New North Sea oil drilling faces delay after gear accidentally dropped in sea
Production at the Rosebank oilfield in the North Sea faces significant delays after equipment was accidentally dropped into the ocean. The UK government is currently weighing the environmental and economic implications of granting further drilling licenses for the site.
Why it matters
The delay highlights the tension between the UK's energy security goals and its climate commitments regarding fossil fuel expansion.
The Brent oilfield in the North Sea. Andy Burnham’s government is under pressure from the fossil fuel industry to allow new oil drilling. The Brent oilfield in the North Sea. Andy Burnham’s government is under pressure from the fossil fuel industry to allow new oil drilling. Oil and gas companies New North Sea oil drilling faces delay after gear accidentally dropped in sea Exclusive: Blunder at Rosebank, UK’s biggest undeveloped oilfield, comes as government considers granting licence
Prefer the Guardian on Google Production at Britain’s biggest undeveloped oil and gasfield could be delayed for months after equipment from a rig was accidentally dropped in the North Sea, the Guardian can reveal.
Andy Burnham’s new government is under pressure from the fossil fuel industry to allow oil to be retrieved from the Rosebank site despite opposition from climate campaigners and some Labour MPs .
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