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04 Feb 26	UK: Fair Work Charter and new skills investment fund will maximise opportunities to create high-quality well-paid jobs in UK wind industry RenewableUK's Director of Renewable Delivery Scott Young comments on the Government’s announcement of reforms to the Clean Industry Bonus which will create a pooled skills fund supported by the UK wind industry, and the introduction of a Fair Work Charter.
04 Feb 26	UK: Five UK companies secure £1.2m to scale offshore wind manufacturing The Offshore Wind Growth Partnership (OWGP) has announced the recipients of the second round of its Manufacturing Facility Support Programme (MFSP), awarding a total of £1.2 million to five UK companies to accelerate investment in offshore wind manufacturing facilities.
04 Feb 26	Romania: Greenvolt secures €58.5 million financing for 49.8 MW wind project in Romania Greenvolt Group, through Greenvolt Power, a global developer of large-scale wind, solar, and battery energy storage, has secured €58.5 million in project finance with Erste Group Bank AG and Banca Comerciala Româna (BCR) to support the development of a 49.8 MW onshore wind project located in Sacele, in the Transylvania region, central Romania.
04 Feb 26	Bulgaria: NewMed Energy provides an update on an exploration well in the Vinekh prospect in Block 1-21 Han Asparuh, offshore Bulgaria NewMed Energy has provided an update on an exploration well in the Vinekh Prospect, located in Block 1-21 Han Asparuh, offshore Bulgaria, in the Black Sea.
04 Feb 26	UK: Wood and Kellas Midstream extend operating partnership at the CATS facility Wood has renewed its longstanding contract with Kellas Midstream to continue serving as operating partner (‘Duty Holder’), for the Central Area Transmission System (CATS) at Teesside in the United Kingdom.
03 Feb 26	UK: PS Renewables receives planning permission for the Northorpe Fen Solar Farm near Bourne, Lincolnshire PS Renewables has announced that the Northorpe Fen Solar Farm near Bourne, Lincolnshire has received planning permission from South Kesteven District Council. Once operational it will generate renewable energy of the equivalent electricity required to power 7,000 homes.
03 Feb 26	Germany: TenneT Holding reaches agreement with German government on sale of stake in TenneT Germany TenneT Holding has reached an agreement with Kreditanstalt für Wiederaufbau (KfW), acting on behalf of the German government, on the sale of a 25.1% stake in TenneT Germany for approx. EUR 3.3 billion. This investment strengthens the financial position of TenneT Germany as the owner of strategic infrastructure in Germany.
03 Feb 26	Italy: Eni and Q8 partner for the construction of the Priolo biorefinery Eni and Q8 Italy have announced a major strategic investment in the ongoing project for the construction of a new biorefinery in Priolo, Sicily. The biorefinery will have a capacity of 500,000 tonnes per year and will offer extensive operational flexibility for the production of Hydrotreated Vegetable Oil (HVO) and Sustainable Aviation Fuel (SAF-Biojet).
03 Feb 26	Germany: Fugro awarded geotechnical survey contract for TotalEnergies’ NSE 1 offshore wind farm development Fugro has been awarded a contract to perform comprehensive geotechnical surveys for the NordSee Energies 1 offshore wind farm, a major renewable energy project being developed by TotalEnergies on the North Sea N-12.1 site.
03 Feb 26	Germany: RWE and Amazon sign Power Purchase Agreement for offshore wind power from Nordseecluster B project Amazon and RWE, a global leader in renewable energy, have signed a Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) for 110 megawatts (MW) from RWE’s German Nordseecluster B offshore wind farm.
03 Feb 26	Sweden: Nordex Group secures 189 MW order from OX2 in Sweden The Nordex Group has received a new order from the Swedish renewable energy company OX2 for the supply and installation of wind turbines for the Fageråsen Wind Farm in Sweden.
03 Feb 26	Norway: TGS awarded streamer 4D contract offshore Norway TGS has announced the award of a 4D streamer acquisition contract in the North Sea, offshore Norway. A Ramform vessel is scheduled to mobilize for the survey in Q2 2026, with the contract expected to run for approx. 65 days.
03 Feb 26	Norway: OKEA Q4 2025 financial results In the fourth quarter of 2025, OKEA delivered operating income of USD 107 (224) million and EBITDA of USD 50 (117) million. The net loss of USD 18 (37) million was largely a result of a significant underlift and impairments. The net cash position was USD 13 (123) million.
02 Feb 26	Norway: Equinor awards Worley Rosenberg framework agreement for offshore assets in Norway Worley Rosenberg has been selected by Equinor for a parallel framework agreement for Maintenance and Minor Projects on selected facilities on the Norwegian Continental Shelf. The framework is expected to support activities for selected installations including the Sleipner and Johan Sverdrup facilities following contract signing. The framework agreement is scheduled to commence on 1 May 2026.
02 Feb 26	UK: Offshore Energies UK welcomes British Geological Survey report on North Sea carbon storage A new British Geological Survey (BGS) report suggests that sandstone beneath the central North Sea could provide one of the UK’s largest carbon storage resources, supporting the country’s carbon capture and storage (CCS) plans. CCS captures CO2 from large industrial sources, such as steelworks and power stations, and injects it into rock formations over 800 m deep.
02 Feb 26	Italy: Zenith Energy acquires solar energy project in Piedmont Zenith Energy, the listed international energy production and development company, has announced the acquisition of an agrivoltaic project at development stage located in the Piedmont region of Italy, through its wholly-owned Italian subsidiary, responsible for managing its solar energy portfolio, WESOLAR.
02 Feb 26	Norway: Aker BP starts oil production from the Solveig Phase 2 development in the North Sea Aker BP has started oil production from the Solveig Phase 2 development in the North Sea. The project has been delivered on schedule and within budget, adding approximately 39 million barrels of oil equivalent in recoverable resources to the Solveig field.