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10 Nov 26	UK: Elemental Energies signs Viking CCS contract with Harbour Energy Leading independent wells and subsurface specialist Elemental Energies has secured a contract with Harbour Energy to provide integrated subsurface and well engineering support for the extension of the Viking CCS project's carbon storage sites. The work will mature and materially de-risk the capacity, containment and injectivity associated with the project's expansion sites.
10 Nov 26	UK: Beacon Energy provides update on Reabold Resources transaction Beacon Energy has announced that, further to the Company’s announcement on 7 October 2026, it has now reached an agreement with Reabold Resources to extend the long stop date for the Second Acquisition under the Share Purchase Agreement ('SPA') to 28 February 2027. In addition, the Parties have agreed to waive the condition precedent in the SPA related to the award of the Production Concession for the Colle Santo Asset.
10 Nov 26	UK: New report highlights diesel supply as key UK vulnerability Failure to secure a future supply of North Sea oil will leave the UK and its European neighbours exposed to 'serious' diesel shocks, a major new report has found. The research, by PF Global, highlights the strategic importance of the UK’s North Sea oil and gas fields, such as Rosebank, and suggests it should be presented as part of the UK-EU reset talks, given their potential to supply European refineries over the coming decades.
10 Nov 26	UK: Aberdeen to host EAGE Global Energy Transition Congress in 2027, as city cements its place at the heart of the energy transition Following the standout success of the 87th EAGE Annual Conference & Exhibition at The Event Complex Aberdeen (TECA) this summer, EAGE has confirmed it will return to the city in 2027 with a landmark event: the Global Energy Transition Congress (GET).
10 Nov 26	UK: Global demand for UK energy expertise raises stakes for homegrown energy ambitions The UK risks losing the skills and industrial capability needed to deliver its offshore energy projects unless potential demand becomes a sustained programme of commercially viable work. OEUK’s 2026 Supply Chain report finds that just 35% of the 60 companies surveyed are confident about their UK business outlook over the next 12 months, while 8 in 10 expect a greater share of future investment and growth overseas.
10 Nov 26	Denmark: European Energy divests 50% of 323 MW Danish renewable energy cluster to Sampension European Energy has agreed to sell 50 percent of the Glejbjerg and Holsted solar parks located in the municipality of Vejen in Denmark, together with a planned 87 MW / 351 MWh battery energy storage system, to Sampension.
10 Nov 26	UK: A new window into the Jurassic world across the British Isles and surrounding offshore basins This week marks the publication of a major new reference work on the Jurassic geology of Britain, Ireland and their contiguous offshore regions, published by the Geological Society of London. The volume represents the most comprehensive synthesis of Jurassic stratigraphy across the region for more than four decades and includes significant contributions from Merlin staff.
10 Nov 26	UK marks 35 years of onshore wind Nov 9 marks 35 years since the UK’s first onshore wind farm began to generate clean power. Delabole, located in Cornwall, became operational in November 1991, paving the way for a major new industry which now provides enough power to supply 10 million homes each year.
10 Nov 26	Odfjell Drilling signs contract with Vår Energi for the Deepsea Bergen Odfjell Drilling has announced that further to the announcement made 10 September 2026, regarding a Letter of Award with Vår Energi for use of the Deepsea Bergen, that the Company has now formally signed a contract agreement.
09 Nov 26	Poland: Wind measurement campaign begins in the future Baltic West offshore wind farm Baltic West, the second offshore wind farm being developed by ORLEN Neptun, is entering a next stage of the project’s implementation phase. The launch of the certified wind measurement campaign brings the project closer to participating in Poland’s auction as part of the second phase of support for Offshore Wind Energy, scheduled for 2027.
09 Nov 26	Germany: GE Vernova continues wind energy expansion in Germany with new order from Stadtwerke Heidenheim AG GE Vernova has signed an agreement with Stadtwerke Heidenheim AG to supply three of its 5.5 MW-158m onshore wind turbines for the Schlotberg-Jüchsen wind farm in Germany. The collaboration represents the sixth project between the two companies utilizing GE Vernova wind turbines.
09 Nov 26	Germany: Fugro awarded multiyear framework contract for Geotechnical Site Investigations offshore Germany, for offshore wind development Fugro has secured a multiyear framework agreement with the German Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) to undertake geotechnical site investigations in the German North Sea. The acquired data, complemented by detailed laboratory testing, will provide critical input for future wind farm developers during the tendering and development phases.
09 Nov 26	UK: Majority of Scots want Holyrood to control North Sea drilling licences, poll finds Almost six in ten Scots believe decisions on North Sea oil and gas drilling licences should be made by the Scottish Government rather than Westminster, according to new polling.
09 Nov 26	Nordex Group to enter Albania with 84 MW order from Verbund The Nordex Group is entering the Albanian market for the first time. The company has received an order from Austrian energy company VERBUND for the supply and installation of twelve N163/6.X wind turbines for an 84 MW wind farm, project Spille, in Albania. The contract also includes a 15-year Premium Service agreement.
09 Nov 26	UK: Reabold announces completion of the Stage 1 feasibility study into an integrated gas-to-power and co-located data centre at West Newton Reabold Resources announces completion of the Stage 1 feasibility study into an integrated gas-to-power and co-located data centre at West Newton.
08 Nov 26	Romania: EBRD supports major wind farm in Romania The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is providing a senior loan of up to €31.9 million to Midmar Callatis, a wholly-owned project subsidiary of Rezolv Energy, to finance the construction and operation of Dunarea East, which will be one of Romania’s largest wind farms. This loan forms part of a broader senior financing package of up to €367 million.
08 Nov 26	Germany: Hydrogen-fuelled power generation: RWE and Kawasaki commence trial operations with 34-MW gas turbine in Lingen RWE and Kawasaki Heavy Industries (KHI) held a ceremony to mark the commissioning of a hydrogen-compatible gas turbine with a capacity of 34 megawatts at the Emsland gas-fired power station in Lingen. The turbine is the largest of its kind in Europe and will generate electricity from hydrogen for the first time on an industrial scale.
08 Nov 26	Romania: Rezolv Energy secures up to €367 million financing for the Dunarea East wind farm in Romania Rezolv Energy, an independent renewable energy producer backed by Actis and Mubadala, has signed project financing of up to €367 million for its 292.5MW Dunarea East wind farm in Constan?a County, southeastern Romania.
08 Nov 26	Latvia: Ignitis Group reaches commercial operations date of 173.6 MW Tume solar farm in Latvia Ignitis Group has announced that the Tume solar farm, controlled by the Group's subsidiary Ignitis Renewables has achieved the commercial operations date (COD). Since the COD of Tume solar farm, the Group’s installed Green Capacities have increased to 2.3 GW (from 2.1 GW).
08 Nov 26	UK: Eastern Green Link 2 marks two years of construction Eastern Green Link 2 (EGL2), the UK’s biggest ever electricity transmission project, is celebrating two years of construction, with major progress being made from Peterhead in Aberdeenshire to Wren Hall in Yorkshire.