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12 Jul 26	UK: Labour MP takes case for North Sea oil and gas direct to incoming PM Andy Burnham A Labour member of Westminster's Energy Security and Net Zero Committee has revealed he took evidence presented during the committee's visit to Aberdeen directly to incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham as he urged the new government to adopt a more 'pragmatic' approach to the North Sea.
12 Jul 26	UK: Powering exploration with accessible data Oil and gas, carbon storage and other offshore energy projects have all been handed a significant boost with a series of data accessibility innovations. Vital information on the North Sea Transition Authority’s National Data Repository (NDR), which contains more than one million files dating from the 1960s to the present, can now be located in just a few seconds.
12 Jul 26	India: Vedanta reaffirms its commitment to unlock India’s hydrocarbon resources to secure energy independence Marking Global Energy Independence Day, Vedanta reaffirmed its commitment to accelerating domestic oil and gas exploration, saying India has a historic opportunity to unlock its hydrocarbon resources and reduce its dependence on imported energy. It also reaffirmed Vedanta Oil & Gas’ ambition to produce 500,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day (boepd), positioning the company to play a pivotal role in India’s journey towards energy security.
10 Jul 26	Norway: Norwegian Offshore Directorate grants Vår Energi a drilling permit for well 36/7-6 S in PL 636 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Vår Energi a drilling permit for well 36/7-6 S in production licence PL 636. Planned spud date is September 2026.
10 Jul 26	Timor Leste: ANP has approved the Field Development Plan (FDP) for Finder Energy's Kuda Tasi and Jahal Project Finder Energy has announced that the Autoridade Nacional do Petróleo (ANP) has approved the Field Development Plan (FDP) for the Kuda Tasi and Jahal Project (KTJ Project) offshore Timor Leste.
10 Jul 26	Norway: Norwegian Offshore Directorate grants Vår Energi a drilling permit for well 6407/5-3 S in PL 1002 The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Vår Energi a drilling permit for well 6407/5-3 S in production licence PL 1002. Planned spud date is July 2026. Licensees are: Var Energi (Operator) 42.30%; Equinor 57.7%.
10 Jul 26	Norway: Vår Energi announces Q2 2026 trading update Vår Energi will publish its financial report for the second quarter 2026 on Tuesday 21 July. Today, the Company provides an update on production, sales volumes and other relevant items. Average production in the first half of 2026 was 391 kboepd. Vår Energi’s net production of oil, liquids and natural gas averaged 376 kboepd in the second quarter of 2026, a decrease of 7% from the first quarter of 2026 and an increase of 31% compared to the second quarter of 2025.
10 Jul 26	US: Baker Hughes secures substantial equipment and services awards for Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG facility Baker Hughes has announced three substantial awards for Cheniere’s Sabine Pass LNG facility in Cameron Parish, Louisiana. The awards, booked in the second quarter, comprise orders from Bechtel Energy Inc. (Bechtel) and Cheniere to supply liquefaction equipment for Train 7 and for a boil-off gas re-liquefaction unit, as well as an award for fleet-wide gas turbine technology upgrades.
10 Jul 26	US: GTT receives an order from Samsung Heavy Industries for the tank design of the first U.S. FLNG unit, the world’s largest by production capacity GTT has received, in the second quarter of 2026, an order from Samsung Heavy Industries shipyard for the tank design of Delfin FLNG 1, a floating liquefied natural gas unit (FLNG) to be built for the Delfin LNG project. Delfin FLNG 1 will be the first floating liquefied natural gas unit to enter service in the United States, as well as the world’s largest in terms of expected production capacity.
10 Jul 26	Malaysia: EnQuest announces proposed $833 million acquisition of Participating Interests in PSCs Offshore Malaysia EnQuest has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, EnQuest Petroleum Production Malaysia, has agreed to acquire three separate packages that include interests in four offshore production sharing contracts in Malaysia.
10 Jul 26	Congo Brazzaville: PetroNor provides production update on the PNGF Sud field operations in Congo Brazzaville PetroNor E&P has provided an update on the PNGF Sud field operations in Congo. Second quarter average net working interest production was 5,007 bopd, extending the improving trend compared with 4,712 bopd in the previous quarter and 4,289 bopd in the second quarter of 2025.
10 Jul 26	Argentina: Archer awarded additional super-spec rig contract in Vaca Muerta Archer has announced the award of an additional five-year contract, with two one-year extension options, from YPF for a super-spec drilling rig to its Vaca Muerta fleet. The contract has an estimated value of approx. USD 90 million over the firm contract period and further strengthens Archer's long-term position in one of the world's most active unconventional shale developments.
10 Jul 26	Peru: PetroTal awards Halliburton eight-well drilling campaign in Peru Halliburton has been awarded an eight-well contract from PetroTal for work in the Loreto Region of northeastern Peru. The project supports PetroTal’s development of a key producing asset.Under the contract, Halliburton will deliver drilling and cementing services.
10 Jul 26	UK: Archer awarded a large P&A contract in the UK Further to the announcement on June 26, 2026, Archer has now entered into a large contract related to plug and abandonment ('P&A') activities in the UK North Sea for Well-Safe Solutions on the Beryl and Forties fields operated by Apache North Sea. The decommissioning project, which will commence during 2026, includes seven platforms and more than 260 wells.
09 Jul 26	Indonesia: SLB OneSubsea awarded major umbilical contract by Eni for offshore Indonesia project SLB has announced that its OneSubsea™ joint venture has been awarded a contract by Eni North Ganal Limited (Subsidiary of Searah Limited, a joint venture Company between Eni and PETRONAS) to deliver a steel tube umbilical system for the Kutei North Hub field development project offshore East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
09 Jul 26	Indonesia: Eni and Halliburton achieve industry first with Closed-Loop Rig Automation in deepwater Indonesia Halliburton has announced the successful deployment of LOGIX™ automation and remote operations on a deepwater exploration well with Eni offshore Indonesia. The operation marks a series of industry and regional firsts that advance closed loop drilling automation and demonstrate performance at scale in complex offshore environments.
09 Jul 26	UK: Fugro to support UK carbon capture infrastructure development Fugro has been awarded a contract by Saipem to deliver integrated marine survey and inspection services for the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), the UK's first CO2 transportation and storage infrastructure project.
09 Jul 26	Geoteric and SINTEF develop joint AI agent platform for better subsurface decisions Geoteric and SINTEF have entered into a collaboration to demonstrate how specialised AI agents can work together across software, disciplines and vendors. A new platform based on open standards will make it possible to connect seismic interpretation directly with reservoir simulation.
09 Jul 26	Indonesia: JAPEX announces study to evaluate the exploration potential in the North Sumatra Basin, Indonesia Japan Petroleum Exploration Co. (JAPEX) has decided to conduct a study to evaluate the exploration potential in the North Sumatra Basin, Indonesia. The Study will be conducted by forming a consortium with the Japan Organization for Metals and Energy Security (JOGMEC) and in collaboration with Padjadjaran University (UNPAD), a state university in Indonesia.
09 Jul 26	UK: PS Renewables receives development consent for a third solar NSIP The Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero has granted a Development Consent Order (DCO) for One Earth Solar Farm. Developed through the successful partnership between PS Renewables and Perigus Energy, One Earth Solar Farm will make a major contribution to the UK’s 2030 clean energy goal.
09 Jul 26	Thailand: Valeura Energy announces Q2 2026 operations update Valeura Energy has provided an operations and financial update for Q2 2026. During Q2 2026, Valeura once again delivered production in line with its plan and executed an ambitious development and appraisal drilling programme on its Nong Yao field which met or exceeded all pre-drill expectations.
09 Jul 26	UK: Sizewell B power plant given lifetime extension to 2055 Millions of households and businesses will continue benefitting from homegrown, clean power as the government backs a 20-year lifetime extension of Sizewell B nuclear power station, supporting 900 skilled jobs as part of a new ‘golden age’ of nuclear.
09 Jul 26	TotalEnergies divests its distributed solar generation activities in Europe In line with its strategy to refocus its renewable development on large utility-scale solar and wind farms in order to benefit from economies of scale, TotalEnergies has completed the divestment of all its distributed solar assets (around 170 MW), mainly rooftop installations, across 7 European countries (France, Belgium, the Netherlands, Spain, Portugal, the United Kingdom and Luxembourg) to Amarenco and AMPYR Distributed Energy.
09 Jul 26	Nordex Group announces 3.1 GW of order intake in the second quarter 2026 In the second quarter of 2026, the Nordex Group recorded 3,054 MW of orders in the Projects segment, excluding Service business, 32.2 percent higher than the previous year’s figures (Q2/2025: 2,310 MW). Between April and June 2026, customers ordered a total of 496 wind turbines for projects in 10 countries. The strongest individual markets were Germany, the US and Türkiye.
09 Jul 26	Mexico: TotalEnergies ships to Asia the very first cargo produced by the ECA LNG plant TotalEnergies has shipped to Asia the very first cargo from ECA LNG Phase 1, a liquefied natural gas (LNG) export terminal currently under commissioning on Mexico’s Pacific Coast, in Baja California. TotalEnergies, which holds a 16.6% stake in the project alongside operator Sempra Infrastructure, will offtake 1.7 million tonnes per year (Mtpa) of LNG for 20 years from the start of commercial operations. TotalEnergies will be the sole offtaker of LNG during the ramp-up phase.