The Latest Breaking News from North Sea

BP admits windfall tax will not affect its North Sea investments after all

Executive tells MPs new clarity on levy’s December 2025 end date means it no longer needs to review investments

The Guardian - UK · Jul 20, 2022

Dock workers' strike hits cargo handling at German ports

Dock workers at Germany’s North Sea ports are on strike in the latest of several walkouts that have added to pressures on shipping as their union demands a hefty pay rise to counter high inflation

The Independent UK · Jul 15, 2022

Environmentalists challenge North Sea gas drilling plans in Dutch court

Environmentalist groups in Germany and the Netherlands are challenging plans for a new gas field in the North Sea, a German non-profit organisation said on Friday, possibly complicating Europe's hunt for alternatives to Russian fuel.

Reuters · Jul 15, 2022

Edinburgh fishmonger shares picture of giant six-foot halibut caught in North Sea

Clare Welch, who runs the family business, Welch Fishmongers, got the mammoth catch on Wednesday, July 6, and said it took four people to help lift it after it was caught in the North Sea earlier in the week

Edinburgh Live · Jul 8, 2022

Russian imports ban helps sales jump $1.7bn at Stanlow refinery owner

All crude processed at Stanlow comes from US, West African and North Sea sources

Birmingham Post · Jul 6, 2022

The surprisingly exotic fate of Edinburgh's sludge ship MV Gardyloo

Leith ship MV Gardyloo spent decades dumping the city's sewage in the North Sea, but is now fulfilling a very different purpose at a foreign port.

Edinburgh Live · Jul 3, 2022

BP pays UK oil tax for first time in six years, company report says

BP HAS paid tax on its operations in the North Sea for the first time in at least six years, according to a company report.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 24, 2022

Energy firms whinge over 'lack of investment' due to windfall tax

ENERGY companies have been complaining to Chancellor Rishi Sunak that windfall tax could damage investment in the North Sea.

The National (Scotland) · Jun 23, 2022

Rishi Sunak faces hostile reception at oil and gas summit in Aberdeen

EMBATTLED Chancellor Rishi Sunak is expected to host a meeting with oil and gas chiefs in Aberdeen on Thursday after announcing a raid on their…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 22, 2022

Chancellor visits Aberdeen to appease oil and gas executives

Rishi Sunak is set to hear from both staff and bosses at North Sea energy companies

Insider UK · Jun 22, 2022