energy-pedia news

Search energy-pedia news by selecting date, type, and region from the drop-down boxes

The full News Archive is available to Corporate Subscribers only. Non-Subscribers can access up to four years of archived news. For details of how to subscribe click here.

Reset

28 Jul 26	Iraq: bp welcomes Türkiye Petrolleri Anonim Ortakligi into Kirkuk redevelopment in Iraq
28 Jul 26	Germany: ERG completes construction of the Aukrug wind farm in northern Germany ERG has completed construction and powered up the Aukrug wind farm, located in northern Germany. The farm consists of four Vestas V150 turbines, each rated at 5.6 MW, for a total installed capacity of 22.4 MW and an estimated annual output of approximately 50 GWh.
28 Jul 26	UK: Liverpool Bay CCS Ltd enters into lease with The Crown Estate for UK-first carbon storage project repurposing existing infrastructure Liverpool Bay CCS Limited (LBCCS), which provides the transport and storage infrastructure underpinning the HyNet industrial decarbonisation cluster, has entered into a lease with The Crown Estate for its CO2 transportation and storage project, marking a significant milestone for the UK's first carbon capture and storage (CCS) project to repurpose existing infrastructure.
28 Jul 26	UK: The Crown Estate launches accelerated tender for Morgan offshore wind site The Crown Estate has launched a competitive tender process to secure a new developer to build and operate the up to 1.5GW Morgan wind farm in the Irish Sea. Morgan has already achieved significant development milestones, making it one of the most advanced offshore wind opportunities available to developers.
28 Jul 26	Spain: ACCIONA Energía sells 361MW wind power portfolio in Spain ACCIONA Energía has completed the sale of a 361MW portfolio of operational wind assets in Spain for an equity value of €432 million to Galp New Energies, with no financial debt included in the transaction perimeter. The portfolio comprises 15 wind farms across the Spanish provinces of Navarra, Zaragoza, Ciudad Real, Palencia, Guadalajara and Seville.
28 Jul 26	Kistos provides H1 2026 trading statement and operational update Kistos, an independent energy company focused on unlocking value within its existing portfolio and through value-accretive M&A, has provided an operational and unaudited financial update for the H1 2026 period, ended 30 June 2026.
28 Jul 26	Cyprus: TotalEnergies approves the development of the Cronos gas field to supply Europe with LNG TotalEnergies (50%) and Eni (50%, operator), partners in Cyprus offshore Block 6, have taken the Final Investment Decision (FID) for the development of the Cronos gas field, discovered in 2022 and successfully appraised in 2024.
28 Jul 26	US: Blue Star Helium delivers second helium trailer Blue Star Helium has announced that a tube trailer has been delivered to the offtaker at its Galactica Project in Las Animas County, Colorado, under its recently announced helium offtake agreement. This is the second trailer of helium sold from the plant after the first sale announced on 14 July 2026.
28 Jul 26	Australia: Georgina Energy announces Hussar EP513 drill mobilisation/water well drilling Georgina Energy, a helium and hydrogen exploration company with strategic permits in Australia, has announced that the water well contractor is mobilising to site and will shortly commence the drilling of the water wells to support the Ensign 970 drill rig for the September Q3 2026 drilling work at the 100% owned Hussar prospect EP513.
28 Jul 26	UK: Nominations extended for UK offshore energy awards Nominations for the OEUK Awards 2026 have been extended until 5pm on 10 August, giving the UK offshore energy industry extra time to recognise the people, companies and innovations helping to shape the nation’s energy future.
28 Jul 26	US: Lightsource bp and Meta expand partnership with new power purchase agreement for Mowata Solar in Louisiana Lightsource bp and Meta have finalized a long-term power purchase agreement (PPA) to support Mowata Solar, a 172MWdc (150MWac) solar project in development in Acadia Parish, Louisiana.
28 Jul 26	Australia: Santos announces successful sale and lifting of first Barossa condensate cargo Santos and PRISM Energy International Australia have jointly marketed, sold and loaded the first condensate cargo from the Barossa gas project. The cargo, comprising approx. 300,000 barrels of condensate, was loaded from the BW Opal FPSO vessel at Barossa on 24 July 2026 aboard the Aframax tanker Boccadesse for delivery to SK Incheon Petrochem in South Korea.
28 Jul 26	Australia: Browse declared a State Significant Project Woodside as Operator of the Browse Joint Venture welcomes the Western Australian Government’s decision to grant State Significant Project status to the proposed Browse to North West Shelf Project.
28 Jul 26	TGS awarded OBN contract in the AMME region TGS, a leading global provider of energy data and intelligence, has announced the award of an OBN contract in the AMME (Africa, Mediterranean, Middle East) region.
27 Jul 26	Talos Energy announces strategic offshore Mexico development farm-in Talos Energy has announced the execution of a definitive agreement to farm into the Block 29 development offshore Mexico, operated by Repsol. Talos will acquire a 50% working interest for a contingent $30 million payment at final investment decision ('FID'), a cash carry of up to $20 million on the next exploration well, and reimbursement of certain pre-closing costs.
27 Jul 26	US: Baker Hughes secures major LNG technology order for Venture Global’s CP2 LNG Expansion Baker Hughes, an energy technology company, has announced a major order, booked in the second quarter, from Venture Global LNG, to provide a comprehensive liquefaction solution for its CP2 LNG expansion project in Louisiana.
27 Jul 26	Serica Energy announces recommended acquisition of Pharos Energy The board of directors of each of Serica Energy and Pharos Energy have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended offer pursuant to which Serica will acquire the entire issued and to be issued ordinary share capital of Pharos
27 Jul 26	Wood and Elementz partner for global subsea integrity delivery For over 15 years, Wood’s integrity teams have supported clients in the North Sea using Elementz’s subsea inspection and integrity management software platform, Integrity Elementz. This partnership builds on an established collaboration to provide global access to trained subsea integrity specialists. Clients can implement Integrity Elementz with confidence, supported by Elementz’s technology and Wood’s >subsea integrity expertise.
27 Jul 26	TotalEnergies SE appeals the 25 June 2026 judgment in the duty of vigilance climate case Following deliberation by its Board of Directors, TotalEnergies has decided to appeal the judgment rendered on 25 June 2026 by the Paris Judicial Court in the proceedings brought by certain associations under the French duty of vigilance law.
27 Jul 26	Germany: RWE successfully closes acquisition of stake in Amprion RWE acquires 35% indirect share in German Transmission System Operator Amprion for €3.6 billion, increasing its total indirect stake to 55%. Amprion is one of Germany’s four transmission system operators and operates the transmission grid in the country’s economic heartland, spanning seven German federal states and serving approximately 29 million people.
27 Jul 26	Norway: Norwegian Offshore Directorate announces production figures for June 2026 Preliminary production figures for June 2026 show an average daily production of 2,022,000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate. Total gas sales were 10.0 billion Sm3 (GSm3), which is 0.6 (GSm3) more than the previous month. The average daily production of liquids in June was: 1,827,000 barrels of oil, 179 000 barrels of NGL and 16,000 barrels of condensate.
27 Jul 26	Nordex Group strengthens financial flexibility with expanded EUR 2,475 million ESG-linked syndicated Multi-Currency Guarantee Facility The Nordex Group has concluded a new ESG-linked syndicated Multi-Currency Guarantee Facility with a total volume of EUR 2,475 million. This new facility comes with a 5-year maturity and improved terms and conditions, including a material reduction in interest rates on a like-for-like basis. The new facility provides the company with a larger, more flexible and more cost-efficient financing framework for the period from 2026 to 2031.
27 Jul 26	Cote d'Ivoire/Italy: Saipem awarded new contracts in Ivory Coast and Italy by Eni worth approx. 800 million euro Saipem has been awarded two new contracts, one offshore in Ivory Coast and one onshore in Italy, for a total value of approx. 800 million euro. The first contract, awarded by Eni Côte d’Ivoire and its partners, refers to the Baleine Phase 3 project. The second contract, awarded by Enilive, refers to the engineering, procurement and construction of a new deoxygenation unit at Enilive’s biorefinery in Venice, Porto Marghera.
27 Jul 26	US: Zephyr Energy announces Letter of Intent for Paradox Commodity Purchase Agreement Zephyr Energy has announced the signing of a non-binding Letter of Intent with Atlas Oil Company. The LOI details a proposal for a Prepaid Commodity Purchase Agreement (the 'CPA') and sale of hydrocarbon marketing rights at Zephyr's project in the Paradox Basin, Utah, U.S.
27 Jul 26	Greenland: 80 Mile PLC announces Placing to raise £1.9 million and Company update 80 Mile PLC, the AIM, FSE, and OTC listed exploration and development company with projects in Greenland, Finland and Italy, has announced a placing to raise approximately £1.9 million.