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20 Jul 26	UK: New government can revitalise North Sea energy industry with policy reset An early visit by Prime Minister Andy Burnham to meet North Sea energy operators and their workforce could mark a crucial turning point in government attitudes towards home-grown energy and the future of the offshore industry, says David Whitehouse, Chief Executive of Offshore Energies UK (OEUK).
20 Jul 26	Romania: Progress on the Neptun Deep project: the offshore production platform has been installed in the Black Sea OMV Petrom, the largest integrated energy producer in Southeast Europe, and S.N.G.N. ROMGAZ SA, the largest producer and main supplier of natural gas in Romania, have completed the installation of the offshore production platform for Neptun Deep, marking one of the most important milestones in the development of Romania's largest natural gas project.
20 Jul 26	Iraq: Basra Oil Company awards Halliburton contract to advance oil and gas development in Southern Iraq Halliburton has been awarded a contract by Basra Oil Company (BOC) to provide Integrated Field Management Services (IFMS) and Engineering, Procurement, and Construction Management (EPCM) for the development of the Bin Umar and Sindbad oil and gas fields in southern Iraq.
20 Jul 26	US: Magnolia Oil & Gas announces acquisition of WildFire Energy Magnolia Oil & Gas Corporation has entered into a definitive purchase agreement to acquire WildFire Energy for approx. $4.06 billion, inclusive of WildFire’s debt and subject to customary purchase price adjustments.
20 Jul 26	UK: Major milestone for Ocean Winds as Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm secures Scottish Government consent Ocean Winds, the 50/50 joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has secured offshore consent from the Scottish Government for its two-gigawatt (GW) Caledonia Offshore Wind Farm.
20 Jul 26	UK invests in homegrown space tech to boost national resilience British businesses, universities and researchers will receive access to more than £62 million in government funding to develop homegrown space technologies, boosting the UK’s national resilience and helping protect its independence in a strategically vital sector.
20 Jul 26	Italy: Sonnedix bolsters hybrid capabilities in Italy with acquisition of 260MW battery storage portfolio Sonnedix, a global renewable energy company with 11GW of total capacity, has announced the acquisition of a 260MW battery energy storage system (BESS) portfolio in Tuscania, Italy. This deal increases the company's total BESS portfolio to approximately 2.8GW and marks a further step in one of Europe's fastest-growing energy markets.
20 Jul 26	Denmark: European Energy grid connects two battery projects totalling 152 MWh in Denmark European Energy has grid connected battery storage systems at two sites in Denmark. A 28 MW / 112 MWh system at Stouby and a 10 MW / 40 MWh system at Agersted have both entered operation, bringing the combined battery capacity across the two parks to 38 MW / 152 MWh.
20 Jul 26	Italy: ERG and Statkraft sign an agreement for the supply of over 800 GWh of wind energy in Italy ERG, a leading independent producer of energy from renewable sources, has announced that its subsidiary ERG Power Generation SpA has signed a financial Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Statkraft, the largest renewable energy producer in Europe, with a 'pay as produced' profile for a duration of 7 years, starting from 1 January 2027
20 Jul 26	Italy: Zenith Energy acquires biogas development company Zenith Energy has entered into a binding Letter of Intent and Exclusivity for the acquisition of 100% of the issued share capital of an Italian biogas development company, which owns the rights to develop a fully permitted and engineered biogas production facility in Italy, subject to completion of the proposed acquisition.
20 Jul 26	Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm takes shape: Half of wind turbines now installed at Thor RWE has achieved a significant milestone in the construction of the 1.1-gigawatt Thor offshore wind farm after successfully installing half of the 72 turbines off Denmark’s west coast near Jutland. First wind farm worldwide to install CO2-reduced steel towers. Further sustainable feature: recyclable rotor blades from Siemens Gamesa.
20 Jul 26	Iraq: ShaMaran provides operational update ShaMaran Petroleum has announced that production and pipeline exports at the Atrush and Sarsang fields in Iraq have been temporarily shut-in due to the deterioration of the regional security environment
20 Jul 26	Iraq: Gulf Keystone announces update on Shaikan field operations Gulf Keystone, a leading independent operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, has announced that it has temporarily shut-in production operations as a safety precaution due to the developing regional security environment
20 Jul 26	Malaysia: Second well in Malaysia campaign flows at 2,800 bopd AIM-listed Jadestone Energy has announced that the second well in the 2026 Malaysia infill drilling campaign has been successfully drilled and brought online at 2,800 bopd.
20 Jul 26	Philippines: Malampaya completes successful turnaround, advances next phase of gas production Prime Energy, operator of Service Contract No. 38, has completed the maintenance turnaround of the Malampaya Deep Water Gas-to-Power Project, restoring indigenous gas production and paving the way for the startup of new wells under the Malampaya Phase 4 (MP4) project.
20 Jul 26	UK: New Prime Minister urged to change course as poll shows overwhelming support for North Sea oil and gas production More than seven out of ten people think the UK should produce oil and gas in its own waters rather than rely on imports from abroad, according to independent polling.
19 Jul 26	Timor Leste: Fugro signs contract for Greater Sunrise and Bayu Undan pipeline survey programme in Timor-Leste The survey programme will support the planning and development of critical offshore energy infrastructure associated with the Greater Sunrise and Bayu Undan developments, two strategically important projects that underpin Timor-Leste's future energy ambitions.
19 Jul 26	Libya: Libya’s NOC and OMV declare ‘Essar’ discovery commercially viable Libya's NOC has announced that the 'Essar' discovery made by OMV Austria is commercially viable. This follows the drilling of well B1-106/4 and the completion of the development plan evaluation process submitted by the company to the NOC. The study confirmed the discovery’s commercial viability.
19 Jul 26	Iraq: bp welcomes ConocoPhillips into Kirkuk redevelopment in Iraq bp and ConocoPhillips have agreed terms for ConocoPhillips to acquire a 42% interest in BP Energy Company of Kirkuk Limited (BP ECKL), supporting the redevelopment of several large-scale oil fields in the Kirkuk area of northern Iraq.
19 Jul 26	Iraq: ConocoPhillips reaches agreement supporting redevelopment of producing oil fields in Iraq ConocoPhillips has agreed to terms with bp to acquire a 42% interest in BP Energy Company of Kirkuk Limited (BP ECKL), supporting the ongoing redevelopment of four large-scale, currently producing oil fields in the Kirkuk area of northern Iraq.
17 Jul 26	UK: Burnham set to back North Sea drilling in first week as PM Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham is expected to signal support for new North Sea oil and gas drilling within days of taking office, with Jackdaw and Rosebank among the projects under consideration.
17 Jul 26	UK: Early signs of optimism return as businesses look for North Sea oil and gas policy reset Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce (AGCC) says there are tentative signs of optimism returning to the North-east economy amid growing hopes that Labour could adopt a more pragmatic approach to the future of the North Sea.
17 Jul 26	Sweden: EnBW signs agreement on the sale of its Swedish renewables platform EnBW Energie Baden-Württemberg AG and Eurowind Energy A/S have signed an agreement on the sale of EnBW’s Swedish wind power and solar operations. The transaction primarily comprises onshore wind farms with a total capacity of around 120 megawatts, as well as a significant renewables development pipeline.
17 Jul 26	Suriname: STS Joint Venture and TotalEnergies partner with Beyond the Sea to evaluate wind-assisted towing for Suriname’s GranMorgu FPSO SBM Offshore announced that STS JV– a joint venture formed by SBM Offshore and Technip Energies- and TotalEnergies EP Suriname have signed an agreement to develop, install, test and operate a Wind Assisted Towing System (WATS) on the GranMorgu FPSO.
17 Jul 26	Italy: EnBW and Zelestra partner on major battery storage project - unlocking about 1.2 GWh of flexibility for Italy's power grid Zelestra, a global, multi-technology, customer-focused renewable energy company, has signed a long term tolling agreement with EnBW, one of the largest energy companies in Germany and Europe, for 300 MW 4 hour battery energy storage at Zelestra’s BESS project in Emilia-Romagna, northern Italy.