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The case for a UK windfall tax on oil and gas giants is unanswerable

While the likes of BP make colossal profits, consumers face huge bills. The solution is clear, says professor of political economy Michael Jacobs

The Guardian - UK

The Guardian view on windfall taxes: an idea whose time has come again

Editorial: Labour’s Ed Miliband is right to call for a one-off increase in corporation tax on North Sea producers to fund lower bills for consumers

The Guardian - UK

Major British Triathlon to take place in Sunderland - with World Championship also earmarked

The event itself will see a 750m swim in the North Sea, followed by a 20km bike and finishing with a 5km run - all situated on the golden sands of the Seaburn and Roker coast.

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Scottish fishermen launch survey of North Sea fish stocks to tackle government's 'poor science'

The fishermen will work with Norway and Denmark in a bid to establish data on key catching areas

Insider UK

Oil giant BP has 'more cash than we know what to do with' after almost £10bn profits

BP boss Bernard Looney, who has splashed out on a £5.2million apartment, is set for a bumper bonus. Yet the company rejected calls for a windfall tax on oil and gas producers to help ease the cost of living crisis

Daily Mirror

Bid to identify suspected murder victim found dead at sea 28 years ago

Forensic science students have uncovered new leads after revisiting evidence from a North Sea mystery

Wales Online

UK set to ‘torpedo climate action’ by approving six new North Sea oil and gas fields

Chancellor Rishi Sunak has said he wants to encourage more investment in new fossil fuel drilling

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FTSE 100 Live: BP promises UK spending, Ocado shares slide, Tui optimistic for summer travel

BP’s annual profits today rocketed to $12.8 billion (£9.5 billion), fuelling calls for a North Sea windfall tax.

Evening Standard

Plan to dismantle Dutch bridge for new yacht sparks anger

A plan to temporarily dismantle a historic bridge in the heart of Dutch port city Rotterdam so that a huge yacht, reportedly being built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, can get to the North Sea is unlikely to be plain sailing

The Independent UK

Container ship towed free after running aground off Germany

Authorities say a container ship that ran aground off a German North Sea island has been towed free a day after it got stuck

The Independent UK

Maersk container ship towed free after running aground off German island

Tug boats have towed free one of the world's biggest container ships, the Mumbai Maersk, which had run aground off the German island of Wangerooge in the North Sea, Germany's Central Command for Maritime Emergencies said on Friday.

Reuters

Container ship runs aground off German North Sea island

Authorities say a container ship has run aground off a German North Sea island, and an initial attempt to free it was unsuccessful

The Independent UK

Shell hands billions back to investors as soaring energy bills lift profits

Shell today defended handing multi-billion dollar payouts to investors after 2021’s blistering rise in natural gas and oil prices helped propel annual profits to a seven-year high.

Evening Standard

Maersk container ship runs aground off German island

One of the world's biggest container ships, the Mumbai Maersk, has run aground off the German island of Wangerooge in the North Sea, Germany's Central Command for Maritime Emergencies and Maersk said on Thursday.

Reuters

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Bristol Post

'Murder victim' pulled out of the North Sea has Bristol links, investigators believe

The man's body was first discovered in 1994

The Independent UK

Prosecutors to investigate Tata Steel plant in Dutch village

Dutch prosecutors say they are launching a criminal investigation into Tata Steel Ijmuiden over alleged pollution from its huge steel works near the Dutch North Sea coast

Daily Record

SNP criticised over failure to back windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas profits

The Labour plan is designed to raise revenue to help people struggling with higher bills, rising prices and looming tax rises.

The Guardian - UK

North Sea Abigail oilfield plan approved despite climate goals

Cop26 experts said no new fossil fuel plans would be compatible with climate targets

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The Independent UK

Two ships collide in North Sea as storms lash Europe

Rescue helicopters evacuate 18 crew members from vessel as Storm Corrie lashes northern Europe

The Independent UK

2 ships collide off Dutch coast; evacuation underway

Dutch emergency services say two ships have collided off the Dutch coast in the storm-hit North Sea after and one began taking on water

Reuters

Crew rescued after ships collide off Dutch coast in storm

The Dutch coastguard rescued 18 crew members from a ship that collided with another vessel in the North Sea on Monday during a storm off the coast of the Netherlands.

The Independent UK

Scottish girl’s message in a bottle discovered in Norway 25 years later

‘It’s clearly done its time in the North Sea,’ said the sender

Insider UK

Decom Engineering invests £250,000 to open new Aberdeen base

Pipeline decommissioning company hopes the move will secure more North Sea clients

Edinburgh Live

East Lothian energy super highway will make North Sea a "powerhouse" of Europe

The £1.6billion project will see 12km of underground cable bring offshore energy onto land as new link is created between Torness and County Durham

Daily Mirror

Tackle the cost of living crisis this week with a vote on VAT cuts, Labour says

Earlier this month, Labour lost a binding vote in the Commons to cut VAT on energy bills, which would also have seen North Sea oil and gas companies face a windfall tax on their profits

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