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02 Jun 26	US: MiQ certifies Shell's full Gulf of America production portfolio at Grade A for methane emissions performance MiQ, the global leader in methane emissions certification, has certified Shell Offshore Inc. (Shell)'s entire production portfolio in the Gulf of America (GoA), making Shell the first operator to achieve MiQ certification in the basin. All 10 of Shell's production assets received MiQ's top methane emissions performance grade – Grade A.
02 Jun 26	Dolphin Drilling signs multi-year contract for Borgland Dolphin Dolphin Drilling has announced the contract fixture of its semi-submersible drilling rig BORGLAND DOLPHIN with an undisclosed operator in the UK, which represents approximately USD 239 million in firm contract backlog, as referenced to in the announcement dated 14 April 2026 regarding a Letter of Intent.
02 Jun 26	US Gulf: Subsea7 awarded contract offshore US Subsea7 has announced the award of a sizeable contract by Murphy Exploration & Production Company for the String Music development in the US Gulf.
02 Jun 26	Germany: More wind power for the Rhenish lignite area - RWE commissions additional turbines at Wiedenfelder Höhe wind farm RWE has completed the expansion of its Wiedenfelder Höhe wind farm in Bergheim in the Rhenish lignite area. Three new 5.7-MW wind turbines have recently started operating on the recultivated spoil tip of the former Fortuna-Garsdorf opencast mine, delivering a total of 17.1 megawatts (MW) to the grid.
02 Jun 26	UK: Seventh Carbon Budget will boost private investment in renewables, create jobs and move UK closer to energy independence RenewableUK Chief Executive Tara Singh comments on the Government’s announcement of the Seventh Carbon Budget, which coincides with a new report by the Confederation of British Industry and the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit showing the UK’s net zero economy added £105 billion in value in 2025 and now supports more than one million jobs.
02 Jun 26	UK: Serica Energy Capital Markets Day: Production growth, significant cash generation, and sustainable shareholder returns AIM-listed Serica Energy has hosted a Capital Markets Day at which the Company set out how its enlarged UKCS portfolio, strengthened balance sheet, and organic investment opportunities can support production growth, and deliver significant cash generation and sustained shareholder returns.
02 Jun 26	Gabon: Record Resources announces that a single Loba well could produce 5,000 bbl/d in Gabon; paving the way for 20,000 bbl/d development Record Resources reports that further geological and geophysical study of the Loba oil discovery and nearby analogue fields in Gabon is suggesting that a first oil well there could produce 5,000 barrels of oil per day (bbl/d). Record’s planned Loba Marine 2 well is expected to flow at a rate above 5,000 barrels per day (bbl/d) assuming it is equipped with frac-pack and an ESP pump.
02 Jun 26	Netherlands: Ecowende has installed the first of 52 wind turbines at its Hollandse Kust West wind farm offshore Netherlands Ecowende has installed its first wind turbine, approximately 53 kilometres off the coast of IJmuiden. The installation was carried out by Van Oord using the advanced offshore installation vessel Boreas. It marks a historic milestone in the energy transition: a wind farm that sets a new ecological benchmark for offshore wind development in the North Sea.
02 Jun 26	UK: Clearer policy and stronger investment needed to scale North Sea CCS and Hydrogen projects Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and Hydrogen technology will be vital to cutting emissions and strengthening energy resilience, but progress will stall without co-ordination of infrastructure, clearer cross-border rules and stronger investor confidence, according to a new report OEUK commissioned from DNV
02 Jun 26	UK: EDF power solutions announces proposed Nant y Maen Wind Farm to boost energy security and sustainability in Wales EDF power solutions has announced its early stage plans to develop the Nant y Maen Onshore Wind Farm, a proposed renewable energy project located east of Tregaron. The project could have an installed capacity of up to 150MW, enough green electricity to power the equivalent needs of 146,000 average UK households.
02 Jun 26	Tower Resources announces preliminary results to 31 December 2025 Tower Resources, the AIM-listed oil and gas company focused on Africa, has announced its preliminary results for the 12 months ended 31 December 2025.
02 Jun 26	Azerbaijan: ACG celebrates first non-associated gas bp, as operator of the Azeri–Chirag–Gunashli (ACG) field development, has announced on behalf of the ACG co-venturers – SOCAR, MOL, INPEX, ExxonMobil, TPAO and ONGC Videsh – the commencement of non-associated gas (NAG) production operations on the ACG field in the Azerbaijan sector of the Caspian Sea.
02 Jun 26	Weatherford announces definitive agreement to acquire NCS Multistage, expanding completions portfolio and unconventional resource exposure Weatherford International and NCS Multistage Holdings have announced that Weatherford has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire NCS Multistage.
02 Jun 26	Colombia: Parex Resources completes acquisition of Frontera E&P, becoming Colombia’s largest independent oil and gas producer Parex Resources has announced the successful closing of its previously announced acquisition of all the Colombian exploration and production assets of Frontera Energy Corporation.
01 Jun 26	Vestas adds new orders in Germany and the United Kingdom Vestas has announced orders in Germany and the United Kingdom as part of its Q2 order intake. The 50 MW Erweiterung Ostermoor Nord project is located in Germany, with delivery planned to begin in Q2 2027 and commissioning scheduled to begin in Q2 2028. The undisclosed 45 MW project is located in the UK, with delivery planned to begin in Q1 2027 and commissioning scheduled to begin in Q4 2027.
01 Jun 26	Solstad Offshore and SBM Offshore in partnership for a new installation vessel Solstad Offshore and SBM Offshore have agreed to order a new-build multi-purpose deepwater installation and construction vessel, with targeted delivery in the first half of 2029.
01 Jun 26	Spain: FairWind wins multi-year O&M contract in Spain FairWind has secured its first project with Statkraft, Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy, to deliver operations and maintenance (O&M) across two onshore wind farms in Spain. The 2.5-year award is also the company’s first O&M term contract in its Mediterranean region, marking a significant step in its European growth. The services will be delivered under Statkraft’s overall operational framework and asset management responsibility.
01 Jun 26	Australia: RWE gets green light to move Australia’s first eight-hour battery from commissioning to full operations RWE has received official sign-off from the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO) and Transmission Network Service Provider Transgrid to operate Australia’s first eight hour Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) at full capacity. The Limondale BESS comprises 144 Tesla Megapacks that are uniquely registered to charge at 100 megawatts (MW) and discharge at 50 megawatts (MW).
01 Jun 26	Germany: RWE produces solar power for KRONOS TITAN in Nordenham RWE and KRONOS TITAN are advancing the sustainable energy supply of industrial operations. RWE has successfully built and is now operating a ground-mounted photovoltaic plant with a capacity of 24.7 megawatts peak on a 20-hectare area at the KRONOS facility in Nordenham, Lower Saxony.
01 Jun 26	Poland: OX2 starts construction of solar and energy storage projects in Poland OX2 has taken investment decisions for two significant renewable energy projects in Poland: the 165 MWp Lion solar farm in the Lubuskie Voivodeship and the company’s first Polish energy storage facility, a 50 MW / 120 MWh battery installation to be built in Osiek Jasielski in the Podkarpackie Voivodeship.
01 Jun 26	Germany: Vestas wins new orders in Germany Vestas has announced two new orders in Germany as part of its Q2 order intake. Wehrder project is for 64 MW, and an undisclosed project is for 24 MW. For both projects, delivery is planned to begin in Q1 2027, with commissioning scheduled to begin in Q3 2027.
01 Jun 26	Block Energy announces audited results for the Y/E 31 December 2025 and strategic update Block Energy, the international oil and gas company with assets in Georgia and offshore Gabon, has announced its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2025. The period was defined by resilient operational delivery in a lower oil price environment, third-party validation across the Company's Georgian portfolio and, following the year end, the establishment of a new growth platform in the fairway of the Gulf of Guinea.
01 Jun 26	Sunda Energy announces final results for the Y/E 31 December 2025 Sunda Energy, the AIM-quoted exploration and appraisal company focused on oil & gas assets in the Asia-Pacific region, has announce its audited financial results for the year ended 31 December 2025.
01 Jun 26	Spain: Prospex Energy in strategic collaboration with IMMAGE Scientific Drilling Project at El Romeral Prospex Energy, the AIM quoted investment company focused on European gas and power projects, has entered into a strategic collaboration agreement with the IMMAGE (Investigating Miocene Mediterranean-Atlantic Gateway Exchange) Land-2-Sea drilling project in relation to the Romeral concession. IMMAGE is an international scientific drilling initiative investigating the impact of the Messinian Salinity Crisis on global climate.
01 Jun 26	Poland: KN Energies selected as commercial and operational advisor for the FSRU project in the Gulf of Gdansk International terminal operator KN Energies has been awarded a contract by GAZ-SYSTEM S.A. to provide commercial and operational advisory services for the FSRU project in the Gulf of Gdansk in Poland.