Tue 17 Jan, 2023
If the UK government allows new oil and gas drilling in the North Sea it will be disastrous for our environment, say the Scottish Greens.
The warning comes as the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), which regulates the sector, has announced that a total of 115 bids have been received from 76 companies, covering 258 “blocks” of the sea.
The NSTA has said that the bids will now be studied and those that go ahead could begin production in as little as 18 months.