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18 Aug 26	Poland: Horizon Petroleum provides an operations update for its Poland operations and confirms wellbore integrity at the Lachowice 7 well Horizon Petroleum has announced that, further to its press release dated July 23, 2026, its wholly owned Polish subsidiary, Energia Karpaty Zachodnie sp. z o.o. ('EKZ'), confirms that the rig mobilization and installation is complete and the re-entry operations have commenced at the Lachowice 7 (L7) wellsite.
18 Aug 26	Namibia: Equinor joins Chevron in Namibia exploration licence Equinor has signed an agreement with Harmattan Energy, a Chevron subsidiary in Namibia, to acquire a 17.4% participating interest in Petroleum Exploration Licence 90 (PEL 90) in the Orange Basin offshore Namibia. The transaction marks Equinor’s entry into Namibia and the licence provides access to a drill-ready prospect scheduled for testing in 2026.
18 Aug 26	UK: Government must be honest about UK energy demand in its response to Rosebank consultation The government must be honest about the UK’s energy demand in its response to the public consultation on the Rosebank oilfield, says David Whitehouse chief executive of Offshore Energies UK. The government response to the public consultation which closed Monday August 17th will set the direction of the UK’s future energy policy, industrial resilience and its route to net zero.
18 Aug 26	Australian Government awards Zenith Energy Australia contract to lead phase 2 of the Northern Endeavour decommissioning program Zenith Energy Australia, part of the Zenith Energy Group with headquarters in Aberdeen, Scotland, has been awarded a contract by the Australian Government to act as lead contractor for phase 2 of the Northern Endeavour decommissioning program, one of the most significant offshore decommissioning programmes currently underway in the Asia-Pacific region.
18 Aug 26	Brunei: SLB to support offshore production restoration for Brunei Shell Petroleum Global energy technology company SLB has been awarded a contract by Brunei Shell Petroleum (BSP) to support production restoration from shut-in wells across multiple offshore fields.
18 Aug 26	Norway: Statkraft modernises Vikfalli hydropower system In the coming years, Statkraft will invest approximately NOK 460 million in new control systems at the power plants comprising Vikfalli. The upgrades will strengthen operational reliability and ensure stable and dependable power generation for decades to come.
18 Aug 26	Iberdrola accelerates the adoption of agentic AI to support the talent of its professionals Iberdrola is advancing the adoption of agentic artificial intelligence to improve productivity, accelerate process execution and enhance the quality of its operations. The company currently has nearly 500 artificial intelligence agents, either already deployed or at different stages of development, supporting various activities across the Group.
18 Aug 26	US: Equinor strengthens position in US power market Equinor has agreed to acquire an interest in the Lackawanna Energy Center (Lackawanna), a 1,483 MW gas-fired combined cycle power plant (CCGT) in Pennsylvania. The transaction represents a step forward in building an integrated power business in selected markets.
18 Aug 26	Germany: Aukera Energy announces financial close on 44MW solar PV project in Germany Aukera Energy announces financial close on a 44MW solar PV project located across the municipalities of Quirnbach, Rehweiler, Hüffler and Schellweiler in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
18 Aug 26	UK: Prime Minister Andy Burnham 'to push North Sea decisions into autumn' A decision on the Jackdaw and Rosebank developments is expected to be delayed until the autumn amid reported concerns within government about the 'optics' of approving the projects during a summer of heatwaves.
18 Aug 26	US: Vestas adds 306 MW to Q3 order intake Vestas has received orders for 306 MW in the USA for undisclosed projects.
18 Aug 26	Australia: Georgina Energy completes Hussar EP513 water well Georgina Energy, a helium, hydrogen and natural gas exploration and development company with strategic permits in Australia, confirms that civil engineering contractors on site have completed the required water well and will soon be commencing setting the conductor pipe for programmed Q3 Hussar drilling program.
18 Aug 26	Stillstrom’s cable control solution removes a key barrier to offshore vessel charging in wind farms Stillstrom by Maersk has successfully proven that offshore vessel charging can be fully automated, removing one of the practical barriers to hybrid and electric support vessels operating on dynamic positioning (DP) in offshore wind farms.
18 Aug 26	Malaysia: TGS announces Sarawak Phase 4 offshore Malaysia TGS, a global provider of energy data and intelligence, has announced the Sarawak Phase 4 multi-client program offshore Malaysia, covering approx. 1,020 sq kms. The survey is the fourth phase of a multi-client contract to acquire and process up to 105,000 sq kms of multi-client 3D seismic data in Sarawak.
18 Aug 26	TGS awarded multi-year AI Seismic Foundation Model contract TGS has been awarded a multi-year contract by an international oil company (IOC) for the development and delivery of AI-powered seismic foundation model capabilities and intelligent subsurface interpretation. The TGS Seismic Foundation Model is an AI model trained on TGS’ global seismic multi-client library to learn geological patterns directly from seismic data.
18 Aug 26	TGS and Chevron announce strategic collaboration to accelerate imaging innovation TGS and Chevron have announced a strategic collaboration focused on advancing next-generation seismic imaging technology. Under the agreement, the two companies will jointly invest in research and development across key technical domains, including Elastic Full Waveform Inversion (eFWI) and machine learning - driven workflows, leveraging TGS' Imaging AnyWare platform and Chevron's proprietary algorithms.
18 Aug 26	Namibia: ReconAfrica announces hydrocarbon flow to surface from the Huttenberg formation at Kavango West 1X Reconnaissance Energy Africa, along with its partners BW Energy (20% WI) and the National Petroleum Corporation of Namibia ('NAMCOR', 10% carried WI), have announced preliminary production testing results from the three zones in the Huttenberg formation on the Kavango West 1X ('KW1X') discovery well, along with plans to advance to open-hole horizontal production testing.
17 Aug 26	UK: Market Watch: BP begins discussions with prospective buyers for North Sea business BP has begun formal discussions with potential buyers for its North Sea assets, with sale documents revealing a £2.5 billion package. The Telegraph reports that, according to analysts at Rystad, the most likely potential buyers are Neo Next+, Adura, and Ithaca Energy.
17 Aug 26	Germany: DMT selects Sercel Accel nodes for major geothermal survey in Germany Sercel has announced the sale of 6,000 Accel drop nodes to DMT GmbH & Co. KG for deployment on a major geothermal exploration project in the Munich region, Germany. The Accel nodes will be used as part of a large-scale urban seismic acquisition program aimed at advancing geothermal energy development in the greater Munich area.
17 Aug 26	Angola: New discovery demonstrates the potential of Chevron's exploration program in Sub-Saharan Africa Chevron has confirmed an oil and gas condensate discovery at the 105-4X exploration well in Block 0, offshore Angola. The well, drilled in the prolific Lower Congo Basin, encountered an oil and gas condensate column of more than 600 meters (2,000 feet) in the primary Pinda reservoir, with more than 90 meters (300 feet) of net pay in excellent reservoir quality.
17 Aug 26	Algeria: Eni and SONATRACH expand cooperation to reduce emissions in Algeria Eni and SONATRACH have signed a new Memorandum of Intent aimed at expanding cooperation between the two companies in the promotion of concrete initiatives for the decarbonisation of the Oil & Gas sector and the reduction of emissions in Algeria, while adopting international best practices.
17 Aug 26	UK: East Anglia THREE reaches major milestone with 95 foundations installed, advancing ScottishPower Renewables £4 billion JV with Masdar ScottishPower Renewables and Abu Dhabi Future Energy Company PJSC – Masdar have completed a major construction milestone at the £4 billion East Anglia THREE offshore windfarm, with all 95 foundations now installed off the Suffolk coast.
17 Aug 26	Japan: JAPEX announces implementation of second exploratory drilling for CCS Project in the Tomakomai Area Japan Petroleum Exploration (JAPEX) has announced that it began drilling its second exploratory well on August 15 to confirm the existence of formations suitable for CO2 storage within the specified area, to advance the Tomakomai CCS Project.
17 Aug 26	Brazil: Iberdrola strengthens its commitment to energy efficiency education in Brazil Neoenergia, a subsidiary of the Iberdrola Group in Brazil, is driving participation by educational institutions in the 2026 edition of the National Energy Efficiency Olympiad (ONEE), an initiative that promotes responsible energy consumption, sustainability and innovation among young people through gamification and educational challenges.
17 Aug 26	UK: MPs and MSPs urged to ‘follow the facts’ on North Sea future Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce (AGCC) has launched a major new initiative to help reset the national debate about the future of the North Sea, calling on politicians to base one of the UK's most important policy decisions on evidence rather than rhetoric.