The Latest Breaking News from North Sea

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).

The National (Scotland) · Sep 27, 2023

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 · Sep 15, 2023

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 · Sep 13, 2023

‘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

The Guardian - UK · Aug 17, 2023

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 National (Scotland) · Aug 16, 2023

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 Independent UK · Aug 16, 2023

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) · Aug 16, 2023

Earring lost at sea returned to fisherman after 23 years

A Dutch fisherman who lost his earring at sea 23 years ago has had it returned to him by a fellow fisherman. Henk Kuiper had bought the earring in 1985, and had the number of the fishing cutter he worked on engraved on it: sailors have traditionally worn gold earrings…

The Week · Aug 10, 2023

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.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 9, 2023

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…

The National (Scotland) · Aug 6, 2023