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23 Jun 25	Malaysia: PETRONAS, MISC and MOL announce landmark JV to advance cross-border CO2 transportation PETRONAS CCS Ventures, MISC, and Mitsui O.S.K. Lines, (MOL) have announced the incorporation of a strategic JV, Jules Nautica. This JV will lead the development and act as the ultimate owner of Liquefied Carbon Dioxide (LCO2) carriers, which are critical for transporting LCO2 to designated storage sites as part of advancing carbon capture and storage (CCS) solutions.
23 Jun 25	Norway's oil production in May 2025 is 1.0 percent more than the NOD’s forecast Preliminary production figures for May 2025 show an average daily production of 1,980,000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate. Oil production in May is 1.0 percent more than the NOD’s forecast and 2.1 percent more than the forecast so far this year.
23 Jun 25	UK: East Coast Hydrogen funding kickstarts major clean energy programme One of the UK’s most ambitious hydrogen infrastructure programmes has taken a significant step forward with £96 million Ofgem funding confirmed to support its next phase. East Coast Hydrogen will repurpose and build new gas pipelines to deliver clean hydrogen at scale across the North East, the Humber region, Yorkshire and the East Midlands – a critical step on the UK’s journey to clean, secure energy.
23 Jun 25	UK: Cutting-edge Scottish floating offshore wind farm project passes planning milestone One of the world’s first commercial scale floating offshore wind projects remains on track to be built in Scottish waters, after it passed a major planning milestone. Muir Mhòr Offshore Wind Farm’s onshore consent application was approved by Aberdeenshire Council today, in a big step forward for the project.
23 Jun 25	France: Europe’s largest floating solar power plant inaugurated in France by Q ENERGY and Velto Renewables Europe's largest floating solar park, 'Les Ilots Blandin', has been officially inaugurated by Q ENERGY and Velto Renewables in the municipality of Perthes in the Haute-Marne region of France.
23 Jun 25	Colombia: Wood to design upgrades at Ecopetrol refinery for cleaner fuels production Wood has been awarded a contract by Colombia's majority state-owned oil company, Ecopetrol, to deliver the detailed engineering design for upgrades at its Barrancabermeja refinery in Colombia. The project, known as Línea Base de Calidad de Combustibles (LBCC), or Clean Fuels, aims to improve fuel quality and environmental performance at the facility.
23 Jun 25	Egypt: DNV appointed Owner's Engineer for landmark 1GW solar + 600 MWH storage project in Egypt DNV has been selected as Owner’s Engineer for the 1GW Abydos for Renewable Energy (AFRE) solar PV project and its integrated 600MWh battery energy storage system (BESS), located in Benban, Egypt.
20 Jun 25	GoM: TGS completes Amendment 4 OBN survey, enhancing deepwater iaging in the Gulf TGS, a leading provider of energy data and intelligence, has successfully completed the Amendment Phase 4 ultra-long offset ocean bottom node (OBN) survey in the Gulf of America. This milestone project covers 49 outer continental shelf (OCS) blocks across the Mississippi Canyon and Ewing Bank protraction areas, delivering high-fidelity seismic data to support exploration and development in one of the world’s most complex deepwater basins.
20 Jun 25	Helix Exploration announces its unaudited interim results for the six month period ended 31 March 2025 Helix Exploration, the helium exploration and development company focused on helium deposits within the 'Montana Helium Fairway', has announced its unaudited interim results for the six month period ended 31 March 2025.
20 Jun 25	UK: OEUK responds to Equinor and Gwynt Glas selection to deliver floating windfarms in the Celtic Sea Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has welcomed the selection of Equinor and Gwynt Glas to deliver floating windfarms in the Celtic Sea, calling it a positive step towards scaling up the UK’s floating wind sector and advancing the energy transition.
20 Jun 25	Ireland: Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust announces conditional acquisition of sixth Irish solar site Octopus Renewables Infrastructure Trust, the diversified renewables infrastructure company, has agreed to conditionally acquire, through a forward purchase agreement, a 32.6MW solar site in Ireland for approximately €27 million. This is the sixth project at the operational Ballymacarney complex that ORIT already owns.
20 Jun 25	Iraq: Gulf Keystone Petroleum announces 2025 AGM operational and corporate Update Ahead of today's 2025 Annual General Meeting ('AGM'), Gulf Keystone, a leading independent operator and producer in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, has provided an operational and corporate update.
20 Jun 25	Jamaica: United Oil & Gas announces publication of updated technical presentation - Walton-Morant Licence, Jamaica AIM-listed United Oil & Gas has announced that an updated technical presentation entitled 'Evidence for a Petroleum System - Jamaica Licence' has been published on the Company's website. The presentation offers a concise and focused update on the Walton-Morant licence's prospectivity, showcasing the extensive technical dataset that underpins the farm-out process currently underway.
20 Jun 25	Norway: Shearwater awarded 4D survey over Equinor’s Tyrihans field in the Norwegian Sea Shearwater Geoservices has been contracted by Equinor to perform a 4D towed streamer seismic survey over the Tyrihans field in Norway. It is the first project awarded under the 2021 Equinor frame agreement following a recent extension for an additional two years.
20 Jun 25	Norway: Johan Castberg producing at full capacity Only three months after coming on stream Johan Castberg is producing at peak capacity of 220,000 barrels of oil per day. This increases energy deliveries from the Barents Sea by 150%. New exploration targets have been matured in the Johan Castberg area. Going forward, two rigs will be drilling new exploration wells in the areas around Johan Castberg and Goliat.
20 Jun 25	Malaysia: ENEOS Xplora concludes agreement with PETRONAS to extend the PSC for Block SK10, offshore Malaysia ENEOS Xplora has concluded an agreement with PETRONAS to extend the Production Sharing Contract for Block SK10 located off the coast of Sarawak, offshore Malaysia, for 10 years, from 2028 to 2038.
20 Jun 25	Halliburton and PETRONAS to deploy next generation subsurface modeling and reservoir management solutions Halliburton has announced a strategic collaboration with PETRONAS Carigali to advance subsurface modeling and reservoir management. As part of the collaboration, PETRONAS Carigali will deploy Halliburton Landmark’s DecisionSpace® 365 Geosciences Suite and Unified Ensemble Modeling solutions with the objective to unify exploration and development workflows and accelerate time to first oil.
20 Jun 25	UK: Expro wins well test contract for major UK CCS project Expro has secured a key contract to deliver integrated well testing services for a high-profile carbon capture and storage (CCS) project offshore UK - the Northern Endurance Partnership.
20 Jun 25	Suriname: SBM Offshore signs an operations and maintenance contract for FPSO GranMorgu with TotalEnergies SBM Offshore has signed an operations and maintenance contract with TotalEnergies EP Suriname, an affiliate of TotalEnergies, for the FPSO GranMorgu, as part of the field development project located in Block 58 in Suriname.
19 Jun 25	UK: BayWa r.e. receives green light from Secretary of State for landmark solar energy project BayWa r.e. has successfully navigated the rigorous Nationally Significant Infrastructure Project (NSIP) process and received planning approval from the Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Ed Miliband, for Oaklands Farm Solar Park.
19 Jun 25	UK: OEUK welcomes restarting of approval process for North Sea oil and gas projects The leading representative body for the UK offshore energy sector, Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has responded to the government’s publication of updated supplementary guidance on the environmental impact for oil and gas projects in UK waters.
19 Jun 25	DOF Group announces award of multiple contracts for the Skandi Inventor DOF Group has announced the award of multiple contracts for the Skandi Inventor in the Atlantic region, securing more than 100 days of firm work, with additional options available.
19 Jun 25	Uzbekistan: Condor Energies provides update on operations in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan Condor Energies, a Canadian based, internationally focused energy transition company with active operations in Central Asia, has provided an update on operations in Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan.
19 Jun 25	Thailand: Horizon Oil provides update on acquisition of interest in Sinphuhorm and Nam Phong gas fields Horizon Oil advises that it has executed an amendment to its senior debt facility agreement with Macquarie Bank to fund the acquisition of an effective 7.5% working interest in the producing Sinphuhorm conventional gas and condensate field, and a 60% working interest in the producing Nam Phong conventional gas field.
19 Jun 25	Angola: Afentra agrees to acquire additional interests in Blocks 3/05 and 3/05A, offshore Angola AIM-listed Afentra, the upstream oil and gas company focused on acquiring mature production and development assets in Africa, has announced that its wholly-owned subsidiary, Afentra (Angola), has agreed to jointly acquire, alongside Etablissements Maurel & Prom, ('M&P'), Etu Energias 10% interest in Blocks 3/05 and 13.33% interest in Block 3/05A, offshore Angola.