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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.
01 Dec 25	Fugro and Fermi partner on accelerated clean energy site development Fugro and Fermi Development have entered a strategic partnership to deliver a portfolio of development projects in the UK, suitable for small or advanced modular reactors.
01 Dec 25	Zenith Energy announces half year results Zenith Energy, the listed international energy production and development company, has published its consolidated half-yearly unaudited financial results for the six months ended September 30, 2025.
01 Dec 25	Cadeler strengthens balance sheet with additional unsecured Green Corporate Loan Facility Cadeler has further strengthened its financial position with the addition of a second unsecured green corporate term loan facility in the aggregate amount of EUR 60 million with a non-committed accordion option of up to EUR 80 million.
01 Dec 25	UK: Equinor and Shell complete formation of Adura Equinor and Shell have completed a deal to combine their UK offshore oil and gas operations to form a new company. Adura, which launched today, will be the UK North Sea’s largest independent producer.
01 Dec 25	UK: Subsea7 awarded decommissioning contract offshore UK Subsea 7 has announced the award of a sizeable contract by Ithaca Energy, for the provision of off-station decommissioning services for the Alba Floating Storage Unit and Greater Stella field FPF-1 production facility, approximately 230 kms east of Aberdeen.
01 Dec 25	Argentina: Archer secures drilling contract in Vaca Muerta with estimated value of $600 million Archer has announced the signing of a new five-year contract with YPF for the provision of drilling services in Vaca Muerta, Argentina. The contract, with an estimated value of $600 million, covers the provision and operation of seven advanced drilling rigs.
01 Dec 25	UK: Centrica completes Grain LNG acquisition Centrica has announced completion of its Grain LNG acquisition in partnership with Energy Capital Partners ('ECP') from National Grid for an enterprise value of £1.5 billion. After taking into account £1.1 billion of new non-recourse project finance debt, Centrica's 50% share of the equity investment is approximately £200 million.
01 Dec 25	TGS awarded OBN contract in Europe TGS, a leading provider of energy data and intelligence, has announced the award of an OBN contract in Europe. The company’s node-on-a-rope crew is scheduled to mobilize early May 2026, and the contract has a duration of approximately 60 days.
01 Dec 25	Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman reaffirm commitment to market stability on steady global economic outlook The eight OPEC+ countries, which previously announced additional voluntary adjustments in April and November 2023, namely Saudi Arabia, Russia, Iraq, UAE, Kuwait, Kazakhstan, Algeria, and Oman met virtually on 30 November 2025, to review global market conditions and outlook. The eight participating countries reaffirmed their decision on 2 November 2025 to pause production increments in January, February, and March 2026.
01 Dec 25	Finland: Fortum acquires 4.4 GW of Finnish Wind Projects from ABO Energy ABO Energy has completed the sale of a 4.4-gigawatt (GW) wind energy portfolio in Finland to Fortum, a leading Finnish energy company. The transaction, which closed on November 28th, includes 29 wind power projects across the country.
01 Dec 25	UK: Dogger Bank Wind Farm and Seaway7 mark completion of all foundations on world’s largest offshore wind farm Dogger Bank Wind Farm and delivery partner Seaway7 have installed all 277 transition pieces on Dogger Bank Wind Farm, marking the completion of all foundation installation work on the 3-phase offshore wind project in the North Sea.
01 Dec 25	South Africa: ACCIONA Energía sells two assets in South Africa to Cennergi ACCIONA Energía has reached an agreement with Cennergi, Exxaro Resources wholly owned subsidiary and one of South Africa’s leading renewable energy producers, for the sale of its stake in two renewable energy assets totaling 232MW of capacity, for an enterprise value (EV) of €255 million. The two projects are Gouda wind farm (138MW) and Sishen photovoltaic plant (94MWp)