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19 Mar 26	Grandpuits Zero-crude Platform: TotalEnergies starts production at France’s first Advanced Plastics Recycling Plant TotalEnergies has launched France’s first advanced plastics recycling plant, with an annual capacity of 15,000 tons, at its Grandpuits site southeast of Paris. This start-up marks another step in the conversion of the refinery into a zero-crude platform.
19 Mar 26	Eni Capital Markets update 2026-2030 Eni’s 2026-30 Plan and Strategic Outlook presented today focusses on: The consistency of strategy and strong execution that has enabled Eni to deliver on its objectives despite volatile markets.
19 Mar 26	Ireland: Form Energy and FuturEnergy Ireland announce agreement to deploy first Iron-Air Battery Storage Project In Ireland Form Energy, an American energy storage company, and FuturEnergy Ireland, a leading Irish clean energy developer, have announced an agreement to jointly deploy a 10 MW / 1,000 MWh iron-air battery system in the northwest of Ireland. Anticipated to come online in 2029, this is the first international deployment of Form Energy’s iron-air, multi-day batteries to be announced – and represents a landmark project for the future of Ireland’s electricity system.
19 Mar 26	Angola: Afentra announces update on Etu acquisition Afentra, the upstream oil and gas company focused on acquiring mature production and development assets in Africa, has provided an update on the previously announced Sale and Purchase Agreement ('SPA') signed with Etu Energias S.A. regarding its interests in Blocks 3/05 and 3/05A, offshore Angola.
19 Mar 26	UK: National hydrogen network takes major step forward as plans unveiled National Gas sets out plans for more than 300 miles of hydrogen pipeline on the East Coast of England, the first phase of a national hydrogen network for Great Britain.
19 Mar 26	Japan: Vestas announces a new order in Japan Vestas has announced an order in Japan as part of its Q1 order intake. Delivery planned for Q1 2027 and commissioning in 2028.
19 Mar 26	Germany: The Nordex Group receives orders totaling 54 MW from Prowind in Germany The project developer Prowind from Osnabrück has placed two orders with the Nordex Group in Germany. The orders include a total of eight N175/6.X turbines with a total capacity of 54.4 MW. Nordex will supply six wind turbines for the Hogenset wind farm, located in Lower Saxony, and two additional turbines for the Füchtorf project, which extends across Lower Saxony and North Rhine-Westphalia.
19 Mar 26	UK: Angus Energy announces update on financial restructuring and suspension of trading on AIM Angus Energy has reached agreement on the key terms to restructure its debt obligations with its three principal creditor groups. Trading in the Company's shares on AIM will remain suspended pending the conclusion of its financial restructuring.
19 Mar 26	Germany: bp further simplifies portfolio with agreement to sell Gelsenkirchen refinery to Klesch Group bp has reached an agreement to sell its Gelsenkirchen refinery and related businesses to Klesch Group, an independent European refiner. The transaction represents another significant milestone in bp’s acceleration of its strategy, including simplifying the portfolio, strengthening the balance sheet and focusing the downstream on its leading integrated businesses.
19 Mar 26	Gulf Keystone Petroleum announces 2025 Full Year Results Gulf Keystone, a leading independent operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, today announces its results for the full year ended 31 December 2025.
19 Mar 26	Petrofac Emirates acquired by Mason Capital Management-led consortium Petrofac has entered into an Agreement to sell Petrofac Emirates to a consortium of financial investors led by Mason Capital Management LLC and Pearlstone Alternative (UK) LLP. Petrofac Emirates encompasses Petrofac's core Engineering & Construction (E&C) capability, including the E&C execution teams in the UAE, Chennai and Mumbai.
19 Mar 26	QatarEnergy statement on missile attacks on its LNG facilities In addition to the previous attack on Ras Laffan Industrial City on Wednesday 18 March 2026 that resulted in extensive damage to the Pearl GTL (Gas-to-Liquids) facility, QatarEnergy confirms that in the early hours of Thursday 19 March 2026, several of its Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) facilities were the subject of missile attacks, causing sizeable fires and extensive further damage.
19 Mar 26	Brazil: Baker Hughes, Petrobras sign Strategic Service Agreement for critical turbomachinery equipment Baker Hughes has announced a substantial 60-month service award from Petrobras to support critical turbomachinery equipment for Brazil’s offshore operations as well as a major refinery. This agreement reinforces Baker Hughes’ commitment to lifecycle services, maintaining the performance and reliability of up to 64 aeroderivative gas turbines installed across several sites that are critical to Petrobras’ production continuity.
18 Mar 26	Vietnam: Jadestone Energy's Field Development Plan for the Nam Du / U Minh gas discoveries offshore Vietnam has been formally approved AIM-listed Jadestone Energy, an independent upstream production and development company focused on the Asia-Pacific region, has announced that the Field Development Plan ('FDP') for the Nam Du / U Minh gas discoveries offshore Vietnam has been formally approved by the Vietnam Government.
18 Mar 26	Malaysia/Indonesia: Eni unveils the name of its new joint venture: SEARAH, a name declaring an aligned aspiration Eni has unveiled SEARAH as the name of its new jointly business combination, established to bring together selected upstream assets and capabilities in Malaysia and Indonesia, strengthening regional energy security and long-term value creation.
18 Mar 26	Colombia: Petrobras confirms new gas discovery in Colombia Petrobras has announced a new gas accumulation discovery in the Copoazu-1 exploratory well, in Block GUA-OFF-0, located in deep waters off Colombia.
18 Mar 26	UK: Katoni Engineering awarded three-year integrated EPC contract by Bumi Armada for North Sea asset Katoni Engineering has been awarded a three-year contract by BUMI Armada to deliver integrated Engineering, Procurement and Construction services for the Armada Kraken FPSO in the UK North Sea.
18 Mar 26	OEUK CEO David Whitehouse on energy security in an increasingly volatile world OEUK's CEO David Whitehouse features in The Times on the current situation in the Middle East and at home. Conflict in the Middle East has highlighted again the growing challenge of where and how we get our energy. There are inescapable real-world consequences for our security of supply. Conflict in the Middle East has highlighted again the growing challenge of where and how we get our energy. There are inescapable real-world consequences for our security of supply.
18 Mar 26	Norway: New oil discovery strengthens the development of Johan Castberg Equinor has made an oil discovery that will be tied into the Johan Castberg field in the Barents Sea. The discovery was made in the 'Polynya Tubåen' prospect (7220/7-5). The well was drilled by the COSL Prospector rig. The preliminary volume estimate is between 14 and 24 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalents.
18 Mar 26	Namibia: Sintana Energy granted PEL87 extension, offshore Namibia Sintana Energy has provided an update regarding Petroleum Exploration License 87 ('PEL 87') which governs blocks 2713A and 2713B located in the Orange Basin offshore in the Republic of Namibia. Pancontinental Energy, the JV partner and operator of PEL 87, has received notification from the Namibian Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy (MIME) that Pancontinental's application to extend the current First Renewal Exploration Period of PEL 87 by 12 months, to January 22 2027, has been approved.
18 Mar 26	Valeura Energy reports financial and operating results for the three month period and Y/E 31 December 2025 Valeura Energy has reported its financial and operating results for the three month period and year ended 31 December 2025.
18 Mar 26	Indonesia: Eni moves forward with major deep water gas hubs in Indonesia with dual FIDs Eni has taken the Final Investment Decisions (FIDs) for the Gendalo and Gandang gas project (South Hub) and for the Geng North and Gehem fields (North Hub), only 18 months after the approval of the Projects of Development (PODs) in 2024. The milestone confirms the fast pace of development of Eni’s deep-water gas projects offshore East Kalimantan.
18 Mar 26	Liz Westcott appointed Woodside CEO The Board of Woodside Energy has appointed Elizabeth (Liz) Westcott as Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director. Ms Westcott, who has served as Woodside Acting CEO since the departure of Meg O’Neill in December 2025, has a proven track record of outstanding leadership and achievement across more than 30 years in the global energy industry.
18 Mar 26	Ithaca Energy announces full year 2025 results - A year of strong strategic and operational execution Ithaca Energy, a leading UK independent production and growth company, has announced its audited full year results for the year ended 31 December 2025. The Company delivered another year of excellent operational and financial performance in 2025. Acquisitions in Seagull and Cygnus contributed accretive growth, which along with organic investment in the period, achieved an exit rate of 148 kboe/d and allowed Ithaca to enter 2026 with significantly increased production capacity.
18 Mar 26	Genel Energy announces audited results for the year ended 31 December 2025 Genel Energy has announced its audited results for the year ended 31 December 2025.