All news on the topic: UK North Sea

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Oil pollution in UK waters far worse than reported, says conservation group
‘Opaque’ recording system means recorded volume of everyday oil pollution over the past decade should be increased by 43%, according to Oceana report
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Person ’falls overboard’ and disappears from boat in North Sea as 10 ships desperately search water
Crews in 10 ships are desperately searching for the person who is understood to have fallen from a vessel in the North Sea off the coast of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire
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Brussels accuses Britain of being overly environmentally conscious in Brexit eel dispute
Snakey fish fight is center stage as U.K.’s new environmental measures rub the EU the wrong way.
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Whales on UK beach 'could explode at any moment' as public warned to stay away
A trio of sperm whales washed up on the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coasts has attracted local attention - but people risking being covered in entrails if they stray too close
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Firm part-owned by ex-Tory Treasurer awarded North Sea oil and gas licences
Ex-Tory Treasurer Lord Michael Spencer is the largest shareholder at Deltic Energy - one of 17 companies including giants Shell and BP awarded provisional licences on Wednesday
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Four in 10 North Sea oil and gas licences owned by foreign firms and investors
A study by he Common Wealth think tank has revealed that 40% of the licences for North Sea oil and gas are owned by firms based abroad, with profits going to overseas companies and investors
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Green campaigners' fury as drilling approved at Rosebank oilfield in North Sea
Greenpeace blasted the Rosebank oilfield decision by the North Sea Transition Authority, but supporters said it will create jobs and boost the UK's energy security amid the war in Ukraine
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Just Stop Oil's demands 'contemptible' fumes Keir Starmer in attack on activists
The Labour leader hit out at the environmental group's plans to stop all fossil fuel extraction to help tackle climate change - and said he would not revoke North Sea drilling licences
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PM backing new oil and gas licences 'wrong decision at wrong time', warns Tory
Furious campaigners have lashed out at Rishi Sunak's decision to support future oil and gas development in the North Sea - despite warning the UK needs to warn itself off fossil fuels
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Job will pay you £100,000 and you can work when you want - but there's a catch
Taking into account the daily pay rate advertised for the role you could earn around £95,420 for 12 months worth of work
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Backstabbing, isolation and brutal sea - the real-life drama of living offshore
Although he has never had to deal with any supernatural horrors at sea, former oil worker Andrew Morrissey says that life offshore can be even more monstrous in reality