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10 Feb 26	UK: Boralex secures Contract for Difference for Sallachy Wind Farm in Scotland Boralex has announced that the consented Sallachy Wind Farm has secured a Contract for Difference (CfD) as part of the seventh Contracts for Difference Allocation Round (Allocation Round 7 – AR7) run by the United Kingdom Government.
10 Feb 26	UK: Great British Energy and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero have published the Local Power Plan Great British Energy and the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero have published the Local Power Plan, which will expand community and local clean energy by providing up to £1 billion of funding, hands-on support, better business models and policy ambition and regulatory reform so that local projects can be developed at scale across the UK.
10 Feb 26	UK: RWE secures Contracts for Difference for 290 megawatts of solar PV and onshore wind capacity in UK Allocation Round 7 The UK government has announced the results of Allocation Round 7 (AR7) for ‘Pot 1’ established renewable technologies, including onshore wind and solar PV. In the competitive auction, five RWE solar projects comprising 215 megawatts (MW) and three onshore wind projects totalling 76 MW were successful.
10 Feb 26	Poland: ORLEN accelerates its LNG expansion: more deliveries, stronger fleet and growing import capacity 2025 was a record-breaking year for the LNG segment in Poland. Shipments of liquefied natural gas received by the ORLEN Group at the Swinoujscie terminal amounted to 81 – up by 20 compared with the previous year. The total volume of seaborne LNG imports reached almost 6 million tonnes, representing an increase of 30% year on year.
10 Feb 26	UK: Latest round of new onshore wind farms will boost energy security by powering over 1.2 million UK homes The onshore wind farms which won contracts today to generate clean power in the Government’s latest auction for new projects will strengthen the UK’s energy security by generating enough electricity to meet the needs over 1.2 million homes.
10 Feb 26	UK: Wood secures contract extension across key assets in the Southern North Sea Wood has secured another 16-month contract extension with Shell U.K. for technical personnel and engineering support services across key assets in the Southern North Sea.
10 Feb 26	Subsea7 awarded contract in the Mediterranean Sea Subsea7 has announced the award of a substantial contract by Chevron for subsea installation in the Eastern Mediterranean. Subsea7’s scope includes the transport and installation of approx. 17 kms of subsea flowlines and umbilicals.
10 Feb 26	Malaysia: PETRONAS and Sabah State strengthen collaboration with PSC award and Mutiara Cluster Milestones Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), PETRONAS announced the award of the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) for the Permata Cluster located off the coast of Sabah, representing the successful conclusion of the three Discovered Resource Opportunities (DRO) clusters and the progression of an additional exploration block offered under the Malaysia Bid Round 2025 (MBR 2025) launched early last year.
10 Feb 26	Malaysia: PTTEP announces FID of its first greenfield development in Malaysia, advancing a key milestone to support long-term growth PTTEP has reached FID for the Malaysia SK405B Project, offshore Malaysia, marking the milestone of the company’s first greenfield development project in the country to support long-term growth.
10 Feb 26	Valeura Energy reports record high 2P reserves and an increase in its 2P reserves life index Valeura Energy has announced record high proved plus probable ('2P') reserves, an increase in its 2P reserves life index ('RLI') and a third consecutive year of approximately 200% 2P reserves replacement ratio.
10 Feb 26	India: Vantage Drilling International announces ONGC Notification of Award for Platinum Explorer Vantage Drilling International has received a binding Notification of Award (NOA) from ONGC for the drillship Platinum Explorer following the conclusion of its tender for a deepwater drillship for a 3-year firm, plus 1-year optional campaign in India with an estimated total contract value of $261M USD exclusive of MPD Services.
10 Feb 26	BP announces fourth quarter and full year 2025 results 2025 was a year of strong underlying financial results, strong operational performance, and meaningful strategic progress. BP has made progress against its four primary targets - growing cash flow and returns, reducing costs, and strengthening the balance sheet.
10 Feb 26	Timor Leste/Philippines: Sunda Energy announces funding and operational update Sunda Energy has provided a funding and operational update regarding its activities in Timor-Leste and the Philippines. The Company is actively pursuing opportunities to strengthen and diversify its upstream portfolio.
10 Feb 26	Cloudberry Clean Energy - Fourth quarter 2025 report Cloudberry Clean Energy, a renewable energy company operating in the Nordics, delivers strong results driven by growth, cost savings and a high realized power price.
10 Feb 26	Norway: Vår Energi delivering higher production and more value for longer Vår Energi reports financial results for the fourth quarter and full year 2025. The Company delivered transformational growth in 2025, doubling production in just two years. The Company delivered record high production, high reserve replacement, strong financial performance and significant value creation.
10 Feb 26	TGS announces Engagement Phase 9 in the Gulf of America TGS, in strategic collaboration with SLB, has announced the launch of Engagement 9, the latest phase of the companies’ OceanBottom Node (OBN) multi-client campaign in the Gulf of America. Engagement 9 covers 161 OCS blocks in the Walker Ridge protraction area, one of the Gulf of America’s most prolific deepwater provinces.
09 Feb 26	New Zealand: Government says yes to liquefied natural gas Prime Minister Christopher Luxon and Energy Minister Simon Watts confirmed that the Government will establish a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import facility to strengthen New Zealand’s energy security and support economic growth.
09 Feb 26	Chevron announces senior leadership changes Chevron Corporation, one of the world’s leading integrated energy companies, has announced several senior leadership changes.
09 Feb 26	Congo (Brazzaville): Perenco Congo successfully installs Kombi 2 platform on the KLL field Perenco Congo has announced the successful installation of the new Kombi 2 platform on the Kombi-Likalala-Libondo II (KLL II) field, marking a key milestone in the redevelopment of this historic field, more than 20 years after the drilling of its last well.
09 Feb 26	US: TotalEnergies to provide 1 GW of solar capacity to power Google’s data centers in Texas for 15 years TotalEnergies has signed two new long-term Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) to deliver 1 GW of solar capacity – equivalent to 28 TWh of renewable electricity over 15 years – to supply Google’s data centers in Texas.
09 Feb 26	Germany: Bilfinger contracted for assembly and installation of BP’s Green Hydrogen Plant in Lingen, Germany Bilfinger has been awarded a contract as part of a consortium to deliver the prefabrication, assembly, and installation of plant components for bp’s new green hydrogen electrolyzer. With a planned capacity of 100 megawatts, the new production facility is expected to become the largest of its kind for green hydrogen from bp and the first to be fully owned and operated by the energy company.
09 Feb 26	Argentina: Interoil completes strategic exit from Argentina Interoil has completed a strategic decision to exit its conventional operations in Argentina. The Argentine assets were sold to an Argentine investor in a transaction valued at a price of up to USD 1,000,000, payable in ten contingent installments.
09 Feb 26	Transocean to acquire Valaris Transocean and Valaris have announced the signing of a definitive agreement to combine the two companies under which Transocean will acquire Valaris in an all-stock transaction valued at approx. $5.8 billion (all currency in USD). The shareholding percentages of the combined company, on a fully diluted basis, will be approx. 53% for Transocean and 47% for Valaris.
09 Feb 26	Eni and CDP Venture Capital invest over half a million euros in startup EXE Engineering Eni, together with CDP Venture Capital, invested €550,000 and announced a collaboration with the startup EXE Engineering in the field of carbon offsetting initiatives in Africa. This new investment will enable the startup to accelerate its roadmap and support the expansion of its projects into new operating contexts, including international growth in Europe and Africa.
09 Feb 26	Vietnam: EnQuest awarded Block 12W PSC extension EnQuest has announced a four-year extension to the Block 12W Production Sharing Contract ('PSC'), awarded by PetroVietnam. Granted on the PSC's existing terms, this extension runs to July 2034 and provides EnQuest and its partners the opportunity to access upside across Block 12W, with prospectivity spread across three gas discoveries and several additional targets.