Energy

Spanish Liga football club Athletic Bilbao has extended its agreement with main sponsor Petronor and will assign branding space on its shirt sleeves to a commercial partner for the first time, according to the Deia.com website.

Multinational oil and gas company BP has signed up to become an official partner of the 2015 European Games, which will take place in Baku, Azerbaijan.

Solar energy technology company Hanergy has signed up as an official partner of the Beijing ePrix, the inaugural race on the International Motorsport Federation’s (FIA) Formula E Championship electric car-racing calendar.

French energy company EDF has agreed a long-term sponsorship deal with Fédération Française de Football (FFF), the sport’s governing body in the country.

NFL American football team Denver Broncos has signed a multi-year partnership with natural gas and oil producer Noble Energy.

Motor oil company Castrol is paying a higher fee per year for its renewed deal with the National Football League (NFL) after rights to activate the partnership in Mexico and run a fantasy football competition were added to the new contract.

Malaysian oil and gas company Petronas has extended its title sponsorship deal with the Mercedes Formula One motor-racing team, the dominant force of the 2014 F1 season.

German Bundesliga football team FC Köln has agreed a four-year extension to its stadium naming rights deal with energy company RheinEnergie.

German Bundesliga football team Eintracht Frankfurt has sealed a two-year extension to its long-standing premium partnership with energy group Mainova.

The International Motorsport Federation (FIA) has signed a three-year partnership with French energy company EDF to enhance the governing body’s growing emphasis on electric power in motorsport series.

German energy company EWE has extended its contract as the main sponsor and naming rights partner of leading Basketball Bundesliga club EWE Baskets Oldenburg through to 2016.

Australian energy company Lumo Energy has agreed to become the first energy partner of NRL rugby league team Melbourne Storm.

US fuel company Sunoco has reached a 10-year deal to become an official sponsor of the National Hot Rod Association motorsport series from 2015.

Energy company GDF Suez has expanded its presence in French tennis by becoming an official partner of the French Open at Roland Garros under a five-year deal.

Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) Premiership team Dundee United has extended its shirt sponsorship deals with gas products manufacturer Calor and engineering specialist GA Engineering for a further two years.

Solar energy provider Wirsol has agreed a two-year extension to its stadium naming rights deal with German Bundesliga football team TSG 1899 Hoffenheim.

Hungarian power company MVM Group has struck a deal to become the title sponsor of the 2014 European Handball Federation Final Four women’s club tournament.

AFL Australian rules football team West Coast Eagles has announced energy provider Infinite Energy as an official partner.