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03 Jul 25	UK: UK Oil & Gas announces sale of UKOG (GB) Limited AIM-listed UK Oil & Gas (UKOG) has announced the sale of its 100%-owned subsidiary UKOG (GB) to Servatec Holdings for a cash consideration of £400,000. UKOG (GB) holds minority non-operated interests in two UK onshore petroleum licences.
02 Jul 25	UK: OEG to support Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm construction until 2027 OEG, a leading energy solutions business, has won a significant multi-million-pound contract to support the construction phase of the Inch Cape Offshore Wind Farm until it becomes operational in 2027.
02 Jul 25	Gabon launches deepwater exploration drive Gabon’s new Minister of Oil and Gas HE Sosthène NGUEMA has embarked on an aggressive investment campaign, seeking to attract investment in deepwater exploration opportunities.
02 Jul 25	Caribbean: TotalEnergies expands its partnership with AES from LNG to renewable energy TotalEnergies expands its long-standing LNG partnership with AES on renewable and battery storage in the Caribbean and has purchased 50% of AES renewable portfolio in the Dominican Republic, following a previous acquisition of 30% in AES’ Puerto Rican assets.
02 Jul 25	UK: RWE marks the ‘Go Live’ of its first UK Solar Farm as Langford powers up RWE has officially energised the Langford Solar Farm in Devon, the company’s first solar project in the UK to enter operation. At 35 megawatts (AC) (1) the solar site expects to generate around 49,500 megawatt hours of electricity every year, enough to meet the annual needs of approximately 15,000 typical UK homes.
02 Jul 25	UK: Offshore Safety Awards 2025: Winners announced Offshore Energies UK and Step Change in Safety have announced the winners of this year’s exciting Offshore Safety Awards. The event jointly organised by OEUK and Step Change in Safety, is designed to maintain and promote the highest professional standards in the offshore industry.
02 Jul 25	Namibia: Licence period extension secured and new exploration program launched at PEL 93 88 Energy has provided an update on its partnered activities at Petroleum Exploration License 93 ('PEL 93') in the Owambo Basin, onshore Namibia. The Company holds a 20% working interest in PEL 93 in a Joint Venture with Monitor Exploration.
02 Jul 25	UK: Union Jack Oil reports resumption of production at Keddington Oilfield Union Jack Oil, a UK and USA focused onshore hydrocarbon, production, development, exploration and investment company, has announced that following major site upgrades during 2024 and 2025, production has recommenced at the Keddington Oilfield.
02 Jul 25	Norway: DNO secures North Sea gas offtake and related USD 500 million financing facility DNO, the Norwegian oil and gas operator, has announced that the Company’s wholly-owned Norway operating subsidiaries have entered into an offtake agreement with France’s ENGIE for DNO’s Norwegian gas production and secured a related offtake financing facility with a major US bank for up to USD 500 million.
02 Jul 25	Norway: TGS awarded offshore wind site characterization contract TGS, a global leader in energy data and intelligence, has announced the award of a contract for offshore wind site characterization, including acquisition, imaging and interpretation services offshore Norway. Ramform Vanguard will start acquisition in early July, with a duration of approx. 25 days.
02 Jul 25	US: Energy Secretary announces updated NEPA procedures to end permitting paralysis and unleash American energy The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) has announced new updates to the Department’s National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA) procedures, fixing the broken permitting process and delivering on President Trump’s pledge to unleash American energy dominance and accelerate critical energy infrastructure.
02 Jul 25	Malaysia: Velesto secures PTTEP drilling contract for NAGA 5 in 2025–2026 campaign Velesto Energy has been awarded a drilling contract by PTTEP for its 2025–2026 drilling campaign in Malaysia. Under the contract, Velesto will assign NAGA 5, one of its premium jack-up rigs, to drill a firm 15 wells with operations scheduled to commence in June 2025.
01 Jul 25	UK: Steel frames in place on Agratas site mark a major milestone in the construction of the UK’s flagship battery manufacturing facility The first steel frames on the Agratas site near Bridgwater, Somerset are now in place, marking a major milestone in the construction of the UK’s flagship battery manufacturing facility.
01 Jul 25	Brazil: DOF Group awarded two long term contracts with Petrobras in Brazil DOF Group has announced two new contracts in Brazil. Skandi Logger, an AHTS with 250t bollard pull built in 2009, has been contracted for a 4-year engagement with Petrobras and Skandi Achiever has been contracted as RSV for a 4-year engagement with Petrobras.
01 Jul 25	UK: Landmark Cleve Hill Solar Park reaches commercial operations Cleve Hill Solar Park in Kent is now exporting at 100 percent of its 373 MW dc capacity, which is more than four times the size of the next largest operational UK solar project.
01 Jul 25	Versalis Oilfield Solutions: a new company to offer products and services for the oil drilling industry Versalis, Eni’s chemical company, has announced that, as of 1 July 2025, it will transfer its Oilfield Chemicals business unit into the newly established company Versalis Oilfield Solutions.
01 Jul 25	UK Government publishes Solar Roadmap The Solar Roadmap, produced through collaboration with industry, presents a comprehensive strategy and clear plan of action to achieve the significant increase in solar deployment needed to support the delivery of clean power by 2030, as set out in the government’s Clean Power Action Plan.
01 Jul 25	Germany: RWE to produce solar power for KRONOS TITAN at Nordenham site RWE and KRONOS TITAN are breaking new ground in the sustainable energy supply of industrial sites. RWE plans to build and operate a ground-mounted photovoltaic plant with an output of 24.7 megawatts peak on a 20-hectare site at the KRONOS location in Nordenham, Lower Saxony.
01 Jul 25	UK: Southwold Fishermen’s Association hook a £10k share of Hornsea 3 cash Fishermen in Southwold are celebrating the arrival of new equipment for the whole community after being awarded the first ever grant from Ørsted’s Hornsea 3 Fishing fund.
01 Jul 25	Vestas announces four new orders for a total of 131 MW Vestas has announced three orders in the EMEA region (in France Greece and Romania) and one order in the APAC region (Japan) as part of its Q2 order intake.
01 Jul 25	Germany: Vestas secures orders for 175 MW with Boreas Energie in Germany Vestas has announced that Boreas Energie, a long-standing customer, and Vestas have closed four orders in Germany in the second quarter of 2025, totaling 175 MW.
01 Jul 25	Romania: Vestas strengthens its market leadership in Romania with new 143 MW order Danish renewable energy producer Eurowind Energy has placed a 143 MW order for Frumusita, Vector and Pecineaga Northeast wind parks, located in Romania. The contract includes the supply and installation of 23 V162-6.2 MW wind turbines from the EnVentus platform.
01 Jul 25	Canada: Shell Canada Energy announces first cargo leaves LNG Canada Shell Canada Energy, an affiliate of Shell, announced that the first cargo of liquefied natural gas (LNG) has left the LNG Canada facility on the west coast of Canada. At 40%, Shell has the largest working interest in the LNG Canada joint venture. Located in Kitimat, British Columbia, the facility will export LNG from two processing units or 'trains' with total capacity of 14 million tonnes per annum (mtpa).
01 Jul 25	Germany: Vestas wins 115 MW order in Germany for largest order of V172-7.2 MW turbines to date Vestas has secured an order from ENERTRAG for V172-7.2 WM wind turbines for two projects in Brandenburg, Germany, totalling 115 MW. It is the largest order of V172-7.2 MW turbines to date for Vestas.
01 Jul 25	UK: The Crown Estate delivers £1.1 billion net revenue profit for the UK and scales up investment for future value creation The Crown Estate has announced a net revenue profit of £1.1 billion for the UK, driven by the short-term option fees from Offshore Wind Leasing Round 4 ('Round 4'). This brings its total contribution to the Treasury to £5 billion over the past decade.