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Shell’s van Beurden gets lucky. Harbour Energy doesn’t

Former CEO did handsomely on the back of high oil and gas prices while the windfall levy hits the small players harder

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023

North Sea flaring halves in four years

However, venting of gas rose by 5% during last year

Insider UK · Mar 9, 2023

North Sea’s biggest energy producer claims UK windfall tax ‘wiped out’ surge in profit

Harbour Energy says it had to cut jobs and investment at same time as announcing new shareholder payouts taking total to $1bn

The Guardian - UK · Mar 9, 2023

The North Sea oil and gas fields brought into production since 1975

SINCE the Forties oil field near Aberdeen produced its first barrels of oil in 1975, scores have followed in its wake.

The National (Scotland) · Mar 1, 2023

How the McCrone Report influenced the creation of the Scotland Act

CONTROL over North Sea oil and gas was reserved under the Scotland Act due to “nervousness” in the UK Government of the time that the boost to…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 28, 2023

'Conspiracy' to hide extent of oil wealth from Scotland's people, Tom Devine says

THE secrecy around the McCrone Report formed part of a “conspiracy” to keep the public from knowing the extent of the oil riches in the North…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 28, 2023

How Scotland's oil funded Thatcher's devastating transformation of Britain

THE first thing you ought to know about Scotland’s oil money is that it was never officially recognised as such when it was swallowed up by…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 28, 2023

Germany seeks to link all wind parks in North Sea

Germany wants to set up a new power line network to connect its own offshore wind parks with those of its North Sea neighbors in order to eliminate bottlenecks in the European energy market

The Independent UK · Feb 27, 2023

What to expect this week as we dig into Scotland's past and future energy wealth

THE astonishing potential oil wealth in the North Sea was kept hidden by the UK Government – but a new series from The National will set out just…

The National (Scotland) · Feb 27, 2023

Belgium investigates Russian 'spy ship' in North Sea

Belgium said it is investigating the presence of a Russian "spy ship" in the North Sea, a day after its neighbour the Netherlands reported that Russia was targeting North Sea infrastructure.

Reuters · Feb 22, 2023