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05 Jan 26	Nigeria: Shearwater initiates multi-client survey offshore Nigeria Shearwater Geoservices has announced the upcoming start of a new multi-client seismic project offshore Nigeria. The survey will provide high-resolution subsurface data across the Western Niger Delta Basin, supporting exploration decisions and future license rounds in one of West Africa’s most prospective oil and gas regions.
05 Jan 26	Mexico: Harbour appointed operator of the Zama project in Mexico Harbour Energy announced December 31 2025 it has been appointed operator of the Zama oil project offshore Mexico. The Zama oil field, discovered in 2017 and successfully appraised in 2018 and 2019, is estimated to contain approx. 750 mmboe of gross recoverable resources.
04 Jan 26	UK: Jobs, skills and community investment in Aberdeenshire boosted by balance of plant contract for Clashindarroch II Wind Farm Jones Bros Civil Engineering UK has been contracted by Vattenfall to deliver roads and access tracks, electrical infrastructure, turbine foundations and other infrastructure as part of the construction of Clashindarroch II, its 14-turbine wind farm in Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
04 Jan 26	Singapore: Flint’s paper batteries are here: now in production, now available Flint, the Singapore-based deep tech company pioneering sustainable, cellulose-based, biodegradable, PFAS-free batteries, has announced that its paper battery technology has entered production, marking the transition from lab-scale development to manufactured cells ready for pilot deployments and customer programs.
04 Jan 26	Libya: NOC achieves highest average crude oil production in a decade Libya's National Oil Corporation (NOC) has disclosed its average daily crude oil production and total (cumulative) production figures for the past 10 years. 2025 has recorded the highest average production rate compared to the past decade, at 1.374 million barrels per day.

04 Jan 26	US: Empire to file preliminary injunction against lease suspension order Empire Offshore Wind filed a civil suit (December 22) in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the U.S. Department of the Interior’s order directing a suspension to the Empire Wind project. As part of that case, Empire plans to seek a preliminary injunction and allow construction to continue while the litigation proceeds.
04 Jan 26	Brazil: Petrobras starts production at Búzios 6 Petrobras began oil production from the P-78 floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel in the Búzios field, in the pre-salt layer of the Santos Basin on December 31st. Búzios 6 (P-78) has the capacity to produce 180,000 barrels of oil and 7.2 million m³ of gas per day.
03 Jan 26	EMGS: Going Concern & Capital Structure Reference is made to the stock exchange announcement published by Electromagnetic Geoservices (EMGS) on 5 November 2025 and to the Company's interim financial report for Q3 2025. As announced, EMGS expects to require additional funding within the near term to sustain operations, and the Company is evaluating several alternatives to preserve value for its stakeholders, including restructuring options.
03 Jan 26	US: Revolution Wind to file preliminary injunction against lease suspension order Revolution Wind, a 50/50 joint venture between Global Infrastructure Partners’ Skyborn Renewables and Ørsted, filed a supplemental complaint in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the lease suspension order issued on December 22, 2025 by the U.S. Department of the Interior’s Bureau of Ocean Energy Management (BOEM), to be followed by a motion for a preliminary injunction.
03 Jan 26	Occidental completes sale of OxyChem Occidental has completed the sale of its chemical business, OxyChem, to Berkshire Hathaway for $9.7 billion in cash, subject to customary purchase price adjustments. The transaction accelerates the strategy to strengthen Occidental’s balance sheet and focus on its deep and diverse oil and gas portfolio.
03 Jan 26	Norway: The Shelf in 2025 will be presented on 8 January The Shelf in 2025 is a summary of activity on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) over the past year: Exploration results, annual production figures and investment and production forecasts for the next five years.
02 Jan 26	Pakistan: OGDCL reports oil and gas discovery at Baragazai X-01 (Slant) well - Datta Formation, Nashpa Block, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), operator of Nashpa Exploration License (65% working interest), has made an oil and gas discovery over Datta Formation at its exploratory well Baragzai X-01 (Slant), located in District Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Province, Pakistan.
02 Jan 26	Malaysia: PETRONAS strengthens LNG partnership with CNOOC through supply agreement PETRONAS has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with CNOOC Gas and Power Singapore Trading & Marketing for the supply of 1.0 million tonnes per annum (MTPA) of liquefied natural gas (LNG).
02 Jan 26	Angola: Chevron’s South N’dola Platform in Angola delivers first oil in December Chevron’s South N’dola Platform in Angola delivered first oil in December. The milestone comes just over two years after construction on the platform began. The South N’dola Platform is in Block 0, the abundant offshore reservoir in Angola that is responsible for 12% of the country’s daily energy output.
02 Jan 26	Nigeria: Maurel and Prom sells 20.07% interest in Seplat Energy to Heirs Energies for $496 million Etablissements Maurel & Prom ('M&P) has entered into a binding agreement in relation to the sale of its entire shareholding of 120.4 million shares, representing a 20.07% interest, in Seplat Energy, a leading Nigerian independent energy company listed on the London Stock Exchange and the Nigerian Exchange, to Heirs Energies.
02 Jan 26	Turkey: Saipem awarded new offshore contract for Sakarya gas field development offshore Turkey Saipem has been awarded a new offshore contract by Turkish Petroleum OTC for additional activities as part of the extension of the third phase of the Sakarya gas field development project in Turkish sector of Black Sea. The value of the contract is approximately 425 million USD.
01 Jan 26	OEUK: Christmas on the rigs Around 10,000 offshore gas and oil workers are spending today and the rest of the Christmas and New Year holiday far out on the dark seas around Britain’s coasts, providing the energy to heat homes, cook turkeys, and power fairy lights.
01 Jan 26	bp agrees to sell a 65% shareholding in Castrol to Stonepeak at an enterprise value of $10 billion Following a comprehensive strategic review of Castrol, bp announced Decembey 24 that it has reached an agreement to sell a 65% shareholding in Castrol to Stonepeak, at an enterprise value of $10.1 billion. The transaction is expected to result in total net proceeds to bp of approx. $6.0 billion.
31 Dec 25	Vestas signs orders for a total of 183 MW with a single customer in Southern Europe Vestas has announced a number of orders as part of its Q4 order intake for a total of 183 MW with a single customer in Southern Europe.
31 Dec 25	Egypt: Pharos Energy receives $20 million from the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) Pharos Energy, an independent energy company with assets in Vietnam and Egypt, has received $20 million from the Egyptian General Petroleum Corporation (EGPC) against its outstanding receivable balance in Egypt.
31 Dec 25	UK: Orcadian Energy announces results for the year ended 30 June 2025 AIM-listed Orcadian Energy, the low-emissions North Sea oil and gas development company, has announced its audited results for the twelve months ended 30 June 2025.
30 Dec 25	Saudi Arabia: Saipem awarded two offshore contracts in Saudi Arabia worth approx. 600 million USD Saipem has been awarded two offshore contracts in Saudi Arabia, known as Contract Release Purchase Orders (CRPO), under its existing Long-Term Agreement with Aramco.
30 Dec 25	Ireland: Europa Oil & Gas signs EG-08 Farm-out Agreement Europa Oil & Gas has announced that its associated company, Antler Global, has signed a binding Farm-out Agreement ('FOA') with Fuhai (Beijing) Energy, a wholly owned subsidiary company of the privately owned Fuhai Group New Energy Holding Co, to farm-out a 40% interest in the EG-08 production sharing contract ('PSC') in offshore Equatorial Guinea.