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12 Nov 26	UK: Major milestone reached on flagship UK battery storage project A major milestone has been achieved at Ampeak’s Uskmouth Sustainable Energy Park, one of the UK's largest battery storage sites, with the successful completion of the delivery of all of the batteries and key components for the Afon Wysg 1 (AW1) project.
12 Nov 26	Norway: SLB selected by Vår Energi for integrated drilling services offshore Norway Global energy technology company SLB has been selected by Vår Energi as its main integrated drilling services supplier for the Transocean Barents and Deepsea Bergen rigs on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The Two harsh-environment semisubmersibles will continuously drill exploration and development wells during this period.
12 Nov 26	Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband's speech at the Clean Energy Transition & Electrification Summit at COP31 The Foreign Secretary delivered a speech at the 'Clean Energy Transition & Electrification Summit' event at COP31 in Antalya on 11 November 2026.
12 Nov 26	The Crown Estate intends to launch a new offshore wind leasing round in the first half of 2027 The Crown Estate intends to launch a new offshore wind leasing round in the first half of 2027. The leasing round could accommodate a capacity of around 6GW or more, predominantly through fixed-bottom turbines off the coast of the North East of England.
12 Nov 26	UK: Prime Minister hails major investment in UK renewables Thousands of jobs will be supported as two major offshore wind projects mark progress towards delivering clean homegrown energy for millions of homes, ahead of the Prime Minister’s travel to the COP31 Leaders’ Summit in Türkiye.
11 Nov 26	UK: More than 2,600 UK jobs backed by SSE’s Berwick Bank B As world leaders gather in Türkiye for COP31, UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham and UK Energy Secretary Miatta Fahnbulleh have today welcomed SSE’s announcement that more than 2,600 UK jobs are expected to be supported following its selection of Siemens Energy as preferred supplier for offshore wind turbines and substations for Berwick Bank B.
11 Nov 26	UK: Fahnbulleh 'was Burnham’s second choice for energy secretary' Miatta Fahnbulleh was not Prime Minister Andy Burnham’s first choice to become energy secretary, according to the Financial Times. The newspaper reports that Burnham initially offered the role to culture secretary Lisa Nandy, who refused to move from her existing post.
11 Nov 26	UK Secretary of State for Energy Security & Net Zero Miatta Fahnbulleh meets Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi as company confirms £11 billion gross investment UK Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, Miatta Fahnbulleh, met in London with Eni CEO Claudio Descalzi. The parties discussed Eni’s activities and investment plans in the United Kingdom across the entire energy value chain, with a particular focus on the energy transition, industrial competitiveness, and energy security.
11 Nov 26	UK: SSE approaches £8bn grid milestone as it backs COP31’s electrification pledge SSE has backed COP31’s drive to accelerate global electrification as it approaches a major milestone in building the resilient electricity infrastructure needed to deliver it. Since 2020, SSE’s electricity transmission business, SSEN Transmission, has invested around £8bn in upgrading the network across the north of Scotland. This is connecting more homegrown renewable electricity while supporting significant growth in jobs, skills and manufacturing.
11 Nov 26	UK: Orcadian Energy announces expected increase in P2650 interest to 100% Orcadian has announced the expected doubling of its interest in the P2650 licence, from 50% to 100%, on Triangle Energy UK's withdrawal from the licence, subject to NSTA approval.
11 Nov 26	UK/Norway: Soiltech secures three new waste management contracts Soiltech has been awarded three contracts by undisclosed operators to provide waste management services.
11 Nov 26	UK: Cadeler secures exclusive agreement for a full-scope offshore wind project Cadeler has signed an exclusivity agreement with an undisclosed client for wind turbine and foundation installation at a large-scale offshore wind farm in the UK.
11 Nov 26	UK: RWE and KKR join forces to deliver 2.8 gigawatts of new offshore wind capacity in the UK – an investment of around £12 billion RWE, one of the world’s leading renewable energy companies, and KKR, a leading global investment firm, are jointly delivering the Vanguard West and Vanguard East offshore wind projects in the British North Sea. Together, the projects represent one of the UK’s largest offshore wind developments, with a combined generation capacity of around 2.8 gigawatts.
11 Nov 26	UK: 3t and Ørsted launch partnership to deliver training onsite in Grimsby 3t, the leading provider of safety-critical training services and learning technology solutions, and Ørsted, a global offshore wind company, have launched a partnership to deliver wind sector training at Ørsted in Grimsby. The facility is scheduled to open in Summer 2027.
10 Nov 26	Italy: RWE starts construction of its first battery in Italy RWE has started construction of its first Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) in Italy. The 62,5-megawatts (MW) Ragusa battery will be located in Sicily. It will consist of 42 containers with lithium-ion batteries, being able to deliver its maximum output for 4 hours. This corresponds to a nominal storage capacity of 262,5 megawatt hours (MWh).
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.