18 Aug 2026
Photo by Julia Taubitz Up to 180 new jobs are being created at Maraen Port of Nigg in the Scottish Highlands to support construction of the 3.6GW Dogger Bank Wind Farm, the world’s largest offshore wind farm currently under construction, located more than 80 miles off England’s north-east coast. The roles were announced ahead of […]
11 Aug 2026
Photo by Saul Brotheridge A public consultation on the Jackdaw gas field, east of Aberdeen, closed on 10 August, with a consultation on the neighbouring Rosebank oil field, off Shetland, set to close on 17 August. Both consultations covered updated environmental impact assessments for the two fields, and attention now turns to Prime Minister […]
31 Mar 2026
Photo by Galen Crout Conservative leader Kemi Badenoch has launched a “Get Britain Drilling” campaign, calling on the government to lift its moratorium on new North Sea oil and gas licences as rising global energy prices – triggered by Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz – intensify the political debate over domestic fossil […]
03 Oct 2023
Britain has given the go-ahead for one of its biggest new oil and gas projects in years, Equinor’s North Sea Rosebank field, saying energy security was the priority despite opposition from environmentalists, reported by Reuters. Energy Security Minister Claire Coutinho said Rosebank would be less emissions-intensive than older oil and gas developments. “We will continue to […]