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Tory leader Kemi Badenoch slams Labour for treating oil and gas sector as a ‘relic of the past’

Badenoch will pledge to make North Sea oil and gas the ‘cornerstone’ of the economy

The Independent UK · Sep 1, 2025

Kemi Badenoch pledges to make oil and gas ‘cornerstone’ of UK economy

The Conservative leader will attack the UK Government for treating the North Sea industry as a ‘relic of the past’.

Evening Standard · Sep 1, 2025

'Reckless ignorance': Kemi Badenoch vow to extract 'all' North Sea oil slammed

TORY leader Kemi Badenoch has been accused of “reckless ignorance” after vowing to extract every last drop of oil and gas from the North Sea.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 31, 2025

NGOs wary of Norway’s world-first scheme to bury CO2 under the North Sea

Environmental groups are warning that Norway’s Northern Lights project – the world’s first commercial offshore carbon storage scheme – could end up masking continued fossil fuel use. It began operations this week, pumping CO2 into a reservoir deep beneath the North Sea seabed.

Radio France Internationale · Aug 29, 2025

The Truth Behind the Piper Alpha Disaster - What Really Happened in the North Sea Incident That Took 167 Lives?

A single maintenance error triggered the 1988 Piper Alpha explosion, killing 167 and exposing major flaws in offshore safety systems.

International Business Times UK · Aug 26, 2025

Tall Ships Sail Into Amsterdam For Giant Maritime Festival

Tall ships from around the world paraded up the North Sea Canal into Amsterdam on Wednesday, with crews from Peru, Uruguay, Germany and France waving from their decks as crowds cheered along the banks.

International Business Times · Aug 21, 2025

Dutch Divers Still Haul Up Debris Six Years After Container Spill

Volunteer Dutch divers are still fishing debris from the North Sea six years after a disastrous shipping accident.

International Business Times · Aug 20, 2025

GERS figures show Scottish Government revenue growing faster than spending

SCOTTISH Government revenue is growing faster than spending, new official figures show despite declining income from North Sea oil and gas.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 13, 2025

My research team used 18 years of sea wave records to learn how destructive ‘rogue waves’ form – here’s what we found

Rogue waves have captivated the attention of both seafarers and scientists for decades. These are giant, isolated waves that appear suddenly in the open ocean.

The Conversation · Aug 12, 2025

Swarm of jellyfish forces shutdown at French nuclear power plant

Warmer waters in the North Sea due to climate change have created conditions allowing jellyfish to thrive and reproduce.

Al Jazeera · Aug 12, 2025