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05 Jun 26	UK: Key clean energy milestone reached as construction starts on Netherton Hub A major strategic clean energy project has reached a key milestone, with a groundbreaking event held yesterday (Wednesday, 3 June) to mark the start of main construction at the Netherton Hub near Peterhead.
05 Jun 26	Latvia: EBRD helps HoSt Group boost biomethane production in Latvia The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is boosting Latvia’s biomethane production capacity and use of renewable fuels with a €26 million loan to SIA Next Biogas, a subsidiary of the Netherlands-based HoSt Group.
05 Jun 26	Greece: EBRD invests in Hellenic Halyvourgia’s new solar park in Greece The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has signed a financing package to support the construction of a 32 MW solar photovoltaic park in Greece, which will supply renewable electricity to the production facilities of Hellenic Halyvourgia, one of the largest producers of steel products in the Balkans.
05 Jun 26	Romania: EBRD backs large-scale battery storage project in Romania The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is supporting the development of a large-scale battery energy storage system in Scornicesti, Romania. The Bank will provide up to €44 million in financing to support the project’s development, construction and operation, on a non-recourse project finance basis.
05 Jun 26	UK: Qair secures its first UK financial close for 46MWp Brecks Solar Farm Independent renewable energy company Qair has successfully secured financing for its 46.51 MWp Brecks Solar Farm, the Group’s first project in the UK to reach financial close.
05 Jun 26	Serbia: Emergy successfully closes sale of 168 MW Alibunar wind project in Serbia Emergy has announced the successful completion of the sale of the 168 MW Alibunar wind project in Serbia to Heavy Energy International.
05 Jun 26	UK: Unlocking West of Shetland reserves could reduce imports and be better for global climate With the PetroJarl Rosebank having left its dry dock in Norway last Saturday and arrived on location west of Shetland, an important major new peer-reviewed study underlines the importance of the area for extending the life of the UK's oil and gas sector.
05 Jun 26	Turkey: Trillion Energy advances additional earn-in payment on M47 oil block and plans upcoming seismic Trillion Energy International has made a further cash payment of US$250,000 toward its earn-in obligations for a 29% participating interest in the M47c,d oil block, an onshore exploration asset located in the Cudi-Gabar petroleum province of southeastern Türkiye.
05 Jun 26	Denmark: BlueNord announces preliminary production for April 2026 BlueNord has announced its preliminary production figures for May 2026. In May 2026, the preliminary production was 37.1 mboepd net to the Company. Tyra contributed with 20.6 mboepd, while Dan, Halfdan and Gorm contributed with16.5 mboepd.
04 Jun 26	Germany: RWE successfully completes €1.5 billion share buyback programme RWE has successfully completed its share buyback programme, launched in November 2024, within the envisaged 18-month timeframe. The total volume of the share buyback programme amounted to €1.5 billion.
04 Jun 26	Norway: Northern Lights JV awards consortium of 'K' LINE and Malaysia’s MISC a time charter contract for one newly built liquefied CO2 carrier Northern Lights JV has awarded the consortium of Kawasaki Kisen Kaisha, Ltd. ('K' LINE) and Malaysia’s MISC Berhad (MISC) a time charter contract for one newly built 12,000 m3 liquefied CO2 carrier. The award follows the announcement of Northern Lights’ fleet expansion on 29 January 2026.
04 Jun 26	UK: Angus Energy announces financial restructuring update Angus Energy, a UK AIM quoted independent oil and gas company, has announced that, further to previous announcements, the Company continues to make good progress on the legally binding documentation associated with its proposed financial restructuring.
03 Jun 26	Kazakhstan: Karachaganak Petroleum Operating (KPO) has announced that the KEP-1B Project has safely achieved First Gas Reinjection. Karachaganak Petroleum Operating (KPO) has announced that the KEP-1B Project has safely achieved First Gas Reinjection. This milestone supports sustained production from one of the country’s largest oil and gas fields.
03 Jun 26	UK: Fidra Energy accelerates UK growth with acquisition of 1GW Enderby battery storage project from Innova Fidra Energy, a European battery energy storage system (BESS) developer headquartered in Edinburgh, UK, and backed by EIG and the National Wealth Fund, has announced the acquisition of the Enderby battery storage project for an undisclosed sum from Innova, the largest UK independent developer of renewable energy projects and data centres.
03 Jun 26	Germany: Vattenfall is building the first solar park with low-emission steel Vattenfall is breaking new ground in the construction of the large open-field solar park 'Juliusburg / Krukow' in Schleswig-Holstein, using low-emission steel from its Swedish partner SSAB for the PV mounting systems for the first time. This reduces CO2 emissions in the construction and supply chain by 67 percent compared to conventional steel.
03 Jun 26	Netherlands: European Energy divests Dutch wind park European Energy has completed the divestment of a portfolio of 12 wind turbines in the municipality of Waadhoeke, the Netherlands, to Dutch company Westra.
03 Jun 26	UK: EnergyPathways announces Financing Agreement drawdown for MESH project AIM-listed EnergyPathways, an energy transition company, has, following its announcement of the £15 million Financing Agreement on 28 April 2026, drawn down a second tranche of £1 million (before costs and expenses).
03 Jun 26	Norway: Moreld contributes to successful Eirin start-up The Eirin field is now on stream via Gina Krog, bringing new gas volumes to Europe. The development has been completed on a fast-track timeline and demonstrates the value of efficient execution and close collaboration across stakeholders. On the Eirin project, this collaboration was demonstrated through the collective efforts by two Moreld companies.
03 Jun 26	UK government announces proposed target of around 87% emissions reduction for the 2038 to 2042 period under its seventh Carbon Budget The UK government has set out its proposed level for the seventh Carbon Budget, which sets a science-led target of ~87% emissions reduction in the period 2038 to 2042 – endorsed by the Environmental Audit Committee and the Climate Change Committee.
02 Jun 26	Dolphin Drilling signs multi-year contract for Borgland Dolphin Dolphin Drilling has announced the contract fixture of its semi-submersible drilling rig BORGLAND DOLPHIN with an undisclosed operator in the UK, which represents approximately USD 239 million in firm contract backlog, as referenced to in the announcement dated 14 April 2026 regarding a Letter of Intent.