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EU energy ministers pledge to boost offshore wind power in North Sea

Nine European governments have agreed to expand offshore wind capacity across the North Sea to up to 100 GW by facilitating key cross-border projects. Ministers said the completion of these ambitions will cut electricity costs by 30% by 2040.

Euronews

‘Off the fossil fuel rollercoaster’: 10 European countries pledge €9.5bn for North Sea wind projects

At-sea wind farms will soon be connected to multiple countries across Europe, thanks to a landmark declaration.

Euronews

UK joins European offshore windfarm plan to create world’s largest ‘clean energy reservoir’

Britain among 10 countries to build 100GW grid in North Sea linking countries through subsea cables

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Trump hits out at UK over North Sea oil barriers

The US president has repeatedly criticised what he calls the green energy ‘scam’.

Evening Standard

Trump launches fresh attack on UK over North Sea oil

Environmental campaigners criticised Mr Trump’s comments in Davos

The Independent UK

UK Government told it ‘could have gone further’ on North Sea windfall tax

Patricia Ferguson, chair of the Scottish Affairs Committee, spoke out as the UK Government reaffirmed it would end the levy by 2030 at the latest.

Evening Standard

Russian captain in deadly North Sea ship collision faces UK trial

Russian captain Vladimir Motin is on trial in London for manslaughter after his ship collided with a US-chartered tanker in the North Sea in March 2025, killing one crew member.

Euronews

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2025 warmest year on record in North Sea according to German maritime agency

Germany's Federal Maritime and Hydrographic Agency (BSH) has reported that the North Sea endured its warmest year ever in 2025, with average surface temperatures hitting 11.6°C – the highest since records began in 1969.

Radio France Internationale

Sea change: the drive to restore millions of oysters on the Norfolk coast

The first ever mass deployment of mother reef bricks aims to rebuild habitats – and could reshape the North Sea

The Guardian - UK

Reeves’s rejection of North Sea job cuts claim a ‘new low’, say Flynn

The Chancellor said she does not believe 1,000 jobs are being lost every month in the oil and gas sector.

Evening Standard

Shell, Equinor Form JV To Lead UK North Sea Oil Production

Shell PLC (NYSE:SHEL) has finalized a deal with Equinor ASA (NYSE:EQNR) to merge their U.K. offshore oil and gas operations into a new company called Adura.

Benzinga

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

Ed Miliband confirms crackdown on North Sea exploration – but new drilling will continue

Strategy paper released with budget allows new oil and gas projects to move ahead if they are linked to existing fields

The Guardian - UK

North Sea plan allows drilling while enabling Labour to keep ‘no new licences’ pledge

‘Tiebacks’ will permit small amount of new fossil fuel extraction, but campaigners want bolder strategy

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Evening Standard

UK Government to allow oil and gas extraction near existing North Sea fields

Energy Secretary Ed Miliband said it is a ‘world-leading’ plan

Euronews

This North Sea oil field is being repurposed to store millions of tonnes of CO2 beneath the seabed

When the project begins commercial operations next year, it is expected to become the European Union’s first fully-operational offshore CO2 storage site.

The Independent UK

Ambitious plan to store CO2 beneath the North Sea set to start operations

INEOS plans to transform the Nini oil field in the North Sea into a carbon storage site

The Guardian - UK

Lose weight or risk losing your job, chunky oil rig workers told

North Sea oil and gas rig staff need to be under 124.7kg so they can be safely winched on to helicopter in emergency

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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 Independent 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

Evening Standard

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.

The Guardian - UK

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

Evening Standard

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.

The Independent UK

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

The company employs more than 7,000 workers globally

The Guardian - UK

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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