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Thursday, August 1, 2024
Offshore oil and gas platform
Energy

North Sea Oil and Gas Producers Say UK Windfall Tax is a ‘Wrecking Ball’

LONDON, Aug 1 (Reuters) – Britain’s decision to increase a windfall tax on oil and gas producers to help pay for its push to grow

August 1, 2024
Total Views: 885

Friday, July 5, 2024
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News

North Sea Oil Producers Urge Labour’s Starmer for Tax Clarity

LONDON, July 5 (Reuters) – North Sea oil and gas producers urged Britain’s incoming Prime Minister Keir Starmer to provide clarity on his

July 5, 2024
Total Views: 779

Sunday, November 5, 2023
Vessels that are used for towing oil rigs in the North Sea are moored up at William Wright docks in Hull. REUTERS/Russell Boyce
Offshore

Britain To Legislate For Annual North Sea Oil And Gas License Rounds

LONDON, Nov 5 (Reuters) – The British government plans to legislate to mandate annual North Sea oil and gas licensing rounds, in a

November 5, 2023
Total Views: 1090

Wednesday, August 16, 2023
Offshore oil and gas platform
News

Scotland’s Budget Deficit Shrinks on Record North Sea Oil Money

(Bloomberg) — Scotland’s public spending deficit narrowed after revenue from North Sea oil more than tripled to a record. The shortfall dropped to

August 16, 2023
Total Views: 767

Tuesday, July 25, 2023
Greenpeace Challenging UK’s New North Sea Oil and Gas Licenses
Energy

Greenpeace Challenging UK’s New North Sea Oil and Gas Licenses

LONDON, July 25 (Reuters) – Britain’s decision to authorise new licences for oil and gas exploration in the North Sea came under scrutiny

July 25, 2023
Total Views: 413

Tuesday, December 6, 2022
Offshore oil and gas platform
Offshore

North Sea Producers to Explore Electrifying Oil and Gas Fields

By Dmitry Zhdannikov and Ron Bousso LONDON, Dec 6 (Reuters) – North Sea producers BP, Equinor and Ithaca Energy on Tuesday signed an agreement to

December 6, 2022
Total Views: 855

Sunday, May 15, 2022
UK North Sea Sees Chance for Political Reprieve In Energy Crisis
Offshore

UK North Sea Sees Chance for Political Reprieve In Energy Crisis

By Laura Hurst (Bloomberg) –Six months ago, UK North Sea oil and gas faced the bleakest outlook in its 50-year history. The government was focused

May 15, 2022
Total Views: 2007

Thursday, February 25, 2021
Offshore

Oil Benchmark Revamp Sees Surge in Trading of Opaque Swaps

By Alex Longley (Bloomberg) — A planned overhaul of how the world’s most important benchmark crude price is calculated has caused a surge in trading

February 25, 2021
Total Views: 806

Wednesday, April 10, 2019
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Offshore

Equinor Again Delays Start-Up of Britain’s Mariner Offshore Oilfield

By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO, April 10 (Reuters) – The operator of the Mariner heavy oil field, one of Britain’s largest offshore developments in

April 10, 2019
Total Views: 113

Monday, January 15, 2018
shell oil
News

Shell Gives North Sea Shot in Arm With Field Redevelopment

By Kelly Gilblom (Bloomberg) — Royal Dutch Shell Plc made one of its biggest commitments to the North Sea in 30 years, with plans to redevelop the

January 15, 2018
Total Views: 22

Wednesday, December 27, 2017
offshore oil platform
Shipping News

North Sea Forties Pipeline Pumping at Half Capacity -Source

LONDON, Dec 27 (Reuters) – Britain’s biggest and most important oil pipeline, Forties, was ramping up throughput after repairs and was currently

December 27, 2017
Total Views: 29

Wednesday, November 1, 2017
norway oil rigs
Offshore

Norway’s Oil Output Threatened as Explorers Neglect North Sea

By Mikael Holter (Bloomberg) — Oil explorers are neglecting their old hunting grounds in the North Sea, threatening to deepen an expected slump in

November 1, 2017
Total Views: 34

Wednesday, September 6, 2017
north sea oil rig
Offshore

Big Oil Still Loves the North Sea

By Rakteem Katakey (Bloomberg) — Europe’s biggest energy companies have a message for the aging U.K. North Sea oil industry: We may be selling assets,

September 6, 2017
Total Views: 35

Tuesday, September 5, 2017
Shipping News

U.K. North Sea Oil Field Startups Surge to 10-Year High

By Abigail Morris (Bloomberg) — The U.K. North Sea is on track for the biggest year of oil and gas field startups in a decade, continuing the aging

September 5, 2017
Total Views: 30

Tuesday, March 7, 2017
Maersk Could Land Danish North Sea Oil Deal Within Days, Sources Say
Shipping News

Maersk Could Land Danish North Sea Oil Deal Within Days, Sources Say

By Erik Matzen COPENHAGEN, March 7 (Reuters) – Oil and shipping conglomerate A.P Moller-Maersk could land a deal with the Danish government on oil and

March 7, 2017
Total Views: 48

Wednesday, November 23, 2016
north sea oil rig with offshore workboat alongside
News

North Sea Oil Glut to Get Short-Term Relief

By Laura Hurst and Brian Wingfield (Bloomberg) — A glut of North Sea oil that’s helped depress global prices and heap pressure on OPEC is poised

November 23, 2016
Total Views: 11

Wednesday, September 14, 2016
Maersk Oil Sells North Sea Stakes
Offbeat

Maersk Oil Sells North Sea Stakes

By Ron Bousso LONDON, Sept 14 (Reuters) – Maersk Oil, a unit of Danish conglomerate A.P. Moller-Maersk, has agreed to sell stakes in three North Sea

September 14, 2016
Total Views: 37

Wednesday, August 24, 2016
north sea oil rig with offshore workboat alongside
Offshore

ITF Slams North Sea Oil’s ‘Secretive Corporate Structures’

The International Transport Workers Federation is slamming offshore oil companies operating in North Sea after a report claimed that many are using

August 24, 2016
Total Views: 25

Wednesday, July 27, 2016
A Summer Cruise to North Sea Oil Rigs Amazes Tourists
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A Summer Cruise to North Sea Oil Rigs Amazes Tourists

By Ilze Filks and Gwladys Fouche OSLO, July 27 (Reuters) – Bored with palm-fringed beaches and turquoise seas? Then the gigantic oil platforms of the

July 27, 2016
Total Views: 127

Wednesday, November 18, 2015
U.K. North Sea Oil Decommissioning Costs Set to Rise, Group Says
News

U.K. North Sea Oil Decommissioning Costs Set to Rise, Group Says

By Angelina Rascouet (Bloomberg) — The cost of dismantling oil production facilities in the U.K. North Sea over the next decade will be higher than

November 18, 2015
Total Views: 22
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