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17 Dec 25	Romania: Greenvolt Greenvolt Group agrees sale of 253.1 MW wind project to Engie Romania Greenvolt Group, through Greenvolt Power – one of the leading developers of large-scale wind, solar, and battery energy projects – has reached an agreement to sell a 253.1 MW onshore wind project in Romania.
17 Dec 25	Azerbaijan: SOCAR and MOL Group sign production sharing agreement for exploration and production in Shamakhi–Gobustan area SOCAR and MOL Group have signed a Production Sharing Agreement (PSA) for exploration and production in Azerbaijan’s Shamakhi–Gobustan area.
17 Dec 25	Brazil: Casa dos Ventos and Vestas announce new partnership for the 828 MW Dom Inocêncio Wind Complex in Brazil Casa dos Ventos, one of Brazil’s largest renewable energy companies, and Vestas, the global leader in wind energy solutions, have announced a new stage in their business partnership for renewable projects in Brazil, with the 828 MW order for the Dom Inocêncio wind complex.
17 Dec 25	VoltaGrid and Halliburton make 400 MW power commitment in the Eastern Hemisphere Halliburton and VoltaGrid have announced a significant milestone in their strategic collaboration. The companies have secured manufacturing for 400 megawatts (MW) of modular natural gas power systems for delivery in 2028 to support the development of data centers across the Eastern Hemisphere.
17 Dec 25	Greece: TotalEnergies divests 50% of a 424 MW renewables portfolio in Greece In line with its renewables business model, TotalEnergies has closed the sale to Asterion Industrial Partners of 50% of its 424 MW wind and solar portfolio in Greece. This transaction values the portfolio at €508 million, equivalent to approximately €1.2 million per MW installed.
17 Dec 25	UK: 500 jobs protected at Grangemouth as UK Government partners with INEOS to save vital plant’s future Britain’s last ethylene plant at Grangemouth has been saved by the UK Government - securing 500 good jobs and hundreds more across the region in the supply chain.
17 Dec 25	Germany: Nordex Group receives order for nearly 107 MW in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany The Nordex Group has received a new order in North Rhine-Westphalia. As part of a repowering project, the Nordex Group will supply and install twelve N163/6.X wind turbines on 164-meter-high hybrid towers, as well as four N149/5.X turbines on 125-meter-high tubular steel towers.
17 Dec 25	EnQuest announces Q4 operations update EnQuest has announces a Q4 operations update. The Company continues to demonstrate operational excellence across its portfolio, both in the UK North Sea and South East Asia, and expects to again deliver against all 2025 guidance targets.
17 Dec 25	Norway: Vår Energi completes nine out of nine growth projects in 2025 - driving transformational growth in 2025 Vår Energi has announced the successful start-up of Balder Phase V and the completion of Åsgard Low Pressure Production Phase 3 (LPP3). With the Åsgard LPP3 project start-up scheduled for December, the Company has delivered on its commitment to complete nine out of nine growth projects in 2025, marking a year of transformational progress for Vår Energi.
17 Dec 25	Australia: Santos announces divestment of two non-core assets as it optimises its portfolio Santos has executed a conditional sale and purchase agreement to divest its 42.86% operated interest in the Mahalo Joint Venture, in Queensland’s Bowen Basin, to Comet Ridge. Santos has also recently completed the divestment to Eni Australia of its 42.71% interest in the Petrel fields and 100% in the Tern fields in the Bonaparte Basin offshore Northern Australia.
16 Dec 25	PNG LNG project finance facility repaid in full Santos has announced that the PNG LNG Joint Venture (Santos 39.9 per cent interest) has accelerated the final repayment under the PNG LNG project finance facility, bringing the facility to a close.
16 Dec 25	Canadian Natural Resources announces 2026 budget Canadian Natural’s President, Scott Stauth, commented on the Company's 2026 budget. The Company's low cost, long life low decline asset base allows Canadian Natural to maintain a strong balance sheet through commodity price cycles while providing significant and sustainable returns to its shareholders.
16 Dec 25	Norway: Norwegian Offshore Directorate postpones regulatory changes The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has put forward proposed changes to the Regulations relating to resource management in the petroleum activities and the Regulations relating to documentation in connection with storage of CO2 on the shelf for public consultation.
16 Dec 25	ReconAfrica has provided a Y/E operational update on the progress of its projects in Namibia, Angola and Gabon Reconnaissance Energy Africa (ReconAfrica) has provided a year-end corporate operational update on its projects in Namibia, Angola and Gabon.
16 Dec 25	US: Shell invests in Kaikias waterflood to unlock production in Gulf of America Shell Offshore, a subsidiary of Shell, has taken a final investment decision (FID) on a waterflood project at its Kaikias field in the US Gulf of America. Water will be injected to displace additional oil in the reservoir formation which supplies production to Shell’s Ursa platform in the Mars Corridor.
16 Dec 25	Australia: Subsea 7 awarded contract offshore Australia Subsea 7 has announced a substantial award by Chevron Australia. The contract covers subsea installation on the Gorgon Stage 3 (GS3) Project, offshore Australia.
16 Dec 25	Finland: Vestas announces three orders for a total of 277 MW with EnVentus wind turbines in Finland Vestas has announced three orders for a total of 277 MW with EnVentus wind turbines in Finland. Delivery and commissioning is planned to begin Q2/Q3 2027.
16 Dec 25	Sweden: Europe's first 'wind power-built' car park inaugurated The new Niels Bohr car park in Lund, Sweden, was recently inaugurated, a building partly constructed from disused rotor blades from wind turbines. The building is the first of its kind in Europe and has a façade made from rotor blades from Vattenfall's now decommissioned Nørre Økse Sø wind farm.
16 Dec 25	Canada: Nordex Group receives order for 200 MW in Canada The Nordex Group has announced market entry into the province of New Brunswick in Canada. The company will supply 34 N163/5.X turbines totalling 200 MW to a wind farm project in New Brunswick.
16 Dec 25	UK: Thistle Wind Partners submit offshore consent application for flagship Ayre Offshore Wind Farm The developer behind Ayre Offshore Wind Farm - one of Scotland’s flagship offshore wind projects - has submitted its offshore consent application to the Scottish Government’s Marine Directorate.
16 Dec 25	Malaysia: TotalEnergies signs new Renewable Power Agreement with Google to supply data centers TotalEnergies and Google have signed a 21-year Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) to supply Google with a total volume of 1 TWh (equivalent to 20 MW) of certified renewable power from the Citra Energies solar plant in the northern Kedah province.
16 Dec 25	UK: Serica Energy announces acquisition of assets from Spirit Energy and affiliates Serica Energy has announced the entry into a sale and purchase agreement, via two of its newly acquired subsidiaries following the completion of the Prax Upstream transaction, to acquire a portfolio of Southern North Sea assets from Spirit Energy and certain affiliates.
16 Dec 25	UK: Centrica announces sale of Cygnus, Greater Markham Area and Southern North Sea interests Centrica has announced the sale of Spirit Energy’s remaining 15% interest in the Cygnus gas field, and all other producing assets in the Greater Markham Area and Southern North Sea, to Serica Energy.
16 Dec 25	UK: Union Jack Oil provides Biscathorpe planning update - PEDL253 Union Jack Oil, a UK and USA focused onshore hydrocarbon production, development, exploration, and investment company, has advised that the joint venture partnership has made the decision to withdraw the planning appeal in relation to the refusal of planning consent for a side-track drilling operation and oilfield development at Biscathorpe, contained within PEDL253.
16 Dec 25	Norway: PPF Project sanctioned - strengthening production in the Greater Ekofisk Area Vår Energi and licence partners announce that the Previously Produced Fields (PPF) Project in the Greater Ekofisk Area is sanctioned. The project will add high value barrels from 2028 onwards and strengthen production life of the Greater Ekofisk Area.