Johnson hints UK oil and gas output must rise to cut dependence on Russia PM insists move will not undermine push for net zero; critics say it would have little effect on consumer bills The Guardian - UK · Mar 7, 2022
Boris Johnson backs away from Putin oil sanctions as Scots Tory calls for fracking re-start in UK As the Prime Minister revealed he would set out an energy strategy, meaning more oil drilling and more nuclear power, former Scottish Secretary Michael Forsyth called for fracking to be considered in the mix Daily Record · Mar 7, 2022
What is Brent crude oil? Global industry uses North Sea field as benchmark to set price per barrel The Independent UK · Mar 7, 2022
Tynemouth group to brave the North Sea on Tuesday to mark International Women's Day Around 40 members of the local community will dip into the sea from King Edwards Bay to recognise and remember women and what they have given to society over the years Chronicle Live · Mar 7, 2022
What is Brent crude oil? Global industry uses North Sea field as benchmark to set price per barrel The Independent UK · Mar 3, 2022
North Star wins £100 million emergency vessel support work Aberdeen-based business is now the North Sea’s largest emergency response operator Insider UK · Mar 3, 2022
Humber and Rotterdam ports to explore closer links post-Brexit Online event to be held next week to look at North Sea crossings Birmingham Post · Mar 1, 2022
Gove recommends Scottish Government reprioritises North Sea funding Cabinet Minister for Levelling Up hints that money might be better spent elsewhere as a result of UK Government plans Insider UK · Mar 1, 2022
Is the UK government finally seeing sense on renewables? Analysis: the business secretary’s energy security wishlist, posted on Twitter, makes a vital intervention in the energy debate The Guardian - UK · Mar 1, 2022
Extinction Rebellion hit Edinburgh to cause chaos at lavish oil company dinner Activists from Extinction Rebellion explained they had targeted the Scottish Energy Forum annual dinner in a protest against the expansion of North Sea Oil and Gas. Edinburgh Live · Feb 25, 2022
Work still ongoing to fix damaged sewage pipe which is spilling onto a North East beach Large scale repair works are underway while sewage is seeping onto a beach and into the North Sea Chronicle Live · Feb 24, 2022
North Sea oil exploration should not proceed - but can - says UK climate committee Advisers says refusing new licences would signal net zero ambition, but final decision is with ministers Insider UK · Feb 24, 2022
North Sea oil exploration should not proceed but can, says UK’s climate committee Net zero advisers say refusing new licences would signal green ambition, but final decision must be for ministers The Guardian - UK · Feb 24, 2022
Oil and gas drilling in North Sea must end, UK government’s climate advisers say Committee on Climate Change says drilling won’t drive down household bills The Independent UK · Feb 24, 2022
Chronicle Live · Feb 23, 2022 Public asked to stay away after sewage spilled onto North East beach and into North Sea Large scale repair works are underway while sewage is seeping onto a beach and into the North Sea
Reuters · Feb 19, 2022 Dutch coastguard searches North Sea for lost shipping containers The Dutch coastguard said on Saturday it was trying to locate 26 empty shipping containers lost on the North Sea during Storm Eunice on Friday.
The Guardian - UK · Feb 15, 2022 New North Sea oil and gas licences ‘incompatible with UK climate goals’ Warning from experts comes as government is under pressure to approve new works amid energy crisis
The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2022 What could be fairer than a tax on oil and gas’s North Sea winnings? Labour is pushing for a windfall tax on the industry’s bonanza – and Sunak must grasp that this is not even an ‘un-Tory’ idea
The Guardian - UK · Feb 11, 2022 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 · Feb 10, 2022 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
Chronicle Live · Feb 10, 2022 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.
Insider UK · Feb 9, 2022 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
Daily Mirror · Feb 8, 2022 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
Wales Online · Feb 8, 2022 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
The Independent UK · Feb 8, 2022 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