Tag: North Sea

One of the North Sea’s biggest oil field developments is in jeopardy after developers put the project on hold following a crackdown by Ed Miliband.

Ed Miliband has delivered the "final blow" to North Sea oil as he bows to Greenpeace and refuses to fight a climate lawsuit brought against two of Britain’s biggest oil schemes, meaning they're likely to be halted.

"North Sea oil workers cannot be sacrificed on the altar of Net Zero," the Unite union has told Labour as it launches a campaign against the party's "irresponsible" green agenda.

As the energy crisis continues to bite, the Government gives the green light to six new oil and gas fields – but in a sign of things to come, the National Grid begins to experiment with rationing household power.