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16 Jul 26	UK: Public consultation opens on £8.7 billion Rosebank project as Adura urges investment in UK’s reindustrialisation Adura has welcomed the opening of public consultation by the Offshore Petroleum Regulator for Environment and Decommissioning (OPRED) on the Rosebank oil and gas field. The consultation, which has now opened and will run until 17th August 2026, forms part of the regulatory process required before Rosebank can commence production.
16 Jul 26	UK: NSTA announces support for carbon storage industry The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has published three new sets of documents intended to help carbon storage licensees save time and resources when dealing with CS requirements and approvals.
16 Jul 26	UK: OEG approved to deliver Wind Turbine Safety Rules training under Energy Institute agreement Leading global energy solutions company, OEG, has become an approved WTSR training provider through an agreement with the Energy Institute (EI) to deliver Wind Turbine Safety Rules (WTSR) training at its dedicated facility in Bootle, Merseyside (UK).
16 Jul 26	Netherlands: DNV supports technical due diligence for EV charging infrastructure transaction in the Netherlands DNV has completed technical due diligence (TDD) for asset management companies Aberdeen Investments and DigitalBridge in relation to the acquisition of Equans Infra & Mobility B.V., an established electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure business in the Netherlands.
16 Jul 26	UK: CB&I to complete Kittiwake journey with Life of Field Contract Award CB&I’s Asset Solutions business (formerly part of Petrofac) has secured a further contract with EnQuest to continue managing the Kittiwake asset in the UK North Sea as Duty Holder through to cessation of production (COP) and decommissioning.
16 Jul 26	UK: Government publishes full details of post-EPL North Sea tax regime The UK Government has published the draft legislation for its new permanent fiscal regime for the North Sea, confirming the structure of the Oil and Gas Revenue Levy (OGRL) that will replace the Energy Profits Levy (EPL) when it ends.
16 Jul 26	UK: Orcadian commences the Assessment Phase for the development of the Earlham and Orwell gas fields in the UK North Sea AIM-listed Orcadian has commenced the Assessment Phase for the development of the Earlham and Orwell gas fields on its 100% owned licence, P2680. The Company's preferred development concept is an offshore power station with integrated carbon capture, fuelled by Earlham and Orwell gas, and generating low-carbon power for a co-located offshore data centre, as the first phase of an islanded, low-carbon, offshore grid (the 'Earlham Gigagrid').
16 Jul 26	UK: Cross-industry coalition urges Labour MPs to back North Sea A cross-industry coalition of business leaders, trade unions and trade bodies has urged Labour MPs to prioritise homegrown oil and gas over imports, warning that the UK's economic future depends on maintaining domestic energy production alongside investment in renewables.
16 Jul 26	UK: Entr and Unitech Power Systems to support Scotland’s Bellrock Offshore Wind Farm Aker Solutions’ consultancy arm, Entr and its wholly owned subsidiary Unitech Power Systems have been awarded a contract by Nadara, one of Europe’s largest renewable-energy independent power producers. The contract is for electrical infrastructure studies for the proposed 1.8 GW Bellrock Offshore Wind Farm, 120km off the coast of Aberdeenshire, Scotland.
15 Jul 26	Norway: Aker BP announces second quarter 2026 results Aker BP advanced its strategic growth agenda in the second quarter, combining strong operational delivery with continued maturation of new resources and important milestones across its major development projects.
15 Jul 26	UK: AF Gruppen awarded new EPRD contract in the North Sea AF Gruppen has, through its subsidiary AF Offshore Decom and in a consortium with Heerema Marine Contractors (HMC), been awarded a contract for the engineering, preparation, removal & disposal (EPRD) of a North Sea platform on the UK Continental Shelf. This marks the second contract awarded to the consortium within a short timeframe.
15 Jul 26	UK: DeepOcean completes subsea removals at Spirit Energy’s Seven Seas and Grove West fields Global ocean services provider DeepOcean has successfully completed the recovery of the remaining subsea wellhead protection structure at the Spirit Energy-operated Seven Seas field, as well as the disconnection of subsea infrastructure at the operator’s nearby Grove West field in the southern North Sea, using proprietary tooling developed in-house for decommissioning.
15 Jul 26	Germany: RWE to modernise wind farm in Lower Saxony RWE has won a contract for its Rethen-Vordorf onshore wind farm in the latest tender held by the Federal Network Agency. In the district of Gifhorn in the state of Lower Saxony, RWE will replace three existing wind turbines with three modern ones as part of a repowering project.
15 Jul 26	Poland: Ministry of Energy and TAURON have signed a letter of intent to support the construction of a pumped-storage power plant Poland's Ministry of Energy and Tauron have signed a Letter of Intent regarding cooperation to support the construction of a pumped-storage power plant in Roznów, thereby advancing the development of large-scale energy storage in Poland.
15 Jul 26	Denmark: Nobian collaborates with Airengy to explore compressed air energy storage in salt caverns Nobian and energy technology company Airengy have started a collaboration to explore and assess the potential and feasibility of long-duration compressed air energy storage in Nobian-operated salt cavern in Denmark. The collaboration will focus on evaluating Airengy’s compressed air energy storage technology ('AirBattery'), which will store surplus renewable electricity as compressed air in an underground cavern, to be released for power generation when needed.
15 Jul 26	Italy: Zenith Energy signs MoU for sale of 50 MWp for EUR 12 million Zenith Energy has signed an MoU with a renewable energy operator for the sale of a portfolio of solar development projects located in the Piedmont region of Italy, with an aggregate expected installed capacity of approximately 50 MWp, for a total consideration of EUR 12 million.
15 Jul 26	Hungary: CanCambria Energy provides an update on its shallow high-impact oil play in Southern Hungary CanCambria Energy has announced a technical and commercial update for the Soltvadkert/Tazlar/Alpar Shallow Oil Fairway ('STA Fairway'), highlighting continued advancement of the project and outlining key milestones expected to drive value creation going forward.
14 Jul 26	UK: Powerful cross-industry group issues warning letter to all Labour MPs A powerful cross-industry group led by North Sea energy producers has delivered a strongly worded letter to the incoming government, warning that policy makers must back homegrown oil and gas ahead of imports, alongside greater support for UK manufacturing and industry.
14 Jul 26	UK: CeraPhi Energy and Star Energy announce landmark agreement to repurpose UK wells for clean geothermal energy CeraPhi Energy has annnounced the signing of a strategic agreement with Star Energy that will enable the transition of legacy onshore oil and gas wells into sustainable geothermal energy centres across the United Kingdom.
14 Jul 26	France: Bosjean wind farm inaugurated: VSB France reaches more than 45 MW of wind capacity in the Puy-de-Dôme VSB France, the French subsidiary of VSB Group, which operates across Europe, has inaugurated the Bosjean wind farm in the Puy-de-Dôme department in central France together with representatives of the municipality of Saint-Sulpice. With the new wind farm, VSB is strengthening its presence in the French market and further expanding its wind energy portfolio.
14 Jul 26	UK: Badenoch urges Burnham to stand firm on North Sea drilling Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has urged incoming Prime Minister Andy Burnham to guarantee an international court ruling on climate change will not weaken support for North Sea oil and gas, after a new report warned it could leave the UK facing climate damages claims worth up to £4 trillion and jeopardise future offshore developments.
14 Jul 26	Austria: OMV receives EUR 450 mn loan from the European Investment Bank for its 140 MW green hydrogen production facility The European Investment Bank ('EIB') has granted a EUR450 million loan to support the construction of OMV’s green hydrogen production plant, which is set to significantly contribute to the decarbonization of the Schwechat refinery in Lower Austria.
14 Jul 26	Italy: Eni and BMW Group: an agreement for Enilive HVO diesel biofuel to power corporate fleets Eni and BMW Group have announced an agreement to power the BMW vehicles of corporate fleets in Italy with HVOlution (Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil), a diesel biofuel that is produced from 100% renewable feedstocks by Enilive.
14 Jul 26	Uzbekistan: Condor production exceeds 16,900 boe/d as K-42 delivers stronger than expected results Condor Energies, a Canadian based, internationally focused energy transition company with active Central Asian operations has provided an operational update on its Uzbekistan project. Condor reached a new corporate production milestone, averaging 16,921 boe/d over the past 72 hours.