Energy news for July 28, 2026
July 28, 2026 · 11 stories
11 stories from across upstream and markets. The day led with API Inspection Summit 2026 draws industry firms to San Antonio.
Midstream & LNG
API Inspection Summit 2026 draws industry firms to San Antonio
Inspection, midstream and petrochemical company representatives gathered at the API Inspection Summit 2026 in San Antonio, Texas.
Markets
NOAA authorizes Navy sonar testing across the Pacific and Indian oceans through 2033
NMFS issued a rule letting the Navy incidentally take marine mammals during sonar training in the Pacific and Indian oceans, effective through 2033.
Upstream
Odfjell Drilling expects Deepsea Atlantic rig back in three to four months
The semisubmersible went off hire in April after its blowout preventer fell to the seabed near the Rosebank field west of Shetland.
Power
Meta signs power deal with Lightsource bp for 150MW Louisiana solar project
Meta signed a PPA for power from Lightsource bp's 172MWdc Mowata Solar project in Acadia Parish, Louisiana, where the developer is investing $237 million.
Upstream
Georgina Energy's water well contractor mobilizes ahead of Hussar drilling
The water bores clear the way for Ensign 970 to drill Georgina's Hussar helium and hydrogen prospect in Western Australia in Q3 2026.
Policy
DOE names five states as contenders for nuclear fuel cycle campuses
Utah, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Louisiana, and Idaho signed agreements with DOE to keep pursuing Nuclear Lifecycle Innovation Campuses worth up to $50 billion.
Upstream
DNO's North Sea output more than doubles as Kurdistan stays near a halt
DNO's Q2 2026 trading update shows North Sea volumes surging year on year while Kurdistan output stayed near zero as the restart continues.
Midstream & LNG
Sempra's ECA LNG Phase 1 hits delay after compressor damage
Refrigerant compressor damage found during post-cargo inspections pushes Sempra's Ensenada LNG plant toward a fourth-quarter 2026 completion.
Downstream
Hexagon Agility signs exclusive three-year CNG bus deal with Iveco Bus
Hexagon Agility will exclusively supply Iveco Bus with CNG fuel systems and carbon fiber cylinders under a three-year deal, with first deliveries in Q3 2026.
Markets
Digital services beat physical alternatives on energy use, UK study finds
A government-commissioned study finds streaming, e-books and AI translation use no more power than DVDs, printed books and human translation, often less.
Upstream
ONGC spuds first deepwater well in India's Mahanadi Basin
ONGC virtually spudded its first deepwater exploratory well off Odisha on 25 July 2026, opening a campaign to test India's deep offshore reserves.
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