Oil & Gas Archives

Scottish Government ‘defers’ to Boris Johnson on Cambo oil field

12th August 2021

Scottish Government calls on Boris Johnson to reassess Cambo field but fails to state their opposition the development of new oil & gas.

IPCC Report shows the urgent need to get off fossil fuels

09th August 2021

IPCC report warning shows urgency of need to transition away from fossil fuels – beginning with rejecting Cambo field.

Boris Johnson ‘not aware’ of Cambo oil plans. He is now!

05th August 2021

80,000 strong letter opposing Cambo Oil Field handed in to 10 Downing Street today as Boris Johnson claims to be unaware of the project.

Scottish Government must break silence on Cambo oil field

21st July 2021

Leading climate scientist and green groups demand UK government reject plans for new oil field

13th July 2021

Dr James Hansen, one of the world’s foremost climate experts, joins groups representing young people, parents and activists, in calling on the government to “resolutely reject” proposals by Shell to develop a significant new oil field in the North Sea.

Proposed new Shetland oil field a climate ‘obscenity’ ahead of UN talks In Glasgow

23rd June 2021

Environmental campaigners have reacted with fury to plans to open a large new oil field West of Shetland to extract 800 million barrels of oil.

Sea Change: Climate Emergency, Jobs and Managing the Phase-Out of UK Oil and Gas Extraction

May 2019

Report reveals the climate impact of North Sea oil and gas extraction, and urges UK and Scottish Governments to prioritise a job-creating energy transition.

Submission to Scottish Affairs Committee on the Future of the Oil & Gas Industry

July 2018