North Sea

Prime Minister insists issuing hundreds new oil and gas licenses will not jeopardise net zero targets, as green groups slam latest 'cynical political ploy to sow division'

New analysis from ECIU calculates that reduction in energy production from halting new North Sea gas projects could be easily covered through new renewables projects and heat pump roll out

Oil use in transport set to decline from 2026, but strong petrochemicals demand could provide oil majors with new markets

PM faces pushback from green business groups, after he accuses Labour of 'leading us into an energy surrender'

New subsea cable set to boost offshore wind development and deliver enough electricity to power more homes than Manchester and Birmingham combined

Investment from Ledgy will fund SeaO2's research and development as it scales up its working prototypes

Record-breaking offshore wind turbine foundation installed at SSE's giant 1.1GW Seagreen project, as project takes another step towards powering 1.6 million homes

A new report from Offshore Energies UK argues new oil and gas projects can bolster energy security and be made compatible with net zero goals - but green groups remain utterly unconvinced

Funding will support research into the potential for using seaweed as a form of carbon sequestration