Shell admits risk of further North Sea oil spill

Guardian Environment Network
clock •

The final amount leaked could be four times the volume that has spewed into the sea in the past week

If efforts to dam the Shell oil spill prove unsuccessful the final amount of oil leaked into the North Sea could be four times greater than it is at present, the company admitted on Wednesday. More...

To continue reading this article...

Join BusinessGreen

In just a few clicks you can start your free BusinessGreen Lite membership for 12 months, providing you access to:

  • Three complimentary articles per month covering the latest real-time news, analysis, and opinion from Europe’s leading source of information on the Green economy and business
  • Receive important and breaking news stories via our daily news alert
  • Our weekly newsletter with the best of the week’s green business news and analysis

Join now

 

Already a BusinessGreen member?

Login

Guardian Environment Network
Author spotlight

Guardian Environment Network

View profile
More from Guardian Environment Network

Renewables could lose European power grid priority, documents reveal

Ministers reject calls for charge on UK's disposable coffee cups

More on Risk

CDP: Companies have saved $54bn through low carbon initiatives
Risk

CDP: Companies have saved $54bn through low carbon initiatives

Firms with transition plans are nearly twice as likely as their peers to identify short-term opportunities for driving growth and realising cost savings, corporate disclosure platform claims

Amber Rolt
clock 11 November 2025 • 3 min read
Study: 'Inconsistent' corporate transition plans could undermine progress to net zero
Risk

Study: 'Inconsistent' corporate transition plans could undermine progress to net zero

Less than half of businesses have targets in place that meet scientific standards, according to the latest EY Global Climate Action Barometer

Amber Rolt
clock 10 November 2025 • 4 min read
National Trust and Admiral insurance team up for natural flood prevention partnership
Risk

National Trust and Admiral insurance team up for natural flood prevention partnership

Partners announce three new projects that will use nature-based solutions to help tackle flooding across England and Wales

Amber Rolt
clock 05 November 2025 • 3 min read