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31 Mar 26	Greenland Energy Company secures a strategic agreement for advanced rig capacity to support onshore oil exploration programme Greenland Energy Company has announced a strategic drilling agreement with Stampede Drilling Inc., a leading Canadian energy services company, to provide a high-performance rig and expert services for upcoming operations in the Jameson Land Basin.
31 Mar 26	US: Golden Pass LNG, QatarEnergy’s largest investment in the United States, marks historic milestone with first LNG production Golden Pass LNG, a joint venture between QatarEnergy and ExxonMobil, has marked a major milestone towards full operations of its LNG production and export facilities by achieving first LNG production from the first of 3 LNG trains comprising the 18 million tons per annum project.
31 Mar 26	Brazil: Fugro to conduct geotechnical campaign for South America’s first licensed offshore wind project Petrobras has selected Fugro to deliver a geotechnical site investigation for the Rio de Janeiro Offshore Wind Pilot Project, the first offshore wind development in South America to advance under a formal environmental licensing process.
31 Mar 26	Spain: Plenitude expands electric vehicle charging infrastructure in Spain Plenitude, through its subsidiary Plenitude On The Road, will contribute to the development of the first corridor of ultra-fast charging stations along the AP-9 motorway in the Galicia region, Spain. Following the agreement signed with Autopistas del Atlántico, the company plans to install and operate 42 ultrafast charging points with power up to 300 kW, located in five of the seven service areas along the motorway
31 Mar 26	Australia: Santos steps up to help team Australia keep critical fuels flowing The closure of the Strait of Hormuz in the Middle East means over 20 per cent of global seaborne oil trade and over 20 per cent of global Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) trade is now constrained. Santos is taking proactive steps to support Australia’s fuel security and assist domestic refiners during this period of heightened global uncertainty.
31 Mar 26	UK: Vestas announces a new onshore order in the United Kingdom Vestas has announced a new onshore order as part of its Q1 order intake. Customer and Project name are undisclosed. Order is for 20 x V136-4.5 MW turbines. It is a 15-year AOM 5000 Service Agreement, with delivery planned to begin in Q3 2027 and commissioning scheduled to begin in Q4 2027.
31 Mar 26	Brazil: Searcher completes Phase 3 of Pelotas Basin Project Searcher has announced the completion of Phase 3 of its multi-client 3D seismic acquisition in the Pelotas Basin, offshore Brazil. In this latest phase - executed in close collaboration with its partner Shearwater - the companies acquired an additional 7,500 sq km of high-quality 3D seismic data, bringing the total coverage in the basin to over 17,000 sq km.
31 Mar 26	UK: Matrix Renewables partners with EDF to optimise flagship 500mw battery storage project in Scotland Matrix Renewables, the leading renewable energy company backed by TPG’s impact investing platform, has entered into a long-term Battery Optimisation Agreement with EDF for a 500MW/1GWh battery energy storage system currently under construction at Eccles, Scotland
31 Mar 26	UK: IKM Testing secures role on major UK carbon capture project North east Scotland-based IKM Testing UK has been awarded the provision of pre-commissioning services for the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP) Project being developed on the east coast of England, a major project within the UK’s Carbon Capture, Utilisation and Storage (CCUS) strategy.
31 Mar 26	Netherlands: Surveys begin on new pipeline corridor supporting Dutch energy transition Fugro, in partnership with engineering consultancy Sweco, has begun soil investigation fieldwork for the Delta Rhine Corridor West (DRC West). Commissioned by Gasunie, this major infrastructure project will create new pipelines linking industrial areas between Rotterdam, Moerdijk and Boxtel.
31 Mar 26	Germany: Nordex Group receives 42 MW order from Max Bögl in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany The Nordex Group has received an order from Max Bögl for the supply and installation of six wind turbines for the Peckelsheim community wind farm in North Rhine-Westphalia. The N163/6.X turbines will be installed on 164-meter-high hybrid towers.
31 Mar 26	Getech announces significant Globe platform subscription renewal AIM-listed Getech, a world-leading locator of subsurface resources, has successfully closed a significant Globe platform subscription renewal with a major state-backed Asian offshore oil and gas producer. The renewal contract has a total value of c. £520k to be recognised over three years.
31 Mar 26	BW Energy signs sale and leaseback agreement for the Jasmine Alpha rig BW Energy has signed a sale and leaseback agreement with Minsheng Financial Leasing Co. ('MSFL') for the Jasmine Alpha jack-up drilling rig. BW Energy will receive a USD 80 million cash consideration, strengthening financial flexibility while maintaining continued access to the unit.
31 Mar 26	Japan: Japan Petroleum Exploration (JAPEX) has commenced drilling of an exploratory well in the offshore Hidaka area of Hokkaido Japan Petroleum Exploration (JAPEX) has commenced drilling of an exploratory well on March 24 as part of an exploratory survey aimed at confirming the presence of natural gas in the offshore Hidaka area of Hokkaido.
31 Mar 26	Timor Leste: Finder Energy receives approval for Kuda Tasi and Jahal oil fields development Finder Energy Holdings has announced that Autoridade Nacional do Petróleo (ANP) has approved the Development Area over the Kuda Tasi and Jahal Oil Fields (KTJ Project).
31 Mar 26	US: Sable Offshore begins oil sales from the Santa Ynez Pipeline System Sable Offshore has announced that on March 29, 2026, Sable initiated oil sales. The Santa Ynez Pipeline System was filled from Las Flores Canyon to Pentland Station at a rate in excess of 50,000 barrels of oil per day - providing American oil from American soil through an American pipeline to an American refinery for American consumers and the United States military.
31 Mar 26	Italy: Zenith Energy receives updated independent valuation of its Italian solar development pipeline Zenith Energy, the international energy production and development company, has received an updated independent valuation of its Italian solar development pipeline.
31 Mar 26	Wood appoints David Cole as Executive President, Consulting Wood has announced the appointment of Dr David Cole FREng as Executive President of its Consulting business. David joins Wood from Sizewell C, where he was Director of Energy Strategy.
30 Mar 26	Japan: FLOWRA and Bureau Veritas sign MoU to support floating offshore wind technology development in Japan The Floating Offshore Wind Power Technology Research Association (FLOWRA) of Japan and Bureau Veritas Marine & Offshore (BV) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration on technology development for floating offshore wind.
30 Mar 26	Italy: The entire Itabus fleet travels with Enilive HVO diesel biofuel Enilive HVO diesel biofuel, produced from waste and residues, reduces CO2 equivalent emissions by 79.5%. In 2025, Itabus used HVO with a peak of 75%. Its fleet has traveled 20 million kilometers using more than 3 million liters of Enilive HVO.
30 Mar 26	IEA launches tracker to monitor policy responses to energy market impacts of Middle East conflict The International Energy Agency has launched a dedicated policy tracker to monitor government actions taken in response to the energy market impacts of the conflict in the Middle East.
30 Mar 26	UK: TotalEnergies completes the merger of its UK North Sea upstream assets with NEO NEXT TotalEnergies has announced the completion of the merger between NEO NEXT and TotalEnergies’ UK Upstream Oil & Gas business. The combined group is renamed NEO NEXT+. Further to this transaction, NEO NEXT+ becomes the largest independent Oil and Gas producer on the UK Continental Shelf with an expected 2026 production of over 250,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day.
30 Mar 26	Germany: World Premiere in Mahlsdorf: First wind farm with Nordex N175 turbines commissioned The UKA Group and the Nordex Group have commissioned the Mahlsdorf wind farm on schedule and in full. With an installed capacity of 68 MW, the project sets a technological benchmark for the economic utilization of sites with moderate wind conditions.
30 Mar 26	Norway: Reach Subsea awarded two contracts using Reach Remote 1 Reach Subsea has been awarded two new call-offs under its frame agreement with Equinor, covering both gas reservoir monitoring and subsea inspection, maintenance and repair (IMR) services on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. Both contracts will be executed using the uncrewed surface vessel Reach Remote 1 (RR1).
30 Mar 26	Touchstone Exploration announces update on recent operational activities in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago Touchstone Exploration has provided an update on its recent operational activities in the Republic of Trinidad and Tobago. The Company's current strategy is twofold: maximizing the utilization of existing excess capacity in its processing facilities through targeted drilling and deploying capital toward its highest-priced sales contracts to optimize project returns.