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03 Dec 25	Poland: Nordex Group secures 118 MW order in Poland An international independent power producer has placed an order with the Nordex Group for 20 N149/5.X wind turbines to be supplied for a project in Poland. To date, the Nordex Group has installed over 600 wind turbines in Poland, representing a total installed capacity of 1.7 GW.
03 Dec 25	Vietnam: Coro Energy provides update on co-located Battery Energy Storage System pilot Coro Energy, the South East Asian renewable energy developer, has signed binding documentation with Mobile World Group for the delivery of a co-located Battery Energy Storage System Pilot ('BESS Pilot') at one of Coro's existing rooftop solar sites in Ho Chi Minh City.
03 Dec 25	Ukraine: Pennpetro Energy announces Limnytskyi licence update Pennpetro Energy, the company focused on developing strategic energy projects, announces updates regarding the Limnytskyi oil and gas exploration licence in western Ukraine, adjacent to the border with the European Union.
03 Dec 25	Brazil: Acteon inks three-year Petrobras contract for enhanced mooring asset integrity Intermoor, Acteon’s Moorings and Anchors business line, has been awarded a three-year contract by Petrobras. Intermoor will deliver comprehensive quality assurance and traceability services across Petrobras’ extensive inventory of critical mooring components.
03 Dec 25	China: CNOOC Limited brings on-stream Weizhou 11-4 Oilfield Adjustment and Satellite Fields Development CNOOC Limited has announced that Weizhou 11-4 Oilfield Adjustment and Satellite Fields Development Project has commenced production. The project is located in the Beibu Gulf Basin of the South China Sea.
02 Dec 25	GeoPark announces 2026 work program and medium-term guidelines GeoPark, a leading independent energy company with over 20 years of successful operations across Latin America, has announced its 2026 Work Program and 2027-2028 guidelines.
02 Dec 25	Brazil: Petrobras advances in expanding the capacity of RNEST Petrobras celebrates, in Ipojuca (PE), the expansion of the processing capacity of the Abreu e Lima Refinery (RNEST), with the construction of the second set of units (train 2).
02 Dec 25	Netherlands: Vattenfall signs landmark battery storage agreement Vattenfall has secured 100MW (400 MWh) of storage capacity from the Dutch Leopard battery, currently under development by Giga Storage. Under the agreement, Vattenfall will have full operational control of this capacity, enabling the company to mitigate increased imbalance risks across its customer and renewable portfolio.
02 Dec 25	Gambia: PetroNor E&P announces update on The Gambia A4 licence PetroNor E&P has advised that it is withdrawing from the exploration licence for Block A4 in The Gambia. As outlined in the Q3 2025 results released on 20 November 2025, the initial exploration phase of the licence for Block A4 expired during mid-November 2025.
02 Dec 25	Trinidad: Wood awarded brownfield EPC scope at bpTT’s Ginger gas development project Wood’s joint venture company, Massy Wood, has been awarded the engineering, procurement, construction (EPC) and commissioning contract associated with the topsides brownfield development of bp Trinidad and Tobago’s (bpTT) Juniper platform, as part of the Ginger development located off the coast of Trinidad.
02 Dec 25	Congo (Brazzaville): Eni launches Phase 2 of Congo LNG ahead of schedule With the arrival of the Nguya FLNG floating liquefaction unit and the introduction of gas into the new offshore infrastructure system, Eni announces the start-up - ahead of the planned schedule - of Phase 2 of the Congo LNG project, with the goal of exporting the first LNG cargo in early 2026.
02 Dec 25	Vestas announces 660 MW offshore order in EMEA Vestas has announced a 660 MW offshore order in EMEA (Europe, the Middle East and Africa) as part of its Q4 order intake.
02 Dec 25	Nigeria announces 2025 licensing round The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has officially launched the Nigeria 2025 Licensing Round. The round includes 15 onshore blocks, 19 in shallow waters, 15 frontier assets and one deepwater block.
02 Dec 25	US: TotalEnergies, TES, Osaka Gas, Toho Gas and ITOCHU partner up to develop the Live Oak project for e-NG production in Nebraska TotalEnergies, TES, Osaka Gas, Toho Gas, and ITOCHU have signed a Joint Development and Operating Agreement, granting the Japanese companies a combined 33.3% stake in the Live Oak project — a large-scale facility to produce electric natural gas (e-NG) also known as e-methane, initiated by TotalEnergies and TES and currently under development in Nebraska, US.
02 Dec 25	US: Pantheon Resources provides update on the Dubhe-1 well Pantheon Resources, the oil and gas company developing the Kodiak and Ahpun oil fields immediately adjacent to pipeline and transportation infrastructure on Alaska's North Slope, has provided an operational and cost update on the Dubhe-1 well.
02 Dec 25	UK: Hibiscus Petroleum’s Teal West drilling success to lift 2P reserves Hibiscus Petroleum has including the successful drilling of Teal West Development, offshore UK, with 2P oil reserves expected to exceed the current estimate of 3.4 MMboe. First Oil from the Teal West field is expected in mid CY2026.
02 Dec 25	UK: CeraPhi Energy awarded contract to deliver groundbreaking geothermal decarbonisation project at Scunthorpe General Hospital CeraPhi Energy, a leading developer of geothermal energy solutions, has been awarded a contract to implement an innovative low-carbon heating system at Scunthorpe General Hospital, part of the Northern Lincolnshire and Goole NHS Foundation Trust.
02 Dec 25	Chad: Perenco completes successful twelve well campaign on the Badila oil field in Chad PetroChad Mangara, Perenco’s wholly owned Chad subsidiary, has completed a successful twelve well drilling campaign at the Badila oil field in Chad.
01 Dec 25	Poland: Ocean Winds has reached Financial Close for its BC-Wind project in Poland Ocean Winds, international company dedicated to offshore wind energy and established as a 50-50 joint venture between EDP Renewables and ENGIE, has secured an around €2 billion project finance and reached Financial Close for its first offshore wind farm in the Baltic Sea.
01 Dec 25	Brazil: Petrobras announces approval of the redetermination of the Tupi Shared Field
01 Dec 25	UK: New decom table highlights named operators’ performance Thirteen operators who have fallen behind in their decommissioning obligations have been named in the North Sea Transition Authority’s (NSTA) first published table of the North Sea well decommissioning deficit. The table displays operators who have missed their consent deadlines for fully decommissioning a total of 153 inactive wells.
01 Dec 25	Nigeria TotalEnergies sells interest in two exploration blocks offshore Nigeria to Chevron TotalEnergies EP Nigeria has signed a farmout agreement to sell to Star Deep Water Petroleum, a Chevron company, a 40% participation in the PPL 2000 and PPL 2001 exploration licenses, offshore Nigeria.
01 Dec 25	UK: RenewableUK welcomes Chancellor’s Budget commitments to cut energy bills, speed up planning system and remove hydrogen tax Commenting on the Chancellor’s Budget announcements, RenewableUK’s Deputy Chief Executive Jane Cooper said: 'We’re pleased to see the Chancellor has supported our call to drive domestic electricity bills down by moving some energy policy costs into general taxation. It’s fairer, as it’s based on people’s ability to pay, so families on low incomes will benefit most.
01 Dec 25	Wood announces appointment of new Group Chief Financial Officer John Wood Group has announced the appointment of Jade Moore to the Company’s Executive Leadership Team as Group Chief Financial Officer ('CFO'), effective immediately.
01 Dec 25	UK: RWE to build its largest battery energy storage facility in the UK RWE, the UK’s leading electricity generator, and the largest power producer in Wales, is powering ahead with its largest UK storage project -Pembroke Battery Storage, taking a final investment decision.