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Does the UK really need to drill for more North Sea oil and gas?

Ministers are weighing up a new gasfield but is more UK fossil fuel production necessary or desirable given its climate commitments?

The Guardian - UK

North Sea oil and gas profits must be reinvested in Scotland, SNP say

The SNP has said profits from North Sea oil and gas must be reinvested in Scotland, accusing Westminster of “hoarding” Scotland’s…

The National (Scotland)

Two women arrested after climate change protesters deface Scottish Parliament building

Activists from protest group This Is Rigged, which is opposed to further North Sea oil exploration, have claimed responsibility for the act.

Daily Record

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Tory former net zero tsar calls for halt to Rosebank North Sea oil project

MP Chris Skidmore says approval would undermine UK’s efforts to tackle climate crisis and its claims to leadership on world stage

The Guardian - UK

North Sea drilling: Greenpeace prepares to challenge ‘disastrous’ UK decision

Court to decide if judicial review of Liz Truss move to allow new oil and gas drilling should be permitted

The Guardian - UK

European leaders commit to more wind energy production

A group of Western European nations led by Germany and France are committing to massively ramp up the production of clean energy from wind turbines in the North Sea

The Independent UK

European countries pledge huge expansion of North Sea wind farms

Nine countries sign declaration to turn North Sea into ‘Europe’s biggest green power plant’

The Guardian - UK

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Expansion of North Sea wind farms tops the agenda at Ostend energy summit

Nine European countries are holding a summit in Belgium aimed at scaling up wind power generation in the North Sea, an effort spurred by the fall-out of the Ukraine war and the push for renewable energy sources.

Radio France Internationale

SNP MSP blasts Scottish Greens as 'wine bar revolutionaries' in row over North Sea energy

Fergus Ewing was warned to mind his language in parliament by his own sister during extraordinary scenes at Holyrood.

Daily Record

Nordic news outlets: Russian yachts, cargo ships spy at sea

The public broadcasters of four Nordic countries have published a joint investigation that says Russia is suspected of spying in the waters of the Baltic Sea and North Sea using civilian fishing trawlers, cargo ships and yachts

The Independent UK

Russian 'spy' ship gathered intelligence near Scottish wind farm, report finds

A RUSSIAN “spy” ship stopped at sites around wind farms in the North Sea – including off the Scottish coast – in order to gather…

The National (Scotland)

Russian ships ‘plotting sabotage in the North Sea’

Investigation uncovers alleged plans aimed at knocking out communications and energy infrastructure

The Independent UK

Suffolk in the spring: Aldeburgh’s art, food, beach – and big skies

Now’s the time to enjoy Suffolk’s sandy North Sea coastline – and its new seaside hotels

The Guardian - UK

North Sea aviation firm Offshore Helicopter Services acquired by Ultimate Aviation

Boss says 'OHS is set to expand and improve its services'

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The Guardian - UK

New oilfield in the North Sea would blow the UK’s carbon budget

Campaigners say Rosebank, with a potential yield of 500m barrels, would seriously undermine legal commitment to net zero

Daily Record

Unions demand public inquiry into helicopter safety on anniversary of deadly North Sea crash

The call was made on the 14th anniversary of tragedy which saw Bond Super Puma plunge into sea, killing 16.

The National (Scotland)

UK Government refuses to commit to blocking Rosebank oil and gas field near Shetland

It is the largest such field in the North Sea area, capable of producing 69,000 barrels of oil and 44 million cubic feet of gas per day

Daily Record

SNP coalition with Greens 'could be destroyed if next FM backslides on North Sea oil and gas'

EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Greens co-leader says any reversal of Nicola Sturgeon's shift away from supporting new fossil fuels projects would be 'a retrograde step'.

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The Guardian - UK

Scotland to earn £260m from floating windfarms powering North Sea rigs

Crown estate leases seabed rights to new projects as oil firms look to replace gas and diesel generators

Insider UK

13 projects selected to help decarbonise the North Sea

The latest Crown Estate Scotland leasing round has been designed to power oil and gas platforms with renewable energy

The Guardian - UK

North Sea oil and gas workers vote to strike amid bumper profits

Series of actions planned this spring as union members call for more pay since firms are ‘raking it’

The National (Scotland)

North Sea oil and gas operators facing a 'tsunami' of industrial unrest

North Sea oil and gas operators are facing a “tsunami" of industrial unrest after workers voted to strike over jobs, pay and…

Reuters

In show of unity, NATO and EU heads visit North Sea gas platform

The heads of NATO and the European Commission flew on Friday to a North Sea platform to discuss the security of supplies and infrastructure, a visit underlining Norway's importance for gas shipments since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Evening Standard

BP North Sea installations to be hit by strikes until June, union says

Offshore workers are to hold a series of strikes that will hit BP North Sea installations starting this month and running until June, the Unite union announced on Friday.

The Guardian - UK

Shell’s van Beurden gets lucky. Harbour Energy doesn’t

Former CEO did handsomely on the back of high oil and gas prices while the windfall levy hits the small players harder

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