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Oceana given permission to challenge oil & gas licences in High Court

21.11.24

Oceana given permission to challenge oil & gas licences in High Court

Ocean Alliance member, Oceana UK, has been granted permission for a judicial review challenge to the government’s decision to award fossil fuel exploration licences in UK waters to be heard in the High Court.

Its invitation to Energy Secretary Ed Miliband to drop the case soon after Labour’s election victory in the summer was not taken up, so the charity’s lawyers are preparing for the court hearing.

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How to be a whale
10.06.24 | News
How to be a whale

Have you ever wondered what it might be like to be a whale? To float, to swim, to feel the water around you resonate as you sing a song that can be heard hundreds of miles away?

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OCEAN ALLIES ASSEMBLE!
30.04.24 | News
OCEAN ALLIES ASSEMBLE!

The Ocean Alliance Against Offshore Drilling convened for its first in-person meeting in Cornwall this month, and it was a corker. The alliance, which includes NGOs such as Oceana and Greenpeace, businesses like Finisterre, as well as academics, artists and others, formed in 2023 to raise the alarm around the severe risk that oil and gas developments pose to our ocean, its marine life, and our coastal communities.

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Suspected oil spill revealed as MPs debate Offshore Oil Bill
23.01.24 | News
Suspected oil spill revealed as MPs debate Offshore Oil Bill

The first oil spill of 2024 apparently occurred just days after the start of the year and only days before the vote on the government’s Offshore Petroleum Licensing Bill.

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A TALE OF HEARTBREAK AND LOSS: NEW FILM TELLS THE STORY OF LIVES TORN APART BY BIG OIL
27.11.23 | News
A TALE OF HEARTBREAK AND LOSS: NEW FILM TELLS THE STORY OF LIVES TORN APART BY BIG OIL

There is a tragedy playing out now in UK seas. Drilling for oil and gas is leaving our ocean wildlife deafened, choking and defeated. The ear-splitting seismic blasts come first, in the exploration phase. A noise 100,000 times more intense than a jet engine sends shock waves through the ocean. It’s followed by a toxic cocktail of pollutants, including neurotoxins, microplastics and the deadly oil itself. These blight our internationally important marine wildlife, from whales to whitebait.

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THE NEW OCEAN ALLIANCE AGAINST OFFSHORE DRILLING: JOIN US!
21.11.23 | News
THE NEW OCEAN ALLIANCE AGAINST OFFSHORE DRILLING: JOIN US!

As the UK government promises to ‘max out’ oil and gas in the North Sea, despite dire warnings from climate scientists, a new group – the Ocean Alliance Against Offshore Drilling – has formed to raise the alarm around the severe risk to marine wildlife posed by these developments.

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MORE THAN A QUARTER OF NEWLY APPROVED OIL AND GAS BLOCKS FALL IN MARINE PROTECTED AREAS
20.11.23 | News
MORE THAN A QUARTER OF NEWLY APPROVED OIL AND GAS BLOCKS FALL IN MARINE PROTECTED AREAS

From Greenpeace: At the end of last month, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), a regulatory body responsible for overseeing oil and gas operations in the UK, awarded companies licences to develop or explore for oil and gas resources in 64 offshore sites, known as ‘blocks’, in UK waters.

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NEW OIL AND GAS LICENCES: 22% OF OVERLAP WITH PROTECTED AREAS
20.11.23 | News
NEW OIL AND GAS LICENCES: 22% OF OVERLAP WITH PROTECTED AREAS

From Oceana: The six newly approved oil and gas licences in the North Sea will overlap with protected marine areas, giving oil giants permission to search for oil and gas with damaging consequences for marine wildlife, the NGO Oceana has warned.

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HOW NORWAY’S OIL COMPANY EQUINOR IS FUELLING THE CLIMATE CRISIS
12.10.23 | News
HOW NORWAY’S OIL COMPANY EQUINOR IS FUELLING THE CLIMATE CRISIS

From #StopCambo: What do you think of when you think of Norway? Winter Olympics? Viking TV shows or beautiful fjords and mountain landscapes? More and more Norway is being rightly associated with the climate destruction.

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NEW OIL AND GAS LICENCES THREATEN PROTECTED OCEAN HABITATS
12.10.23 | News
NEW OIL AND GAS LICENCES THREATEN PROTECTED OCEAN HABITATS

From Oceana: Forty percent of the new licences for oil and gas drilling in the North Sea announced this week are within marine protected areas with the potential to cause devastation to wildlife.

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