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Oil and gas operators fined as part of emissions crackdown

Three major oil and gas firms have been fined a total of £265,000 for actions that have impacted the industry’s efforts to cut back on emissions, a regulatory body has said. The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), previously known as the Oil and ...

19 Dec 2022 at 00:01

Campaigners bring legal challenge over North Sea oil and gas licensing

Environmental campaigners are bringing a High Court challenge over the Government’s decision to open a new round of North Sea oil and gas licensing. Greenpeace and Uplift will contest the decision that a new round of offshore fossil fuel licensing ...

25 Jul 2023 at 10:18

Scotland

Oil industry will spend £20bn on decommissioning over next decade, say chiefs

More than 2,000 oil and gas wells are expected to be decommissioned in the North Sea over the next decade at a cost of about £20 billion, according to the industry. A number of decommissioning projects have been brought forward, meaning the cost ...

22 Nov 2022 at 01:01

City

Regulator warns it could block oil and gas projects if they do not cut emissions

The regulator of the UK’s oil and gas companies has said that they need to take action to set themselves on a path to reducing emissions and warned it could block developments if they did not take reasonable steps. The North Sea Transition ...

27 Mar 2024 at 00:01

North Sea flaring halves in four years

Flaring from North Sea offshore oil and gas production has halved in four years, according to new analysis. North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) analysis found that offshore flaring fell in 2022, down by 13% on the previous year to 22 ...

09 Mar 2023 at 08:13

New environmental guidance published for halted North Sea oil and gas projects

Major North Sea oil and gas projects halted by a Supreme Court ruling will be able to reapply for consent after the Government published new environmental guidance. The Supreme Court ruled last year that emissions created by burning ...

19 Jun 2025 at 17:51

Government announces plans to axe oil and gas windfall tax in 2030

The Government has announced plans to end the windfall tax on oil and gas profits in 2030 as it launches a consultation on the future of the North Sea energy sector. Starting on Thursday, the Department for Energy Security and Net ...

05 Mar 2025 at 16:45

UK Government ‘on the right side of history’ with oil and gas Bill, says Ross

The UK Government is “on the right side of history” with its new oil and gas Bill, the leader of the Scottish Tories has said. The Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill would require the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) to carry ...

09 Jan 2024 at 10:47

‘Error of law’ made in consents for new oil and gas fields, court told

Legal challenge to oil field approvals gets under way with first submission

An environmental group has told a court a “substantive error of law” was made when consent was granted for new oil and gas fields in Scottish waters. Greenpeace and Uplift have jointly raised a legal challenge at the Court of ...

12 Nov 2024 at 20:52

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