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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.
19 Oct 26	UK: EnergyPathways announces data access agreements AIM-listed EnergyPathways, the UK energy transition company, announces that it has entered into a number of technical agreements giving it access to a suite of geotechnical data and analytical services to support the development concept for the salt caverns at its MESH project in the East Irish Sea and at Barrow-in-Furness, Cumbria.
17 Oct 26	Condor announces Offering and Non-Brokered Private Placement to fund field compression facilities in Uzbekistan and LNG facilities in Kazakhstan Condor Energies has closed the previously announced brokered best efforts public offering of 12% unsecured convertible debentures of the Company (the 'Convertible Debentures') at a price of C$1,000 per Convertible Debenture for C$28,262,000 in gross proceeds, including the partial exercise of the over-allotment option.
17 Oct 26	Norway: Delivering subsea infrastructure for flagship CCS project in Norway Worley Rosenberg has been awarded the fabrication scope from Subsea7 for key subsea structures and spools supporting Phase II of the Northern Lights carbon transport and storage development – Norway’s flagship carbon capture and storage (CCS) project.