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04 Mar 21	UK: UKOG's appeal against refusal of planning consent for the Loxley gas project scheduled for July 2021 AIM-listed UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) has announced that its appeal against Surrey County Council's refusal of planning consent for the Loxley gas project will now be heard at a public inquiry to commence on 27th July 2021.
03 Mar 21	UK: Oil and gas industry welcomes Chancellors’ Budget measures to support green energy transition The UK oil and gas industry has welcomed some of the measures announced by the Chancellor in Wednesday's Budget, adding that now close cooperation with the sector is essential to maximise its world-leading expertise and assure a successful green energy transition.
03 Mar 21	UK: Storegga the lead developer of the Acorn CCS and Hydrogen Project attracts investment from GIC, Mitsui and Macquarie Storegga, an independent UK company pioneering carbon reduction and removal for a net zero world, has announced that GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund and Mitsui & Co, a global trading and investment company, have become new investors in the Company, alongside a further investment from the cornerstone investor, Macquarie.
03 Mar 21	UK: BP appoints new UK head of country and senior vice president for Europe bp has announced that Peter Mather, bp’s UK head of country and senior vice president for Europe, will leave the company at the end of the year. He will be replaced by Louise Kingham OBE, CEO of the Energy Institute for more than 20 years, who will join bp in May.
03 Mar 21	UK: Global Offshore to provide complete cable care service to Equinor wind farms Global Offshore, a leading provider of cable installation, repair and trenching services to the offshore renewables, utilities and oil & gas markets, and part of the Global Marine Group, has announced a multi-year cable maintenance and management framework agreement with Equinor.
03 Mar 21	UK: Reabold Resources announces partial sale of convertible loan notes in Corallian Energy Reabold Resources has initiated the sale of a portion of the convertible loan notes in Corallian Energy with a principal value of £500,000, to a group of strategic investors, in exchange for cash proceeds of £500,000.
03 Mar 21	UK: Jersey Oil and Gas announces Greater Buchan Area Development Project Concept Select update AIM-listed Jersey Oil & Gas has announced the key findings of its detailed and comprehensive Concept Select Report ('CSR') in respect of its Greater Buchan Area ('GBA') Development Project which contains an aggregate 172 million barrels of oil equivalent ('MMboe') 2C contingent resource estimates of light sweet crude and associated gas.
02 Mar 21	Ukraine: Vestas secures 126 MW EnVentus order in Ukraine Vestas has signed the first EnVentus order in the Eastern Europe region for the 126 MW DTEK Tiligulska project in Ukraine, building on a track record of 660 MW already installed by Vestas in Ukraine. The Tiligulska project is being developed by DTEK Renewables, for whom Vestas has also delivered three previous projects in Ukraine.
02 Mar 21	Sweden: Vestas adds 67 MW EnVentus order along with a long-term service agreement in Sweden Vestas has bolstered its Swedish pipeline with a 67 MW order for the Grönhult project in southwest Sweden from The Renewables Infrastructure Group (TRIG). Vestas will supply, install and commission 12 V162-5.6 MW turbines, part of Vestas’ EnVentus platform.
02 Mar 21	Norway: Odfjell Drilling signs contract with Lundin Energy Norway Following the announcement 25 January 2021 in which Odfjell Drilling announced the award of letters of intent with Lundin Energy Norway for the use of the Deepsea Stavanger, Odfjell has now confirmed that a final contract for the drilling campaign has now been signed.
02 Mar 21	UK: EnQuest begins decommissioning of the Northern Producer FPF at the Don fields in the UK North Sea EnQuest has begun cessation of production activities on the Northern Producer floating production facility (FPF) at the Don fields in the North Sea.
02 Mar 21	Norway: Vysus Group selected by Aibel to support upgrade and electrification of Oseberg field off Norway Specialist consultancy Vysus Group (formerly Lloyd's Register Energy), the global engineering and technology company, has been selected to support a lower-carbon future at Equinor's Oseberg gas field on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.
02 Mar 21	UK: Hurricane Energy announces update on stakeholder engagement and Lancaster activity programme Hurricane Energy, the UK based oil and gas company, has provided an update on the previously announced stakeholder engagement process and the timing of further activity on the Lancaster field.
02 Mar 21	Russia: PetroNeft announces results of a successful fracking program in Licence 61 AIM-listed PetroNeft, an oil & gas exploration and production company operating in the Tomsk Oblast, Russian Federation, and 50% owner and operator of Licences 61 and 67 has announced the results of a successful fracking program in Licence 61.
01 Mar 21	Norway to strengthen green cooperation with EU Norway has technology and expertise that is vital for Europe’s green transition. In a meeting between Norwegian ministers and EU commissioners, Norway and the EU agreed to strengthen cooperation on how to promote the transition to a modern and competitive low-carbon economy.
01 Mar 21	UK: RWE's Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm generates first power RWE has taken a significant step towards achieving full power at its Triton Knoll Offshore Wind Farm, with the first generation of electricity. The RWE-led Triton Knoll project began successfully installing its 90 offshore wind turbines in January and has since completed the required commissioning activities on the project’s transmission system to enable the export of power to the UK National Grid for the first time.