North Sea oil news
TAQA UK celebrates 30 years of production from Harding North Sea platform
Located in the Central North Sea, Harding has played a pivotal role in powering homes, fueling industry and playing a vital role in the UK’s economy for three decades.
Urgent oil and gas decommissioning could deliver 25 000 jobs for North Sea workers
Urgent action to ensure oil and gas companies meet their legal obligations to safely remove ageing oil and gas infrastructure from the North Sea could create up to 25 000 UK jobs and deliver up to £15 billion in economic benefit to the UK, a new first-of-its-kind report shows.
EnQuest Heather fined for collective decommissioning failures
NSTA urges UK operators to plug and abandon redundant wells to protect the environment and the public purse.
Wood Mackenzie: Middle East crisis should prompt UK North Sea policy rethink
The UK government faces renewed pressure to change its policy on the North Sea, amid the crisis in the Middle East, says Wood Mackenzie.
TotalEnergies completes the merger of its UK North Sea upstream assets with NEO NEXT
TotalEnergies announces the completion of the merger between NEO NEXT and TotalEnergies’ UK upstream oil and gas business.
IMI to supply specialist ultra-high-pressure valves for North Sea offshore development
IMI has been selected to supply specialist control valves for ultra-high-pressure injection systems supporting a major offshore development in the North Sea.
DNV: UK energy transition falling short due to lack of ‘whole system’ thinking
UK remains global decarbonisation frontrunner but will miss 2030 clean power target, 2035 Nationally Determined Contribution (NDC) and legally binding 2050 net zero goal, according to a new report from DNV.
Wood Mackenzie: UK Energy Transition Outlook shows 12-point gap on 2030 climate target despite £1.5 - 2.1 trillion investment pathway to 2060
Nearly all 2030 targets now unattainable despite historic coal phaseout; offshore wind deployment trails by 20% as government races to address grid bottlenecks and spiralling costs.
Europe's offshore gas industry hits new milestone with North Sea's first 'Grade A' methane-certified gas project?
The project has achieved a MiQ Grade A rating, following an independent audit of its operational practices and measured methane emissions data by Intertek, a global leader in Total Quality Assurance.
Wood Mackenzie reveals five North Sea upstream themes to look out for in 2026
Investment to fall as Norway projects unwind while UK faces lowest spending in over 50 years.