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December 2025

US small reactor developers face challenges in Europe

Holtec, GE Hitachi Nuclear Energy, X-energy, Last Energy, TerraPower and Westinghouse are among the US-based SMR compani...

3 Dec

December 2025

ESB, Orsted win 900MW Irish offshore auction

The ESB and Orsted partnership has won the 900MW Tonn Nua offshore wind auction in Ireland. The Dublin-headquartered uti...

2 Dec

December 2025

Feasibility studies begin for 2GW Philippines floater

BuhaWind Energy has started a new round of feasibility studies for the 2GW Northern Luzon floating offshore wind project...

1 Dec

November 2025

UK eases North Sea oil and gas licensing for existing fields

The UK government’s Budget has revealed a shift in its North Sea oil and gas licensing policy, permitting some oil and g...

28 Nov

November 2025

RES signs first services contract and boosts its solar growth in Spain

RES has signed its first operation and maintenance (O&M) contract with Matrix Renewables, an independent power producer ...

28 Nov

November 2025

Aramco makes history with Saudi Arabia’s first quantum computer

Aramco, one of the world’s leading integrated energy and chemicals companies, in partnership with Pasqal, a global leade...

27 Nov

November 2025

Oil creeps higher alongside global equities

Oil crept higher alongside global equities, bouncing off a one-month low as the White House signaled optimism about a pe...

27 Nov

November 2025

UK Budget speech shows continued commitment to infrastructure says Mott MacDonald

Yesterday’s UK Budget announcement from the chancellor Rachel Reeves has underlined the government’s commitment to infra...

27 Nov

November 2025

Equinor transfers operatorship of Peregrino to PRIO

Equinor has closed the sale of a 40% operated interest in the Peregrino field in Brazil to PRIO. Following this transact...

26 Nov

November 2025

US restructures DOE, dropping clean energy in favour of hydrocarbons

The Trump administration is eliminating energy department offices focused on clean energy and renewables and, instead, c...

25 Nov

November 2025

Spencer Ogden's Global Market Update: Q3 and Beyond

Spencer Ogden’s latest Global Market Update brings together exclusive data, expert insights, and first-hand intelligence...

24 Nov

November 2025

HIMA FUN SAFE 2025 inspires students worldwide with AI and 3D experience

On 12 and 13 November 2025, the HIMA Group hosted the third edition of its digital 3D conference, HIMA FUN SAFE. Under t...

24 Nov

November 2025

Industry applauds US offshore leasing proposal as energy demand rises

US offshore oil and gas development took a major step forward last week as the Department of the Interior (DOI) unveiled...

24 Nov

November 2025

Sonardyne to provide passive seismic monitoring services to Northern Endurance Partnership

Underwater technology company Sonardyne is to provide passive seismic monitoring services at the UK’s first carbon captu...

21 Nov

November 2025

UK picks North Wales for Rolls-Royce SMR deployment

Britain has picked a former nuclear site in North Wales for the state-sponsored deployment of three Rolls-Royce small mo...

21 Nov

November 2025

APQP4Wind: driving quality, efficiency and risk reduction in wind supply chains

As global demand for wind energy accelerates, supply chains are under increased pressure to deliver higher quality, fast...

20 Nov

November 2025

Global renewables investment hits US$807bn

Global investment in the energy transition reached a record US$2400bn in 2024, with US$807bn directed to renewable energ...

19 Nov

November 2025

Petrobras confirms new post-salt oil discovery in Brazil’s Campos Basin

Petrobras has confirmed another oil discovery offshore Brazil, identifying high-quality post-salt crude in the Sudoeste ...

19 Nov

November 2025

Scotland’s AI data centres to get cheaper electricity under UK government plans

A new wave of AI data centres across central Scotland, including a flagship project at Ravenscraig, could receive electr...

18 Nov

November 2025

RWE completes 100MW US solar build

RWE has completed construction of its first project in Louisiana, the 100MW Lafitte solar project in Ouachita Parish. Th...

18 Nov

November 2025

National Grid kicks off Didcot substation upgrade to connect data centres and battery storage

National Grid has started work to upgrade its Didcot substation in Oxfordshire, UK, a key infrastructure development tha...

17 Nov

November 2025

OGDCL and partners secure rights to eight exploration blocks offshore Pakistan

Pakistani state-owned Oil and Gas Development Company Limited (OGDCL), together with joint venture (JV) partners, has re...

17 Nov

November 2025

Foundation installation works completed at Denmark’s largest offshore wind farm

RWE has completed the installation of the foundations for the 1.1GW Thor offshore wind farm in the Danish North Sea. In ...

14 Nov

November 2025

New site in Teesside for £2bn SAF facility

Global project development, manufacturing and engineering group Alfanar has confirmed a move to a larger, more enhanced ...

13 Nov

November 2025

ScottishPower Renewables takes control of MarramWind

ScottishPower Renewables has taken full control of the MarramWind floating offshore windfarm project off the north-east ...

12 Nov

November 2025

Aker BP and partners drill dry well in North Sea

Norwegian oil exploration and development company Aker BP and its partners have reported that exploration well 30/11-16 ...

12 Nov

November 2025

US crude oil stocks rise more than 5m barrels

US commercial crude oil inventories, excluding those in the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) increased by 5.2m barrels ...

11 Nov

November 2025

JA Solar to supply PV modules for 1.2GW Uzbek solar projects

JA Solar has reached an agreement with Larsen & Toubro (L&T) to supply 1.2GW of photovoltaic (PV) modules for the Samark...

11 Nov

November 2025

Over £10m to be invested in Port of East Anglia

Green energy company, ScottishPower Renewables and Peel Ports Group are set to invest over £10m in The Port of East Angl...

10 Nov

November 2025

Vestas secures 200MW turbine orders in Germany and Italy

Vestas has signed four wind turbine supply contracts totalling 200MW across Germany and Italy. The company confirmed the...

10 Nov

November 2025

Chevron eyes new oil plays in West Africa with Guinea-Bissau entry

Chevron is expanding its exploration presence across West Africa, marking the region as a key focus area following an ag...

7 Nov

November 2025

Statkraft advances Shetland green ammonia

Statkraft has outlined plans for the Tagdale Green Ammonia project in Shetland after securing an option on a site around...

6 Nov

November 2025

ConocoPhillips starts exploration in Australia’s Otway Basin

ConocoPhillips, in collaboration with partner 3D Energi, has commenced drilling at the Essington-1 gas exploration well ...

5 Nov

November 2025

National Grid’s Market Gateway hits 200,000 asset milestone

An electric vehicle charger in Bridgend, South Wales, has become the 200,000th asset registered on National Grid’s flexi...

4 Nov

November 2025

ADNOC to expand robotics and AI across operations

Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (ADNOC) has signed three agreements with US-based Gecko Robotics to extend the use of rob...

4 Nov

November 2025

Kuwait Oil Company to invest US$3.9bn in exploration drilling programme by 2030

Kuwait Oil Company (KOC) is set to allocate Kd1.2bn to its exploration drilling programme up to 2030. This investment is...

3 Nov

October 2025

Singapore’s EMA to grant US$44m incentive for advanced CCGT projects

The Energy Market Authority (EMA) of Singapore has introduced an incentive scheme to award up to US$44m to operators of ...

31 Oct

October 2025

RWE starts work on Germany’s biggest battery

RWE has broken ground on Germany’s largest battery energy storage facility at the Gundremmingen energy site in Bavaria. ...

31 Oct

October 2025

Petronas and Pertamina partner for Bobara PSC offshore Indonesia

Petronas has entered a farm-out agreement with Pertamina Hulu Energi Bobara (Pertamina) to participate in the Bobara pro...

30 Oct

October 2025

UK sets AR7 offshore wind auction budget

The UK government has set the budget for offshore wind technologies in the AR7 Contracts for Difference auction. A total...

30 Oct

October 2025

HIMA and DEUTA present new SafeHMI solution

HIMA, one of the world’s leading providers of safety-related automation solutions and DEUTA, a specialist in certified d...

28 Oct

October 2025

Fit For Nuclear: Ellis joins elite group of UK manufacturers recognised for excellence

Ellis Patents Ltd, a world-leading manufacturer of cable cleats based in Rillington, North Yorkshire, UK, has been offic...

28 Oct

October 2025

Aramco awards Baker Hughes multi-year coiled tubing drilling contract

Baker Hughes has secured a multi-year agreement from Aramco to significantly expand its integrated underbalanced coiled ...

28 Oct

October 2025

ScottishPower Renewables’ first-ever HVDC offshore converter station lifted into place

ScottishPower Renewables’ first-ever high voltage direct current (HVDC) offshore converter station has been successfully...

28 Oct

October 2025

Petrobras and Equinor lead Brazil’s pre-salt oil block auction

Brazilian state-owned oil company Petrobras and Norway’s Equinor have emerged as winners in Brazil’s recent pre-salt oil...

27 Oct

October 2025

Mitsubishi Power and JEL to build 670MW CCGT power plant in Singapore

PacificLight Power (PLP) has awarded an engineering, procurement and construction contract to a consortium of Mitsubishi...

27 Oct

October 2025

Sonardyne underwater positioning and tracking for US research fleet

Underwater positioning and tracking technology from Sonardyne has been chosen for three new oceanographic research vesse...

24 Oct

October 2025

ASEAN offshore wind project phase one completion set for 2034

The initial phase of a major offshore wind project along the ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) wind power ...

24 Oct

October 2025

Saipem secures offshore drilling contracts worth US$135m

Saipem has secured new offshore drilling contracts and extensions worth up to US$135m (€116.41m), enhancing its operatio...

24 Oct

October 2025

Bahrain announces tender for first solar power plant

The plant, with a planned capacity of 150MW, is a significant move towards achieving Bahrain's commitment to carbon neut...

23 Oct

October 2025

Egypt seeks to free up gas for export

Egypt is embarking on a plan to buy more oil products for power generation as the cash-strapped North African nation fre...

23 Oct

October 2025

Petrobras to supply India’s HPCL with 6m oil barrels

Hindustan Petroleum Corp Ltd (HPCL) has contracted Petroleo Brasileiro SA (Petrobras) for the supply of up to 6m barrels...

22 Oct

October 2025

BP confirms 11 discoveries in 2025

BP Plc has made 11 oil and gas discoveries this year, the latest being Volans offshore Namibia in the Orange Basin. Oper...

22 Oct

October 2025

National Grid launches consultation for England, Scotland power line

National Grid Plc has opened a public comment window for early plans for the 6.9GW Cross Border Connection project betwe...

21 Oct

October 2025

ECITB launches new pipe and plate welding qualifications amid industry demand

The Engineering Construction Industry Training Board (ECITB) awarding organisation is calling on colleges and training p...

21 Oct

October 2025

Stranoch wind farm hits key milestone as turbine delivery begins

In a major milestone in the construction of Stranoch wind farm in Dumfries and Galloway, key turbine parts, including bl...

20 Oct

October 2025

Equinor starts production in Bacalhau offshore Brazil

Equinor ASA and its partners have launched production in Bacalhau in Brazil’s offshore Santos Basin, which the Norwegian...

20 Oct

October 2025

UK government approves Tillbridge Solar Farm project in Lincolnshire

The UK government has approved the Tillbridge Solar Farm project near Gainsborough in Lincolnshire, marking it as a ‘Nat...

17 Oct

October 2025

UK wind and solar power new renewables record

Renewable generation in Britain reached a record high in the third quarter, driven by strong wind and solar output, acco...

16 Oct

October 2025

Shell greenlights US$2bn gas project offshore Nigeria

Shell along with JV partner Sunlink Energies has reached final investment decision (FID) on the HI gas project offshore ...

15 Oct

October 2025

THREE60 Energy names Ryan McPherson as decommissioning director

THREE60 Energy, a leading provider of life cycle solutions, has appointed Ryan McPherson as decommissioning director, fu...

15 Oct

October 2025

Kuwait strikes major offshore gas discovery in Persian Gulf

State-owned Kuwait Oil Co made a ‘major’ discovery in the Jazah natural gas field in the OPEC member’s offshore region. ...

14 Oct

October 2025

Thorne & Derrick International celebrates 40 years of excellence with anniversary gala

Thorne & Derrick International, a leading global supplier of specialist electrical, mechanical and safety products to th...

14 Oct

October 2025

Score strengthens commitment to carbon reduction in Europe

Score has announced two significant contract successes that reinforce its role as a trusted partner in Europe’s energy t...

14 Oct

October 2025

SGS: supporting quality and risk reduction in the wind supply chain

As the wind industry continues to scale to meet global net zero ambitions, quality, consistency and supplier maturity re...

13 Oct

October 2025

National Grid brings together industrial leaders in Wales to power economic growth and energy innovation

More than 60 leaders from industry, the Welsh Government, and the energy sector explored practical ways to support indu...

9 Oct

October 2025

Baker Hughes to supply liquefaction train equipment for Sempra Infrastructure’s Port Arthur LNG Phase 2 project

Contract awarded by Bechtel to supply primary liquefaction equipment for two trains, including four Frame 7 gas turbines...

9 Oct

October 2025

bp award THREE60 Energy and AF Gruppen Andrew decommissioning project in the UK

A new joint venture (JV) between THREE60 Energy (THREE60) and AF Offshore Decom (AFOD), a subsidiary of AF Gruppen, has ...

9 Oct

October 2025

Eni and partners reach FID for Coral North FLNG in Mozambique

Eni has announced that its Coral North floating liquefied natural gas (FLNG) project has reached final investment decisi...

9 Oct

October 2025

Neoen solar projects in France secure supply agreements with SNCF Energie

SNCF Energie has firmed four power purchase agreements (PPAs) with Neoen. With the four agreements combined, Neoen will ...

9 Oct

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