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North Sea
24 posts
Fact check: Scottish Conservatives manifesto
Key claims from the Scottish Tories manifesto fact checked including on job creation, migration and violent crime.
SNP under fire for ‘exaggerated’ oil jobs claim
The SNP has been accused of spreading ‘misinformation’ over its claim that Labour’s plans for the North Sea oil industry could cost 100,000 Scottish jobs.
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.
