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16 Oct 25	UK: More than 100 UK energy supply chain companies call for Energy Profits Levy reform Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has issued a warning to the Government: Without a permanent replacement for the temporary Energy Profits Levy (EPL), the nation risks losing thousands more jobs, billions in investment, and critical supply chain capability essential for the UK’s energy security and transition.
16 Oct 25	UK: Inch Cape’s first XXL monopiles land in Port of Leith The first shipment of XXL monopile foundations for Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm has arrived in the Port of Leith marking the start of a new phase of offshore construction for the project and a new era for the recently completed Forth Ports’ renewables hub.
16 Oct 25	Australia: Tamboran successfully completes largest Beetaloo Basin drilling program Tamboran Resources has successfully completed the 2025 Shenandoah South drilling program, the largest program ever conducted in the Beetaloo Basin.
16 Oct 25	Prosafe SE announces operational update - September 2025 Prosafe, a leading owner and operator of semi-submersible accommodation vessels, has announced an operational update for September 2025. Fleet utilisation for September 2025 was 100% and utilisation for the third quarter of 2025 was 86%.
15 Oct 25	UK: David Whitehouse, CEO OEUK comments on joining the Great British Energy’s expert taskforce Great British Energy has launched an expert Energy Taskforce, bringing together business, industry, and academic leaders to help accelerate the UK’s energy transition and ensure it is delivered fairly and effectively. The first regional group, the Aberdeen Energy Taskforce, was announced recently to focus on harnessing the North east of Scotland’s world-class energy expertise.
15 Oct 25	UK: New milestone in the development of UK carbon storage capacity The UK is making significant strides on the path to becoming a global leader in carbon capture and storage with the successful drilling of the UK’s first carbon storage appraisal well. OEUK says this new well in the decommissioned Hewett gas field off Bacton on the coast of North Norfolk, will help to demonstrate the viability of UK carbon stores as a way of accelerating the path to net zero greenhouse gas emissions.
15 Oct 25	Azerbaijan: Shah Deniz awards three new contracts for compression project The Shah Deniz consortium has announced the award of three major offshore contracts to advance the Shah Deniz Compression (SDC) project. The contracts, with a combined value of approx. $700 million, have been awarded to the Saipem/BOS Shelf joint venture.
15 Oct 25	UK: Miliband doubles down on green goals despite energy bills rise Ed Miliband has doubled down on his position that clean power is 'the best way' to bring down energy bills in the face of opposition from rival parties.
15 Oct 25	UK: Huge blow for Putin’s war machine as UK sanctions Russian oil Russia’s largest oil companies and global businesses propping up Putin’s illegal war have been hit by fresh sanctions as the UK moves to increase pressure on Kremlin revenues.
15 Oct 25	Germany: RWE successfully pioneers cargo drone operations at offshore wind farms RWE has achieved a significant milestone in advancing offshore wind logistics. For the first time in German offshore airspace, long-range autonomous and short-distance cargo drones have been successfully pioneered in the daily operations of offshore wind farms.
15 Oct 25	Brazil: Petrobras awards Halliburton deepwater contracts for completion and stimulation services in Brazil Halliburton has announced that Petrobras awarded multiple contracts to provide vessel stimulation, intelligent completions, and safety valves in Brazil's deepwater fields after a competitive process.
15 Oct 25	Iraq: Dana Gas and Crescent Petroleum boost Khor Mor gas capacity by 50% with early completion of KM250 Project Dana Gas, the Middle East’s leading private sector and publicly-listed natural gas company, and Crescent Petroleum, the region’s oldest private upstream oil and gas company, have announced the start of commercial gas sales from the KM250 gas expansion project ('KM250') at the Khor Mor facility in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq.
15 Oct 25	Türkiye: Valeura Energy announces Türkiye joint venture agreement Valeura Energy has announced that via a wholly-owned subsidiary, and together with its partner, Pinnacle Turkey, Inc., it has entered into an agreement with a subsidiary of Transatlantic Petroleum to explore for and develop hydrocarbons in the deep rights formations of the Thrace basin of northwest Türkiye.
15 Oct 25	UK: Vattenfall's response to a pro-growth package announced by the UK Government today Vattenfall has responded to the UK Governments announcement of a pro-growth package which will look at supporting the full potential of the Planning and Infrastructure Bill.
15 Oct 25	Vietnam: Coro Energy announces new Vietnam EPC loan Coro Energy, the South East Asian renewable energy developer, has announced a new EPC loan for the next 2MW of C&I rooftop solar construction with Mobile World Group.
15 Oct 25	US: Buccaneer Energy selects drilling rig for Allar-1 in the Pine Mills field AIM-listed Buccaneer Energy, an international oil & gas exploration and production company with development and production assets in Texas, USA, has announced that a drilling rig has been selected to drill the first of two potential development locations in the Fouke area of the Pine Mills Field.
15 Oct 25	Ukraine: Pennpetro Energy signs Heads of Terms for Ukrainian oil and gas project Pennpetro Energy has announced the signing of Heads of Terms to acquire 100% of the Limnytskyi oil and gas exploration licence in western Ukraine, adjacent to the European Union border, in the far west of Ukraine.
15 Oct 25	Australia: Falcon Oil & Gas annouces completion of the three well batch drilling 2025 campaign in the Beetaloo Basin Falcon Oil & Gas has announced that its joint venture partner Tamboran (B2) Pty Limited has successfully completed the three well batch drilling 2025 campaign, the largest drilling program ever conducted in the Beetaloo Sub-basin.
15 Oct 25	TGS secures streamer acquisition contract TGS, a leading provider of energy data and intelligence, has announced the award of a streamer acquisition contract in Africa. Acquisition is scheduled to commence in Q4 this year and the contract has a duration of approximately 50 days.
14 Oct 25	France: wpd solar France begins construction of the Marcy solar park wpd solar France has officially begun construction work on the Marcy solar park in the Nièvre department in central France. The photovoltaic park, with an installed capacity of 140.6 megawatts peak, will cover an area of 187 hectares and cover the annual electricity consumption of almost 78,800 residents.
14 Oct 25	DNV launches first-of-its-kind tender portal to accelerate e-methanol adoption for industry and shipping DNV is launching the industry’s first public tender portal for e-methanol procurement within the European Union and the United Kingdom. The initiative connects a leading e-methanol producer with industrial offtakers across EU and UK markets, creating a new pathway to secure long-term, reliable supplies of this key low-carbon fuel.
14 Oct 25	Aker Solutions signs MoU with Nordbex Aker Solutions has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Swedish-based climate-tech company Nordbex to develop a portfolio of future BIOCCUS (bioenergy with carbon capture, use and storage) plants across Europe.
14 Oct 25	UK: RenewableUK welcomes measures to streamline efficiency and reduce planning delays through the Planning and Infrastructure Bill Responding to the Government’s announcement of new measures to streamline efficiency and reduce planning delays through its Planning and Infrastructure Bill, RenewableUK’s Director of Policy and Engagement Ana Musat said: 'We have ambitious targets across various clean technologies and our grid infrastructure to ensure we deliver the Government’s Clean Power 2030 mission.
14 Oct 25	UK: Brigg breakthrough: Hydrogen blending powers up UK’s Net Zero ambitions Centrica and National Gas have successfully completed a landmark trial, marking the first time hydrogen has been blended into the National Transmission System (NTS).
14 Oct 25	UK: Vital carbon storage industry gains momentum with landmark appraisal well The UK’s carbon storage industry has reached an important milestone with the drilling of an appraisal well on the Hewett field, in the Southern North Sea, for the Bacton CCS project. It is the first carbon storage appraisal well to be drilled on acreage licensed by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) as part of the world’s first large-scale carbon storage licensing round in 2023.