The Latest Breaking News from North Sea

Rebekah Vardy reduces courtroom to laughter when questioned about phone in North Sea

Mrs Vardy’s agent Caroline Watt was unable to supply her messages because her phone had “fallen into the North Sea"

Liverpool Echo · May 12, 2022

Energy prices: what is a windfall tax and how would it work?

All you need to know about a possible one-off levy on North Sea energy profits

The Guardian - UK · May 12, 2022

Rishi Sunak plans North Sea oil windfall tax to ease cost of living crisis

The Chancellor is reported to have ordered officials to look at the Labour plan to impose a one off tax on the massive profits generated in the North Sea.

Daily Record · May 12, 2022

Rebekah Vardy had 'no knowledge' agent's phone fell into North Sea

Rebekah Vardy's agent and friend Caroline Watt’s phone fell into the sea after a boat she was on hit a wave

Liverpool Echo · May 10, 2022

Mystery of phone in North Sea could hold key to ‘Wagatha Christie’ case

Coleen Rooney enters libel trial brought by Rebekah Vardy without disclosure of lost evidence

The Guardian - UK · May 7, 2022

‘Don’t tax energy giants – they invest in Britain’s future.’ Let’s drill down into that

North Sea developments aren’t about lowering bills or securing energy supplies – they’re just business as usual, says Tessa Khan, director of Uplift UK

The Guardian - UK · May 6, 2022

Wednesday briefing: Would a windfall tax on BP’s soaring profits work?

In today’s newsletter: Nimo Omer breaks down BP’s enormous profits, and why some are calling for a windfall tax amid a cost of living crisis nationwide

The Guardian - UK · May 4, 2022

Windfall tax wouldn’t stop BP’s £18bn parade of projects

Neither would it make the energy crisis go away, but after a while it becomes hard to resist

The Guardian - UK · May 3, 2022

Protesters arrested at Scottish oil terminal climate protest, Police Scotland say

A NUMBER of climate protesters who blockaded an oil terminal have been arrested, police have said.

The National (Scotland) · May 3, 2022

Protesters arrested at oil terminal climate protest, Police Scotland say

Chief Superintendent Lynn Ratcliff said on Tuesday evening a ‘number of people who decided not to cooperate have subsequently been arrested’.

The Independent UK · May 3, 2022