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HISTORICAL FACTS: 6 | History Defined

Oil giants 'practically untouched' by windfall tax as Shell announces bumper profits

OIL giants Shell, Equinor and BP have announced multi-billion pound profits, sparking calls for tougher windfall taxes on fossil fuel companies.

The National (Scotland)

Carbon capture omission leads Chamber and council leaders to write to Westminster urging rapid rethink

Humber's grand schemes missed forerunner status despite the industrial cluster being the most carbon intensive

Birmingham Post

New oilfield in the North Sea would blow the UK’s carbon budget

Campaigners say Rosebank, with a potential yield of 500m barrels, would seriously undermine legal commitment to net zero

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UK Government refuses to commit to blocking Rosebank field

Meanwhile, the First Minister hit out at Westminster over its latest carbon capture and storage plans

Insider UK

SSE celebrates hydrogen win for Humber with further opportunity for carbon capture and storage eyed

Energy giant is the driving force behind several major projects in the region

Birmingham Post

UK Government refuses to commit to blocking Rosebank oil and gas field near Shetland

It is the largest such field in the North Sea area, capable of producing 69,000 barrels of oil and 44 million cubic feet of gas per day

The National (Scotland)

Huge floating wind turbines the size of the Eiffel tower could be built in Wales

The turbines would be able to be installed further out than conventional windfarms in the Celtic Sea

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UK planning to launch watered down net zero strategy in oil capital Aberdeen

Exclusive: Labour decries ‘climate vandalism’ as Aberdeen launch signals intention to boost fossil fuel industry

The Guardian - UK

In show of unity, NATO and EU heads visit North Sea gas platform

The heads of NATO and the European Commission flew on Friday to a North Sea platform to discuss the security of supplies and infrastructure, a visit underlining Norway's importance for gas shipments since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

Urgent next steps detail sought by businesses behind carbon capture plans as Budget backing welcomed

Humber giants Equinor and Drax book-end huge regional plans for decarbonisation network

Birmingham Post

Equinor and SSE Renewables open 'milestone' Tyneside base for Dogger Bank Wind Farm

Government Minister Graham Stuart was on Tyneside to meet with the firms

Birmingham Post

Celebs including Frankie Boyle write open letter to PM demanding ban on new Rosebank oil field

Scots comic joins Aisling Bea, popstar Aurora and around 200 campaign groups to call on Rishi Sunak to ditch controversial Rosebank development in the North Sea.

Daily Record

North East deals of the week: key contracts, acquisitions and investments

Companies to feature in this week's round-up include TechnipFMC, Blueocto, Polar Krush and Steelcraft

Birmingham Post

Tyneside offshore firm TechnipFMC wins deals worth more than $150m

The Walker oil and gas business, which has global bases, has won the contracts with Equinor for work on the Norwegian Continental Shelf.

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Science Museum sponsorship deal with oil firm included gag clause

Exclusive: museum in London agreed to take care not to say anything that could damage sponsor Equinor’s reputation

The National (Scotland)

'Brass neck': Oil lobby calls for windfall tax to be dropped as firms make billions

THE oil lobby has been accused of a “brass neck” after calling for the windfall tax to be scrapped just days after energy firms reported…

The National (Scotland)

Activists target oil and gas giant's HQ after firm posts huge profits

Equinor's 2022 profits were a staggering £23.8bn ($28.7bn) compared to the £7.1bn ($8.6bn) they made in 2021.

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s biggest gas supplier accused of ‘profiteering’ from energy crisis

Climate campaigners hit out at Norwegian state-owned Equinor’s record £62bn profits as household bills rise

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Birmingham Post

Latest North Sea wind farm plan could power Humber hydrogen production as Equinor and SSE unite

Fourth addition to Dogger Bank could help in the Energy Estuary decarbonisation

Birmingham Post

Equinor awards major contracts for H2H Saltend hydrogen production project

Linde companies selected to take hydrogen production plan forward

France 24

Davos 2023: Is the EU energy crisis affecting the green transition?

The energy and cost of living crises were on top of the agenda at this year's World Economic Forum in Davos. Has the rush to cut off Russian fossil fuels helped or hindered European efforts to transition to green energy? We speak to Anders Opedal, the head of Norwegian energy…

Evening Standard

Higher energy bills are here to stay, says oil boss

Prices will be less volatile but are unlikely to return to levels seen before energy crisis caused by Ukraine war, says Equinor chief executive

The Independent UK

Higher energy bills are here to stay, oil company boss warns

Annual bill for British homes is currently around £2,500 on average

The Guardian - UK

Higher UK energy bills here to stay, warns oil company boss

Equinor chief says bills won’t return to levels seen before Ukraine invasion given windfall taxes and move to greener energy

Insider UK

UK Government urged to reject ‘climate-wrecking’ Rosebank oil field plans

It is thought to be the biggest undeveloped oil and gas field in the North Sea, with potentially 500 million barrels

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