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‘Attractive for sabotage’: Is transforming the North Sea into a green energy hub a security risk?

Europe must bolster its underwater security after unveiling its most ambitious offshore wind project yet, warn security experts.

Euronews · Feb 12

‘Arrogant’ ship captain jailed for six years over fatal North Sea crash

Vladimir Motin was found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence over the incident last March.

Evening Standard · Feb 5

North Sea sandstone could be used to store carbon dioxide, report says

Geologists at the British Geological Survey are looking at the potential use for carbon capture and storage.

The Independent UK · Feb 2

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Trump’s man in London hits out as UK’s clean energy deal

The Hamburg Declaration signed by Ed Miliband was described as ‘historic’ by the Department for Energy Security ad Net Zero

The Independent UK · Jan 27

Trump’s man in London warns clean energy deal will not meet UK’s needs

US ambassador to the UK Warren Stephens said the UK should take advantage of North Sea oil and gas reserves.

Evening Standard · Jan 27

EU energy ministers pledge to boost offshore wind power in North Sea

Nine European governments have agreed to expand offshore wind capacity across the North Sea to up to 100 GW by facilitating key cross-border projects. Ministers said the completion of these ambitions will cut electricity costs by 30% by 2040.

Euronews · Jan 26

‘Off the fossil fuel rollercoaster’: 10 European countries pledge €9.5bn for North Sea wind projects

At-sea wind farms will soon be connected to multiple countries across Europe, thanks to a landmark declaration.

Euronews · Jan 26

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UK joins European offshore windfarm plan to create world’s largest ‘clean energy reservoir’

Britain among 10 countries to build 100GW grid in North Sea linking countries through subsea cables

The Guardian - UK · Jan 26

Trump hits out at UK over North Sea oil barriers

The US president has repeatedly criticised what he calls the green energy ‘scam’.

Evening Standard · Jan 21

Trump launches fresh attack on UK over North Sea oil

Environmental campaigners criticised Mr Trump’s comments in Davos

The Independent UK · Jan 21

UK Government told it ‘could have gone further’ on North Sea windfall tax

Patricia Ferguson, chair of the Scottish Affairs Committee, spoke out as the UK Government reaffirmed it would end the levy by 2030 at the latest.

Evening Standard · Jan 16

Russian captain in deadly North Sea ship collision faces UK trial

Russian captain Vladimir Motin is on trial in London for manslaughter after his ship collided with a US-chartered tanker in the North Sea in March 2025, killing one crew member.

Euronews · Jan 12

2025 warmest year on record in North Sea according to German maritime agency

Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has reported that the North Sea endured its warmest year ever in 2025, with average surface temperatures hitting 11.6°C – the highest since records began in 1969.

Radio France Internationale · Jan 7

Sea change: the drive to restore millions of oysters on the Norfolk coast

The first ever mass deployment of mother reef bricks aims to rebuild habitats – and could reshape the North Sea

The Guardian - UK · Dec 21, 2025

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Evening Standard · Dec 17, 2025

Reeves’s rejection of North Sea job cuts claim a ‘new low’, say Flynn

The Chancellor said she does not believe 1,000 jobs are being lost every month in the oil and gas sector.

Benzinga · Dec 1, 2025

Shell, Equinor Form JV To Lead UK North Sea Oil Production

Shell PLC (NYSE:SHEL) has finalized a deal with Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) to merge their U.K. offshore oil and gas operations into a new company called Adura.

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025

Labour is still in a muddle on North Sea oil and gas

Maintaining existing drilling sites for longer is sensible but doesn’t square with plans to keep the energy profits levy

The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025

Ed Miliband confirms crackdown on North Sea exploration – but new drilling will continue

Strategy paper released with budget allows new oil and gas projects to move ahead if they are linked to existing fields

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The Guardian - UK · Nov 26, 2025

North Sea plan allows drilling while enabling Labour to keep ‘no new licences’ pledge

‘Tiebacks’ will permit small amount of new fossil fuel extraction, but campaigners want bolder strategy

Evening Standard · Nov 26, 2025

UK Government to allow oil and gas extraction near existing North Sea fields

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said it is a ‘world-leading’ plan

Euronews · Nov 26, 2025

This North Sea oil field is being repurposed to store millions of tonnes of CO2 beneath the seabed

When the project begins commercial operations next year, it is expected to become the European Union’s first fully-operational offshore CO2 storage site.

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2025

Ambitious plan to store CO2 beneath the North Sea set to start operations

INEOS plans to transform the Nini oil field in the North Sea into a carbon storage site

The Guardian - UK · Nov 7, 2025

Lose weight or risk losing your job, chunky oil rig workers told

North Sea oil and gas rig staff need to be under 124.7kg so they can be safely winched on to helicopter in emergency

The Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025

The Piper Alpha oil rig exploded and collapsed – and I made a desperate 175ft jump into the sea

In July 1988, the North Sea oil platform ignited. As it melted around him, Joe Meanen knew there was only one possible, but highly perilous, way out for him

The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2025

Thousands of jobs at risk as Petrofac files for administration

Petrofac said it will now enter insolvency after Dutch electricity grid TenneT terminated a major contract

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