Browsing Tag
North Sea
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Revealed: UK government gave oil licences to IDF-linked firm
The parent company of a North Sea oil firm is also the part owner of a firm which has been providing fuel to IDF vehicles.
How do oil and gas licences work?
Ferret Fact Service explains how licencing for North Sea oil and gas works.
Revealed: Chronic North Sea oil spills threaten marine protected areas
There have been more than 2,000 oil spills in the North Sea since 2011, including 215 in marine protection areas.
‘Hard to fathom’: second ex-Shell employee added to Sepa’s board
Sue Paterson used to head up oil exploratuon for Shell in the North Sea, but will now serve on the board of Scotland's main environment regulator.
‘Special access’: Oil giants lobby Yousaf at private dinner
Oil giants lobbied first minister Humza Yousaf to publicly endorse the North Sea industry and criticised the Scottish Government’s stance on the sector.
‘Pioneering’ CO2 storage projects could have leaked
Two Norwegian carbon capture projects reportedly faced problems which could have caused carbon dioxide (CO2) to leak.
Claim that climate change will be worse if we don’t develop new oil and gas in North Sea is Mostly False
Ferret Fact Service looks at a claim about the expansion of North Sea oil and gas.
New Scottish energy minister did a decade in PR for oil industry
Scotland's new energy minister, Gillian Martin, was the manager of an "emergency media response team for oil and gas companies".
Revealed: The insurance players entangled in North Sea oil
Fifteen insurance giants were accused of “threatening people’s futures”, after The Ferret revealed their involvement in underwriting North Sea oil fields.