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Woman left confused after discovering 'odd-looking' sea creature on UK beach

Katherine Hawkes found the fish, which is rarely seen, washed up on the beach.

Daily Record

Scotland’s oil and gas will end in 20 years, energy minister says

SCOTLAND’S production of oil and gas will “effectively end” in the next 20 years - and ministers will consider speeding this up, the…

The National (Scotland)

Beachgoer baffled by 5ft tall 'odd-looking' sea creature that washed up on UK coast

Katherine Hawkes discovered an enormous sunfish washed up on a Norfolk beach — the peculiar-looking creature is rarely spotted in the UK as they tend to stick to tropical waters

Daily Mirror

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The Rig: Ex-oil worker reveals backstabbing, isolation and brutality of living offshore

Although he has never had to deal with any supernatural horrors at sea, former oil worker Andrew Morrissey says that life offshore can be even more monstrous in reality

Daily Mirror

Shell to pay £1.7bn in UK and EU windfall taxes for last three months

Shell had previously avoided most of the windfall tax due to its investments in the North Sea

Wales Online

The Rig review – prepare to drill down into Martin Compston’s spooky North Sea drama

Compston, Iain Glen and a deeply unsettling Mark Bonnar star in this creepy thriller set on an oil platform that is attacked by supernatural forces. You’ll have a gas

The Guardian - UK

The Rig on Prime Video review: this fantastic concept falls short of being truly terrifying

Strange things start happening to a crew abandoned on an oil rig in the North Sea in this thriller

Evening Standard

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Westminster urged to halt exploration of undeveloped North Sea oil field

THE UK Government is being urged to scrap exploration of an undeveloped North Sea oil field and transition away from fossil fuels.

The National (Scotland)

UK Government urged to reject ‘climate-wrecking’ Rosebank oil field plans

It is thought to be the biggest undeveloped oil and gas field in the North Sea, with potentially 500 million barrels

Insider UK

Humber's offshore wind could power North Sea's energy transition as Neptune and Orsted explore potential

Oil and gas production assets could add hydrogen and carbon capture to the mix - with wind providing the oomph

Birmingham Post

Thor the Walrus returns to new UK seaside resort after New Year fireworks drama

A wandering walrus named 'Thor' has turned up 100 miles further along the North Sea coast after visiting Scarborough, and forcing a council to axe its New Year's Eve fireworks

Daily Mirror

Pilot flies in 23 shape over North Sea as Loganair gets ready for New Year

The flight set off from Aberdeen International Airport this afternoon at 12:58pm and flew off the coast to spell out a New Year message.

Daily Record

Tynemouth coffee shop offers warming freebies at New Year's Day dip event

Anyone planning to kick off 2023 with a dip in the North Sea is invited by local coffee shop Deep North to enjoy a 'Dunk 'n' Doughnuts' on January 1

Chronicle Live

Port of Blyth chosen as construction base for huge offshore wind farm

The port in Northumberland will have a site for RWE's Sofia wind farm at Dogger Bank in the North Sea

Birmingham Post

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Evening Standard

North Sea oil workers fear being stranded at Christmas amid weather flight cancellations

Many of the workers are Scottish and face uncertainty around returning home for Christmas

Insider UK

Scottish recession could be shallower than the rest of the UK, MSPs are told

Rebound in North Sea earnings could also boost Scotland’s relative economic performance

Edinburgh Live

Scottish oil workers fear being stranded on rig for Christmas as flights scrapped

Hundreds of employees currently out in the North Sea may be forced to spend December 25 at work after their journey home was said to be cancelled due to bad weather.

The Guardian - UK

UK ministers face legal challenge over North Sea oil and gas licences

Three campaign groups challenge plans to award up to 130 new licences for exploration

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Fisheries deal worth £128 million to Scotland as North Sea quotas rise

Scientists recommend increased catch sizes following recent action to improve stocks

The National (Scotland)

Scotland set for fisheries cash boost as North Sea quotas increase

A NEW trade deal on fisheries will be worth £128 million to Scotland next year, up from £97m last year, ministers have said.

AFP

TotalEnergies cuts North Sea investment over UK windfall tax

London (AFP) - French company TotalEnergies will cut North Sea oil and gas investment by 25 percent next year after the UK government extended a windfall tax on energy firms.

Birmingham Post

North Sea Ventilation joins UK-headquartered international stable of specialists in buy-out

Deal unites it with fellow Hull firm Thermoplant Offshore Services Ltd under Wozair Energy Holdings

The Guardian - UK

Back online: the retired gas storage site now able to power 1m homes

Rough, a 37-year-old Centrica facility off east Yorkshire, has been reopened to prop up the energy grid

Daily Mirror

Europe's smallest bird flies 400 miles in storm across North Sea in under eight hours

Thee goldcrest's incredible feat was uncovered by Motus, a hi-tech receiver installed at Spurn Bird Observatory on an island jutting out into the sea on the Yorkshire coast

The National (Scotland)

£20 billion cost of closing North Sea oil and gas fields revealed

MORE than 2000 oil and gas wells are expected to be decommissioned in the North Sea over the next decade at a cost of about £20 billion,…

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