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Labour is still in a muddle on North Sea oil and gas

Maintaining existing drilling sites for longer is sensible but doesn’t square with plans to keep the energy profits levy

The Guardian - UK

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

NATO annual nuclear exercise 'Steadfast Noon' winds down in the Netherlands

The bulk of the drill was held in the North Sea, far from Russia and Ukraine, and involved military bases in Belgium, Britain, Denmark, the Netherlands.

Euronews

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NATO chief Mark Rutte mocks Russia over 'limping' submarine in English Channel

The Russian submarine Novorossiysk had surfaced off the coast of France last week and was later escorted by the Dutch navy in the North Sea.

Euronews

Why huge concrete-like ‘cubes’ housing 4,000 oysters have been deployed in North Sea

Concrete-like “cubes” housing 4,000 oysters have been deployed in the North Sea to protect the species from storms and tidal surges.

The Independent UK

Why 20 huge concrete-like cubes have been released in the North Sea

Marine conservationists deployed the specialised cubes off the coast of Tyne and Wear

The Independent UK

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

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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.

Evening Standard

It came from outer space: Scientists solve decades-long mystery of the Silverpit Crater

Scientists have confirmed that the Silverpit Crater in the North Sea was caused by an asteroid impact over 40 million years ago, ending years of controversy over its origin.

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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

The Guardian - UK

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.

Evening Standard

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 National (Scotland)

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 Independent UK

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.

Evening Standard

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The Conversation

Plans to ‘maximise extraction’ of North Sea oil and gas would soon run into geological limits

“We are going to get all our oil and gas out of the North Sea”, Conservative Party leader Kemi Badenoch said recently. Her promise to “maximise extraction” sets up a clash between political ambitions, economic reality and geological limits.

The Conversation

Politicians now talk of climate ‘pragmatism’ to delay action – new study

Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has described her plan to “maximise extraction” of the UK’s oil and gas from the North Sea as a “common sense” energy policy.

Evening Standard

UK could face importing 70% of oil and gas needs by 2030, new report warns

Trade body Offshore Energies UK published its economic report for 2025.

The Independent UK

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

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Evening Standard

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’.

The National (Scotland)

'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 Independent UK

Badenoch in pledge to ‘get all our oil and gas out of the North Sea’

Tory leader Kemi Badenoch said a Conservative administration would maximise extraction.

International Business Times UK

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

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.

The Conversation

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.

Al Jazeera

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.

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