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Calls for extension of windfall tax as BP posts ‘eye-watering’ profits

Company under pressure after reporting £7bn profit in third quarter as Ukraine war drives up gas prices

The Guardian - UK

North Sea oil and gas revenues 'up to nearly £8 billion' this year so far

TAX revenues from North Sea oil and gas have increased to almost £8 billion in the first nine months of 2022, according to research.

The National (Scotland)

North Sea revenues ‘up to almost £8 billion’ this year

Scottish Greens call for a “more meaningful” windfall tax on fossil fuel giants

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Britain faces £100m loss over drilling at biggest new oil field, says research

Norwegian firm wants to develop Rosebank field in North Sea but Sunak’s tax break for fossil fuel producers could cost UK dear

The Guardian - UK

UK going ‘exactly wrong direction on every count’ in fighting global warming

NEW Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has been warned that urgent support is needed to help North Sea oil and gas workers transition to renewable…

The National (Scotland)

UK should match Norway’s 78% North Sea oil and gas tax, thinktank says

Additional revenue would help plug £40bn fiscal hole and keep energy bills low

The Guardian - UK

Sunak urged to end new North Sea drilling after fracking U-turn

RISHI Sunak has been urged to ban new oil and gas developments in the North Sea after he reversed Tory plans to give a green light to fracking.

The National (Scotland)

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Orsted partners with WWF to harmonise climate action and ocean biodiversity

Global challenge embraces North Sea reef building in the Humber to North Atlantic whale protection off the US coast

Birmingham Post

Fears over Russian threat to Norway's energy infrastructure

Norwegian oil and gas workers normally don’t see anything more threatening than North Sea waves crashing against the steel legs of their offshore platforms

The Independent UK

L.S Lowry oil painting of the North Sea at Sunderland fetches over £1m at auction

The North Sea, which was signed and dated in 1966, is said to be one of the finest examples of Lowry’s large scale sea paintings

Chronicle Live

North Sea Transition Authority suggests measures to boost oil and gas production as drilling activity remains low

Production totalled 480m barrels in 2021, compared with 600m in 2019

Insider UK

Scottish film festival sets sights on North Sea as line-up revealed

QUESTIONS over the future of the North Sea oil industry are to be raised in a new documentary which will be premiered in Scotland next month.

The National (Scotland)

NATO to kick off nuclear drills involving B-52 bombers on Monday

NATO said on Friday it would launch its annual nuclear exercise "Steadfast Noon" on Monday, with up to 60 aircraft taking part in training flights over Belgium, the North Sea and Britain to practise the use of U.S. nuclear bombs based in Europe.

Reuters

North east procurement firm doubles headcount

Move to a larger premises also clears a route for further growth - driven by North Sea energy client demand

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WWII pilot Richard Hillary's RAF Spitfire tales still a combat classic 80 years after publication

Moments after his Spitfire aircraft became engulfed by flames in 1940, Richard Hillary was in freefall above the North Sea. After recovering from horrific burns, he produced a memoir that is still regarded as a combat classic.

The Conversation

Climate change: UK test for new oil and gas fields' impact on emissions targets is not fit for purpose

Liz Truss’s government is expected to fast-track permits for new North Sea gas fields to boost fossil fuel extraction on the UK’s continental shelf.

The Guardian - UK

Fact check: are the Tories right that British oil and gas is greener?

The climate minister says new domestic drilling for oil and gas will help the UK reach net zero by 2050. Is he right?

Insider UK

Aberdeen Airport begins using sustainable aviation fuel

Delivery from BP will fuel helicopters servicing its North Sea operations

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The Guardian - UK

UK fracking and oil drilling good for environment, claims climate minister

Graham Stuart tells MPs that awarding more than 100 licences for North Sea drilling is a green policy

The National (Scotland)

UK 'sticking two fingers up to scientists' with new North Sea licensing round, say climate activists

Meanwhile, UK Tory climate minister Graham Stuart claimed that the licensing round will be “good for the environment”.

The Guardian - UK

UK offers new North Sea oil and gas licences despite climate concerns

Greenpeace calls process, which will run until end of June, ‘possibly unlawful’

The Independent UK

UK offers new North Sea oil, gas licenses despite opposition

The British government has opened a new licensing round for North Sea oil and gas exploration, despite criticism from environmentalists and scientists who say the move undermines the fight against climate change

Insider UK

Rees-Mogg: New oil and gas licensing will boost economy and energy security

A total of 898 blocks are being made available across huge expanses of the North Sea

The National (Scotland)

New licensing round for North Sea oil exploration will boost economy, Energy Secretary says

A NEW licensing round for oil and gas exploration will boost both the UK’s economy and energy security, Business and Energy Secretary Jacob…

The Independent UK

Rees-Mogg: New oil and gas licensing will boost UK economy and energy security

Energy Secretary Jacob Rees-Mogg spoke as the North Sea Transition Authority began its latest round of licensing for offshore oil and gas.

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