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Vestas Plans $290M Nacelle Factory in Scotland

Mar 25, 2026

Vestas has announced plans to build a nacelle and hub assembly factory in Scotland to support growing offshore wind demand in the U.K. and Europe.The proposed facility, with an investment exceeding $290 million, would manufacture nacelles and hubs for the company’s V236-15…

ScottishPower Secures $800M for UK Subsea Power Link

Mar 25, 2026

ScottishPower, through its parent company Iberdrola, has secured $800 million (£600 million) in financing from the UK’s National Wealth Fund to support the development of the Eastern Green Link 4 (EGL4) subsea power project.EGL4 is a planned…

OKEA Raises Recoverable Resource Estimate at North Sea Field

Mar 25, 2026

Norwegian oil and gas firm OKEA has increased recoverable resource estimates for the Talisker West discovery at the Brage field in the North Sea following further subsurface evaluation.The company said P50 recoverable resources in the Talisker…

DOF Gets Subsea Cable Replacement Job by Norway’s Statnett

Mar 25, 2026

DOF Group has been awarded a contract by Norway’s transmission system operator Statnett for the replacement of high-voltage subsea power cables in Ofotfjorden, northern Norway.The contract, classified by DOF as substantial with a value between $25 million and $50 million…

Brazil's Petrobras and Mexico’s Pemex Eye Deepwater Partnership

Mar 25, 2026

Brazil's Petrobras will discuss a possible partnership with Mexico's Pemex during a visit to Mexico next month, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said on Tuesday, after her Brazilian counterpart proposed joint projects in the Gulf of Mexico for the two state-run oil companies…

EnQuest Keeps 2026 Production View as UK Windfall Tax Hits Profit

Mar 25, 2026

North Sea-focussed oil producer EnQuest maintained its 2026 production outlook on Wednesday, banking on investments in Britain and South East Asia, after Britain's windfall levies hit last year's post-tax profit.Like its rivals, EnQuestcontinues to face challenges from the UK's Energy Profits Levy…

Iran to UN: 'Non-Hostile' Ships Can Transit Strait of Hormuz

Mar 25, 2026

Iran has told the United Nations Security Council and the International Maritime Organization that 'non-hostile vessels' may transit the Strait of Hormuz if they coordinate with Iranian authorities, according to a note seen by Reuters on Tuesday…

Oil Falls on Middle East Ceasefire Hopes, Easing Supply Fears

Mar 25, 2026

Oil prices sank about 4% on Wednesday after reports the United States had sent Iran a 15-point proposal aimed at ending the war in the Middle East, raising prospects of a ceasefire that could ease supply disruptions in the region.Brent crude futures LCOc1 fell $4…

Saudi Aramco Increases Crude Oil Exports from Yanbu Sea to Compensate for Hormuz Closure

Mar 24, 2026

Crude oil exports from Saudi Arabia's Red Sea Yanbu port rose to nearly 4 million barrels per day last week, a sharp increase from export levels before the Iran war broke out, shipping data shows.The jump shows that Saudi Aramco, the world's biggest oil exporter…

Danish Investors Back Resolution Against Nordea over Arctic Oil Production

Mar 24, 2026

At least three Danish institutional investors support a shareholder resolution urging Nordea, the Nordic region's biggest bank, to stop financing companies expanding Arctic oil and gas production due to environmental risks.Pension funds Akademiker…

First Power Start Flowing from Largest US Offshore Wind Project

Mar 24, 2026

Dominion Energy has delivered first power to the grid from its Coastal Virginia Offshore Wind (CVOW) project, marking a key milestone for what is set to become the largest offshore wind development in the United States.Dominion Energy’s Chair…

Shell-Equinor JV Adura Signs $3B Financing Deal

Mar 24, 2026

Adura Energy, a joint venture between Shell and Equinor, has signed a $3 billion reserve-based lending (RBL) facility to support its future growth and energy supply ambitions in the United Kingdom.The seven-year, senior-secured facility is Adura’s…

Equinor Kicks Off Drilling Ops at Brazil's Raia Offshore Project

Mar 24, 2026

Norway's Equinor has begun drilling producer and injector wells for its offshore Raia natural gas project in Brazil, while also planning fresh exploratory activities in the South American nation, its top executive in the country told Reuters…

ExxonMobil Picks SBM Offshore for Guyana FPSO FEED Work

Mar 24, 2026

SBM Offshore has secured contracts from ExxonMobil Guyana to carry out front-end engineering and design (FEED) studies for a floating production, storage and offloading (FPSO) vessel for the Longtail development offshore Guyana.The FEED award…

Oil Executives Flag Long-Term Impact of Iran Conflict

Mar 24, 2026

Some of the world's top oil executives and energy ministers in Houston on Monday expressed growing concern over the long-term effects of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran on the global economy, while the U.S. Energy Secretary Chris Wright downplayed the crisis…

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