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08 Jul 26	India: Dolphin Drilling awarded Blackford Dolphin contract extension Dolphin Drilling has announced that the deepwater capable semisubmersible rig, Blackford Dolphin will continue its drilling contract for Oil India Limited.
08 Jul 26	Italy: Zenith Energy reports Reveille Resources successfully admitted to Aquis Growth Market - Zenith remains largest shareholder Zenith Energy reports the successful admission of Reveille Resources to trading on the Aquis Growth Market. As previously announced, Reveille was established to pursue uranium exploration opportunities in Europe, with its initial focus on the Novazza and Val Vedello uranium exploration permit applications in Lombardy, northern Italy.
08 Jul 26	TGS announces Q2 2026 operational and financial update TGS, a leading global provider of energy data and intelligence, routinely publishes a quarterly operational update six working days after quarter-end. The Company reports strong Q2 revenues with a Y/Y growth of 30%, driven primarily by solid multi-client performance in Latin America and Africa.
08 Jul 26	Brazil: Oceaneering secures Petrobras contract for ROV services offshore Brazil Oceaneering International has announced that its Brazilian subsidiary, Marine Production Systems do Brasil LTDA ('MPS'), won a contract from Petrobras to deliver ROV services offshore Brazil. The award follows a competitive tender process. The contract term is four years and operations are expected to begin in 2027.
07 Jul 26	Norway: One krone invested in exploration generates a return of four kroner Exploration on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) is highly profitable. Over the past 20 years, capital invested in exploration has generated a fourfold return. This is documented in analyses carried out by the Norwegian Offshore Directorate in its work on the Resource Report.
07 Jul 26	UAE: ADNOC signs 15-Year Sales and Purchase Agreement with INPEX for Ruwais LNG Project ADNOC has announced the signing of a 15-year Sales and Purchase Agreement (SPA) with INPEX, Japan’s largest exploration and production (E&P) company, for the supply of 1 million tonnes per annum (mtpa) of liquefied natural gas (LNG) from the Ruwais LNG project.
07 Jul 26	PTTEP marks Thailand’s first Total Wellhead Platform Reuse, optimizing time and cost while maximizing resource value through circular economy PTTEP has successfully achieved Thailand’s first 'Total Wellhead Platform Reuse' by redeploying an entire decommissioned petroleum wellhead platform as a complete structure.
07 Jul 26	Solstad Maritime announces contract extension for CSV Normand Vision Solstad Maritime has announced a 1-year contract extension for Normand Vision with Ocean Installer AS, in direct continuation of the current agreement. This extension secures operations through the end of 2028.
07 Jul 26	Australia: DOF Group announces contract award in the APAC region DOF Group has announced a Large contract award for Subsea Construction and Pre Commissioning Support services in the APAC Region. Skandi Inventor will be deployed for the execution of the offshore operations scheduled to commence in Q4 2026 in North Australian waters.
07 Jul 26	Shell releases its first quarter results and first quarter interim dividend announcement for 2026. Shell delivered strong results enabled by our relentless focus on operational performance in a quarter marked by unprecedented disruption in global energy markets.
06 Jul 26	Nigeria joins the IEA in a major step for global energy governance The Governing Board of the International Energy Agency has unanimously agreed for Nigeria to join the IEA Family as an Association country, deepening the Agency’s cooperation with Africa’s most populous nation in a major advance for global energy governance.
06 Jul 26	UK: OEUK marks the 38th anniversary of Piper Alpha David Whitehouse, chief executive, OEUK, said: 'As we mark the anniversary of Piper Alpha, our thoughts are with the families, friends and colleagues of those who lost their lives. Their loss continues to be felt across our industry and will be for decades to come.'
06 Jul 26	UK: Labour MPs signal major shift on North Sea after Aberdeen visit Senior Labour MPs have publicly backed greater support for the North Sea, including Rosebank, Jackdaw and early implementation of a new oil and gas tax regime. It comes just days after the Energy Security and Net Zero Committee travelled to Aberdeen, meeting businesses, trade unions, charities and energy leaders at Aberdeen & Grampian Chamber of Commerce before holding a formal evidence session at Robert Gordon University.
06 Jul 26	UK: Burnham urged to honour North Sea pledge as oil prices return to pre-war levels Incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham has been urged to honour Labour's commitment to replace the Energy Profits Levy after oil prices returned to the level that prompted the Government to pledge an early end to the windfall tax.
06 Jul 26	UAE: ADNOC launches global LNG marketing and trading platform ADNOC has launched a global liquefied natural gas (LNG) marketing and trading platform in Abu Dhabi Global Market (ADGM), combining the marketing activities of ADNOC Gas and XRG with the trading capabilities of ADNOC Trading into an integrated commercial platform.
06 Jul 26	Kosmos Energy provides operational update Kosmos Energy has provided an update on activities across its portfolio. Initial results from the 2026 Ghana drilling program, in particular J76, highlight the potential of Jubilee with high-impact wells, supported by both modern seismic and enhanced reservoir modelling.
06 Jul 26	Soiltech secures new fluid treatment contracts and orders additional equipment Soiltech ASA has secured two contracts to deliver fluid treatment services for undisclosed operators in Norway and the UK. While the scope of work differs between the projects, Soiltech will be utilizing its market-leading Slop Treatment Technology (STT®) on both.
05 Jul 26	Australia: Horizon announces the completion of the off-market takeover of Cue Energy Horizon has announced the completion of its off-market takeover of Cue Energy Resources, resulting in Horizon acquiring a controlling interest of 57.03% in Cue. The acquisition delivers an effective 15% increase in Horizon’s daily production to approx. 7,300 boepd, increases Horizon’s net 2P reserves by more than 20% to approx. 15.35 mmboe, and expands Horizon’s geographic footprint to nine producing oil and gas fields across five countries.
05 Jul 26	Norway: Norske Shell awards AGR resourcing frame agreement AGR has been awarded a frame agreement contract with A/S Norske Shell, the operator of Ormen Lange, for the provision of a specialist workforce for operations onshore and offshore in Norway.