21 Aug 2025
Image description: Fishermen from Qarmat Ali with the Nahr Bin Umar oilfield across the Shatt al-Arab River. They complain that due to pollution and the river’s increased salinity, they often pull in dead fish. Image by Daniela Sala / The Guardian. The Guardian recently reported on the decline of Iraq’s Hawizeh wetlands, part of […]
03 Jun 2025
Image: Shipping containers – Teng Yuhong In a significant maritime incident, the Liberia-flagged container ship MSC ELSA 3 sank approximately 38 nautical miles off the coast of Kochi, Kerala, on 25th May 2025, triggering a substantial oil spill and raising serious environmental concerns. The vessel was enroute from Vizhinjam to Kochi when it capsized […]
29 Apr 2025
SkyTruth have released a groundbreaking report that identifies and ranks the world’s most polluting offshore oil and gas facilities. Using advanced satellite technology, researchers documented persistent oil slicks, greenhouse gas emissions, and methane flaring at offshore sites around the globe, revealing a pattern of environmental damage that has largely gone undetected until now. […]
01 Apr 2025
A conservation group is challenging the UK government in a London court over dozens of North Sea oil and gas exploration licenses that it says could put marine protected areas and climate stability at risk. Oceana UK said licenses granted by the previous Conservative government in May 2024 were unlawful as they don’t account for […]
11 Mar 2025
In a new consultation on North Sea policies that UK ministers say will protect jobs and supply chains, the government vowed to help the energy sector shift to become a clean energy “world-leader” in technologies like offshore wind, hydrogen and carbon capture. The consultation also includes delivering the government’s commitment not to issue new licences to explore […]
04 Feb 2025
A court has ruled that consent for two new Scottish oil and gas fields was granted unlawfully and their owners must seek fresh approval from the UK government before production can begin. The written judgement on the Rosebank and Jackdaw fields came after a case brought by environmental campaigners, Uplift and Greenpeace, at the Court […]
07 Jan 2025
US President Joe Biden is set to ban new offshore oil and gas development across 625 million acres (250 million hectares) of U.S. coastal territory. The ban rules out the sale of drilling rights in stretches of the Atlantic and Pacific oceans and the eastern Gulf of Mexico. The move is considered mostly symbolic, as […]
10 Dec 2024
Shell and Equinor are combining their UK oil and gas assets in a joint venture that will become the country’s largest independent producer. Last month, the UK government increased a “windfall” tax – initially introduced in 2022 following an energy price spike after the Ukraine war. The hike brings the headline tax on the sector to 78%, […]
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