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20 Oct 26	UK's first subsea cable factory opens in £350m Highlands investment The UK's first high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable factory has opened at the Port of Nigg in the Highlands, creating up to 250 jobs and supporting more than 400 across the supply chain.
20 Oct 26	Namibia: ReconAfrica announces initiation of Horizontal Drilling at KW1X - Flow Test Results expected prior to year-end ReconAfrica announces initiation of Horizontal Drilling at KW1X. Flow Test Results expected prior to year-end ahead of final open hole horizontal flow testing.
20 Oct 26	Norwegian Offshore Directorate announces production figures for September 2026 Preliminary production figures for September 2026 show an average daily production of 1,900,000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate. Oil production in September is 0.7 percent more than the NOD’s forecast and 4.1 percent more than the forecast so far this year.
20 Oct 26	Egypt: Eni launches start-up activities for the Meleiha Phase 2 project in Egypt’s Western Desert Eni, through Agiba Petroleum Company, the joint venture between Eni and EGPC (Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation), has launched the start-up activities of the Meleiha Phase 2 (MP2) project in Egypt’s Western Desert.
20 Oct 26	New Zealand: First offshore renewable energy feasibility permit application round now open New Zealand's first offshore renewable energy feasibility permit application round is now open following the publication of the Offshore Renewable Energy Feasibility Permit Application Round Notice 2026.
20 Oct 26	Jamaica: United Oil & Gas announces positive Drill Rig study results for the Walton Morant licence, offshore Jamaica AIM-listed United Oil & Gas, the oil and gas company with a high-impact exploration asset in Jamaica and a development asset in the UK, has announced positive results from the drilling rig and long-lead availability study undertaken by NRG Well Management ('NRG') for the Walton Morant licence, offshore Jamaica.
20 Oct 26	Iraq: ShaMaran announces combination with Gulf Keystone ShaMaran Petroleum and Gulf Keystone Petroleum have signed a Bermuda merger agreement and a combination agreement to combine their businesses. The Transaction will create a leading independent oil producer focused on the Kurdistan Region of Iraq and Federal Iraq.
20 Oct 26	Cote d'Ivoire: TGS announces MC3D Vision PSDM reprocessing project in offshore Côte d'Ivoire TGS, in partnership with the Direction Générale des Hydrocarbures (DGH) and PETROCI, has announced the commencement of the MC3D Vision PSDM reprocessing project in offshore Côte d'Ivoire.
20 Oct 26	UK: Independent investigation concludes allegations against NESO were unsubstantiated An independent investigation into allegations raised about operational decision-making and record-keeping at NESO has concluded that there was no evidence to substantiate the allegations examined.
20 Oct 26	UK: Low Carbon launches Dengie Peninsula Energy Park in Essex Leading UK renewable energy company, Low Carbon, has confirmed that it has begun developing proposals for Dengie Peninsula Energy Park, a new solar and energy storage project located on land near the villages of Bradwell-on-Sea, Dengie and Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex.
20 Oct 26	Norway: Official opening of the Skarv satellites in the Norwegian Sea On Monday, 19 October, Minister of Energy Terje Aasland officially opens the Skarv satellites at Skarv FPSO in the Norwegian Sea. The opening marks that the Alve Nord, Idun Nord and Ørn fields have started production.
19 Oct 26	UK: Grid decision could unlock £1.3 billion for Wales New economic analysis by BiGGAR Economics, published today by RenewableUK Cymru, shows that a proposed electricity grid transmission route through Wales could unlock an additional £1.3 billion of spending with Welsh businesses and support 540 long-term jobs compared with an alternative route which would bypass Wales.
19 Oct 26	Italy: SSE’s first Italian wind farm starts operations under Microsoft power purchase agreement SSE’s combined Castel Favorito and Masseria la Cattiva (17.3 MW) wind farm in Puglia, southern Italy, is now operational and exporting renewable energy into the local grid, marking the delivery of the company’s first Italian renewable electricity asset.
19 Oct 26	UK: Perenco UK announces successful decommissioning of the Leman South (53/02a-15Y) and the Durango (48/21a-4z) subsea assets Perenco UK has announced the successful decommissioning of both the Leman South (53/02a-15Y) and the Durango (48/21a-4z) subsea assets in the Southern North Sea (SNS), within a single campaign framework resulting in the plugging and abandonment (P&A) of the wells and the removal of the associated subsea infrastructure.
19 Oct 26	UK: Unite announces 24-hour strike action by offshore Apache workers set to hit UK fuel supplies Unite, the UK’s largest offshore union, can confirm 24-hour strike action by over 160 Apache offshore workers is set to take place this week, as the union warns UK fuel supplies could be ‘severely disrupted’. Apache platforms set to be impacted by industrial action are Forties Alpha, Forties Bravo, Forties Charlie, Forties Delta, Forties Echo, Beryl Alpha & Beryl Bravo offshore platforms.
19 Oct 26	UK: Wood Thilsted awarded foundation Detailed Design for Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Project Offshore wind engineering consultancy Wood Thilsted has been awarded the foundation Detailed Design contract for the Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind project, one of the UK’s largest planned offshore wind developments.
19 Oct 26	Libya: Eni completes the Bouri Gas Utilization Project in Libya, one of the country’s key initiatives for associated gas recovery and emissions reduct Eni, in partnership with Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) through the joint venture Mellitah Oil & Gas, has announced the completion of the Bouri Gas Utilization Project (GUP), with start-up procedures now underway, enabling the recovery of associated gas produced from the Bouri field, located in Libya’s western offshore area.
19 Oct 26	Australia: Buru Energy submits application for a Production Licence for its Rafael Conventional Gas Project. Buru Energy has submitted the application for a Production Licence (PL) over the Rafael gas and condensate field in Exploration Permit EP 428 in Western Australia’s onshore Canning Basin. Buru’s 100% owned Rafael Conventional Gas Project is the only proven conventional gas and liquids resource in the greater Kimberley region.
19 Oct 26	Brazil: Petrobras platform P-82 (Búzios 10) begins its journey to Brazil The P-82 platform left the Tuas Boulevard Yard shipyard in Singapore this Sunday (October 18th), heading towards the Búzios field in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin , the largest field in Brazil in terms of reserves and production. The P-82 is part of a set of six giant Petrobras platforms, with a nominal capacity to produce 225,000 bdp and compress 12 million cubic meters of gas, among the largest in the world industry.
19 Oct 26	US Gulf: Transocean announces contract awards totaling $550 million Transocean has announced contract awards for two of its ultra-deepwater drillships in the U.S. Gulf. In aggregate, the fixtures represent approx. $550 million in firm contract backlog.
19 Oct 26	Merlin supporting the next generation As part of our commitment to supporting future talent, last week we were delighted to host a local Year 11 student for a work experience placement. During their time with us, they had the opportunity to gain first-hand insight into our day-to-day operations, work alongside our team, develop practical skills, and learn about geology and its vital role in the geological industries.
19 Oct 26	Ireland: EirGrid completes 2026 marine and coastal survey campaign for Powering Up Offshore – South Coast EirGrid, the electricity Transmission System Operator (TSO) for Ireland, has successfully completed its 2026 marine and coastal survey campaign for the Powering Up Offshore – South Coast programme, marking another important milestone in the development of the electricity grid infrastructure needed to connect offshore renewable energy from Ireland's south coast to homes, businesses and communities.
19 Oct 26	UK: Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners II partners with Gilkes Energy via strategic investment into Earba Pumped Storage Hydro Foresight has announced that Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners II SCSp ('FEIP II'), has made a significant investment in Gilkes Energy’s Earba Pumped Storage Hydro (PSH) project. Earba is a 1.8 GW / 40 GWh long-duration energy storage project in the Scottish Highlands and one of the largest PSH projects currently under development in the UK.
19 Oct 26	UK: SNP ends 'presumption against' new oil and gas developments The SNP has ended its 'presumption against' policy on new oil and gas developments. At the party's conference at the P&J Live, members overwhelmingly backed a motion by energy minister Stephen Gethins to shift the party's attitude on the issue, endorsing domestic production over importing from overseas.
19 Oct 26	Norway: Vår Energi and Equinor announce gas and condensate discovery in the Norwegian Sea (6407/5-3 S) Vår Energi and Equinor have made a gas and condensate discovery in the 'Lakris' prospect in the Gimsan Basin on the Halten Terrace in the Norwegian Sea. The well has been permanently plugged and abandoned.