UK allows Russian-derived fuel imports as North Sea drilling ban stands
According to the Department for Business and Trade, the carve-out applies indefinitely.
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BP and TotalEnergies propose delay to German offshore wind expansion, citing ‘wake’ effects
Energy multinationals BP and TotalEnergies, major investors in Germany’s North Sea offshore wind sector, are seeking to slow the pace of future auctions and capacity…
Germany’s biggest oil rig may have to shut following lawsuit by environmentalists
Germany’s biggest oilrig, the Mittelplate station in the North Sea, may be forced to close down permanently.
Eight ex-UK energy ministers urge government to reverse North Sea oil and gas policy
A cross-party group of eight former UK energy ministers has written to Prime Minister Keir Starmer calling for an urgent policy reversal on North Sea oil and gas.
Tony Blair Institute urges UK to drop ban on new oil and gas licences
The Tony Blair Institute for Global Change has called on the UK Labour Government to scrap its ban on new North Sea exploration licences and bring the Energy Profits…
UK oil and gas output to plunge soon, lobby group warns
The UK’s oil and gas sector has issued its starkest warning yet, cautioning that the North Sea could be “wiped out within years” as a source unless the government…
Netherlands scraps ‘unrealistic’ 50GW offshore‑wind energy target
The outgoing Dutch Government said it would cut back its ambitions to build new wind farms in the North Sea.
New Belgian offshore wind farms ‘likely to cut output of older ones’
New wind farms planned for construction off the Belgian coast by 2030 could reduce the electricity output of existing wind farms to the east by up to 15 per cent.
Dutch offshore wind boom could trigger huge household bill increases
Dutch consumers could pay three times as much for electricity after an ambitious offshore energy expansion, barring a massive change to the current financing model.
Ørsted cancels huge British wind-farm project over soaring costs
Ørsted, the world's biggest offshore wind-farm developer, has decided to drop a major offshore project in the UK, saying it lacked economic sense.
Arrested captain of ship in North Sea crash with US tanker a Russian, owner confirms
The captain of the Solong cargo ship who was arrested after a collision with a US-flagged oil tanker off the coast of England is a Russian national, the ship's…
Huge fire off English coast after oil tanker and cargo ship collide
An oil tanker and a cargo ship collided off the northeastern coast of England on Monday, March 10, causing a huge fire, with authorities mounting…
Orsted replaces CEO as offshore wind industry struggles
Orsted Chief Executive Mads Nipper will step down to be replaced by company insider Rasmus Errboe, the world's biggest offshore wind developer said on January 31,…
Trump calls to ‘open up’ North Sea, get rid of windmills
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump called to "open up" the British North Sea and get rid of windmills in a post on his social media platform Truth Social on Friday.
Largest tender process for offshore wind in Danish history ends in failure
The Danish wind industry has taken a hit after not a single bid was received for tenders for three offshore wind farms in the North Sea.
Costs jump more than three times for Belgian ‘green’ offshore energy hub
Costs for an energy island in the North Sea, connecting offshore wind farms, have turned out to be more than three times as high as expected.
Six European countries sign deal to protect North Sea systems from Russian sabotage
Six European countries with North Sea coastlines signed an agreement to work together to protect the marine region’s rapidly expanding underwater infrastructure…
Groundbreaking Dutch CO2 storage-project costs soar
The Dutch Porthos project that aims to capture and store CO2 from industry in empty gasfields beneath the North Sea is proving much more expensive than initially…
Car transport ship ablaze in North Sea
A transport ship carrying cars has caught fire in the North Sea off the Dutch coast, leaving one crew member dead and 16 people wounded.