The Latest Breaking News from North Sea

Labour accused of 'sabotaging' Scotland's energy future amid bid to block new oil

Former first minister Alex Salmond dubbed Keir Starmer “the North Sea job destroyer”

The National (Scotland) · May 29, 2023

Labour plan to ban North Sea oil development risks 'strangling' UK energy industry

The boss of the GMB union, a major donor to Labour, said it would "self-defeating" not to maximise extraction of oil and gas at a time of global uncertainty.

Daily Record · May 29, 2023

Labour confirms plans to block all new North Sea oil and gas projects

Party says details of how UK can become ‘world leader’ in green energy transition will be announced soon

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2023

Oil and gas emissions predicted to rise for North Sea companies

Shell and BP responsible for around 36% of the total 725 million tonnes of CO2 set to be emitted between now and 2030

Insider UK · May 25, 2023

Scottish North Sea sites identified for carbon capture, says UK Government

LARGE parts of the North Sea bed have been identified for offshore carbon storage, with 20 sites awarded licences.

The National (Scotland) · May 18, 2023

Norway under pressure to scale back fossil fuel expansion plans

Campaigners say development of huge Rosebank field in North Sea would drive climate breakdown

The Guardian - UK · May 17, 2023

North Sea firms 'must do more to stop routine flaring'

Operators plan to progress 22 projects in the coming years, which would target around 1.5 billion barrels of oil

Insider UK · May 12, 2023

Most Scots see North Sea energy industry 'as a benefit to economy'

Poll comes as the consultation on the Scottish Government’s Energy Strategy and Just Transition ends

Insider UK · May 9, 2023

Pictures show eight-hour operation to move 30tonne whale from beach

The 55ft mammal had been swimming along the coast in the North Sea before it got into trouble

Wales Online · May 7, 2023

Aborted coronation flypast ‘good operational practice’, says RAF officer

The Voyager aircraft waited over the North Sea before bad weather curtailed its plans.

The Independent UK · May 6, 2023