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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

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

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

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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

Thousands of jobs at risk at North Sea oil and gas giant

The company employs more than 7,000 workers globally

The Independent UK

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

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

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‘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.

Evening Standard

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

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”.

Evening Standard

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 Conversation

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 Guardian - UK

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 Independent UK

'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…

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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

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

The Independent UK

UK could see fish and chips shortages as cod supply in ‘grave danger’

Scientists have warned that North Sea cod is in ‘grave danger of collapse’

The Guardian - UK

Ed Miliband looking into more North Sea drilling despite Labour pledge

Exclusive: Energy secretary examining ways to allow oil and gas exploration without breaking manifesto promise

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The Guardian - UK

Trump’s UN speech: what he said about London, oil and the UK’s green policies

From claims about sharia law to warnings on renewable energy, US president’s address was highly critical of Britain. But do his arguments stand up?

Evening Standard

Warnings over collapsing fish stocks as experts advise ‘zero catch’ for cod

Conservationists call for action to follow scientific advice and end overfishing in the North Sea and west of Scotland.

The Guardian - UK

Geology could crush hopes of extracting all North Sea’s oil and gas

The remaining fields tend to be smaller, more remote and more technically challenging to drill into

The National (Scotland)

Is drilling for new oil and gas in the North Sea back on the agenda?

IS it a coincidence that less than a week after Donald Trump urged the UK to “drill baby drill” in the North Sea, that ministers are reportedly…

The Independent UK

Thousands of flies landed on an oil rig in the North Sea. Scientists finally think they know why

They would sit there for a few hours, then suddenly they would all rise up into the sky and fly off again

The Conversation

Thousands of flies keep landing on North Sea oil rigs then taking off a few hours later – here’s why

On a North Sea oil rig several years ago, an engineer noticed a strange phenomenon. A cloud of insects would descend from the sky and land on the upper reaches of the platform.

Evening Standard

Trump urges Starmer to ‘drill, baby, drill’ in the North Sea to cut energy bills

US President Donald Trump encouraged the Prime Minister to exploit the ‘great asset’ of the North Sea.

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