New North Sea oil drilling faces delay after gear accidentally dropped in sea
Andy Burnham’s government is under pressure from the fossil fuel industry to allow new oil drilling. Photograph: Martin Langer/AlamyView image in fullscreenThe Brent oilfield in the North Sea. No workers were hurt, but two central pieces of drilling equipment, including a safety valve, were dropped 1,100 metres on to the seabed.The platform, hired by Adura from Norwegian company Odfjell Drilling, was taken to a shipyard in Bergen for repairs.
- ▪Andy Burnham’s government is under pressure from the fossil fuel industry to allow new oil drilling.
- ▪Photograph: Martin Langer/AlamyView image in fullscreenThe Brent oilfield in the North Sea.
- ▪No workers were hurt, but two central pieces of drilling equipment, including a safety valve, were dropped 1,100 metres on to the seabed.The platform, hired by Adura from Norwegian company Odfjell Drilling, was taken to a shipyard in Bergen
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The Brent oilfield in the North Sea. Andy Burnham’s government is under pressure from the fossil fuel industry to allow new oil drilling. Photograph: Martin Langer/AlamyView image in fullscreenThe Brent oilfield in the North Sea. Andy Burnham’s government is under pressure from the fossil fuel industry to allow new oil drilling. Photograph: Martin Langer/AlamyOil and gas companiesNew North Sea oil drilling faces delay after gear accidentally dropped in seaExclusive: Blunder at Rosebank, UK’s biggest undeveloped oilfield, comes as government considers granting licenceGeraldine McKelvie Senior correspondentSat 25 Jul 2026 12.00 EDTLast modified on Sat 25 Jul 2026 12.01 EDTSharePrefer the Guardian on GoogleProduction at Britain’s biggest undeveloped oil and gasfield could be delayed for…
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