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Shell's massive profit boost amid Iran war sparks fierce backlash

SHELL has revealed its quarterly earnings have nearly doubled amid soaring oil prices caused by the Iran war, prompting anger from campaigners who branded the profits a “kick in the teeth” to struggling households

The National (Scotland) · Oct 29

Jackdaw North Sea gasfield to get go-ahead in blow to climate campaigners

Jackdaw gasfield announcement signals UK’s commitment to North Sea industry but undermines green credentials

The Guardian - UK · Oct 20

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 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

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