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15 Nov 25 |
UK: Statkraft secures consent for Knockcronal Wind Farm Statkraft, Europe’s largest generator of renewable energy, has secured planning consent for Knockcronal Wind Farm, located in South Ayrshire. The consented design has a generating capacity of up to 59.4MW and comprises a total of nine turbines. Once operational, the wind farm will generate enough clean electricity to power the equivalent of 49,000 homes. |
14 Nov 25 |
Norway: Hydro invests NOK 1.2 billion to build Illvatn pumped storage power plant Hydro has made the final investment decision for its largest hydropower development in over 20 years. Construction of the Illvatn pumped storage power plant in the Luster Municipality of Norway will begin this November, with operations expected to start in 2030. |
14 Nov 25 |
UK: Archer expands service offerings under five-year P&A contract in UK Archer has announced an additional contract linked to the five-year agreement with NEO NEXT Energy, originally with Repsol Resources UK and announced May 2nd, 2025. The additional contract adds a lighter Archer P&A unit for a five-year term, replacing one of Archer’s modular drilling rigs for the Fulmar platform, originally announced August 15, 2023. |
14 Nov 25 |
UK: Archer secures a 5-year contract extension worth USD 110 million Archer has been awarded a five-year contract extension for platform drilling and maintenance services in the UK with an estimated contract value of USD 110 million. |
14 Nov 25 |
Norwegian Offshore Directorate: New Dashboard provides an overview of the licensees’ petroleum resources and reserves on the NCS The new Dashboard provides an overview of the licensees’ petroleum resources and reserves on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS). This includes data such as: Number of active production licences. Overview of discoveries and fields in operation. Estimates for remaining reserves and resources in discoveries. |
14 Nov 25 |
UK’s AR7 offshore wind auction tees-up a ‘win-win-win’ for policymakers, developers, and suppliers - Wood Mackenzie With the launch of the UK's Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 7 (AR7), strategic recalibrations compared to past auctions could deliver stability to the offshore wind market amid an intense political and economic battleground over net zero targets and public spending, according to a recent insight from Wood Mackenzie. |
14 Nov 25 |
Norway: DeepOcean awarded installation work on gas project by Equinor Ocean services provider DeepOcean has been awarded a contract by Equinor to provide various subsea construction and installation activities as part of the Snorre Export and Import Gas Project (SNEIG) for offshore execution in 2026. |
13 Nov 25 |
UK: Art of the possible embraced as cutting-edge tools enhance North Sea operations Tech-savvy operators are using an impressive array of smart tools and techniques to optimise production, including from tiebacks, and cut emissions in the North Sea, a new report from the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) shows. |
13 Nov 25 |
UK: Prosafe SE: Safe Caledonia further extended at Captain Ithaca Energy (UK) has exercised a further seven weeks of options for the Safe Caledonia to continue providing accommodation support at the Captain field in the UK sector of the North Sea through to early February 2026. |
13 Nov 25 |
Norway: Vår Energi confirms oil in appraisal well near the Goliat field in the Barents Sea Vår Energi's appraisal well 7122/8-4 S confirms the 7122/8-3 S ('Zagato') oil discovery, which was proven in February. The licensees are considering tying the discovery back to existing infrastructure on the Goliat field. |
13 Nov 25 |
UK: EnergyPathways partners with KBR & Hazer on major Hydrogen Development Engineering Studies AIM-listed EnergyPathways, the UK energy transition company, has commenced engineering studies with KBR Inc and Hazer Group for its planned hydrogen and graphite production facilities, to be located in Barrow-in-Furness NW of England, as part of the Company's MESH project. |
