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Labour plan to ban North Sea oil development risks 'strangling' UK energy industry

The boss of the GMB union, a major donor to Labour, said it would "self-defeating" not to maximise extraction of oil and gas at a time of global uncertainty.

Daily Record

Labour confirms plans to block all new North Sea oil and gas projects

Party says details of how UK can become ‘world leader’ in green energy transition will be announced soon

The Guardian - UK

Labour government would block new North Sea oil and gas development, reports suggest

NEW North Sea oil and gas developments will reportedly be blocked under a Labour government.

The National (Scotland)

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Labour set to ban new North Sea oil and gas developments in race to net zero

Keir Starmer is set to make the announcement when he visits Scotland next month to set out his net zero energy policy.

Daily Record

Labour ‘would block new North Sea oil and gas developments’

Labour source tells The Sunday Times: ‘We are against the granting of new licences for oil and gas in the North Sea’

Evening Standard

Labour would block new North Sea oil and gas developments, report claims

In contrast, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has backed new exploration.

The Independent UK

Oil and gas emissions predicted to rise for North Sea companies

Shell and BP responsible for around 36% of the total 725 million tonnes of CO2 set to be emitted between now and 2030

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Scottish North Sea sites identified for carbon capture, says UK Government

LARGE parts of the North Sea bed have been identified for offshore carbon storage, with 20 sites awarded licences.

The National (Scotland)

Norway under pressure to scale back fossil fuel expansion plans

Campaigners say development of huge Rosebank field in North Sea would drive climate breakdown

The Guardian - UK

North Sea firms 'must do more to stop routine flaring'

Operators plan to progress 22 projects in the coming years, which would target around 1.5 billion barrels of oil

Insider UK

Most Scots see North Sea energy industry 'as a benefit to economy'

Poll comes as the consultation on the Scottish Government’s Energy Strategy and Just Transition ends

Insider UK

Shell looks to sell off its stake in controversial Cambo oilfield

Energy firm’s 30% stake in field off Shetlands up for sale amid fierce opposition to new North Sea drilling

The Guardian - UK

Developer plans North Sea wind turbine network to provide power for oil rigs

Cerulean Winds says the plan could become one of the UK’s largest infrastructure projects, worth about £20bn

Insider UK

Labour calls for energy firms to pay more tax on £60m-a-day profits

Party wants greater taxation on North Sea profits to fund freeze on council tax for cash-strapped UK households

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Does the UK really need to drill for more North Sea oil and gas?

Ministers are weighing up a new gasfield but is more UK fossil fuel production necessary or desirable given its climate commitments?

The National (Scotland)

North Sea oil and gas profits must be reinvested in Scotland, SNP say

The SNP has said profits from North Sea oil and gas must be reinvested in Scotland, accusing Westminster of “hoarding” Scotland’s…

Daily Record

Two women arrested after climate change protesters deface Scottish Parliament building

Activists from protest group This Is Rigged, which is opposed to further North Sea oil exploration, have claimed responsibility for the act.

The Guardian - UK

Tory former net zero tsar calls for halt to Rosebank North Sea oil project

MP Chris Skidmore says approval would undermine UK’s efforts to tackle climate crisis and its claims to leadership on world stage

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The Guardian - UK

North Sea drilling: Greenpeace prepares to challenge ‘disastrous’ UK decision

Court to decide if judicial review of Liz Truss move to allow new oil and gas drilling should be permitted

The Independent UK

European leaders commit to more wind energy production

A group of Western European nations led by Germany and France are committing to massively ramp up the production of clean energy from wind turbines in the North Sea

The Guardian - UK

European countries pledge huge expansion of North Sea wind farms

Nine countries sign declaration to turn North Sea into ‘Europe’s biggest green power plant’

Radio France Internationale

Expansion of North Sea wind farms tops the agenda at Ostend energy summit

Nine European countries are holding a summit in Belgium aimed at scaling up wind power generation in the North Sea, an effort spurred by the fall-out of the Ukraine war and the push for renewable energy sources.

Daily Record

SNP MSP blasts Scottish Greens as 'wine bar revolutionaries' in row over North Sea energy

Fergus Ewing was warned to mind his language in parliament by his own sister during extraordinary scenes at Holyrood.

The Independent UK

Nordic news outlets: Russian yachts, cargo ships spy at sea

The public broadcasters of four Nordic countries have published a joint investigation that says Russia is suspected of spying in the waters of the Baltic Sea and North Sea using civilian fishing trawlers, cargo ships and yachts

The National (Scotland)

Russian 'spy' ship gathered intelligence near Scottish wind farm, report finds

A RUSSIAN “spy” ship stopped at sites around wind farms in the North Sea – including off the Scottish coast – in order to gather…

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