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16 Sep 25	Indonesia: Aquaterra Energy awarded early-stage subsea analysis contracts with INPEX in Indonesia Aquaterra Energy, a leader in offshore engineering solutions, has secured multiple offshore analysis contracts with INPEX Masela, a subsidiary of INPEX Corporation, Japan’s largest oil and gas exploration and production company. The work will support upcoming subsea drilling campaigns offshore of Indonesia.
16 Sep 25	RWE successfully issues its second US dollar green bond, strengthening its US debt financing RWE has successfully issued its second green US dollar bond with a total volume of US$2 billion. Funds will be used to finance projects according to RWE’s Green Financing Framework.
16 Sep 25	France: Neoen wins 47 MWp of solar projects in France Neoen was awarded three solar projects amounting to 46.8 MWp in the latest round of French government tenders. One of the projects is a 35.4 MWp floating solar farm in the Aube. All three projects will be operational by 2029.
16 Sep 25	UK: Hydrogen Milestone: UK’s first Hydrogen-to-Power trial at Brigg Energy Park Centrica and HiiROC, supported by the Net Zero Technology Centre (NZTC), have successfully demonstrated the injection of hydrogen into a gas-fired peak power plant at Centrica’s Brigg Energy Park, North Lincolnshire. The trial marks a UK first in using hydrogen to decarbonise peak power generation supplying power directly to the electricity grid.
16 Sep 25	UK: Centrica and X-Energy agree to deploy UK’s first Advanced Modular Reactors Centrica and X-Energy, a wholly-owned subsidiary of X-Energy Reactor Company, have announced their entry into a Joint Development Agreement (JDA) to deploy X-energy’s Xe-100 Advanced Modular Reactors ('AMR') in the United Kingdom.
16 Sep 25	UK: Spirit Energy boosts gas production from Morecambe fields Spirit Energy has completed the latest in a series of activities to boost gas production from its Morecambe hub, investing approximately £20 million to maximise economic recovery from the fields, located in the East Irish Sea.
16 Sep 25	Ghana: Eni and its OCTP partners sign an agreement with the Government of Ghana to strengthen energy production and promote sustainability Eni, together with its Offshore Cape Three Points (OCTP) project partners, Vitol and the Ghana National Petroleum Corporation (GNPC), has signed a Memorandum of Intent with the Government of Ghana, represented by the Minister of Energy and Green Transition and the Minister of Finance, targeting the country’s oil and gas production increase and new sustainable initiatives.
16 Sep 25	US/Canada: Chord Energy announces strategic acquisition of Williston Basin assets Chord Energy has announced that a wholly owned subsidiary of Chord has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire assets in the Williston Basin from XTO Energy Inc. and affiliates, subsidiaries of Exxon Mobil Corporation, for total cash consideration of $550 million.
16 Sep 25	UK: Star Energy announces unaudited interim results for the six months ended 30 June 2025 Star Energy Group, a leading onshore hydrocarbon producer in the United Kingdom, delivering natural gas and crude oil to Britain’s energy market, has announced its unaudited interim results for the six months to 30 June 2025.
16 Sep 25	UK: Google selects Shell as its renewable energy manager in the UK Shell Energy Europe has been selected by Google as its renewable energy supply manager in the UK, under the US-based technology company’s Carbon-Free Energy supply model to reach its goal of running entirely on clean energy by 2030.
16 Sep 25	Angola: Corcel announces award of KON-16 2D seismic acquisition project AIM-listed Corcel, the Angola-Brazil-focused energy company, has announced that, through its subsidiary Atlas Petroleum Exploration Worldwide ('APEX'), it has awarded the upcoming 2D seismic acquisition program within the KON-16 Block, onshore Angola, to BGP, after a competitive bidding process.
16 Sep 25	Namibia: Eco Atlantic announces Namibia portfolio update - Farmout of PEL 98 and License extensions for PEL's 97, 99 and 100 Eco (Atlantic) Oil & Gas, a leading independent oil and gas exploration company focused on the Atlantic Margin, has announced key developments in its Namibian portfolio aimed at optimising operations and exploration focus.
16 Sep 25	India: Synergia Energy announces update on operations at its Cambay PSC onshore India Synergia Energy has announced an update regarding its Cambay PSC (WI: 50%), onshore India.
16 Sep 25	UK: Petrofac extends contract in core North Sea market Petrofac, a leading provider of services to the global energy industry, continues its work in the UK's Southern North Sea with a contract extension from ONEgas West (a Shell UK operated venture).
15 Sep 25	UK: Growing impact of artificial intelligence under the lens at the industry legal conference The legal and commercial community will once again meet at Ardoe House Hotel in Aberdeen on Thursday 25th September 2025 for the annual OEUK Legal Conference. The conference opens with a keynote speech from OEUK’s Supply Chain and People Director, Katy Heidenreich, followed by a programme comprising a dynamic mix of thought leadership, case law analysis, and interactive discussion.
15 Sep 25	UK: Offshore energy industry beats official environmental targets A new analysis of environmental monitoring in the North Sea oil and gas industry published by Offshore Energies UK gives welcome evidence of performance outstripping official targets. There has been a 34% reduction in greenhouse gas emissions between 2018 and 2024, comfortably exceeding a 25% emissions reduction target outlined in the North Sea Transition Deal (NSTD) for 2027.
15 Sep 25	UK: Quantifying the economic implications of UKCS production revisions The North Sea Transition Authority’s (NSTA) March 2025 revision to the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS) production projections indicates a further downward adjustment. Between the February 2023 and March 2025 projections we have seen a reduction of 135.3 million tonnes of oil equivalent (mtoe) for the period 2025-2050. This is equivalent to approx. 920 million barrels of oil equivalent (mboe).
15 Sep 25	US: California Resources Corp announces all-stock combination with Berry Corp California Resources Corporation and Berry Corporation have jointly announced their entry into a definitive agreement to combine in an all-stock transaction valuing Berry at approx. $717 million, inclusive of Berry’s net debt.
15 Sep 25	Merlin Resources attending African Energy Week 2025 Bill Wilks and Helen Bone are looking forward to representing Merlin Energy Resources at African Energy Week on 29th September to 3rd October 2025 in Cape Town, South Africa. The event brings together attendees who are invested in the future of the African energy industry including Minsters from across the continent.
15 Sep 25	India: Statkraft signs agreement to sell renewable energy projects in India to Serentica Renewables Statkraft, Europe’s largest producer of renewable energy, has signed an agreement to sell parts of its renewable energy portfolio in India to Serentica Renewables. The agreement with Serentica Renewables includes a portfolio with a total capacity of around 1.5 GWp in the state of Rajasthan.
15 Sep 25	Germany: ENERCON moves into the future of networked energy generation with Wind+ Storage ENERCON is providing an attractive end-to-end approach combining wind farm with battery energy storage system for the next phase of the German energy transition.
15 Sep 25	Norway: Equinor granted a drilling permit for well 34/4-19 S The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for well 34/4-19 S in production licence 057.
15 Sep 25	Norway: Equinor granted a drilling permit for well 34/6-9 S The Norwegian Offshore Directorate has granted Equinor a drilling permit for well 34/6-9 S in production licence 554.
15 Sep 25	UK/US: Golden age of nuclear delivers UK-US deal on energy security New jobs and growth as companies in the UK and United States sign major new deals to turbocharge the build-out of new nuclear power stations.
15 Sep 25	Europa Oil & Gas announces interim results Europa Oil & Gas, the AIM quoted UK, Ireland and West Africa focused oil and gas exploration, development and production company, has announced its unaudited interim results for the eleven-month period ended 30 June 2025. Farmout discussions in Equatorial Guinea are progressing.