Projects

The oil crisis caused by the conflict in the Gulf has led to intense lobbying for more drilling in the North Sea, including calls to overturn the government’s ban on new licensing. New research shows this to be a false solution to the current crisis.

Among the many consequences of the current conflict in the Middle East has been the sharp rise in the price of oil and gas, leading to fears that it will lead to higher UK energy costs. This briefing looks at the diminishing role of the North Sea in providing the UK with an affordable energy supply and our growing dependency on gas imports, regardless of new drilling. 

Offshore wind jobs are often worse than those in oil and gas. That's the uncomfortable backdrop to the Fair Work Charter, announced two weeks ago - and the reason it matters