Greenpeace loses court battle to block North Sea oilfield
Activist group Greenpeace has lost its court battle to block production from the Ithaca Energy and BP Vorlich oilfield in the North Sea.
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Courts proving another tool in the arsenal for climate activists and oil firms
With COP26 approaching, amid reports that police are preparing for major civic disruption, there are also plans that the Scottish criminal courts may be opened for extra sessions to deal with a potentially high number of arrests during the conference.
Greenpeace challenge over BP Ithaca oil permit ‘opportunistic’, court hears
A Greenpeace challenge to the UK Government over a decision to allow BP to drill for oil in the North Sea is "largely procedural and opportunistic", a court has heard.
‘Myriad of failures’ on consultation for Ithaca-BP oilfield, Greenpeace tells court
Environmental campaigners were "substantially prejudiced" by the UK Government's failure to follow procedures for publicising an oil company's application for drilling consent, a court has heard.
Greenpeace takes UK Government, BP and Ithaca to court over North Sea oilfield
Greenpeace is launching a court challenge against the UK Government, Ithaca Energy and BP over permits for a North Sea oilfield.
BP fined £50,000 by OGA for North Sea licence breach
Energy giant BP has been fined £50,000 by the Oil and Gas Authority (OGA) over a North Sea licence breach.
Police Scotland offered oil rig to help train for North Sea protests
Police Scotland has been offered use of an idle oil rig in order to train against a recent wave of protests in the North Sea.
2020 results show BP in energy transition conundrum, analysts say
Oil giant BP’s quest to transition away from fossil fuels and become a net-zero emitter by 2050 has left it caught in a “conundrum”, analysts said yesterday.
BP sinks to losses of £18bn in 2020 as Covid and crude price crash take toll
BP fell to pre-tax losses of £18 billion in 2020 as the energy giant’s balance sheet creaked under the weight of lower oil and gas prices.
Vorlich first oil hailed as sign of North Sea’s enduring attractiveness
First oil from a North Sea field has been hailed as an encouraging sign that the basin remains attractive.
Protest-plagued North Sea project achieves first oil
A £200 million North Sea project that environmental activists repeatedly tried to thwart has delivered first oil.
Greenpeace fails legal move against decision on BP North Sea oil field
Greenpeace has failed in its legal move against government approval of a BP oil field in the North Sea.
Ithaca Energy to shed 25% of onshore employees as it sinks to £944million loss
Ithaca Energy plans to shed a quarter of its onshore workforce after sinking to a £944m pre-tax loss amid the "historic collapse" of oil and gas prices.
Greenpeace stands ‘good chance’ of challenging BP North Sea permit, director says
Climate activist group Greenpeace has a “good chance” of challenging BP’s North Sea permit for the Vorlich field, according to the organisation’s director.
Impairments lead Ithaca Energy into the red while virus delays future projects
Impairments led North Sea operator Ithaca Energy to a £111.4m pre-tax loss in 2019, while the Covid-19 outbreak threatens delays to future projects.
BP to open Dyce-based coronavirus testing facility
Oil and gas giant BP is set to open a new Dyce-based Covid-19 testing facility to halt the spread of the virus to its North Sea assets.
UK Government in hot water over ‘failure’ to publish BP North Sea drilling consent
The UK Government has been ordered to pay the costs of Greenpeace seeking a judicial review after it rubber-stamped BP’s drilling plans for a North Sea field without telling the public.
BP pushes back Clair South FID to help bolster project’s low-carbon credentials
BP has pushed back a final investment decision (FID) on its Clair South project to make sure it aligns with low carbon ambitions.
Greenpeace to challenge BP North Sea drilling permit following judicial review
Climate activist group Greenpeace has been given the legal right to challenge oil giant BP over a North Sea drilling permit on the eve of the firm appointing its new chief executive.
Updated: Transocean seeking ‘prison sentences’ for Greenpeace chiefs, activist group claims
One of the world’s biggest offshore drilling contractors will go to court today seeking action against Greenpeace following a massive demonstration earlier this year.
‘There was a pretty candid conversation with Greenpeace’ – BP boss on North Sea protests
BP’s North Sea boss has said Greenpeace activists told him they targeted the company because they believed BP “can actually make a difference” on climate change.
Greenpeace protesters who occupied an oil rig in Cromarty Firth spared jail
Five Greenpeace protesters who occupied an oil rig for almost four days costing the operators and the taxpayer more than £500,000 have been spared a jail sentence.
Stunts aren’t the solution for climate emergency
It did not take long for declarations of a climate emergency to prompt the kind of episode they are assumed in some quarters to legitimise.
Police to make arrests in effort to end North Sea standoff
Police Scotland is seeking to make further arrests as it attempts to bring an end to a bitter North Sea standoff between oil giant BP and the climate activist group Greenpeace.
Crisis talks in bid to end Greenpeace-BP rig standoff
Oil and gas chiefs are today to hold crisis talks in an effort to bring to an end a “dangerous” stand-off between climate activists and oil giant BP.