK.
17 Feb 26	UK: Lightsource bp awarded a Contract for Difference (CfD) for Hett Moor Solar Farm in the UK Lightsource bp has been awarded a Contract for Difference (CfD) for Hett Moor Solar Farm in the UK Government’s latest renewables auction, AR7. Securing this contract means Lightsource bp will deliver stable, low-cost, home-grown renewable energy to the national grid under a long-term, government-backed contract.
17 Feb 26	US: Octopus Energy Generation invests $1bn in cutting-edge Californian clean tech to boost UK growth Octopus Energy Generation, one of Europe’s leading investors in renewable energy, is injecting nearly $1 billion in California’s next-gen tech scene – deepening its foothold in one of the world’s most advanced clean energy markets.
17 Feb 26	Valencia Energy owner acquires large stake in Ampeak Energy Ampeak Energy has been notified that Landpad Pte. Limited has completed the acquisition of 100% of the shares of SIMEC UK Energy Holdings Limited ('SUEH'), the largest shareholder in Ampeak Energy, from the SIMECGroup. Landpad is wholly owned by Patrick Joseph Hughes, who is the sole owner of Valencia Energy, a UK renewable power specialist.
17 Feb 26	Bilfinger workers balloted on new offer as strikes suspended Unite can confirm that 48-hour strike action involving over 400 offshore members employed by Bilfinger UK Limited has been suspended following a new improved offer in a pension dispute. A consultative ballot on the new offer will close on 23 February 2026.
17 Feb 26	Austria: ADX Energy announces initial results of Welchau flow testing Well clean up after acidisation of Reifling Formation yields hydrocarbon gas. Ongoing testing operations to continue to unload the well, collect gas/oil samples and determine flow characteristics of reservoir.
17 Feb 26	Deep Value Driller announces agreement to sell the Deep Value Driller Deep Value Driller has announced an agreement to sell the Deep Value Driller Drillship to Saipem for a total purchase price of USD 272.5 million payable in cash.
17 Feb 26	THREE60 Energy, Innovair and Oil States announce strategic alliance for caisson integrity management THREE60 Energy, Innovair, and Oil States are pleased to announce a strategic alliance to deliver integrated solutions for caisson integrity management in the global oil and gas sector.
17 Feb 26	Italy: MET Group completes second solar park in Italy Swiss-based energy company MET Group has successfully commissioned its Caltignaga solar power plant in Italy. The Agri-PV solar project has an installed capacity of 10 MWp and an expected annual generation of 15 GWh, producing enough electricity to power around 6,000 Italian households each year.
17 Feb 26	Egypt: ABL awarded offshore gig at Egypt’s Kamose field Energy and marine consultancy ABL has been appointed to provide marine warranty survey services to support the offshore construction for the Phase 4 development of the Kamose offshore gas field development in the Mediterranean Sea for North Sinai Petroleum Company (NOSPCO).
17 Feb 26	Romania: EBRD finances €34 million for major solar projects in Romania The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), which has been instrumental in supporting Romania's renewable energy ambitions, is providing a senior secured loan of up to €34 million to Solar World SRL, RB Solar Energy SRL and Energie Soleil SRL for the development, construction and operation of two solar power plants in the southern part of Romania.
16 Feb 26	US: Buccaneer Energy announces successful completion of an Organic Oil Recovery pilot project at Pine Mills AIM-listed Buccaneer Energy, the international oil & gas exploration and production company with a portfolio of production and development assets in Texas, USA, has announced the successful completion of an Organic Oil Recovery ('OOR') pilot project in its Pine Mills field in East Texas.
16 Feb 26	Argentina: DOF Group awarded contract in Argentina DOF Group has announced the award of a Substantial* contract for a project in Argentina. DOF will utilise Skandi Hera and Skandi Patagonia for the project with an expected combined duration of more than 250 days.
16 Feb 26	Timor Leste: Finder Energy's KTJ Project passes major development milestone Finder Energy has announced the successful completion of FrontEnd Engineering Design for the Subsea Production System (SPS) and Production Wells (FEED) for the Kuda Tasi and Jahal Development Project (KTJ Project), offshore Timor Leste. FEED was completed on schedule in accordance with the fast-track development timeline for the KTJ Project.
16 Feb 26	Greece: Chevron awarded four offshore leases for Greece exploration blocks Chevron, via its four Dutch subsidiaries, together with HELLENiQ ENERGY has today signed Lease Agreements with the Hellenic Republic which will enable exploration of four blocks offshore Greece.
16 Feb 26	UK: Union Jack Oil announces West Newton permit variation Union Jack Oil, a UK and USA focused onshore hydrocarbon, production, development, exploration and investment company notes today’s announcement from Rathlin Energy U.K. regarding the West Newton gas development project, located within PEDL183, onshore UK in East Yorkshire.
16 Feb 26	Malaysia: DUG and Searcher sign Multi-Client 3D seismic data reprocessing agreement offshore East Sarawak Malaysia DUG and Searcher have signed an agreement for the provision of multi-Client 3D seismic data reprocessing off the coast of East Sarawak. Under the terms of the Agreement DUG and Searcher will reprocess previously acquired 3D seismic surveys within the agreed East Sarawak multi-client reprocessing area, which will be made available for licensing to petroleum exploration and development companies.