The Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (ADFD) has backed a $70 million initiative to expand Jordan’s natural gas infrastructure, with contracts signed to supply gas to the Al Rawda and Al Muwaqqar industrial cities.
Technip Energies, a leading engineering and technology company for the energy transition, has secured a significant contract from Indian group Larsen & Toubro Energy Hydrocarbon (LTEH) to provide detailed engineering services for a major ADNOC Offshore project.
Arabian Drilling, Saudi Arabia’s largest drilling contractor by fleet size, has signed a contract with a new client in the GCC, marking its entry into another regional market. Operations are expected to begin before the end of the third quarter of 2026.
Bidgely has announced the 2027 calendar for its EmPOWER AI conference series, expanding its focus on secure, insight-driven artificial intelligence across the energy sector as utilities move siloed data into cloud data lakes and adopt generative AI infrastructure.
OQ Group has concluded its four-week Energy Pioneers Summer Programme 2026, engaging more than 270 children in hands-on learning designed to expand their horizons, build practical skills, and strengthen character for the future.
Senegal is strengthening energy planning to expand electricity access, attract investment and meet rising demand. A government-led programme, supported by international partners, is building institutional capacity and modelling expertise to accelerate power sector development.
Equinor, Aker BP and Vår Energi are forming a strategic exploration partnership to target some of the largest remaining opportunities on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS), aiming to unlock major discoveries that could support new standalone field developments.
The 4th Namibia Oil and Gas Conference and Exhibition (NOGC) 2026 concluded in Windhoek with a focus on ensuring the country’s petroleum resources generate jobs, skills, business opportunities, investment and long-term national value.
DNV has called on the energy sector to treat infrastructure resilience as a strategic and societal necessity as geopolitical tensions, climate change, digitalisation, AI and supply chain dependencies create increasingly complex risks.
VDMA, a German association representing 3,600 German and European mechanical and plant engineering companies, said the industrial valve industry experienced an expected downturn in the first half of 2026, following a prolonged period of growth.
