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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Business
Alex Lawson Energy correspondent

UK energy firms to assess oil rig security after Nord Stream pipeline leak

A soldier guards a helicopter in Rønne, Denmark, after the discovery of a fourth gas leak on the Nord Stream pipelines damaged earlier this week in the Baltic Sea.
A soldier guards a helicopter in Rønne, Denmark, after the discovery of a fourth gas leak on the Nord Stream pipelines damaged earlier this week in the Baltic Sea. Photograph: Hannibal Hanschke/EPA

British authorities are taking “precautionary” steps to ensure UK oil rigs are not vulnerable to interference after drones were spotted near Norwegian rigs and the Nord Stream pipelines were damaged.

Executives in the energy industry are coordinating efforts with government agencies to assess security arrangements at offshore and onshore sites, to determine whether any best practices employed in other countries, in particular Norway, should be introduced.

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