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02 Jul 26	UK: UKAEA and Eni launch RH3OVA to expedite fusion energy industrialisation The United Kingdom Atomic Energy Authority (UKAEA) and, Eni, have formed a joint venture to offer capabilities to the fusion energy sector. Named RH3OVA, and incorporated in the UK the joint venture combines the technical and industrial expertise of both partners to deliver specialist consultancy and operational services to the growing global fusion industry.
02 Jul 26	GoM: Talos Energy announces strategic acquisition of Gulf of America deepwater oil assets Talos Energy has announced the execution of a definitive agreement to jointly acquire certain deepwater assets in the Gulf of America from Shell Offshore Inc., alongside an affiliate of Ridgewood Energy Corporation, for cash consideration of $850 million (net to Talos), subject to customary purchase price adjustments.
02 Jul 26	Brazil: Scatec starts commercial operations at Rio Urucuia solar plant in Brazil Scatec, a leading renewable energy solutions provider, has started commercial operations of the 142 MW Rio Urucuia solar power plant in Minas Gerais, Brazil. Rio Urucuia is Scatec's third solar project in Brazil, bringing Scatec's total installed capacity in the country to 835 MW.
02 Jul 26	Italy: RWE has commissioned its first commercial-scale Agri-PV plants in Italy RWE has commissioned its first commercial-scale Agri-PV plants in Italy. The Morcone and Acquafredda advanced Agri-PV projects, with capacities of 9.8 MWac and 9.3 MWac respectively, are located in the province of Benevento in the Campania region. Advanced Agri-PV systems deliver dual yield for energy and crops.
02 Jul 26	Germany: Nordex Group to deliver 20 MW wind farm for Continental tire plant in Korbach, Germany The Nordex Group has received a new order from Germany. For the Twistenberg wind farm in northern Hesse, Nordex will supply and install three N175/6.X wind turbines. The 20-MW wind farm will generate approx. 55 GWh of renewable electricity annually and, together with existing photovoltaic systems, will cover about two-thirds of the electricity needs of the Continental tire plant in Korbach.
02 Jul 26	Norway: Securing rig capacity for high production on the Norwegian continental shelf Equinor has entered into a letter of intent with Transocean for the use of three Cat D rigs on the Norwegian continental shelf. The agreement is worth around USD 1 billion and will contribute to reducing well costs, accelerating the delivery of new wells and maintaining high production towards 2035.
02 Jul 26	Germany: Qualitas Energy secures 113 MW in latest onshore wind energy tender in Germany Qualitas Energy, a leading global investment and management platform with a dual focus on both funding and developing renewable energy, energy transition, and sustainable infrastructure, announced today that it has been awarded three onshore wind projects in the May tender held by the German Federal Network Agency (Bundesnetzagentur).
02 Jul 26	Poland: Actis acquires Klara Renewables from CVC DIF and launches a new renewable energy platform in Poland Actis, a leading growth market investor in sustainable infrastructure, has announced that it will acquire Klara Renewables, a 171MW operating onshore wind portfolio with approximately 275MW of hybridisation potential through co-located solar PV and BESS projects, from CVC DIF.
02 Jul 26	Malaysia: TotalEnergies divests its minority non-operated interest in Marjoram gas field TotalEnergies has announced the divestment to INPEX of its 85% interest in Block 2E offshore Malaysia, representing a net interest of 8.5% in the Marjoram gas field currently under development, for a consideration of USD 350 million.
02 Jul 26	UK: Owner’s Engineer appointed to pioneering energy project Buchan Offshore Wind has appointed Kent as Owner’s Engineer to drive the project into its next phase of development as it progresses towards Front End Engineering Design (FEED), marking another step on the road to Final Investment Decision (FID) and construction by the end of the decade.
02 Jul 26	UK: SGE unveils plans for 4.2GW UK Small Modular Reactor fleet SGE, a European Small Modular Reactor (SMR) development and investment platform, has announced its plans to build fourteen GE Vernova Hitachi BWRX-300 Small Modular Reactors on three sites in the UK. The deployment team includes SGE, GE Vernova Hitachi Nuclear Energy, Samsung C&T, Laing O’Rourke, Aecon Group Inc., Google Cloud, Fermi Development, Etara and an experienced nuclear operator.
02 Jul 26	Germany: The Nordex Group receives new orders totalling more than 197 MW from ENOVA and BMR in Germany The Nordex Group has received new orders from the wind energy companies ENOVA and BMR energy solutions for the supply and installation of a total of 30 wind turbines with a combined capacity of more than 197 MW in Germany. The projects are located in Lower Saxony, Schleswig-Holstein and North Rhine-Westphalia.
02 Jul 26	US: Zephyr Energy announces acquisition of further acreage in the Paradox Basin Zephyr Energy has announced a further increase in its operated land position in the Paradox Basin, Utah, U.S. (the 'Paradox project') through the successful acquisition of an additional 2,294 acres of Utah Trust Lands Administration (the 'TLA') leases.
02 Jul 26	Suriname: PETRONAS records three new successes in Suriname’s Block 52, bringing total successful wells to eight PETRONAS has recorded two new discoveries and achieved a successful appraisal in Suriname's offshore Block 52, bringing its cumulative achievements in the country to a total of eight successful wells and collectively unlocking recoverable resources of more than one billion barrels of oil equivalent.
02 Jul 26	Reabold Resources announces recommended All Share Offer for Union Jack Oil The Board of Reabold Resources has announced that they have reached agreement on the terms of a recommended all share offer by Reabold for Union Jack Oil.
02 Jul 26	Suriname: Tenaris inaugurates new service center in Suriname to support TotalEnergies’s GranMorgu offshore project Tenaris has announced that operations have started at its new service center in Suriname, built to support the GranMorgu project, the country’s first major offshore development, operated by TotalEnergies, with APA Corporation and Staatsolie Maatschappij Suriname N.V. as partners.
02 Jul 26	Nigeria: Baker Hughes extends Long-Term Service Agreement with Nigeria LNG to support critical expansion project Baker Hughes has announced an award from Nigeria LNG Limited (NLNG) for the provision of comprehensive lifecycle services supporting turbomachinery equipment at its liquefaction plant in Bonny Island, Nigeria.
01 Jul 26	Greenvolt signs agreement with BYD Energy Storage for one of Europe's largest BESS projects Greenvolt Power has expanded its cooperation with BYD Energy Storage through a new agreement for the supply of BYD Haohan, its advanced battery storage system, for the Siedlce BESS project in Poland.
01 Jul 26	UK/Norway: DOF Group - Subsea construction, mooring, disconnection of existing FSO and connection of replacement FSO contract with TotalEnergies DOF Group has announced the award of a Large subsea construction, mooring, disconnection of an existing FSO and connection of a replacement FSO contract to its Atlantic region by TotalEnergies for its FSO Unity Replacement Project.
01 Jul 26	Norway: Harbour Energy achieves first gas at Dvalin North, Norway Harbour Energy has announced the safe start-up of gas production from its operated Dvalin North project in the Norwegian Sea, delivered ahead of schedule and under budget. Dvalin North is a three well subsea tie back to existing infrastructure via Harbour’s operated Dvalin field, with production now under way from all three wells.
01 Jul 26	Eni and Mercuria to establish a Global Trading Joint Venture Eni and Mercuria have signed an agreement to create a joint venture aimed at overseeing energy commodities trading activities across global energy markets. The joint venture, equally owned by Eni and Mercuria, will operate on an independent and unconsolidated basis through a holding structure with international trading hubs, ensuring a truly global operational footprint.
01 Jul 26	Norway: Transocean announces agreement with Equinor valued at over $1 billion Transocean has announced its entry into an agreement with Equinor, conditional to license approvals, for the use of three of its harsh environment semisubmersible rigs on the Norwegian shelf. In aggregate, this agreement is worth over $1 billion in contract backlog over seven rig years, excluding additional services.
01 Jul 26	UK: SSEN Transmission welcomes ‘Beyond 2030 Update’ SSEN Transmission welcomes today’s publication by the National Energy System Operator (NESO) of its ‘Beyond 2030 Update’. This sets out a series of additional new and upgraded electricity transmission network reinforcements across Great Britain that are required to deliver UK and Scottish energy targets.
01 Jul 26	Vestas awarded new contracts totalling 451MW of turbine orders Vestas has announced five new orders for a total of 309 MW in Poland, Romania, Latvia, Eastern Europe and Japan, and five new orders in Germany for a total of 142 MW as part of its Q2 order intake.
01 Jul 26	Australia: Woodside completes Gippsland Basin operatorship transition Woodside Energy has assumed operatorship of the Gippsland Basin assets, including the Gippsland Basin Joint Venture (GBJV) and Kipper Unit Joint Venture (KUJV), from Esso Australia Resources. This positions Woodside as operator of one of Australia’s most significant domestic energy assets. The Gippsland Basin assets have supplied energy to Australian homes and industry for decades and remain central to east coast energy security.