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21 Oct 26	Germany: Vattenfall to deliver balancing power from Veja Mate offshore wind farm Vattenfall has announced that, for the first time, it will provide balancing power from the 416 MW Veja Mate Offshore Wind Farm, helping to stabilise the grid during fluctuations. Using this project, Vattenfall plans to provide 200 MW, the largest amount of balancing power from offshore wind.
21 Oct 26	UK: Ørsted completes construction on innovative UK battery energy storage system Ørsted, the global leader in offshore wind energy, has finished construction of its first large-scale UK battery energy storage system (BESS). This is the latest milestone along the path to it becoming fully operational. There are now 170 megapacks in place alongside the onshore converter station for Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Offshore Wind Farm, near Norwich, Norfolk. Each is the length of a classic Routemaster London bus but weighs the same as five buses.
21 Oct 26	TGS Prediktor expands Prediktor Data Gateway Agreement with Aker BP TGS, a global provider of energy data and intelligence, has extended its agreement with Aker BP for Prediktor Data Gateway, expanding the data infrastructure approach established for the Yggdrasil area to a broader scope across Aker BP.
21 Oct 26	UK: Energy Secretary green lights Jackdaw gas field, as Chancellor announces new Energy Wealth Fund The Energy Secretary has agreed that the regulator can grant consent for gas to be produced at the licensed Jackdaw field. The project will start to supply gas to British homes and businesses from as early as the end of this month. New Energy Wealth Fund to be established by the Chancellor with a £2 billion downpayment to reinvest oil and gas revenues into the climate transition.
21 Oct 26	UK: Adura to boost UK gas supply with Jackdaw approval Adura has welcomed the UK Government’s decision to approve the Jackdaw gas field, describing it as an important step forward for the future of UK energy.
21 Oct 26	Electricity Networks Sector Growth Plan shows how building new UK grid will attract billions in investment and support hundreds of thousands of jobs RenewableUK’s CEO Tara Singh comments on the publication of the Electricity Networks Sector Growth Plan by the Energy Networks Association and BEAMA, which shows that by 2035, electricity networks are expected to support more than 210,000 jobs, contribute £58 billion in economic value and enable £181 billion of investment in Great Britain's electricity networks.
21 Oct 26	UK: ZX Measurement Services supports Vattenfall’s growing UK wind measurement portfolio ZX Measurement Services is supporting Vattenfall across a portfolio of UK wind energy developments, delivering integrated measurement campaigns that combine customer-owned and rental ZX 300 wind Lidars, ZX Power and specialist field services to support both wind resource and noise assessment programmes.
20 Oct 26	UK: Almost 500 UK offshore wind jobs to be supported through Seaway7 agreement for SSE’s Berwick Bank B project Almost 500 skilled offshore wind jobs will be supported across north-east Scotland and the wider UK after SSE appointed Aberdeen-based Seaway7, part of the Subsea7 group, as preferred supplier to deliver key infrastructure for its 1.4GW Berwick Bank B offshore wind project.
20 Oct 26	UK's first subsea cable factory opens in £350m Highlands investment The UK's first high voltage direct current (HVDC) subsea cable factory has opened at the Port of Nigg in the Highlands, creating up to 250 jobs and supporting more than 400 across the supply chain.
20 Oct 26	Norwegian Offshore Directorate announces production figures for September 2026 Preliminary production figures for September 2026 show an average daily production of 1,900,000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate. Oil production in September is 0.7 percent more than the NOD’s forecast and 4.1 percent more than the forecast so far this year.
20 Oct 26	UK: Independent investigation concludes allegations against NESO were unsubstantiated An independent investigation into allegations raised about operational decision-making and record-keeping at NESO has concluded that there was no evidence to substantiate the allegations examined.
20 Oct 26	UK: Low Carbon launches Dengie Peninsula Energy Park in Essex Leading UK renewable energy company, Low Carbon, has confirmed that it has begun developing proposals for Dengie Peninsula Energy Park, a new solar and energy storage project located on land near the villages of Bradwell-on-Sea, Dengie and Burnham-on-Crouch in Essex.
20 Oct 26	Norway: Official opening of the Skarv satellites in the Norwegian Sea On Monday, 19 October, Minister of Energy Terje Aasland officially opens the Skarv satellites at Skarv FPSO in the Norwegian Sea. The opening marks that the Alve Nord, Idun Nord and Ørn fields have started production.
19 Oct 26	UK: Grid decision could unlock £1.3 billion for Wales New economic analysis by BiGGAR Economics, published today by RenewableUK Cymru, shows that a proposed electricity grid transmission route through Wales could unlock an additional £1.3 billion of spending with Welsh businesses and support 540 long-term jobs compared with an alternative route which would bypass Wales.
19 Oct 26	Italy: SSE’s first Italian wind farm starts operations under Microsoft power purchase agreement SSE’s combined Castel Favorito and Masseria la Cattiva (17.3 MW) wind farm in Puglia, southern Italy, is now operational and exporting renewable energy into the local grid, marking the delivery of the company’s first Italian renewable electricity asset.
19 Oct 26	UK: Perenco UK announces successful decommissioning of the Leman South (53/02a-15Y) and the Durango (48/21a-4z) subsea assets Perenco UK has announced the successful decommissioning of both the Leman South (53/02a-15Y) and the Durango (48/21a-4z) subsea assets in the Southern North Sea (SNS), within a single campaign framework resulting in the plugging and abandonment (P&A) of the wells and the removal of the associated subsea infrastructure.
19 Oct 26	UK: Unite announces 24-hour strike action by offshore Apache workers set to hit UK fuel supplies Unite, the UK’s largest offshore union, can confirm 24-hour strike action by over 160 Apache offshore workers is set to take place this week, as the union warns UK fuel supplies could be ‘severely disrupted’. Apache platforms set to be impacted by industrial action are Forties Alpha, Forties Bravo, Forties Charlie, Forties Delta, Forties Echo, Beryl Alpha & Beryl Bravo offshore platforms.
19 Oct 26	UK: Wood Thilsted awarded foundation Detailed Design for Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind Project Offshore wind engineering consultancy Wood Thilsted has been awarded the foundation Detailed Design contract for the Outer Dowsing Offshore Wind project, one of the UK’s largest planned offshore wind developments.
19 Oct 26	Merlin supporting the next generation As part of our commitment to supporting future talent, last week we were delighted to host a local Year 11 student for a work experience placement. During their time with us, they had the opportunity to gain first-hand insight into our day-to-day operations, work alongside our team, develop practical skills, and learn about geology and its vital role in the geological industries.
19 Oct 26	Ireland: EirGrid completes 2026 marine and coastal survey campaign for Powering Up Offshore – South Coast EirGrid, the electricity Transmission System Operator (TSO) for Ireland, has successfully completed its 2026 marine and coastal survey campaign for the Powering Up Offshore – South Coast programme, marking another important milestone in the development of the electricity grid infrastructure needed to connect offshore renewable energy from Ireland's south coast to homes, businesses and communities.
19 Oct 26	UK: Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners II partners with Gilkes Energy via strategic investment into Earba Pumped Storage Hydro Foresight has announced that Foresight Energy Infrastructure Partners II SCSp ('FEIP II'), has made a significant investment in Gilkes Energy’s Earba Pumped Storage Hydro (PSH) project. Earba is a 1.8 GW / 40 GWh long-duration energy storage project in the Scottish Highlands and one of the largest PSH projects currently under development in the UK.
19 Oct 26	UK: SNP ends 'presumption against' new oil and gas developments The SNP has ended its 'presumption against' policy on new oil and gas developments. At the party's conference at the P&J Live, members overwhelmingly backed a motion by energy minister Stephen Gethins to shift the party's attitude on the issue, endorsing domestic production over importing from overseas.
19 Oct 26	Norway: Vår Energi and Equinor announce gas and condensate discovery in the Norwegian Sea (6407/5-3 S) Vår Energi and Equinor have made a gas and condensate discovery in the 'Lakris' prospect in the Gimsan Basin on the Halten Terrace in the Norwegian Sea. The well has been permanently plugged and abandoned.
19 Oct 26	UK: Serica Energy announces trading and operations update AIM-listed Serica Energy has announced a trading and operations update in respect of the third quarter and first nine months of 2026. The benefit of an increasingly diversified portfolio means that current Serica production is around 40,000 boepd, even prior to the delayed resumption from the Triton FPSO following its annual maintenance.
19 Oct 26	Italy: Zenith Energy acquires 10 MWp PV Development Project in Lombardy and provides Italian Production Update Zenith Energy, the international energy production and development company, has announced the acquisition of a further ground-mounted photovoltaic development project with an indicative installed capacity of approx. 10 MWp, located in the Province of Pavia, in the Lombardy region of Italy.