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20 Aug 26	Romania: Construction starts at Scatec’s 77 MW Urleasca wind project in Romania Scatec has secured financing for its 77 MW Urleasca onshore wind project in Romania, enabling the project to start construction. The Urleasca project marks Scatec's entry into onshore wind in Europe and complements the company's existing solar portfolio in Romania.
20 Aug 26	Norway: Production outpaces resource growth on the NCS Without significant discoveries, production on the Norwegian continental shelf (NCS) may fall steeply after 2030. Resources remain plentiful, but growth levels are too low to maintain current production levels over time, according to a Resource Report 2026 publihed by the Norwegian Offshore Directorate.
20 Aug 26	UK: DeepOcean completes subsea tie-back construction for Teal West development Global ocean services provider DeepOcean has successfully completed subsea construction and tie-in work at the Teal West development on the UK Continental Shelf for Anasuria Operating Company. Teal West is an offshore oil and gas development project located in the Central North Sea, on the UK Continental Shelf. The field has been developed as a subsea tieback to the existing Anasuria FPSO facility.
20 Aug 26	UK: Great British Energy jobs pledge faces further scrutiny Great British Energy has reaffirmed its promise to create jobs in Aberdeen following newspaper reports that more than a third of its workforce lives outside Scotland.
20 Aug 26	UK: Jones Bros secures contract to deliver landmark Carno III Wind Farm A leading civil engineering firm has secured a multi-million-pound contract to deliver key infrastructure for the first significant wind farm development in mid Wales for almost a decade.
20 Aug 26	UK: Harmony Energy energises Skeeby battery energy storage project in North Yorkshire Harmony Energy, one of Europe’s leading developers, owners and operators of utility-scale battery energy storage systems, has successfully energised its Skeeby Battery Energy Storage System (BESS) near Richmond, North Yorkshire.
20 Aug 26	Norway: Norwegian Offshore Directorate announces production figures for July 2026 Preliminary production figures for July 2026 show an average daily production of 1,976,000 barrels of oil, NGL and condensate. Total gas sales were 10.9 billion Sm3 (GSm3), which is 0.9 (GSm3) more than the previous month. The average daily production of liquids in July was: 1,776,000 barrels of oil, 183,000 barrels of NGL and 17,000 barrels of condensate. Oil production in July is 2.1 percent less than the NOD’s forecast and 4.5 percent more than the forecast so far this year.
20 Aug 26	UK: PM urged to rethink £1.5bn turbine factory snub A row over the UK Government’s decision to block a £1.5billion Chinese investment at Ardersier has reignited, with Prime Minister Andy Burnham urged to visit the Highlands and explain the decision. Chinese wind turbine manufacturer Ming Yang had selected Ardersier as its preferred location for a new factory, which it says would create up to 1,500 direct jobs and a further 8,000 across the supply chain.
19 Aug 26	UK: Pathfinder Clean Energy secures planning approval for Lassington Solar and BESS in Gloucestershire, UK Pathfinder Clean Energy (PACE), a leading UK-based developer of utility-scale renewable energy projects, has been granted planning permission for Lassington Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), a 40MW solar and storage development located near Gloucester, Gloucestershire.
19 Aug 26	Norway: Aker BP acquires interests in the Losgann/Froskelår and Slagugle discoveries Aker BP has entered into two separate transactions that strengthen its positions close to existing infrastructure on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. In the North Sea, the company has agreed to acquire Apache’s interest in the Losgann/Froskelår discovery near the Alvheim area. In the Norwegian Sea, it has agreed to acquire operatorship and a majority interest in the Slagugle area, close to the Skarv field.
19 Aug 26	Germany's Bundesnetzagentur reports oversubscription in the July auction for solar installations Germany's Bundesnetzagentur has announced the results of the auction that closed for bids on 1 July 2026 for ground-mounted solar photovoltaic (PV) installations and solar installations on a structure that is neither a building nor a noise barrier. The auction was again oversubscribed.
19 Aug 26	UK: Top Labour donor Dale Vince backs new North Sea drilling Green energy entrepreneur Dale Vince has urged Prime Minister Andy Burnham to approve the Jackdaw and Rosebank developments, arguing Britain should take a more pragmatic approach to North Sea oil and gas.
19 Aug 26	UK: Pathfinder Clean Energy secures planning approval for Lassington Solar and BESS in Gloucestershire, UK Pathfinder Clean Energy (PACE), a leading UK-based developer of utility-scale renewable energy projects, has been granted planning permission for Lassington Solar and Battery Energy Storage System (BESS), a 40MW solar and storage development located near Gloucester, Gloucestershire.
19 Aug 26	UK: Ithaca Energy announces first half results for the six months to 30 June 2026 Ithaca Energy has announced its unaudited financial results for the six months ended 30 June 2026. Record quarterly production underpins reaffirmed management guidance and upgraded 2026 dividend. Strong strategic execution focused on maximising long-term value of resource base.
18 Aug 26	Poland: Horizon Petroleum provides an operations update for its Poland operations and confirms wellbore integrity at the Lachowice 7 well Horizon Petroleum has announced that, further to its press release dated July 23, 2026, its wholly owned Polish subsidiary, Energia Karpaty Zachodnie sp. z o.o. ('EKZ'), confirms that the rig mobilization and installation is complete and the re-entry operations have commenced at the Lachowice 7 (L7) wellsite.
18 Aug 26	UK: Government must be honest about UK energy demand in its response to Rosebank consultation The government must be honest about the UK’s energy demand in its response to the public consultation on the Rosebank oilfield, says David Whitehouse chief executive of Offshore Energies UK. The government response to the public consultation which closed Monday August 17th will set the direction of the UK’s future energy policy, industrial resilience and its route to net zero.
18 Aug 26	Norway: Statkraft modernises Vikfalli hydropower system In the coming years, Statkraft will invest approximately NOK 460 million in new control systems at the power plants comprising Vikfalli. The upgrades will strengthen operational reliability and ensure stable and dependable power generation for decades to come.
18 Aug 26	Germany: Aukera Energy announces financial close on 44MW solar PV project in Germany Aukera Energy announces financial close on a 44MW solar PV project located across the municipalities of Quirnbach, Rehweiler, Hüffler and Schellweiler in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany.
18 Aug 26	UK: Prime Minister Andy Burnham 'to push North Sea decisions into autumn' A decision on the Jackdaw and Rosebank developments is expected to be delayed until the autumn amid reported concerns within government about the 'optics' of approving the projects during a summer of heatwaves.