Britain and Norway Sign Deal to Jointly Patrol NATO’s Northern Waters For Russian Submarines
Britain and Norway will mount joint naval patrols to protect undersea cables from Russia, the U.K. said Thursday.
North Sea
‘No Dedicated Lookout’ in Leadup to U.S. Strategic Tanker Ramming, Says Investigation
Visibility was as low and neither ship involved had a dedicated lookout at the time of the smash, accident investigators say.
Ship That Struck U.S. Strategic Fuel Tanker Towed Into Port After Week-Long Fire
A badly damaged cargo ship arrived in the Scottish port of Aberdeen Friday, following a fire that lasted for nearly a week.
Half of Oil and Gas Demands Can Be Met With Domestic Production, Says UK Trade Association
A leading trade association has urged the leftist government in London to open up more domestic oil and gas production, arguing that half of the UK’s demand could be met under “the right business conditions”.
Russian Ship Captain Arrested on Manslaughter Charge over U.S. Jet Fuel Tanker Ramming
Russian captain of a ship that rammed into a U.S. govt-contracted jet fuel tanker off England has been arrested on a Manslaughter charge.
Trump Tells Big Tax Britain to ‘Open Up’ North Sea Oil, Ditch Windmills
American business announces leftist tax hikes has prompted it to withdraw from North Sea oil, Trump warns UK is “making a very big mistake”.
Steadfast Noon: Annual NATO Nuclear Exercise to Start Next Week
NATO will hold a long-planned major nuclear exercise next week, the alliance´s chief said Thursday.
Rescuers Give up Search For Crew of Lost British Cargo Ship Sunk in Collision
Authorities on Wednesday broke off their search for four crew members missing, a senior official saying there was no longer hope for them.
Green Outrage: UK Approves New Oil and Gas Drilling in North Sea in Bid to Boost Energy Security
Britain approved new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea, a move environmentalists say will hurt attempts to meet climate goals.
Anti-Oil Activists Climb PM Rishi Sunak’s Country Home, But Just One Problem: He’s on Holiday in California
Protesters scaled PM Sunak’s historic country home, draping it black in a protest against the government allowing new oil drilling this week.
UK Announces ‘Energy Independence’ Measures But Still Refuses to Frack
Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced new oil and gas production licences to secure energy independence, but he continues block fracking.
Green Madness: Labour Party to Ban All New Gas and Oil Projects in North Sea
The left-wing Labour Party of Sir Keir Starmer is reportedly prepping plans to ban all new oil and gas developments in the North Sea.
Green Agenda: EU Bigwigs Order UK not to Use Oil Field in North Sea
Officials within the European Parliament have demanded that the UK does not develop a major oil field in the North Sea.
Too Late? Foolish Decision to Close Britain’s Biggest Gas Storage Site Reversed Amid Crisis
Rough, a gigantic British gas storage facility in the North Sea which the government allowed to go to the wall in 2017, is being gradually brought back to life as the energy crisis bites.
Sabotage Again Suspected As More European Internet Cables Cut
Two fibre optic cables have been severed in the last week, disrupting phone networks and internet data, fuelling speculation of sabotage.
Remainer in Chief: Truss Agrees to Join Another European Institution to Construct More Wind Farms
Prime Minister Liz Truss agreed to sign up for a major wind power project at the meeting of Emmanuel Macron’s European Political Community.
‘Just Good Common Sense’: UK Confirms it Will Lift Fracking Ban in England
The UK government has removed a ban on the use of fracking in England, with the country’s Energy Secretary telling the house of commons that the move is “just good common sense”.
Climate Crazy Scotland Rejects Plans to Drill More Oil to Alleviate Energy Crisis
Scotland’s climate crazy local government has openly rejected proposed plans aimed at alleviating the ongoing energy crisis by drilling for more oil in the North Sea.
UK to Build 8 Nuclear Power Plants, Expand Offshore Oil Production in Energy Security Push
The UK government will seek to construct eight nuclear power plants and expand domestic oil production in order to ensure energy security.
UK Energy Bills to Rise 14 Times Faster than Wages Amid Green Push, Sanctions War
British energy bills look set to increase some 14 times faster than British wages in 2022, the Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned.
Salvage Crew Regain Control of Drifting Ship Carrier After Engine Failure in Heavy Seas
Despite heavy seas, a salvage operation has managed to get an abandoned Dutch cargo ship under control off the coast of Norway.
UK Prepares Laws Empowering Royal Navy to Board EU Vessels Fishing British Waters Illegally
The British government is deploying the Royal Navy to protect Britain’s fishing waters and preparing legislation which will empower them to board EU fishing vessels and arrest crew if they try to carry on plundering British waters illegally.
