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2 cargo ships have collided off the coast of Germany. At least 1 sailor is dead and 4 are missing

German authorities say two cargo ships have collided in the North Sea off the German coast and one vessel sank

The Independent UK

Husband of Rebekah Vardy’s former agent speaks out about lost phone at centre of Wagatha Christie case

Caroline Watt’s iPhone ended up in the North Sea accidentally during a family boat trip, her husband Steve said

The Independent UK

Majority of Scots support UK plan to develop Rosebank oil field, poll finds

THE majority of Scots voters back the UK Government’s decision to grant a licence to the Rosebank oil field in the North Sea, a new poll has…

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How oil and gas company tax reliefs could lose the UK billions

The recently-approved Rosebank oil field in the North Sea has been touted as a way to boost the UK economy and its energy security. But even with its windfall tax on energy company profits, the project is a good example of how the UK could miss out on billions in…

The Conversation

Britain approves controversial Rosebank oil field

Britain has given the go-ahead to the development of Rosebank in the North Sea. Located 130 kilometres northwest of the Shetland Islands, it's the largest untapped oil field in the UK and is estimated to contain up to 300 million barrels of crude. The government argues Rosebank will help bolster…

France 24

'Ecocide': UK Government condemned for 'climate denial' after Rosebank approval

THE UK Government’s decision to give the green light to the Rosebank oil field in the North Sea has been branded the “greatest act of…

The National (Scotland)

Rosebank faces legal battle as UK Government hands oil giant 'massive tax break'

A PROMISE of legal action has greeted the UK Government giving the green light to the Rosebank oil field in the North Sea ...

The National (Scotland)

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Britain approves new North Sea oil drilling in welcome news for the industry but not activists

British regulators have approved new oil and gas drilling at a site in the North Sea

The Independent UK

Oil companies granted licences to store carbon under the North Sea

Government hopes companies including Shell will be able to store up to 10% of the UK’s annual carbon emissions

The Guardian - UK

Scots back Tory plan to 'max out' North Sea oil and gas, poll suggests

THE UK Government is right to award hundreds more oil and gas licences in the North Sea, the majority of Scots believe ...

The National (Scotland)

John Kerry casts doubt on Rishi Sunak's 'max out North Sea' pledge

JOHN Kerry has cast doubt on whether Rishi Sunak will max out new oil and gas opportunities in the North Sea as promised, as he insisted “unabated…

The National (Scotland)

Rishi Sunak claims North Sea oil cleaner than imports exposed as 'false'

RISHI Sunak’s claims home-grown oil and gas is better for the environment have been exposed as 'false'.

The National (Scotland)

‘Trapped on an oil rig with an unknowable horror’: Still Wakes the Deep is a dark 70s throwback

The makers of Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture return with a story about drilling down into something terrible lurking beneath the North Sea

The Guardian - UK

Energy Secretary declines to back calls to 'stop Rosebank oil field'

SCOTLAND’S Energy Secretary has declined to oppose the development of the controversial Rosebank oil field in the North Sea ...

The National (Scotland)

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The Independent UK

Oil and gas here for some time, says minister amid questions over Rosebank

Figures released on Wednesday show Scotland saw £9.4 billion in revenue from the North Sea last year.

The Week

Earring lost at sea returned to fisherman after 23 years

A Dutch fisherman who lost his earring at sea 23 years ago has had it returned to him by a fellow fisherman. Henk Kuiper had bought the earring in 1985, and had the number of the fishing cutter he worked on engraved on it: sailors have traditionally worn gold earrings…

Dynamite News

Five arrested after activists drape black cloth over UK PM Rishi Sunak’s private mansion

Five people were arrested after climate activists draped a black cloth over British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak's private mansion in a protest against the policy to "max out" the UK's oil and gas resources in the North Sea, reported CNN on Thursday. Read further on Dynamite News :

Evening Standard

Who is Greenpeace? Activists released on bail after scaling roof of Rishi Sunak’s home

Greenpeace aims to defend the natural world from destruction

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Greenpeace demonstrators drape UK prime minister's house in black to protest oil expansion

Greenpeace demonstrators have draped the country estate of British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak in black fabric to protest the expansion of oil drilling in the North Sea

The Independent UK

A car-carrying ship that burned for a week on the North Sea will be towed to a Dutch port

The Dutch government says a freight ship carrying thousands of cars that burned for a week on the North Sea will be towed to a Dutch port for salvage

The National (Scotland)

Sunak's family firm signed $1.5B deal with BP before oil and gas license announcement

JUST two months before Rishi Sunak opened hundreds of new licences for oil and gas extraction in the North Sea, an IT firm founded by his…

The Conversation

All the evidence against the UK’s plans to expand oil and gas drilling

The UK will extract as much oil and gas from the North Sea as possible, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said on Monday as he announced more than 100 new drilling licenses. Only a few days earlier, United Nations chief António Guterres declared that record heat and extreme weather signalled a…

The Conversation

Shared horse and human burials show how deeply the vikings cared for their animal companions

Is your pet part of the family? That’s nothing new. Archeological evidence exists to suggest that the vikings held their own animals in high – even intimate – regard, taking them with them on voyages. Earlier this year, scientific evidence found for the first time that – as early as…

The Week

Does the UK need more North Sea oil and gas?

Rishi Sunak’s announcement that he will allow more drilling in the North Sea has led to new questions over the future of UK energy policy.

The National (Scotland)

How Westminster SCUPPERED Scotland's just transition

THE UK Government’s announcement of hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licenses as part of a promise to max out fossil fuels in the North Sea…

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