Siobhan Kennedy
Shell resumes Arctic drilling plans
The energy giant Royal Dutch Shell is reviving plans to drill in the Arctic, saying the world needs new sources of oil. Environmentalists say the risks are too high.
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Rosebank: UK’s largest untapped oil field approved for development
According to the government the Rosebank oil field will bring jobs, improve the UK’s finances and lessen our dependence on hostile oil producers like Russia.
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Sunak claims North Sea gas ‘four times’ less polluting than imports
On the day he announced hundreds of new North Sea oil and gas licenses prime minister Rishi Sunak told reporters that producing natural gas in the UK is “better for the climate” than importing it from abroad. He said that’s because it’s “far better to have it here at home rather than shipping it here…
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Would new North Sea oil and gas make Britain more energy independent?
The government will grant hundreds of new licences to extract oil and gas from the North Sea, Rishi Sunak said on Monday. The initial decision was announced last year, but Mr Sunak reiterated the plan this week alongside “millions of pounds” for so-called “carbon capture and storage” technology — which the government says would help reduce…
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ExxonMobil lobbyist reveals company’s involvement with ‘forever chemicals’
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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US election: What a Trump or Biden victory means for the climate
What are the climate implications of a Trump or Biden presidency?
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One dead as Storm Frank forces North Sea oil rig evacuations
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.
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Biggest ever oil platform break-up: in numbers
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.
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Siobhan Kennedy
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Ministers urged to back crisis hit oil industry
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.
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Matt Frei
Russia: a belligerent bear with its claws in Ukraine?
Vladimir Putin is still riding high in the polls as the president who has defied the interfering west and resurrected Russia’s glory. But for how much longer?
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Lego urged to ditch Shell over environmental record
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.
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Greenpeace detainees. New footage of arrest
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.
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Russia charges Greenpeace activists with piracy
Russia has charged five Greenpeace protestors with piracy following a protest on an Arctic oil platform, Greenpeace says.
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Greenpeace rejects Russian ‘piracy’ claim
Greenpeace rejects suggestions its activists engaged in piracy when boarding an offshore oil drilling platform in the Russian Arctic.
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Helicopter crash sparks offshore safety row
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.
