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20 May 26 |
UK energy industry leaders respond to worsening energy crisis Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) the North Sea energy trade body, held emergency talks with industry leaders to call for a new co-ordinated response to the escalating global energy crisis caused by the war in Iran. The meeting comes as the UK government moves to relax sanctions on Russia imposed since the invasion of Ukraine, allowing the import of jet fuel and diesel from third countries. |
20 May 26 |
UK: Carlton Power and Schroders Greencoat reach Final Investment Decision on Barrow Green Hydrogen Project The Barrow Green Hydrogen Project marks one of the first renewable hydrogen production facilities to reach FID in the UK, and the first Schroders Greencoat and Carlton Power’s joint venture platform – GHECO - has brought into construction. This development, set to enter commercial operation in 2028, aims to support the Government’s low-carbon hydrogen production programme. |
20 May 26 |
UK: Ithaca Energy announces first quarter update and results for the three months to 31 March 2026 Ithaca Energy has announced its unaudited financial results for the three months ended 31 March 2026. |
19 May 26 |
UK: OnPath Energy progressing £1billion southern Scotland investment plans with new South Lanarkshire onshore wind agreement Leading renewables developer OnPath Energy is progressing its plans to invest around £1 billion in Southern Scotland over the next five years by partnering with Wilson Forest Products on three new onshore wind farms in South Lanarkshire. |
19 May 26 |
UK: North Sea Midstream Partners celebrates a decade of ownership at St Fergus North Sea Midstream Partners (NSMP) is celebrating ten years of ownership of the St Fergus Gas Terminal and the FUKA and SIRGE pipeline systems. NSMP acquired the assets in 2016, growing its existing business to become a leading independent gas transportation and processing infrastructure company in the North Sea. |
19 May 26 |
UK: Shearwater awarded Adura Jackdaw OBN seismic project in the North Sea Shearwater Geoservices has been awarded an ocean bottom node (OBN) seismic acquisition project for the Jackdaw field in the UK sector of the North Sea by Adura Operations Limited. The two-month survey will deliver high-resolution OBN data to support reservoir understanding across the Jackdaw field. |
18 May 26 |
UK: Conservatives to force Commons vote on North Sea drilling The Conservatives will force a Parliamentary vote calling on the UK Government to approve the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas developments and back new North Sea drilling. The move comes through an amendment to the King’s Speech urging ministers to reverse opposition to new oil and gas licences and introduce a presumption in favour of approval. |
18 May 26 |
UK: Europa Oil & Gas announces Cloughton well planning application update Europa Oil & Gas has announced that, further to its announcement of 27 April 2026, it has been notified by North Yorkshire Council that the Local Planning Authority has now issued its decision to refuse planning permission for the Cloughton gas appraisal well. |
17 May 26 |
UK: OEUK convenes North Sea leaders at CCS & Hydrogen Summit in June Industry, government and regulators will meet at OEUK’s first North Sea CCS & Hydrogen Summit (1–2 June) to discuss how to accelerate Carbon Capture and Storage (CCS) and hydrogen projects and infrastructure, strengthen supply chains, and align standards across the basin. |
