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25 Mar 26	UK: RenewableUK welcomes trial scheme to offer consumers lower electricity bills on windy days Steven Agnew, Head of Policy at RenewableUK, comments on the Government’s announcement that it will launch a trial scheme this winter to enable energy companies to offer consumers lower electricity bills in areas of abundant wind generation such as Scotland and the East of England, minimising constraint payments for wind which would previously have gone unused
25 Mar 26	UK: Government to make 'plug-in solar' available within months 'Plug-in' solar panels to be in shops within months, offering households chance to significantly cut energy bills. Government drives to make 'plug-in' solar available in shops as part of clean power mission.
25 Mar 26	Germany: Nordex Group receives first order for N175/6.X turbine with 199-meter hub height The Nordex Group has received its first order for the N175/6.X turbine with a hub height of 199 meters. The 21 MW Marienmünster-Altenbergen project in North Rhine-Westphalia thus marks another milestone in the technological development of modern onshore turbines. With the implementation of this project, the Nordex Group will install its currently highest series-produced wind turbine during the course of 2027.
25 Mar 26	UK: UK Oil & Gas subsidiary UKEn signs MOU with Wales & West Utilities UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) has announced that its wholly owned clean energy subsidiary, UK Energy Storage ('UKEn') has signed an MOU with Wales and West Utilities (WWU), the principal gas pipeline operator in Wales and the South West. WWU plans to develop 'HyLine South West', a 100% hydrogen pipeline system to connect hydrogen suppliers, offtakers and storage within the region.
25 Mar 26	EnQuest announces results for the year ended 31 December 2025 and 2026 outlook EnQuest has announced results for the year ended 31 December 2025 and 2026 outlook. EnQuest operates 97% of its asset portfolio, and in 2025, the Group delivered another year of top quartile performance.
25 Mar 26	Pharos Energy announces 2025 Preliminary Results Pharos Energy, an independent energy company with assets in Vietnam and Egypt, has announced its preliminary results for the year ended 31 December 2025.
25 Mar 26	UK: EDF power solution's Dunside Wind Farm receives planning consent The Scottish Government’s Energy Consents Unit has approved plans for the 14-turbine Dunside wind farm located in the Lammermuir Hills in the Scottish Borders. EDF power solutions UK, one of the country’s leading renewable energy developers has been working closely with communities around the site for over four years.
25 Mar 26	Norway: OKEA reports increased recoverable resource estimates from the Talisker West discoveries at the Brage field (PL 055) Reference is made to stock exchange notice dated 25 August 2025 with regards to the Talisker West discovery. Through further subsurface maturation of the Talisker Statfjord formation, recoverable resource estimates (P50) have increased from 19 to 28 million barrels of oil equivalents (mmboe).
25 Mar 26	Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Energy Regulator issues petroleum-related Call for Bids NS25-1P, which includes 13 nominated parcels on July 7 2025 The CNSOER issued petroleum-related Call for Bids NS25-1P, which includes 13 nominated parcels, on July 7, 2025. Bids must be received by April 28, 2026.
24 Mar 26	Brazil: Equinor starts drilling major gas development in Brazil Equinor has started the drilling phase for the Raia project in the pre salt of the Campos Basin, Brazil. The Valaris DS-17 drillship started drilling operations, today 24 March. This marks a key milestone for the partnership as the project progresses towards planned start up in 2028.
24 Mar 26	France: Vestas announces new orders in France for a total of 59 MW Vestas has announced new orders in France for a total of 59 MW. Delivery and commissioning are scheduled for Q2 2027.
24 Mar 26	Annual Report 2025: Cadeler delivers strong financial results while doubling fleet capacity Cadeler has published its Annual Report for 2025, reporting strong financial and operational performance for a year in which it took delivery of five vessels, doubling its operational fleet capacity. Cadeler maintained high utilisation while sharpening its strategic focus on operations and maintenance through the establishment of Nexra, its new service platform for the offshore wind industry.
24 Mar 26	UK: Carbon storage developers apply for more than 2 million acres of North Sea The NSTA has received bids for more than 2 million acres of seabed at the 24 March closure of the UK’s second carbon storage licensing round. The second carbon storage licensing round was launched in December 2025.
24 Mar 26	UK: EnerMech wins five-year North Sea contract on Kraken FPSO EnerMech has secured a five-year contract to provide Bumi Armada with crane management and lifting services on the Armada Kraken Floating Production Storage and Offloading (FPSO) vessel in the UK North Sea East of Shetland.
24 Mar 26	Pakistan: OGDCL commences oil production from Pasakhi-13 - Pakistan's first successful horizontal oil well in clastic reservoirs Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), has successfully commenced oil production from its development well Pasakhi-13, marking a historic milestone as Pakistan's first successful horizontal oil well in clastic reservoir (lower Goru - A sand).
24 Mar 26	Germany: Vestas announces new order in Germany Vestas has announced the following order as part of its Q1 order intake. Customer is Alterric. Delivery of the 29 MW Ober-Mörlen project is planned to begin in Q3 2027, with commissioning scheduled to begin in Q4 2027.
24 Mar 26	Stillstrom, Faber Group and Prysmian join forces to cut vessel emissions across offshore wind supply chain Stillstrom by Maersk has partnered with Faber Group and Prysmian to launch a pilot offshore charging system that will allow hybrid and electric vessels to connect to clean power while offshore, reducing ship emissions across the offshore wind supply chain.
24 Mar 26	Guyana: SBM Offshore awarded FEED contracts for the Longtail project in Guyana SBM Offshore has been awarded contracts by ExxonMobil Guyana, an affiliate of Exxon Mobil Corp, to perform Front End Engineering and Design (FEED) studies for a Floating Production, Storage and Offloading vessel (FPSO) for the Longtail development project in Guyana. This is the sixth FPSO award from ExxonMobil Guyana.
24 Mar 26	UK must back domestic oil and gas alongside renewables to secure energy supply The UK will continue to need significant volumes of oil and gas for decades to come, even with accelerating use of renewables, according to the OEUK Business Outlook Report 2026 on the UK’s offshore energy system.
24 Mar 26	UK: Ofgem announces biggest shortlist of bidders since 2019 with offshore transmission assets for three major North Sea windfarms up for auction Ofgem has announced it has shortlisted its biggest field of bidders since 2019, who can all now compete to own and operate the offshore electricity transmission links for three major North Sea wind farms off Great Britain’s east coast.
24 Mar 26	Poland: Prospex Energy announces formal offer of onshore Polish licences Prospex Energy, the AIM quoted investing company focused on European gas and power projects, has announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, PXEN Tatra Sp z.o.o. ('PXEN Tatra') has been formally offered the San and Dunajec onshore licence areas in Poland.
24 Mar 26	US: Zephyr Energy announces operations update Zephyr Energy, a technology-led oil and gas company focused on responsible resource development from carbon-neutral operations in the Rocky Mountain region of the United States, has announced an operations update.
24 Mar 26	US: Interior and TotalEnergies agree to end US Offshore Wind Projects, lowering costs for American families Following TotalEnergies announcement that it has signed agreements with U.S. Department of Interior to end its U.S. Offshore Wind Projects, the Department of the Interior announced a landmark agreement with TotalEnergies for the company to redirect capital from expensive, unreliable offshore wind leases toward affordable, reliable natural gas projects that will provide secure energy for hardworking Americans.
24 Mar 26	European Commission approves €5 billion Danish State aid scheme to support offshore wind energy The European Commission has approved a €5 billion (DKK 37.6 billion) Danish scheme to support offshore wind energy in line with the objectives of the Clean Industrial Deal.
24 Mar 26	Italy: European Energy divests 151 MW solar PV project in Sicily European Energy has completed the divestment of its remaining stake in a 151 MW solar PV project located in Mineo, Sicily, to the Italian investment management firm Sosteneo.