North Sea
Marginal sea of the Atlantic Ocean
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The North Sea lies between Great Britain, Denmark, Norway, Germany, the Netherlands, Belgium and France. An epeiric sea on the European continental shelf, it connects to the Atlantic Ocean through the English Channel in the south and the Norwegian Sea in the north. It is more than 970 kilometres (600 mi) long and 580 kilometres (360 mi) wide, covering 570,000 square kilometres (220,000 sq mi).
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Wreckage with human remains recovered from North Sea confirmed as plane that disappeared last year The wreckage of a small aircraft recovered from the North Sea with human remains inside was a plane that disappeared more than a year ago, investigators have confirmed.Sky News - Published | |
Judge throws out charges against Greenpeace activists who scaled Sunak's home A judge has thrown out charges against four Greenpeace activists who scaled Rishi Sunak's home in protest at the expansion of oil and gas drilling in the North Sea.Sky News - Published | |
Government to drop legal defence of UK's largest untapped oil and gas fields The government will not defend the legal challenges brought against plans to develop the UK's largest untapped oil and gas field and a second North Sea site.Sky News - Published | |
Search called off for missing man who fell overboard in North Sea Rescue teams have called off a search for a missing 23-year-old man who fell overboard from a vessel in the North Sea.Sky News - Published | |
Rescue operation launched in search for person in North Sea A rescue operation has been launched in the search for a person who has fallen overboard from a vessel in the North Sea.Sky News - Published | |
Labour's green policies under attack from all anglesOne of the policy areas on which the Labour Party has been very specific during this general election campaign is its approach towards North Sea oil and gas production.Sky News - Published | |
Indian Ocean and Bay of Bengal can serve as big carbon sinks, may help India reach its net-zero goal: Study at IIT MadrasIIT Madras researchers have identified the Indian Ocean and the Bay of Bengal as potential storage sinks for huge amount of carbon dioxide (CO2) that can be stored there permanently "in the form of..IndiaTimes - Published | |
More than 1km under the North Sea is a climate-friendly mineral that could help feed the worldWhat lies 1,000 metres beneath the North Sea could help the climate of the atmosphere above. And I'm on my way down to see it.Sky News - Published | |
'Political theatre': MPs condemn plan for new fossil fuel projectsA group of MPs has condemned the government's plan to maximise oil and gas production in the North Sea as "political theatre", warning it contradicts agreements made on the international stage.Sky News - Published | |
Resigning MP 'wrong' on North Sea oil and gas, Jeremy Hunt saysChancellor Jeremy Hunt says the former net zero chief is "wrong" after he quit the Tory party in protest of the government's decision to ramp up oil and gas drilling.Sky News - Published | |
Cruise ship hit by storm and left without power in North SeaA Norwegian cruise ship has been left without power in the North Sea after a rogue wave and hurricane-force winds shattered windows on its bridge, Danish authorities have said.Sky News - Published | |
'Chaotic scene': Offshore drilling firm fined £130,000 over North Sea crane collapseAn offshore drilling company has been fined £130,000 over health and safety failings after a crane collapsed on a North Sea rig.Sky News - Published | |
Venting and flaring? Two things that are terrible for the environment and could power a whole cityEvery year, just 18 oil and gas platforms in the North Sea, licensed by the UK government, are losing enough gas to power 140,000 homes.Sky News - Published | Shell sues Greenpeace for £1.7m after activists boarded vessel in North SeaGreenpeace is facing a £7m lawsuit in one of the biggest ever legal challenges against the group after its activists boarded an oil vessel.Sky News - Published |
How 100,000 baby lobsters could save stocks and help protect fishing industryA hatchery in Whitby is planning to release 100,000 baby lobsters a year into the North Sea to secure future stocks of the crustacean and protect its fishing industry.Sky News - Published | Campaigners raise concerns over 'cosy' relationship between UK's oil regulator and fossil fuel industryMeeting notes have revealed how the UK's independent oil and gas regulator is apparently helping the fossil fuel industry construct a new public "narrative" to "effectively make the case for continued..Sky News - Published |
Why the debate over North Sea oil and gas is a storm in a teacup | Ed ConwayLet's start with something important.Sky News - Published | BP fined £650,000 over death of worker who fell from offshore platformOil giant BP has been fined £650,000 for health and safety failings after a worker died when he fell from an offshore platform into the North Sea.Sky News - Published |
Transition to clean energy 'race of our lifetime', says Starmer - as he defends North Sea oil pledgeSir Keir Starmer has said the end of oil and gas extraction "has to happen eventually" and the "moment for decisive action is now".Sky News - Published | Sunak criticises Starmer over 'bizarre' North Sea oil and gas banLabour's proposal to ban new oil and gas developments in the North Sea is "bizarre" and will only benefit Vladimir Putin, Rishi Sunak has said.Sky News - Published |
Sir Jim Ratcliffe warns of North Sea energy 'death' due to UK windfall tax The owner of the largest pipeline system in the North Sea has warned the future of domestic production is in doubt due to the severity of UK windfall taxes.Sky News - Published | Windfall tax has 'all but wiped out our profit for the year', biggest North Sea oil producer saysThe biggest producer of oil and gas in the North Sea has reported that the government's energy profits levy (EPL) has "all but wiped out our profit for the year".Sky News - Published |
Windfall tax blamed as North Sea's biggest oil and gas producer plans job cuts Major North Sea oil and gas operator Harbour Energy has revealed plans for job cuts, blaming the impact of the government's windfall tax on profits.Sky News - Published | Thor the walrus pops up for New Year appearance in Scarborough A wandering Walrus, which has popped up in several North Sea and Atlantic coastal harbours in recent months, has appeared in Scarborough just in time for 2023.Sky News - Published |
Royal Navy frigate sent to North Sea after gas pipelines sabotage A Royal Navy frigate has been sent to the North Sea after suspected sabotage last week on the Nord Stream gas pipelines.Sky News - Published | UK energy firms reassess security of North Sea oil and gas infrastructure after Nord Stream leaks North Sea energy firms and British authorities are reassessing the security of oil and gas rigs against interference after damaged Nord Stream pipelines began spewing gas into the seaSky News - Published |
Shell says windfall tax 'creates uncertainty' about North Sea oil and gas investment Shell has said the chancellor's windfall tax "creates uncertainty" about investing in oil and gas in the North Sea.Sky News - Published | North Sea oil and gas firms face govt pressure to invest profits into home-grown energy to 'bring down bills' North Sea oil and gas companies have come under pressure from the government to invest their profits into accelerating domestic energy production as millions of Britons continue to face soaring energy..Sky News - Published |
Licence for controversial North Sea oil and gas field extended The licence for the controversial Cambo oil and gas field in the UK's North Sea has been extended for a further two years. Sky News - Published | Weaning UK off fossil fuels is best way to avoid high energy bills, climate advisors say Weaning the UK off fossil fuels, not increasing North Sea production, is the best way to protect consumers from high energy bills, the country's independent climate advisers have said.Sky News - Published |
Has Rishi Sunak pushed for approval of six oil and gas fields to be fast-tracked? Is the UK's North Sea oil and gas field approval process handled by an arms-length regulator, as the government has previously and frequently insisted? Sky News - Published | North Sea oil and gas project gets green light despite fears UK will miss emissions target The government's fossil fuel industry regulator has approved a new oil and gas project in the North Sea, just months after the UK hosted the COP26 climate change summit.Sky News - Published |
