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US: U.S. solar capacity can now power over 50 million American homes According to the latest U.S. Solar Market Insight report from the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) and Wood Mackenzie, the solar industry added 11.4 GWdc of new electricity generating capacity in Q2 2026, a 45% year-over-year increase and a 43% increase from Q1. |
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Chile: METLEN and Copec sign agreement for the sale of the Tamarico II hybrid project in Chile METLEN has signed an agreement with Copec S.A., through its subsidiary Copec Flux S.p.A., for the sale of the Tamarico II hybrid project in Chile's Atacama Region. |
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Jamaica: United Oil & Gas announces drilling rig and long-lead availability study The study advances operational planning for a potential future exploration drilling programme on the Company's Walton-Morant Licence, offshore Jamaica, which contains over 7 billion barrels of prospective resource potential. |
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GoM: White Fleet Drilling’s WFD 450, the largest jack-up rig operating in the Gulf of America, launches multi-well drilling program White Fleet Drilling, a strategic partner and the preferred drilling contractor of Arena Energy, a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Gulf of America Shelf, recently announced that its WFD 450 jack-up drilling rig - the deepest rated water depth jack-up rig operating in the Gulf of America - has commenced a multi-well drilling program on Arena’s Shelf assets following completion of a $65 million acquisition and refurbishment program. |













