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Majority of Scots support UK plan to develop Rosebank oil field, poll finds

THE majority of Scots voters back the UK Government’s decision to grant a licence to the Rosebank oil field in the North Sea, a new poll has…

The National (Scotland)

Which British fish to buy if you want to eat sustainably

A dozen species have been added to the ‘avoid’ list, including dover sole, pollack and prawns, but other options remain

The Guardian - UK

UK oil and gas sector ‘must do more’ to meet 2030 emissions target

North Sea regulator’s warning casts further doubt on Britain meeting its legally binding climate targets

The Guardian - UK

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'Ecocide': UK Government condemned for 'climate denial' after Rosebank approval

THE UK Government’s decision to give the green light to the Rosebank oil field in the North Sea has been branded the “greatest act of…

The National (Scotland)

Rosebank faces legal battle as UK Government hands oil giant 'massive tax break'

A PROMISE of legal action has greeted the UK Government giving the green light to the Rosebank oil field in the North Sea ...

The National (Scotland)

Britain approves new North Sea oil drilling in welcome news for the industry but not activists

British regulators have approved new oil and gas drilling at a site in the North Sea

The Independent UK

Rosebank oil field given go-ahead by regulator despite climate concerns

THE Rosebank oil field has been granted development and production consent by the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA).

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Oil companies granted licences to store carbon under the North Sea

Government hopes companies including Shell will be able to store up to 10% of the UK’s annual carbon emissions

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s fish populations are in a ‘deeply troubling state’ – report

Species such as mackerel and North Sea cod have been overfished or have reached critically low populations

The Guardian - UK

Police called to yoga class mistaken for ‘mass killing’

A member of the public in Chapel St Leonards, Lincolnshire, called emergency services to report people lying on the floor

The Guardian - UK

Scots back Tory plan to 'max out' North Sea oil and gas, poll suggests

THE UK Government is right to award hundreds more oil and gas licences in the North Sea, the majority of Scots believe ...

The National (Scotland)

John Kerry casts doubt on Rishi Sunak's 'max out North Sea' pledge

JOHN Kerry has cast doubt on whether Rishi Sunak will max out new oil and gas opportunities in the North Sea as promised, as he insisted “unabated…

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak claims North Sea oil cleaner than imports exposed as 'false'

RISHI Sunak’s claims home-grown oil and gas is better for the environment have been exposed as 'false'.

The National (Scotland)

‘Trapped on an oil rig with an unknowable horror’: Still Wakes the Deep is a dark 70s throwback

The makers of Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture return with a story about drilling down into something terrible lurking beneath the North Sea

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Energy Secretary declines to back calls to 'stop Rosebank oil field'

SCOTLAND’S Energy Secretary has declined to oppose the development of the controversial Rosebank oil field in the North Sea ...

The Independent UK

Oil and gas here for some time, says minister amid questions over Rosebank

Figures released on Wednesday show Scotland saw £9.4 billion in revenue from the North Sea last year.

The National (Scotland)

Scotland's deficit down thanks to North Sea revenues, GERS figures show

SCOTLAND'S deficit has continued to fall at a faster pace than the UK's - thanks to record revenues from the oil and gas sector and an increase in…

The National (Scotland)

North Sea decline causing 'slower growth' in Highlands, Islands and North East

A REPORT has found there has been “slower growth” in employment and earning levels in Scotland since 2014.

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Expert casts fresh doubt on Rishi Sunak’s claims of reducing bills

AN EMINENT academic who has worked with the UK offshore industries for the past 40 years has rubbished claims by Rishi Sunak that increasing gas and…

Dynamite News

Five arrested after activists drape black cloth over UK PM Rishi Sunak’s private mansion

Five people were arrested after climate activists draped a black cloth over British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's private mansion in a protest against the policy to "max out" the UK's oil and gas resources in the North Sea, reported CNN on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News :

Evening Standard

Push for more North Sea oil and gas ‘right thing for planet’, says Jeremy Hunt

The Chancellor was challenged over his support for the move, after opposing gas drilling project in his constituency last year

The Independent UK

Greenpeace activists arrested after climbing on Sunak’s home and covering it in black fabric

Activists blanketed his home in protest at Rishi Sunak’s new ‘drilling frenzy’

The Independent UK

A car-carrying ship that burned for a week on the North Sea will be towed to a Dutch port

The Dutch government says a freight ship carrying thousands of cars that burned for a week on the North Sea will be towed to a Dutch port for salvage

The Conversation

All the evidence against the UK’s plans to expand oil and gas drilling

The UK will extract as much oil and gas from the North Sea as possible, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday as he announced more than 100 new drilling licenses. Only a few days earlier, United Nations chief António Guterres declared that record heat and extreme weather signalled a…

The Week

Does the UK need more North Sea oil and gas?

Rishi Sunak’s announcement that he will allow more drilling in the North Sea has led to new questions over the future of UK energy policy.

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