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NEO NEXT joins upper tier of UK North Sea producers
Offshore
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August 1, 2025
NEO Energy and Repsol Resources UK have merged to form NEO NEXT Energy. This will be one of the largest offshore oil and gas producers on the UK Continental Shelf (UKCS), with projected output this year averaging 130,000 bbl/d of oil. John Knight,...
Barclays latest British lender to quit climate banking alliance
The Business Times Singapore
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August 2, 2025
The NZBA lists more than 100 members on its website, including leading international financial institutionsPublished Sat, Aug 2, 2025 · 09:36 AM [LONDON] Barclays has become the latest British lender to quit the Net Zero Banking Alliance (NZBA),...
Earnings season begins! 6 ASX 200 energy stocks report on these dates
The Motley Fool Australia
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August 1, 2025
Image source: Getty Images August marks the start of reporting season for the 2025 financial year (FY25). Over the coming weeks, a wave of ASX-listed companies will unveil their results for the full fiscal year, or in some cases the six-month...
UK Manufacturing Gets £368m via Growth Guarantee Scheme
Process Industry Informer
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August 1, 2025
The British Business Bank has made a significant impact by delivering over £368 million in funding to the UK manufacturing sector through its Growth Guarantee Scheme, which kicked off in July 2024. This achievement is part of a larger effort, with...
Brits reveal everyday tasks 'stuck on repeat' as Vodafone launches new service
South Wales Argus
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According to the findings, 6 in 10 people say they’re regularly forced to repeat themselves every day, with nearly all Brits (92%) finding it frustrating, and a fifth (21%) admitting it’s one of their biggest bugbears, and serial repeaters wishing...
British Energy Company Investing 50 Million Euros in Croatian Gas Field
Total Croatia News
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August 1, 2025
August the 1st, 2025 – A well known British energy company is investing a massive 50 million euros in a Croatian gas field. More details have been revealed about the company in question and when it’s all set to begin. As Poslovni Dnevnik writes,...
EU energy policy trapped between US gas and Chinese green tech
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 1, 2025
The European Union’s lavish pledge to buy $750 billion of U.S. energy by 2028 risks exacerbating the bloc’s already outsized dependence on American gas, just as it finds itself increasingly reliant on Chinese technology to power its energy...
Scotland Awaits as PartyPoker Tour Brings Action to Glasgow
Poker News
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The PartyPoker Tour continues its debut season this August with a trip to one of the UK’s most iconic cities. From August 12 to August 17, 2025, the tour rolls into Alea Casino Glasgow, as hundreds of players descend on the heart of Scotland for...
UK households face having to install new device in driveway by 2030
Leeds Live
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August 1, 2025
Thousands of UK households with driveways have been warned they could be forced to install new equipment by 2030. Electric vehicle owners are being cautioned about the potential for obsolete technology in their charging systems, reports Birmingham...
US sanctions force vessels with Russian oil to divert from India
Dawn
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August 2, 2025
NEW DELHI: Two vessels loaded with Russian oil bound for refiners in India have diverted to other destinations following new US sanctions, trade sources said on Friday. The US Treasury Department this week imposed sanctions on more than 115...
UK’s Two Biggest Energy Suppliers Escalate Spat in CEO Turf War
Financial Post
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August 1, 2025
Octopus’ Jackson, a member of the government’s Industrial Strategy Advisory Council, had campaigned vigorously for months and the company was including messages in its customer bills to convince them of the benefits. Meanwhile, O’Shea criticized...
Scotland’s most notorious killer parents profiled – as expert reveals the chilling signs to look out for
The Scottish Sun
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August 1, 2025
WHEN details of the horrific murder of little Liam Fee emerged, it turned the stomach of every right-thinking parent reviled at the thought anyone could harm such a vulnerable child. The fact his mum and her lover were his evil tormentors added an...
Europe Gas: Prices steady as outages and global demand lend support
Hellenic Shipping News
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August 1, 2025
Dutch and British wholesale gas prices were largely flat on Friday morning, supported by outages and concerns over a tighter global market, partly offset by increasing wind power generation that is expected to reduce demand for gas-fired power...
Public notices: Gravity Grand Prix road closure set for Cookham
Windsor Express
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August 3, 2025
In the public notices this week, there are several road closures across Maidenhead and surrounding parishes announced – including for the popular Gravity Grand Prix in Cookham Dean. Church Road will be shut between its junction Spring Lane to its...
The legacy Duncan Scott boasts after anchoring Great Britain to World Championships glory
The Independent
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August 1, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
Germany advances plans for world's first fusion power plant in “High-Tech Agenda”
Clean Energy Wire
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July 31, 2025
The German government’s “Hightech Agenda” said the government will present a strategic, long-term ‘Fusion Action Plan’ for the path to a fusion power plant in the country this year. The action plan is to be followed by a “Fusion Energy Research...
Much-loved grandmother 'who knew everyone in Blyth' died after choking when care home staff gave her the wrong food
Chronicle Live
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August 3, 2025
07:16, 03 Aug 2025Updated 07:17, 03 Aug 2025 A Northumberland woman died in a care home in heartbreaking circumstances when she was given food that staff should have known she could not swallow. Retired Blyth shopkeeper Joan Whitworth, 88, died in...
Giant new ‘garden village’ next to UK holiday hotspot with 1,200 homes, riverside park & shops is finally unveiled
The Scottish Sun
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August 1, 2025
PLANS for a giant new village next to a UK holiday hotspot with 1,200 homes have now been unveiled. The proposals to launch Canford Garden Village in Dorset will be essential in tackling the ever-pressing housing crisis in the UK. 3 Plans for a...
Scotland greenlights mammoth offshore wind project
Splash 247
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August 1, 2025
SSE Renewables has secured the final major consent for its 4.1 GW Berwick Bank offshore wind farm, with Scottish ministers granting approval under Section 36 for the project’s main offshore array. Located about 38km off the East Lothian coast in...
10 artists in Birmingham, Black Country and Midlands to watch out for
Birmingham Live
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August 3, 2025
Momentum is growing among artists in the Midlands. As well as creating work in studios, artists are forming new collectives, participating in art trails, selling directly to collectors and so much more. It’s a galvanising time for creativity in...