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14 Nov 25 |
UK: Archer expands service offerings under five-year P&A contract in UK Archer has announced an additional contract linked to the five-year agreement with NEO NEXT Energy, originally with Repsol Resources UK and announced May 2nd, 2025. The additional contract adds a lighter Archer P&A unit for a five-year term, replacing one of Archer’s modular drilling rigs for the Fulmar platform, originally announced August 15, 2023. |
14 Nov 25 |
UK: Archer secures a 5-year contract extension worth USD 110 million Archer has been awarded a five-year contract extension for platform drilling and maintenance services in the UK with an estimated contract value of USD 110 million. |
14 Nov 25 |
UK’s AR7 offshore wind auction tees-up a ‘win-win-win’ for policymakers, developers, and suppliers - Wood Mackenzie With the launch of the UK's Contracts for Difference (CfD) Allocation Round 7 (AR7), strategic recalibrations compared to past auctions could deliver stability to the offshore wind market amid an intense political and economic battleground over net zero targets and public spending, according to a recent insight from Wood Mackenzie. |
13 Nov 25 |
UK: Art of the possible embraced as cutting-edge tools enhance North Sea operations Tech-savvy operators are using an impressive array of smart tools and techniques to optimise production, including from tiebacks, and cut emissions in the North Sea, a new report from the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) shows. |
13 Nov 25 |
UK: Prosafe SE: Safe Caledonia further extended at Captain Ithaca Energy (UK) has exercised a further seven weeks of options for the Safe Caledonia to continue providing accommodation support at the Captain field in the UK sector of the North Sea through to early February 2026. |
13 Nov 25 |
UK: EnergyPathways partners with KBR & Hazer on major Hydrogen Development Engineering Studies AIM-listed EnergyPathways, the UK energy transition company, has commenced engineering studies with KBR Inc and Hazer Group for its planned hydrogen and graphite production facilities, to be located in Barrow-in-Furness NW of England, as part of the Company's MESH project. |
13 Nov 25 |
UK: Cross-sector study identifies offshore co-location opportunities and challenges A major study by the University of Aberdeen has assessed the practicalities of co-locating offshore wind, carbon capture and storage (CCS) and oil and gas projects in UK waters. |
13 Nov 25 |
UK: North Wales to pioneer UK’s first small modular reactors A generation of young people on Anglesey / Ynys Môn and across North Wales are set to benefit from thousands of new jobs and billions of pounds in investment over the next decade, as the Prime Minister confirms that Wylfa has been selected to host the UK’s first small modular reactor nuclear power plant. |
12 Nov 25 |
UK: A million reasons to celebrate community climate action Now in its seventh year of grantmaking, the Vattenfall Unlock our Future Fund has reached two significant milestones with over 100 awards made and over a million pounds in grants distributed. The fund supports climate-smart community projects in Aberdeen and Aberdeenshire. Over the last seven years 110 awards have been made totalling a huge £1,029,803. |
12 Nov 25 |
UK: OEUK responds to Scottish Parliament debate on Rosebank Offshore Energies UK (OEUK), the leading representative body for the UK’s offshore energy sector, has responded after MSPs voted on the future of the Rosebank project at Holyrood. MSPs backed a Scottish Government amendment from Business Minister Richard Lochhead that removed the Scottish Greens’ call to oppose the development. |
11 Nov 25 |
UK: CWP Energy and KfW IPEX-Bank close £400m financing for UK’s largest onshore wind farm CWP Energy has reached financial close on the Sanquhar II Wind Farm, with KfW IPEX-Bank, marking a major international investment milestone for the UK’s largest onshore renewable energy project this year. |
11 Nov 25 |
UK: Parliamentary briefing addresses future of UK energy sector Leading representatives from the UK’s energy sector came together with parliamentarians for a breakfast briefing to discuss the future of the nation’s energy sector. With the Autumn Budget on 26 November approaching, the event provided a timely platform for industry to share evidence and insights on how government policy can best support long-term growth and energy resilience. |
