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29 Aug 25	Norway: Equinor drills oil and gas condensate discovery in the Norwegian Sea (6506/12-PB-3 H) Equinor, operator of production licence 094, has proven petroleum in wildcat well 6506/12-PB-3 H. Preliminary calculations indicate the size of the discovery is between 1 - 3 million standard cubic metres of recoverable oil equivalent. This corresponds to between 6.3 and 18.9 million barrels of recoverable oil equivalent.
29 Aug 25	Italy: Rockhopper Exploration provides update on disposal of Italian assets AIM-listed Rockhopper Exploration, the oil and gas company with key interests in the North Falkland Basin, has provided an update in respect of the insurance policy announced on 14 October 2024, intended to protect against an unsuccessful outcome in the Ombrina Mare ICSID arbitration, and the exit of Rockhopper's other Italian assets, as also announced on 14 October 2024.
29 Aug 25	Germany: Odfjell Technology partners with Vercana on major geothermal energy project in Germany Odfjell Technology, an integrated supplier of well services technology and engineering solutions, has signed a two-year contract with Vercana, Vulcan Group’s drilling subsidiary. Odfjell Technology will provide tubular running services (TRS) to Vulcan Group’s Phase One Lionheart Project in Germany which aims to produce lithium sustainably by combining harnessed geothermal energy with critical mineral extraction.
28 Aug 25	UK: Green Volt offshore windfarm awards cable engineering role to OWC Green Volt offshore windfarm has selected renewable energy consultancy OWC to provide cable engineering support on the project.
28 Aug 25	UK: Thistle Wind Partners submits onshore plans for pioneering Ayre Offshore Wind Farm Thistle Wind Partners has submitted its onshore planning application for the 1GW Ayre Offshore Wind Farm to The Highland Council, marking a key milestone for one of the flagship projects under the ScotWind leasing round.
28 Aug 25	Germany: Nordex Group to install 45-MW Wind Farm for Trianel in Germany The Nordex Group has received an order for supplying and installing eight N149/5.X wind turbines in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. The customer is Trianel Erneuerbare Energien GmbH & Co. KG, an association of 36 municipal utilities and the Stadtwerke cooperation Trianel.
28 Aug 25	Netherlands/West Africa: Borr Drilling awarded new contract commitments for Netherlands and Congo Borr Drilling has announced new contract commitments for two of its premium jack-up rigs and an additional fleet update.
28 Aug 25	UK: Government urged to back strategic oil and gas measures The UK Government is being urged to adopt a pragmatic and regulated approach to oil and gas measures to avoid deepening the UK's reliance on imports, protect energy security, reduce carbon emissions, and support a just transition to net zero.
28 Aug 25	Kyrgyzstan: UK to support the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic to help unlock foreign direct investment in renewable energy The UK is supporting the Government of the Kyrgyz Republic to help unlock foreign direct investment in renewable energy.
28 Aug 25	Norway: OKEA farms into Alpehumle exploration well OKEA has entered into an agreement with Harbour Energy Norge to farm-in to a 20% working interest (WI) in PL1153, Alpehumle, located north of Gjøa.
27 Aug 25	Norway: The Norwegian shelf - a safe harbour in stormy seas The Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) is positioned to remain a competitive producer and exporter of oil and gas for many years to come. That was a quote from Kjersti Dahle, Director of Offshore new ventures, in her keynote speech at Sokkelkonferansen 2025.
27 Aug 25	Turkey: Subsea7 awarded contract offshore Türkiye Subsea7 has announced the award of a major contract by Turkish Petroleum Offshore Technology Center (TP-OTC). The project was awarded for the development of phase 3 of the Sakarya field development in the Black Sea, offshore Türkiye.
27 Aug 25	Netherlands: Statkraft reports sale of renewables platform in the Netherlands Statkraft, Europe's largest producer of renewable energy, is concluding the divestment of its renewable energy development activities in the Netherlands. The Dutch renewable energy supplier Greenchoice has acquired an operational solar portfolio of 120 MWp and taken over the highly skilled team.
27 Aug 25	Germany: RWE commissions new photovoltaic plant at Hambach opencast mine RWE has commissioned a new photovoltaic plant (13.9 MW peak /12 MW ac) close to the municipality of Niederzier in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Spanning around 12 hectares on the western edge of the Hambach opencast mine, over 22,000 solar panels can now generate enough green electricity to supply around 4,500 households per year.
27 Aug 25	UK: DNV to support two of UK’s first carbon capture and storage projects with quality assurance DNV has been awarded a three-year contract to provide quality assurance for two of the UK’s pioneering carbon capture and storage (CCS) projects: Net Zero Teesside Power (NZT Power) and the Northern Endurance Partnership (NEP), both located in the North East of England.
27 Aug 25	Verlume and Kraken Robotics establish strategic collaboration to deliver best-in-class subsea battery solutions Verlume, developer of subsea intelligent energy management and storage solutions for the offshore energy industry, has entered into a strategic collaboration with Kraken Robotics, developer of SeaPower™ subsea battery solutions, to deliver best-in-class subsea power storage.
27 Aug 25	Union Jack Oil announces withdrawal of resolution AIM-listed Union Jack Oil, a UK and USA focused onshore hydrocarbon production, development and exploration company, has announced that the resolution that was to be put to shareholders at a general meeting held today at 11:00 a.m., to authorise the Directors to issue the warrants relating to the fundraising announced on 23 July 2025, was withdrawn by the Board.
27 Aug 25	Italy: Zenith Energy acquires additional agrivoltaic solar energy development project in Lazio, Italy Zenith Energy has announced the acquisition of an additional agrivoltaic solar energy development project located in the Lazio region of Italy. The addition of a second agrivoltaic project in Lazio increases the Company's regional development capacity to 15 MWp and marks a further step in strengthening Zenith's Italian solar portfolio.
26 Aug 25	UK: SSEN Transmission issues new €750m green bond SSEN Transmission, the 75%-owned subsidiary of SSE, has successfully launched its second issuance in the Euro bond market with a €750m long 8-year green bond maturing on 2 November 2033 at a fixed coupon of 3.375%, which has been swapped to Sterling, giving an all-in funding cost of 5.23%.
26 Aug 25	UK: Odfjell Oceanwind acquires Ørsted's shares in the Salamander Offshore Wind Farm Odfjell Oceanwind has completed the acquisition of Ørsted's 80% share in the Salamander Offshore Wind Farm. OOW will work together with the remaining shareholders of the Salamander Offshore Wind Farm consisting of Simply Blue Group and Subsea7 to continue the development of the project into a demonstration project for commercial-scale floating offshore wind.
26 Aug 25	UK: Bilfinger secures major inspection services contract with bp in UK International industrial services provider Bilfinger has secured a contract to provide inspection services using Non-Destructive Testing (NDT) across all of bp’s North Sea assets.
26 Aug 25	Romania/Moldova: Qair consolidates position in Eastern Europe with 135.5 MW of secured wind projects in Moldova and Romania Independent renewable energy company Qair has reached a new strategic milestone by signing a power purchase agreement for its 27.5 MW wind project in Moldova, winner of the country’s first competitive tender, and by securing a second 50 MW Contracts for Difference (CfD) award in Romania for its Cobadin wind farm.
26 Aug 25	Georgia: Block Energy completes Carbon Capture Storage CO2 pilot injection Block Energy, the development and production company focused on Georgia, has completed its initial injection of CO2 as part of the Carbon Capture Storage ('CCS') project.