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North Sea shakeup: TotalEnergies, NEO NEXT merge to form UK’s largest independent operator

December 8, 2025

(World Oil) – TotalEnergies has signed an agreement to merge its UK Upstream business with NEO NEXT, forming a newly expanded company—NEO NEXT+—that will become the largest independent oil and gas producer in the United Kingdom. The deal positions TotalEnergies as the new entity’s leading shareholder with a 47.5% ownership stake. Following completion—expected in the first half of 2026 pending regulatory

Windfall tax stays: UK decision alarms North Sea oil and gas producers

November 26, 2025

(World Oil) – The UK government will stick with a controversial windfall tax for North Sea oil and gas producers until the end of the decade, dismissing complaints that the levy hurts investment and jobs. The Energy Profits Levy will remain in place until March 2030, according to a leaked document from the Office for Budget Responsibility. The decision comes as Chancellor of

North Sea recoverable oil and gas resources rise 31% after last licensing round, new report shows

October 20, 2025

(World Oil) – The UK’s remaining proven and probable oil and gas reserves were estimated at 2.9 billion barrels of oil equivalent (Bboe) at the end of 2024, according to the latest Reserves and Resources Report published by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA). While total reserves declined slightly year-on-year, the report highlights a significant 31% increase in prospective resources, now estimated

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Britain set to outlaw fracking after decades of debate

October 13, 2025

(Oil Price) – There have been discussions around fracking in the U.K. for years, with the government going back and forth on whether to support new operations. Politicians have explored the potential for fracking, which has been successful for fossil fuel recovery in the United States, while environmentalists have fought against it. While many may have thought that fracking had

UK approves $2.5 billion funding for power link to North Sea wind farms

November 15, 2024

(Oil Price) – The UK’s energy regulator Ofgem on Friday awarded a $2.5 billion (£2 billion) funding package for a subsea and underground cable between Scotland and northern England that would give North Sea wind farms additional access to the grid. Eastern Green Link 1 (EGL1) will be a high voltage electricity superhighway able to transport 2 gigawatts (GW) of UK wind-generated electricity

Paying to freeze in the dark part of England’s energy plan

November 8, 2024

(Oil & Gas 360) – Home to some of the highest electricity prices on the planet, England is promoting a Demand Side Response (DSR) program to incentivize people to “adjust” their electricity consumption at peak periods. Incentives include coupons for consumer goods and credits on people’s credit cards with similar incentives for businesses as well. DSR skeptics say the program isn’t

Exclusive-Harbour Energy joins North Sea producers’ retreat ahead of tax hikes

October 23, 2024

(Yahoo Finance) – LONDON – Top British North Sea producer Harbour Energy wants to sell stakes in North Sea oilfields and is reviving plans for a U.S. listing, sources said, as more firms scale back investments ahead of new tax increases on the sector. The Labour government, which was elected in July, wants to use the revenue from oil and gas

Spanish power giant Iberdrola doubles UK investment to $31 billion

October 11, 2024

(Oil Price) – Spanish utility giant Iberdrola plans to double its UK investments to $31.3 billion (24 billion British pounds) by 2028, Europe’s biggest electricity company said in a statement. Iberdrola, one of the biggest utilities and renewable energy developers in Europe and the Americas, previously planned to invest $15.7 billion (12 billion pounds) in the UK between 2024 and 2028. Now

The coal that powered an empire is no more

September 27, 2024

(Oil & Gas 360) – Despite some of the highest electricity prices in the world, the United Kingdom is relegating coal to the ash heap of history as it closes the doors on the Ratcliffe-on-Soar Power Station in north-central England. The plant was commissioned in 1970 with a net electrical output of 2,000 megawatts. October 1 will mark the

Exclusive-Shell plans wide cuts in oil exploration division, sources say

August 29, 2024

Yahoo Finance LONDON – Shell plans to scale back its oil and gas exploration and development workforce by 20% as CEO Wael Sawan widens his cost-saving drive to the highly profitable division after deep cuts in renewables and low-carbon businesses, company sources said. The restructuring in the exploration and wells development and subsurface units will see hundreds of job cuts

Forum Energy Technologies Sells Ashtead Technology

August 21, 2019

By Tyler Losier, Energy Reporter, Oil & Gas 360 Forum Energy Technologies to sell its aggregate 40% interest in Ashtead Technology for $39 million Forum Energy Technologies Inc. (stock ticker: FET), a global oilfield products company, has entered into a definitive agreement through its subsidiaries to sell an aggregate 40% interest in Ashtead Technology, a subsea rentals company, to majority

Iranian Tanker Sought by US Heading Toward Greece

August 19, 2019

From The Houston Chronicle An Iranian supertanker with $130 million worth of light crude oil that the U.S. suspects is tied to a sanctioned organization left Gibraltar and was heading east into the Mediterranean Sea on Monday, with its next destination reported to be Greece. The Iran-flagged Adrian Darya 1, previously named Grace 1, set course for Kalamata, Greece, with

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