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 The Guardian - UK · 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 Evening Standard · 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. Euronews · 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 Independent UK · Nov 26, 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 · Nov 7, 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 Guardian - UK · Oct 28, 2025
Petrofac files for administration putting 2,000 jobs at risk Petrofac’s UK business is based in Aberdeen and is involved in the operation of North Sea oil platforms for firms including BP and Shell. Evening Standard · 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 The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2025
Oil and gas firm Petrofac files for administration, putting thousands of jobs at risk North Sea contractor says move applies only to its ultimate holding company and it will continue to trade The Guardian - UK · Oct 27, 2025
Jobs at risk as North Sea firm Petrofac set for administration The company employs more than 7,000 workers globally, with around 2,000 of these based at its North Sea hub in Scotland, according to reports. Evening Standard · Oct 27, 2025
Thousands of jobs at risk at North Sea oil and gas giant The company employs more than 7,000 workers globally The Independent UK · Oct 27, 2025
NATO annual nuclear exercise 'Steadfast Noon' winds down in the Netherlands The bulk of the drill was held in the North Sea, far from Russia and Ukraine, and involved military bases in Belgium, Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands. Euronews · Oct 21, 2025
Academic axed from Labour conference panel for criticising energy policy Sustainability expert was told panellists discussing North Sea oil and gas were meant to ‘agree entirely’ with each other The Guardian - UK · Oct 14, 2025
NATO chief Mark Rutte mocks Russia over 'limping' submarine in English Channel The Russian submarine Novorossiysk had surfaced off the coast of France last week and was later escorted by the Dutch navy in the North Sea. Euronews · Oct 14, 2025
Evening Standard · Oct 11, 2025 ‘Extreme’ Farage and Labour forcing oil and gas workers off cliff edge – Flynn The SNP Westminster leader blamed Labour for a fall in the number of North Sea workers but said Reform UK also presented a threat to the industry.
The Independent UK · Oct 9, 2025 Why huge concrete-like ‘cubes’ housing 4,000 oysters have been deployed in North Sea Concrete-like “cubes” housing 4,000 oysters have been deployed in the North Sea to protect the species from storms and tidal surges.
The Independent UK · Oct 8, 2025 Why 20 huge concrete-like cubes have been released in the North Sea Marine conservationists deployed the specialised cubes off the coast of Tyne and Wear
Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025 Huge concrete-like cubes deployed in North Sea to protect oysters from storms The efforts are part of a five-year restoration and conservation project for the Tyne and Wear area.
Evening Standard · Oct 8, 2025 Miliband on ‘messianic drive’ to pull plug on North Sea extraction, says Bowie Shadow Scotland secretary Andrew Bowie described UK oil and gas policies as “unhinged”.
The Conversation · Oct 8, 2025 Half the UK’s fish stocks are overfished – but the evidence shows how they can be revived Most of the UK’s commercial fish stocks are not in a healthy state, according to a new landmark report.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 7, 2025 Brexit has done nothing to stem sharp decline of UK fish populations, shows study Experts call for urgent strategy to end overfishing as report shows just 41% of stocks of species such as cod and mackerel considered healthy
The Independent UK · Oct 7, 2025 Call to end overfishing to save British fish supper as key stocks face collapse Half of UK’s top commercial fish stocks are either overfished to critically low levels or being overexploited, a report from Oceana UK warns.
The National (Scotland) · Oct 6, 2025 'Fleet-ending madness': Outrage over 'zero catch' North Sea cod quotas SHETLAND Islands Council is to express its concern to the UK Government over proposed changes to North Sea cod quotas for next year which the local…
Evening Standard · Sep 26, 2025 Government urged to push ahead with climate plans amid growing net zero pushback Sir Keir Starmer is facing calls to hold firm on Labour’s green policies amid increasing political pressure at home and a fraying consensus globally.
The Guardian - UK · Sep 26, 2025 What are the critical environmental decisions piling up in Labour’s inbox? From airport expansion to North Sea oil, the government is being pulled in multiple directions on a range of issues