• Var Energi to buy BlueNord for ~NOK 12.8bn via 248.4m new shares plus NOK 1,964m cash. Deal gives BlueNord holders ~9.05% of Var; Eni stays majority. Q2 2026 dividend raised to $350m.
  • Var Energi ASA (VAR) upheld full-year guidance: production, production costs, and development capex remain unchanged with no revisions to prior forecasts.