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09 Dec 25	UK: TechnipFMC awarded significant flexible pipe contract by Ithaca Energy TechnipFMC has been awarded a significant contract by Ithaca Energy for flexible risers on the Captain development in the U.K. North Sea
09 Dec 25	US: Antero Resources announces strategic transactions with Marcellus acquisition and Utica divestiture Antero Resources has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the upstream assets of HG Energy II for total consideration of $2.8 billion in cash. In addition, Antero announced it has entered into a definitive agreement to sell its Ohio Utica Shale upstream assets.
09 Dec 25	Brazil: Equinor’s first hybrid power complex starts operations Equinor takes a new step in the power business with the launch of its first hybrid power complex that combines solar and wind resources. Equinor and its Brazilian subsidiary Rio Energy have started commercial power production at the Serra da Babilônia Solar facility in Brazil.
08 Dec 25	Noble Corporation announces planned divestment of six jackups Noble Corporation has announced that the Company has signed definitive agreements to sell six jackups, which includes the sale of five rigs to Borr Drilling for $360 million and a separate transaction for the sale of one rig to Ocean Oilfield Drilling for $64 million in cash.
08 Dec 25	UK: The North Sea Strategy is a roadmap to ruin - INEOS Group The UK’s North Sea oil and gas industry has powered the nation for over 50 years. Yet the Government’s decision in the November Budget to maintain the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) at 38% - giving a headline tax rate of 78% - threatened that resource in minutes.
08 Dec 25	UK: OEUK responds to First Minister energy paper Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) has responded to the publication of the SNP’s energy paper published by First Minister John Swinney, which sets out the party’s ambitions for Scotland’s energy future. The paper highlights the scale of Scotland’s energy and economic opportunity and the role of affordable energy in supporting households, businesses, and growth.
08 Dec 25	US: TotalEnergies announces the commencement of trading of its ordinary shares on the NYSE TotalEnergies has announced the commencement of trading of its ordinary shares on the New York Stock Exchange ('NYSE'), replacing the listing of its American Depositary Receipts ('ADRs').
08 Dec 25	Poland: Subsea7 awarded contract offshore for BC-Wind project in Poland Subsea 7 has announced the award to Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 Group, of a sizeable contract by Ocean Winds for the BC-Wind project. The BC-Wind offshore site is located in the Baltic Sea, approx. 23 kms off the Polish coast, and will comprise 26 wind turbine generators.
08 Dec 25	A renewables-based energy system will save Europe €1.6 trillion WindEurope’s latest study done in cooperation with Hitachi Energy shows that even when accounting for the grids, storage and back-up, a system running on high shares of renewables is the cheapest by far.
08 Dec 25	A Pebble in Time Merlin Energy Resources associate, Dr Jonathan Bujak, is donating his sixth edition copy (published in 1842) of Gideon Mantell’s 'Thoughts on a Pebble' to the Geological Society. This precious book will be entrusted to the Geological Society for safe preservation so that it can be appreciated by many generations of geologists and geoscientists to come.
08 Dec 25	Germany: Fewer turbines, five times the output: RWE commissions modernised Lasbek wind farm Following extensive modernisation and a construction period of just one year, RWE has commissioned its new Lasbek wind farm. In the municipality of Lasbek in the Stormarn district of Schleswig-Holstein, the company replaced six existing turbines with a total capacity of 10.8 megawatts (MW) with four new, more powerful turbines, with a total capacity of 22.8 MW.
08 Dec 25	Italy: European Energy gets CfD’s on five solar projects in Italy totalling 513 MW GSE, the Italian energy agency, has awarded European Energy CfD tariffs for five solar projects totalling 513 MW across Sicily, Apulia and Molise.
08 Dec 25	Australia: Beach Energy announces first sales gas from the Waitsia Gas Plant Beach Energy has advised that delivery of sales gas from the Waitsia Gas Plant into the pipeline network has commenced, marking the critical First Gas Export milestone for the project.
08 Dec 25	Angola/Brazil: Corcel raises £3 million to support strategic activity on multiple fronts AIM-listed Corcel, the Angola-Brazil-focused energy company, has raised £3 million by way of an equity placing at £0.0035 per share.
08 Dec 25	Brazil: Petrobras announces the results of the Auction of Uncontracted Areas Petrobras won the rights and obligations of the Union in Mero and Atapu in the Auction of Uncontracted Areas held December 4 by Pré-Sal Petróleo SA - PPSA .
08 Dec 25	Egypt: Scatec signs equity partnership agreements for Obelisk in Egypt Scatec, has signed shareholder agreements with Norfund, the Norwegian investment fund for developing countries and EDF power solutions, an international energy player which develops, builds and operates renewable and low-carbon energy production facilities, for an equity partnership in Scatec’s 1.1GW solar and 100MW/200MWh battery storage hybrid project, Obelisk in Egypt.
08 Dec 25	UK: TotalEnergies merges its Upstream business with NEO NEXT, creating the largest independent oil and gas producer in the UK TotalEnergies has signed an agreement with NEO NEXT Energy under which TotalEnergies will merge its Upstream business with NEO NEXT and become the leading shareholder in the expanded NEO NEXT, which will be renamed NEO NEXT+, with a 47.5% ownership.
08 Dec 25	Georgia: Block Energy announces Project III farm-out update AIM-listed Block Energy, the development and production company focused on Georgia, has provided an update on the Project III farm-out process. The Company has received a non-binding farm-in offer from a large energy company following extensive technical and commercial engagement.
08 Dec 25	Indonesia: Harbour Energy announces sale of Natuna Sea Block A and Tuna in Indonesia Harbour Energy has entered into a Sale and Purchase Agreement to sell its operated interests in the producing Natuna Sea Block A field and the Tuna development project in Indonesia to Prime Group for a cash consideration of $215 million.
08 Dec 25	Tanzania: Helium One Global provides update on Southern Rukwa Helium Project AIM-listed Helium One Global, the primary helium explorer in Tanzania with a 50% working interest in the Galactica-Pegasus helium development project in Colorado, USA, provides an update on the Company's southern Rukwa Helium Project.
08 Dec 25	Morocco: Sound Energy announces first commissioning gas at the Tendrara gas development Sound Energyhas received notification from the operator of the Tendrara Production Concession, Mana Energy, of the commencement of the initial commissioning activities for the TE-5 Horst development project in the Tendrara Production Concession and that first gas has entered the gas gathering system in preparation for long term gas production into the micro-LNG plant.
08 Dec 25	UK: Unveiling the new project pipeline to deliver Clean Power by 2030 The National Energy System Operator (NESO) has confirmed a new pipeline of deliverable, shovel-ready energy projects that will be prioritised for connection to the electricity networks, unlocking £40 billion in clean investment annually and driving progress towards the government’s Clean Power by 2030 target.
08 Dec 25	UK: NESO outlines new timelines for Strategic Energy Plans The National Energy System Operator (NESO) is reaffirming its commitment to delivering the joined up, strategic energy planning needed for Great Britain to support economic growth, deliver a secure energy system and pave the way to a sustainable energy future.
08 Dec 25	US: Capsol Technologies signs MoU with US utility to deploy CapsolGT[®] for low-carbon gas power generation Capsol Technologies has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with a leading utility granting exclusivity to develop the first commercial-scale low-carbon gas power plant using the company’s CapsolGT® carbon capture technology in the US.
08 Dec 25	Denmark: BlueNord announces preliminary production for October 2025 BlueNord has announced its preliminary production figures for November 2025. In November 2025, the preliminary production was 43.3 mboepd net to the Company. The base assets Dan, Gorm, and Halfdan produced 22.7 mboepd net to the Company.