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11 Apr 25	UK: RWE’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm deploys innovative underwater bubble curtain to protect marine life RWE has been working with Hydrotechnik Offshore to successfully introduce an innovative underwater noise-abatement technology, known as a bubble curtain, for offshore wind farm construction in the UK. The breakthrough deployment at the Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, located 195km off the coast of England, represents a significant step in protecting marine life from underwater noise generated during piling activities.
11 Apr 25	Timor Leste: Sunda Energy submits Environmental Plans for Chuditch-2 Sunda Energy has announced that its subsidiary, SundaGas, has submitted to the Timor-Leste regulator drafts for public consultation of the Environmental Impact Statement ('EIS') and Environmental Management Plan ('EMP') for the drilling of the planned Chuditch-2 appraisal well on Timor-Leste Production Sharing Contract TL-SO-19-16.
11 Apr 25	Kistos announces full-year results for the year ended 31 December 2024 Kistos, an independent energy company focused on generating value across the upstream and midstream markets, has provided its audited full-year results for the year ended 31 December 2024.
11 Apr 25	bp announces first quarter 2025 trading statement bp has announced a Trading Statement providing a summary of bp's current estimates and expectations for the first quarter of 2025, including data on the economic environment as well as group performance during the period.
11 Apr 25	Norway: Vår Energi reports first quarter 2025 trading update Vår Energi’s net production of oil, liquids and natural gas averaged 272 kboepd in the first quarter of 2025, a decrease of 2% from the fourth quarter and a decrease of 9% compared to the first quarter of 2024.
11 Apr 25	Van Oord prepares for a sustainable future with large investments 2024 was a busy year for Van Oord, with 229 projects completed in 39 countries, a solid operational performance and a high level of investment in sustainable vessels. The investments included a dual fuel foundation and turbine installation vessel, a dual fuel cable-laying vessel, the modification of a heavy lift installation vessel and the construction of 2 new hybrid water injection dredgers.
10 Apr 25	Aker Solutions unveils three innovative floating wind foundation designs Aker Solutions has introduced three floating wind foundation designs – the YFloat, CONFloat-Omega, and CONFloat-7C – that draw on fifty years of offshore experience to maximize energy production, simplify construction and reduce maintenance. All three have passive ballast systems and the capability of supporting turbines that are 15 MW and larger.
10 Apr 25	Positioning Equinor for higher value creation from power Equinor establishes a new business area and appoints Helge Haugane as new executive vice president from September. Power demand continues to grow from electrification of society and industry, expansion of artificial intelligence (AI) and data centres. Equinor has built a significant renewables business over the last two decades, with offshore and onshore wind and solar in operation and under development.
10 Apr 25	Spain: Iberdrola España launches ATuAire to boost aerothermal energy with solutions to electrify heating and hot water Iberdrola España, the Spanish subsidiary of the Iberdrola Group, reinforces its commitment to the electrification of heat and launches ATuAire, a company specialising in aerothermal energy in Spain, which aims to spearhead and facilitate access to this energy solution to reduce dependence on fossil fuels, helping to improve air quality and reduce dependence on foreign sources of energy.
10 Apr 25	Europe’s wind industry proposes new offshore wind deal for Europe Europe’s wind industry has put forward a new plan aimed at accelerating and reducing the risks of developing domestic, competitive offshore wind energy. The proposal urges European governments to commit to auctioning at least 100 GW of new offshore wind capacity between 2031 and 2040.
10 Apr 25	Ireland: EirGrid announces €1 billion procurement programme for offshore electricity grid EirGrid, the operator and developer of the power system, has announced a procurement programme for over €1 billion for works related to the delivery of an offshore electricity grid for Ireland.
10 Apr 25	Namibia: ReconAfrica provides drilling update on Prospect I Reconnaissance Energy Africa has announced a drilling update on Prospect I. Prospect I is located onshore Namibia in Petroleum Exploration Licence 073 ('PEL73') and is the Company's largest prospect to be drilled so far. It is targeting 365 million barrels of unrisked and 32 million barrels of risked prospective light/medium oil resources, or 1.9 trillion cubic feet of unrisked and 140 billion cubic feet of risked prospective natural gas resources.
10 Apr 25	Italy: Plenitude and Autostrade per l’Italia sign 10-year PPA Plenitude has signed a 10-year Power Purchase Agreement with Autostrade per l'Italia for the sale of the entire output of a wind power plant owned by Plenitude in the municipality of Banzi (Basilicata, Italy). The plant has a capacity of 16 MW and an estimated electricity production of about 390 GWh over the entire period.
10 Apr 25	UK: Nuclear Taskforce lead appointed to speed up nuclear renaissance John Fingleton CBE has been appointed as the lead for the Prime Minister’s Nuclear Regulatory Taskforce to speed up new nuclear plants and deliver a ‘nuclear renaissance’ as part of the government’s Plan for Change.
10 Apr 25	UK: Offshore Energies UK to hold security and resilience conference Offshore Energies UK is taking a lead in sharing information to protect vital UK offshore energy producers from deliberate damage to their operations. Specialists from industry, defence policy, the security services and academia will address a high level security and resilience conference being held at the centre of the UK’s offshore energy industry in the Union Kirk, Aberdeen, Scotland on 30th April 2025.
10 Apr 25	Sercel extends WiNG range with launch of DFU-3C node Sercel has launched the WiNG DFU-3C, a three-component version of its field-proven WiNG land seismic nodal solution. The WiNG DFU-3C supports a growing need for high-end seismic applications for the energy and mineral E&P sectors.
10 Apr 25	Denmark: BlueNord provides update on Tyra Redevelopment Project BlueNord has announced that Tyra II has now been successfully restarted and that full technical capacity has been achieved on the facilities. The continuation of ramp-up of production is currently ongoing.
10 Apr 25	Eni launches G·row: a business alliance focusing on Governance to drive the evolution of control and risk management systems through the value chain Eni, McKinsey & Company, and SAP Italy have announced the launch of G·row: an alliance between businesses that, through a process of cultural contamination, aims to foster the evolution and progressive strengthening of control and risk management systems along the corporate value chain.
10 Apr 25	Strong start into the year: Nordex Group achieves 2.2 GW of order intake in the first quarter 2025 In the first quarter of 2025, the Nordex Group recorded 2,182 MW of orders in the Projects segment (excluding Service business), representing a growth of approximately 5 percent compared to the previous year’s figure of 2,086 MW. The average sales price in Euros per megawatt of capacity (ASP) slightly increased to EUR 0.87 million/MW in the first quarter 2025 (Q1/2024: EUR 0.85 million/MW).
10 Apr 25	US: Mosman Oil and Gas announces Vecta Helium Project drilling update AIM-listed Mosman Oil and Gas the helium, hydrogen and hydrocarbon exploration, development and production company, has announced a drilling schedule update on the Vecta Project, Colorado, USA.
10 Apr 25	Colombia: Arrow Energy announces update on recent operational activity on the Tapir Block in the Llanos Basin Arrow Exploration, the high-growth operator with a portfolio of assets across key Colombian hydrocarbon basins, has provided an update on recent operational activity on the Tapir Block in the Llanos Basin of Colombia where Arrow holds a 50 percent beneficial interest.
10 Apr 25	Indonesia: Coro Energy sells participating interest in Duyung Coro Energy, the South East Asian energy company, has conditionally sold its interest in the Duyung PSC. This represents the final stage of its strategic pivot to clean energy in South East Asia and enables the Company to now focus its resources on its exciting renewables portfolios in Vietnam and the Philippines.
10 Apr 25	US: Helium One Global reports Jackson-29 well drilled to TD and free gas confirmed AIM-listed Helium One Global the primary helium explorer in Tanzania with a 50% working interest in the Galactica-Pegasus helium development project in Colorado, USA, has provided an update following the Blue Star Helium announcement regarding the Galactica Project.
10 Apr 25	Jamaica: United Oil & Gas provides a technical and operational overview on the Walton Morant Licence offshore Jamaica AIM_listed United Oil & Gas has provided a technical and operational overview on the Walton Morant Licence offshore Jamaica. This detail follows the Company's recent announcement confirming an early two-year licence extension to 31 January 2028, and renewed momentum in the farm-out process with multiple parties now under NDA.
10 Apr 25	Malaysia/Vietnam: PETRONAS and PETROVIETNAM strengthen partnership with 20-year PSC and UGSA Extension for PM3 CAA PETRONAS, through Malaysia Petroleum Management (MPM), and Vietnam Oil and Gas Group (PETROVIETNAM) have signed a Key Principles Agreement (KPA) to extend the Production Sharing Contract (PSC) and Upstream Gas Sales Agreement (UGSA) for the PM3 Commercial Arrangement Area (CAA) for another 20 years.