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Businesses backing North Sea drilling ‘increasingly out of step’ campaigners say

The campaign group Uplift said more than half of entrepreneurs backed government plans to phase out fossil fuels.

Evening Standard · Oct 3

Business leaders deliver blow to calls for more North Sea oil and gas drilling

The campaign group Uplift said more than half of entrepreneurs backed government plans to phase out fossil fuels

The Independent UK · Oct 3

Jackdaw gas field in North Sea set to be approved, reports suggest

Another report suggested the Rosebank oil field could also be given the green light in the coming month.

Evening Standard · Sep 4

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Swinney urges Burnham to scrap windfall tax after BP announcement

BP announced it had put its North Sea operations up for sale on Friday.

Evening Standard · Jul 31

Arthur’s Seat, the Cairngorms and Scotland’s escalating climate emergency

CLIMATE change in Scotland is no longer a future threat but a present danger, campaigners have warned, as wildfires around Arthur’s Seat and the…

The National (Scotland) · Jul 20

Jackdaw gasfield would create only 27 direct full-time jobs, documents show

Campaigners say field will bring minimal benefit for UK economy, as industry lobbies Burnham for go-ahead

The Guardian - UK · Jul 17

New North Sea drilling would barely reduce UK gas imports at all, data shows

Exclusive: research finds Jackdaw field would provide only about 2% of current demand, and Rosebank only 1%

The Guardian - UK · Apr 4

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Kemi Badenoch to launch ‘Get Britain Drilling’ campaign amid living cost hikes

The Conservatives will put the campaign at the heart of their proposals for bringing down the spike in energy prices.

Evening Standard · Mar 28

Badenoch criticised for ‘peddling dangerous fantasy’ about North Sea oil drilling

Conservative leader expected to call for government to lift suspension on licences in drive to reduce energy prices

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28

Hundreds of North Sea licences granted by Tories ‘produce only 36 days of gas’

Exclusive: Findings cast doubt on claims new drilling would help cut bills and boost energy security, researchers say

The Guardian - UK · Mar 28

UK must double down on renewables as wars drive up energy costs, experts say

Fossil fuel price surge after US-Israeli attacks on Iran prompts calls to end dependence on ‘volatile’ energy source

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5

UK Government urged to ‘do the right thing’ and reject Rosebank development

Equinor, which owns the majority of the oil field, stressed it was committed to advancing the ‘Rosebank project’.

Evening Standard · Oct 15, 2025

Israeli-owned Rosebank oil firm reveals profits doubled in last six months

AN OWNER of the Rosebank oil field has announced that its profits have doubled in the first six months of 2025 ...

The National (Scotland) · Aug 20, 2025

Donald Trump's 'North Sea oil is UK treasure chest' claim rubbished

DONALD Trump’s claim that North Sea oil is a “treasure chest for the UK” has been dismissed as “pure fantasy”.

The National (Scotland) · Jul 29, 2025

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The National (Scotland) · May 23, 2025

'Trump playbook': Reform woo oil and gas companies with tax and regulations slash

REFORM UK has reportedly told oil and gas companies they would introduce tax breaks and slash regulations in a move borrowed straight “from the…

The Guardian - UK · May 11, 2025

After Blair’s bombshell, will Labour stick with or abandon net zero?

Under pressure from Reform and under fire from Tony Blair, Keir Starmer is facing a series of tests of his resolve on green policy

The Guardian - UK · Apr 19, 2025

Miliband in blistering attack on Farage’s UK net zero ‘nonsense and lies’

The energy secretary has accused Reform UK’s leader of peddling dangerous falsehoods about renewable power

The National (Scotland) · Mar 25, 2025

Campaigners pan claim North Sea could produce half of UK oil and gas by 2050

THE oil and gas industry is "peddling a fantasy", campaigners have warned after bosses said the North Sea could produce about half of the…

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The National (Scotland) · Jan 14, 2025

Aberdeen business leaders in oil and gas demand to John Swinney

BUSINESS leaders in north-east Scotland are urging the Scottish Government to stop its presumption against new oil and gas developments in the North…

The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2025

Trump accused of attacking UK energy policies on behalf of fossil fuel industry

Campaigners say US president-elect’s call to ‘get rid of windmills’ is based on North Sea interests of oil and gas firms

The National (Scotland) · Jan 3, 2025

Donald Trump hits out at Labour over windfall tax on North Sea oil producers

DONALD TRUMP has hit out at the Labour Government’s energy policy when it comes to the North Sea ..

The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2024

CO2 emissions from new North Sea drilling sites would match 30 years’ worth from UK households

New research comes as dozens of small potential fields have received some form of license from the government

The National (Scotland) · Dec 12, 2024

Greenpeace sues Rosebank owner over Israeli firm's human rights ties

A Norwegian oil giant, owner of the Rosebank field in Shetland, is being sued over its connections to an Israeli fuel conglomerate linked to human…

International Business Times · Nov 12, 2024

Court Challenge Begins Against UK Oil And Gas Field Approvals

Two environmental groups kicked off a legal challenge in Scotland on Tuesday to block the Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas fields in the North Sea, with activists optimistic of success.

The Guardian - UK · Jul 24, 2024

It’s easy to blame petrostates – but self-proclaimed ‘climate leaders’ like the US and UK are driving the crisis

In thrall to the oil and gas industries, wealthy nations are backing calamitous projects. But the tide is turning, says Tessa Khan of the climate action organisation Uplift

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