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North Sea aviation firm Offshore Helicopter Services acquired by Ultimate Aviation

Boss says 'OHS is set to expand and improve its services'

Insider UK

New oilfield in the North Sea would blow the UK’s carbon budget

Campaigners say Rosebank, with a potential yield of 500m barrels, would seriously undermine legal commitment to net zero

The Guardian - UK

Unions demand public inquiry into helicopter safety on anniversary of deadly North Sea crash

The call was made on the 14th anniversary of tragedy which saw Bond Super Puma plunge into sea, killing 16.

Daily Record

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UK Government refuses to commit to blocking Rosebank oil and gas field near Shetland

It is the largest such field in the North Sea area, capable of producing 69,000 barrels of oil and 44 million cubic feet of gas per day

The National (Scotland)

SNP coalition with Greens 'could be destroyed if next FM backslides on North Sea oil and gas'

EXCLUSIVE: Scottish Greens co-leader says any reversal of Nicola Sturgeon's shift away from supporting new fossil fuels projects would be 'a retrograde step'.

Daily Record

Scotland to earn £260m from floating windfarms powering North Sea rigs

Crown estate leases seabed rights to new projects as oil firms look to replace gas and diesel generators

The Guardian - UK

13 projects selected to help decarbonise the North Sea

The latest Crown Estate Scotland leasing round has been designed to power oil and gas platforms with renewable energy

Insider UK

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North Sea oil and gas workers vote to strike amid bumper profits

Series of actions planned this spring as union members call for more pay since firms are ‘raking it’

The Guardian - UK

North Sea oil and gas operators facing a 'tsunami' of industrial unrest

North Sea oil and gas operators are facing a “tsunami" of industrial unrest after workers voted to strike over jobs, pay and…

The National (Scotland)

In show of unity, NATO and EU heads visit North Sea gas platform

The heads of NATO and the European Commission flew on Friday to a North Sea platform to discuss the security of supplies and infrastructure, a visit underlining Norway's importance for gas shipments since Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Reuters

BP North Sea installations to be hit by strikes until June, union says

Offshore workers are to hold a series of strikes that will hit BP North Sea installations starting this month and running until June, the Unite union announced on Friday.

Evening Standard

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

North Sea flaring halves in four years

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

Insider UK

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

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The Independent UK

Denmark hopes to pump some climate gas beneath the sea floor

Denmark pushed the button Wednesday on an ambitious project that aims to bury vast amounts of planet-heating carbon dioxide gas beneath the North Sea floor in the hope that it can help the Nordic nation and others meet climate targets

Daily Record

Oil workers unite to demand just transition to green jobs away from fossil fuels

A coalition of 1000 North Sea workers have called for better working conditions, a jobs guarantee and retraining support as the country shifts to net zero.

The National (Scotland)

UK Government energy policy undermines net zero goals, campaigners warn

THE UK Government is undermining net zero ambitions by decisions such as allowing new exploration in the North Sea and coal mining, campaigners say.

The Guardian - UK

How sugar kelp may help to tackle the climate crisis

A North Sea trial aims to develop methods for growing and harvesting the seaweed as a means of carbon sequestration

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The National (Scotland)

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)

'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)

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)

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 Independent UK

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 National (Scotland)

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…

Reuters

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.

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