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01 Sep 25	Norway: Equinor drills dry well in the Barents Sea (7117/4-1) Equinor and its partners have drilled a dry well in the 'Deimos' prospect. Wildcat well 7117/4-1, which was drilled in production licence 1238, 135 kms west of the Snøhvit field, will be permanently plugged and abandoned.
01 Sep 25	Trinidad: Predator Oil & Gas announces completion of acquisition of Challenger Trinidad and forward plans Predator Oil & Gas Holdings has advised that the previously announced transaction for the purchase of the entirety of Challenger Energy Group's St. Lucia-domiciled subsidiary company, Columbus Energy (St. Lucia) Limited ('CEG Trinidad') and its business and operations in Trinidad and Tobago has been completed.
01 Sep 25	Republic of the Congo: TotalEnergies awarded new exploration permit TotalEnergies (50%, operator), together with its partners QatarEnergy (35%) and the national company SNPC (15%), has been awarded the Nzombo exploration permit in the Republic of the Congo.
01 Sep 25	Tower Resources agrees to extend £500,000 bridge loan with Prime Resources Tower Resources, the AIM-listed oil and gas company focused on Africa, has agreed to expand its Bridge Loan, initially announced on 26 March 2025. The purpose of the Bridge Loan has been to provide the Company with working capital flexibility in preparation for the drilling of the NJOM-3 well on the Thali license in Cameroon.
01 Sep 25	Indonesia: Coro Energy announces extension to the long stop date for the sale of its interest in the Duyung PSC Coro Energy, the South East Asian renewable energy developer, has announced an extension to the long stop date for the sale of its interest in the Duyung PSC which was previously announced on 10 April 2025 and 14 May 2025.
01 Sep 25	Eco Atlantic announces results for the three-month period ended 30 June 2025 Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas, the oil and gas exploration company focused on the offshore Atlantic Margins, has announced its unaudited results for the three-month period ended 30 June 2025, and the appointment of Gadi Levin as Chief Financial Officer ('CFO').
01 Sep 25	Sunda Energy announces interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2025 Sunda Energy, the AIM-quoted exploration and appraisal company focused on gas assets in Southeast Asia, has announced its unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2025. The Company continues to evaluate and pursue new business opportunities in line with its growth strategy in the Southeast Asia region.
01 Sep 25	Congo Brazzaville: Nguya FLNG sail away: Wison New Energies and ENI open a new chapter for energy development in the Wison New Energies and Eni successfully held the NGUYA FLNG Project Sail Away Ceremony & 30M Manhours LTI Free Celebration. This milestone highlights a breakthrough in global floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) technology and execution excellence, while showcasing the outstanding capabilities of Chinese enterprise in delivering world-class energy infrastructure.
01 Sep 25	Equinor to participate in Ørsted Rights Issue Equinor has assessed the proposal put forward by the Board of Directors of Ørsted A/S on 11 August 2025 for a Rights Issue with pre-emptive rights for existing shareholders. Following dialogue with Ørsted, Equinor has decided to support the proposal to strengthen Ørsted’s balance sheet in response to the current industry challenges.
31 Aug 25	Sidara announces offer for Wood Wood has agreed a £216m takeover by Dubai-based Sidara with an offer of 30-pence-per-share. Sidara will also assume $1.6 billion of Wood Group's debt and inject $450 million of cash into the company.
31 Aug 25	UK: Morgan Generation Offshore Wind Farm granted consent Consent has been granted for the Morgan Generation Offshore Wind Farm. Developed by JERA Nex bp and EnBW, Morgan Generation is the second project from the UK’s Round 4 leasing round to receive consent, and one of the fastest offshore wind farms in the UK to progress from lease award to approval.
31 Aug 25	USA: Wood Group announces sale of North America T&D to Qualus Wood has reached an agreement to sell its North American Transmission & Distribution engineering business ('North America T&D') to Qualus for cash consideration of $110 million.
31 Aug 25	UK: OEUK responds to misconceptions about the North Sea’s future In response to recent commentary in The Herald article formerly titled 'windfall tax bluster no help for North Sea oil firms ahead of crunch Budget', OEUK has issued a letter to the editor to refute some of the misconceptions, omissions and errors.
31 Aug 25	India: Adani Power receives LoA for the 2,400 MW greenfield thermal power plant in Bihar Adani Power, India's largest private sector thermal power generator, has received a Letter of Award (LoA) for 25 Years long term procurement of electricity from Bihar State Power Generation Company Ltd. (BSPGCL), which it will supply from a 2,400 MW (800 MW X 3) greenfield ultra super critical plant to be set up at Pirpainti in Bhagalpur district of Bihar.
31 Aug 25	Hungary: MOL Group exploring geothermal energy at the Danube Refinery MOL Group are conducting geothermal energy exploration and have carried out 3D seismic surveys in and around the Danube Refinery to assess the potential for geothermal energy utilization, with the aim to determine whether there is high-temperature groundwater in the area that could be harnessed to make the refinery’s operations more sustainable.
29 Aug 25	Argentina: Archer announces renewed contracts with Pan American Energy in Argentina Archer has announced that Pan American Energy is renewing two drilling contracts in Vaca Muerta. The contracts are in direct continuation of the existing contract and have been renewed for two years. The estimate the contract value is around $60 million.
29 Aug 25	Norway: Equinor drills oil and gas condensate discovery in the Norwegian Sea (6506/12-PB-3 H) Equinor, operator of production licence 094, has proven petroleum in wildcat well 6506/12-PB-3 H. Preliminary calculations indicate the size of the discovery is between 1 - 3 million standard cubic metres of recoverable oil equivalent. This corresponds to between 6.3 and 18.9 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent.
29 Aug 25	Seatrium secures contract to upgrade FLNG vessel for Golar Seatrium has secured a contract from Golar Hilli Corporation (Golar), a subsidiary of Golar LNG, to perform the upgrading of FLNG Hilli Episeyo.
29 Aug 25	Shearwater announces second quarter 2025 results Shearwater Geoservices has published its second quarter 2025 results. Revenue was USD 133.8 million compared to USD 214.2 million in the second quarter 2024. EBITDA was USD 11.9 million compared to USD 80.1 million in the second quarter 2024.
29 Aug 25	Interim Financial Results 2025: Cadeler delivers financial performance above expectations Cadeler has published its interim financial results for the first half of 2025, reporting results above expectations and in line with its recently increased full-year revenue and EBITDA guidance.
29 Aug 25	Italy: Rockhopper Exploration provides update on disposal of Italian assets AIM-listed Rockhopper Exploration, the oil and gas company with key interests in the North Falkland Basin, has provided an update in respect of the insurance policy announced on 14 October 2024, intended to protect against an unsuccessful outcome in the Ombrina Mare ICSID arbitration, and the exit of Rockhopper's other Italian assets, as also announced on 14 October 2024.
29 Aug 25	Dolphin Drilling announces financial results for first half 2025 Dolphin Drilling has announced its preliminary financial results for the first half (H1) of 2025. Revenue Growth: Revenues of USD 47.4 million for the second quarter, compared to USD 19.9 million in Q2 2024. H1 revenues were USD 93.0 million, up from USD 30.0 million reported for H1 2024.
29 Aug 25	Zimbabwe: Invictus Energy announces transformational partnership to advance Cabora Bassa and establish Africa-focused upstream company Invictus Energy has announced a strategic partnership with Al Mansour Holdings backed by His Highness Sheikh Mansour bin Jabor bin Jassim Al Thani, a senior member of the Qatar royal family.
29 Aug 25	Germany: Odfjell Technology partners with Vercana on major geothermal energy project in Germany Odfjell Technology, an integrated supplier of well services technology and engineering solutions, has signed a two-year contract with Vercana, Vulcan Group’s drilling subsidiary. Odfjell Technology will provide tubular running services (TRS) to Vulcan Group’s Phase One Lionheart Project in Germany which aims to produce lithium sustainably by combining harnessed geothermal energy with critical mineral extraction.
29 Aug 25	Brazil: Oceaneering announces $180 million of Subsea Robotics contracts with Petrobras Oceaneering International has announced that its Brazilian subsidiary, Marine Production Systems do Brasil LTDA ('MPS'), was awarded multiple Subsea Robotics contracts by Petrobras during the second quarter of 2025, following a competitive tender. The anticipated aggregate revenue of the contracts is approx. $180 million.