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27 Nov 25	ADES completes acquisition of Shelf Drilling, cementing its position as the global leader in offshore drilling
27 Nov 25	Ireland: Gas Networks Ireland selects the Shannon Estuary as location for the Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve Gas Networks Ireland has selected Cahiracon, Co. Clare along the Shannon Estuary as the location for Ireland’s new Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve (SGER) The Strategic Gas Emergency Reserve is a State-led project that will provide a temporary natural gas facility that can be used in the event of a disruption to Ireland’s gas supplies.
27 Nov 25	Brazil: Petrobras supplies Transpetro ships with bunker fuel containing renewable content Between November 10th and 17th, Petrobras supplied three Transpetro ships with bunker fuel containing 24% renewable content. The operation took place at the São Sebastião Waterway Terminal (Tebar), in São Paulo. During COP30, held in Belém (PA), Petrobras also contributed by supplying diesel with renewable content for the dedicated bus fleet and for electric power generators used at the event.
27 Nov 25	UK: Lights out for North Sea oil and gas as Chancellor keeps windfall Chancellor Rachel Reeves has confirmed the Energy Profits Levy will remain until 2030, rejecting industry calls for urgent reform and triggering fresh warnings over jobs, investment and UK energy security. The EPL - first introduced in 2022 - keeps North Sea operators at a 78% headline tax rate. From 2030, it will be replaced by a new Oil and Gas Price Mechanism.
27 Nov 25	UK: Government sets out plan to manage existing North Sea oil and gas fields, protect jobs and grow clean energy industries As part of the Budget, the UK government stated that the North Sea – its communities, workers, businesses and supply chains – will be at the heart of Britain’s clean energy and industrial future as the UK government has published a landmark plan to protect existing jobs and deliver the next generation of good, new jobs.
27 Nov 25	UK: Government North Sea plans: ‘Tinkering around the edges that will not deliver’ In response to the government’s North Sea Future Plans consultation response, Unite, the UK’s leading union, has described it as tinkering around the edges by a government still lacking a coherent plan for the long-term transition of work for oil and gas workers.
27 Nov 25	US: Buccaneer Energy announces acquisition of additional Fouke Area acreage AIM-listed Buccaneer Energy, an international oil & gas exploration and production company with development and production assets in Texas, USA, has announced the acquisition of a 32.5% interest in offsetting leasehold acreage in the Fouke area of the Pine Mills field.
27 Nov 25	UK: Serica Energy announces trading and operations update AIM-listed Serica Energy has issued a trading and operations update in respect of the third quarter and first nine months of 2025.
27 Nov 25	UK: EnQuest wins 'Excellence in Decommissioning' award EnQuest is proud to announce that it has won the Offshore Energies UK ('OEUK') award for Excellence in Decommissioning in recognition of its sector-leading work on the Heather Decommissioning Project.
27 Nov 25	US/Namibia: 88 Energy Corporate Presentation available online 88 Energy has announced that the Company's November 2025 Corporate Presentation is available on the 88 Energy website, with updates on: North Slope, Alaska: Project Phoenix, Project Leonis and Expansion Leases, and Owambo Basin, Namibia: PEL 93.
27 Nov 25	Malaysia: Shearwater awarded OBN contract for Shell-operated field off the west coast of Sabah, Malaysia Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded a contract by Sabah Shell Petroleum Company for an ocean bottom node (OBN) 4D seismic survey at its operated field off the west coast of Sabah, Malaysia. The two-month project will be carried out in early 2026 using the unique SW Tasman, designed to perform both node deployment and seismic source operations.
27 Nov 25	Germany: Nordex Group opens new test bench for wind turbine electrical systems in Rostock With today’s inauguration of a state-of-the-art generator converter test bench at its Rostock site, the Nordex Group is focusing on expanding and strengthening its technological expertise in grid integration for its wind turbines.
27 Nov 25	UK: Britain becomes world’s largest economy to end new oil and gas exploration Commenting on the government’s North Sea Future Plan, in which it has confirmed that no more licences for new oil and gas will be issued, Greenpeace UK’s co-executive director, Areeba Hamid, said: 'Britain has just made history. Closing the door to new exploration marks the beginning of the end of oil and gas in this country.
27 Nov 25	UAE: ADNOC Gas and EMSTEEL sign $4 billion, 20-year natural gas supply agreement to power UAE’s industrial growth ADNOC Gas and its subsidiaries, a world-class integrated gas processing company, has announced the signing of a landmark agreement, valued between $3.5 and $4.2 billion with EMSTEEL, one of the region’s largest integrated steel and building materials manufacturers.
27 Nov 25	Philippines: ACCIONA Energía awarded auction for 281 MW of renewable energy in the Philippines ACCIONA Energía has been awarded a 20-year power supply contract for the full output of two renewable projects totaling 281MW in the Philippines, through Round 4 of the Department of Energy’s Green Energy Auction Program (GEAP).
26 Nov 25	Spain: RES signs its first services contract with Matrix Renewables and boosts its solar growth in Spain RES has signed its first operation and maintenance (O&M) contract with Matrix Renewables. The contract covers the O&M of more than 300 MW of photovoltaic power distributed across five Spanish provinces and strengthens the company’s presence in Andalusia and Extremadura, as well as consolidating its position in Castile and León, a key region in the national solar expansion.
26 Nov 25	US: RWE brings more American-generated power to Texas with Stoneridge project 200 MW of solar and 100 MW (200 MWh) of battery storage commissioned to support Texas growing demand and U.S. energy dominance. Project created more than 200 jobs and provides millions in tax revenue benefitting schools and first responders.
26 Nov 25	Germany: Study shows migratory birds almost completely avoid wind turbines A new study by the German Offshore Wind Energy Association (BWO) confirms that migratory birds almost completely avoid wind turbines and that the collision risk is significantly lower than previously assumed
26 Nov 25	Getech and HyReveal sign strategic MoU to accelerate the global development of natural hydrogen exploration Getech, a world-leading locator of subsurface resources, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HyReveal, a French deeptech startup expert in subsurface hydrogen and associated gases, to advance global understanding and exploration of natural hydrogen.
26 Nov 25	Solstad Offshore awarded new contract by PETROBRAS for the AHTS Normand Topazio Solstad Offshore has been awarded a new contract by PETROBRAS for the anchor handling tug supply vessel (AHTS) Normand Topazio.
26 Nov 25	RWE and Apollo Global Management successfully close partnership transaction, securing long-term funding for investments in German transmission grid Joint Venture established over RWE’s 25.1% stake in Amprion, one of Germany’s four Transmission System Operators. Apollo provided €3.2 billion in equity, which RWE and Apollo will jointly invest in Amprion over time. RWE retains operational control over the joint venture and continues to manage the Amprion stake.
26 Nov 25	UK: Government Budget delivers bitter blow to UK’s energy workers and industry Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has condemned the government’s decision in today’s Budget (26/11) to reject replacement of the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) in 2026 – a move that will cost tens of thousands of jobs, cripple investment, and undermine Scotland and the UK’s energy security.
26 Nov 25	Ireland: Ørsted and ESB joint venture secures the provisional rights to develop the Tonn Nua site in Irish offshore wind auction The Irish Department of Climate, Energy and the Environment has provisionally awarded the joint venture, formed by ESB and Ørsted, the rights to develop the Tonn Nua site which is off the coast of County Waterford and spans 306 km2.
26 Nov 25	GeoPark announces 2P reserve replacement of 430% GeoPark , a leading independent energy company with over 20 years of successful operations across Latin America, has announced its independent oil and gas reserves assessment, certified by DeGolyer and MacNaughton Corp. as of December 31, 2025.
26 Nov 25	UK: Decommissioning champions of North Sea 2025 revealed as award winners announced An innovative operator demonstrating excellence in deploying new technology plus a contractor with an outstanding track record for managing multiple offshore structures are the winners announced at OEUK’s 2025 Excellence in Decommissioning Awards ceremony yesterday (November 25).