Oil

A senior ExxonMobil lobbyist, captured on camera by Greenpeace UK’s Unearthed, has claimed that the company “manufactures” and “uses” controversial so-called “forever chemicals” and is working to delay a ban on their use.

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One person dies and two are injured after a massive wave hit a Chinese-owned oil rig off Norway, while a barge breaks its anchor during Storm Frank, causing the shutting down of a BP platform.

Shell announces decommissioning plans for its North Sea Brent Delta platform – a colossal project involving more than 1,000 people and the world’s biggest platform vessel.

An urgent commission is being set up to consider the impact of plunging global oil prices on the North Sea, as energy giant BP reacted to the drop by axing hundreds of jobs.

Lego is “letting kids down” because of its partnership with Shell, say Greenpeace, which is launching a global campaign to get the children’s toy manufacturer to ditch the fuel giant.

New footage has emerged of the moment Greenpeace activists were arrested by Russian authorites. 30 people have been held following their protest on a Russian drilling platform in the Arctic.

Russia has charged five Greenpeace protestors with piracy following a protest on an Arctic oil platform, Greenpeace says.

Greenpeace rejects suggestions its activists engaged in piracy when boarding an offshore oil drilling platform in the Russian Arctic.

In the wake of the Shetland helicopter crash which killed four people at the weekend, unions and the oil industry are facing off over safety for offshore workers.

The United States moves towards imposing further sanctions on Iran in a bid to stymie any nuclear ambitions the country may have – days before the “moderate” Hassan Rouhani is sworn in as president.

A new survey reveals far greater shale gas reserves in the UK. But as the government announces financial benefits for “fracking” communities, will the controversial method be approved?

A British oil worker kidnapped in Indonesia is released and reunites with family after two day ordeal.