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22 Jun 26	Prosafe SE announces operational update – May 2026 Prosafe reports 79% fleet utilisation for May 2026. In Brazil, Safe Eurus, Safe Notos and Safe Zephyrus operated at full capacity, delivering near 100% commercial uptime. Safe Boreas operated at near 100% utilisation offshore Australia. Safe Caledonia is in lay-up at Scapa Flow, UK. The vessel has a contract (6 months firm + 3 months of options) with Ithaca Energy for accommodation support at the Captain field in the UK North Sea, starting in the second quarter of 2027.
22 Jun 26	Indonesia: Empyrean Energy provides an update on the Mako Gas Project Empyrean Energy, the oil and gas exploration and development company with interests in Australia, Indonesia, and the United States, has provided an update on progress at the Duyung PSC and the Mako Gas Field in Indonesia ('Mako Gas Project).
22 Jun 26	Norway: Expanding Troll: more gas to Europe Equinor and its partners Petoro, Shell, TotalEnergies and ConocoPhillips are investing just over NOK 4 billion in a new subsea development that will increase gas production from the Troll field in the North Sea.
22 Jun 26	Norway: Wellesley Petroleum's appraisal well 35/10-16 S confirms the gas/condensate discovery 35/10-10 S ('Carmen') Wellesley Petroleum and its partners have completed the drilling of appraisal well 35/10-16 S. The well confirms the gas/condensate discovery 35/10-10 S ('Carmen').
22 Jun 26	UK: Tidal stream has crucial role in Scotland’s energy future, says industry body The new Scottish Government must set out its commitment to Scotland’s world-leading tidal stream sector, says industry body. To help build investor confidence in the sector and remove barriers which are slowing the commercial roll-out of tidal stream projects, Scottish Renewables is calling on ministers to commit to publishing a dedicated policy statement for tidal stream technology in its upcoming Programme for Government.
22 Jun 26	Equatorial Guinea: Europa Oil & Gas provides update on EG-08 Farm-out Agreement AIM-listed Europa Oil & Gas has provided an update regarding the binding Farm-out Agreement ('FOA') signed by its associated company, Antler Global and Fuhai (Beijing) Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary company of the privately owned Fuhai Group New Energy Holding, to farm-out a 40% interest in the EG-08 production sharing contract ('PSC') in offshore Equatorial Guinea.
22 Jun 26	US: Nordex Group secures new US orders totaling 484 MW The Nordex Group has received three new orders in the United States totaling 484 megawatts (MW), underlining the continued momentum of the company’s business in the region.
22 Jun 26	UK: Shearwater Geoservices awarded 4D towed-streamer seismic acquisition project for the Mariner field in the UK North Sea by Adura Operations Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded a 4D towed-streamer seismic acquisition project for the Mariner field in the UK North Sea by Adura Operations.
21 Jun 26	UK: Adura submits further information to regulator on Jackdaw and Rosebank Adura has submitted responses to a request for further information from the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED) for both the Jackdaw and Rosebank fields. The two projects, which are at an advanced stage of development and construction – with over £3 billion invested to date – require reconfirmation of regulatory approval before production can commence.
21 Jun 26	UK: RWE completes installation of all turbines at Sofia Offshore Wind Farm RWE, a world leader in offshore wind, has successfully completed the installation of all 100 of its 14 megawatts (MW) turbines at the Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, marking a key milestone in the construction of one of the UK’s largest offshore wind farms over 200kms offshore.
21 Jun 26	UK: Apatura and Frontier Power advance UK long-duration energy storage through Ayr and Busby Transaction Frontier Power Energy Holdings, the UK long-duration energy storage platform established by Frontier Power in partnership with affiliates of Cerberus Capital Management, acquired the rights to two long-duration energy storage (LDES) projects at Ayr and Busby from Apatura Energy.
21 Jun 26	Germany: Amazon and Skyborn Renewables sign Germany's largest Power Purchase Agreement for the Gennaker offshore wind farm Amazon and Skyborn Renewables have announced the signing of a 600 megawatts (MW) Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for carbon-free electricity from the Gennaker offshore wind farm in the German Baltic Sea. It is the largest single PPA ever signed in Germany.
21 Jun 26	Turkmenistan: PETRONAS marks 30 years in Turkmenistan with new agreements to advance strategic growth PETRONAS, through its wholly owned subsidiary PETRONAS Carigali (Turkmenistan) Sdn. Bhd. ('PC(T)SB'), has commemorated 30 years of operations in Turkmenistan by advancing a new phase of strategic growth through the signing of a series of agreements that reinforce its long-standing partnership with the country.
21 Jun 26	Cuba: Melbana Energy provides an operational update regarding Block 9 PSC onshore Cuba Melbana Energy has provided an operational update regarding Block 9 Production Sharing Contract (PSC) onshore Cuba, in which it holds a 30% interest via a wholly owned subsidiary that is also the operator.
19 Jun 26	Norway: Norwegian Offshore Directorate grants Aker BP a drilling permit for wellbore 36/4-2 in production licence PL1153 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Aker BP drilling permit for wellbore 36/4-2 in production licence PL1153.
19 Jun 26	Norway: Norwegian Offshore Directorate grants Equinor a drilling permit for wellbore 16/4-14 in production licence PL1174 S The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for wellbore 16/4-14 in production licence PL1174 S.
19 Jun 26	Thailand: Valeura Energy announces completion of Nong Yao drilling campaign including first multi-lateral Valeura Energy has announced completion of an eight well drilling campaign on its Nong Yao field in the offshore Gulf of Thailand, which includes the Company’s first ever multi-lateral development well.
19 Jun 26	Timor Leste: Sunda Energy announces update on status of Chuditch PSC Sunda Energy, the AIM-quoted exploration and appraisal company focused on gas assets in the Asia-Pacific region, has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary SundaGas has received from Timor-Leste upstream regulator Autoridade Nacional do Petróleo ('ANP') a letter of notice of intention to terminate the Production Sharing Contract TL-SO-19-16.
19 Jun 26	UK: SSEN Transmission projects progress through planning and appeals processes SSEN Transmission has announced that several of its projects have moved from development to delivery, with around three quarters of planning applications submitted as part of the investment programme now approved, significant progress in delivering the infrastructure required to support Scotland and the UK’s energy security and clean power ambitions is being made.
19 Jun 26	Iraq: Gulf Keystone Petroleum announces 2026 AGM operational and corporate update Ahead of today's 2026 Annual General Meeting ('AGM'), Gulf Keystone, a leading independent operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, has provided an operational and corporate update.
19 Jun 26	US: Union Jack Oil provides update on Crossroads well, Garvin County, Oklahoma, USA AIM-listed Union Jack Oil, a UK and USA focused onshore hydrocarbon, production, development, exploration and investment company, has announces that, further to the Company's announcement on 15 May 2026, the Company has provided an update on the Crossroads well, Garvin County, Oklahoma USA.
19 Jun 26	Suriname: Staatsolie receives a proposal for an area in Sector 4: DW WEST of the Open Acreage offshore Suriname. Staatsolie has received a proposal for an area in Sector 4: DW WEST of the Open Acreage offshore Suriname. In accordance with the Open-Door Process, qualified companies have the opportunity to submit a competing proposal in this sector.
19 Jun 26	US: SunZia comes online, transforming power delivery in the United States Pattern Energy Group, a leader in clean energy and transmission infrastructure, has announced that SunZia, the largest renewable energy infrastructure project in U.S. history is fully operational. The SunZia project can generate and deliver more power than the Hoover Dam and supply affordable, reliable energy to the western United States.
19 Jun 26	Zululand Energy Terminal advances LNG Import Project with EXXONMOBIL The Zululand Energy Terminal (ZET) has signed a Heads of Agreement (HoA) with ExxonMobil South Africa LNG Ltd, an affiliate of the global energy major ExxonMobil, marking another milestone in the development of South Africa’s first liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal at the Port of Richards Bay.
19 Jun 26	UK: DeepOcean awarded Foinaven contract Global ocean services provider DeepOcean has entered into an agreement to support bp in the decommissioning and recycling of subsea equipment at the operator’s Foinaven field, West of Shetland, UK.