North Sea

The oil and gas industry is mounting a concerted lobbying push to convince the government to soften its pledge to end new drilling licenses - but can it really marry fossil fuel production and net zero goals?

The Conservative leader will this week promise to reinstate the policy of maximising oil and gas production in the North Sea - but simply ignoring climate risks and the global clean energy transition does not make them go away

Kemi Badenoch to ramp up attacks on Labour’s net zero plans with pledge to issue new wave of oil and gas drilling licenses for the North Sea

Industry welcomes proposal to expand existing oil and gas fields, but campaigners warn such reforms would breach Labour's manifesto pledge to end issuance of new licenses

A new analysis lays bare the open secret avoided by so many discussions on the future of the UK's energy industry: the overwhelming likelihood is there is not that much North Sea oil and gas left

New Oil and Gas Transition Training Fund aims to help oil and gas workers in Aberdeenshire secure jobs in Scotland's growing clean energy sector

New analysis by the End Fuel Poverty Coalition warns UK must urgently switch to renewable heating sources to avoid relying on imported gas and volatile international fossil fuel markets

Guidance set to reignite debate over controversial approval for Rosebank and Jackdaw oil and gas projects

Tory leader drops backing for tax introduced under the last Conservative government and calls for new oil and gas licenses to be issued

Flylogix lands contracts with Shell, Ithaca Energy, and Equinor that will see it use drones to help tackle methane emissions from North Sea oil and gas platforms