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New North Sea oil drilling faces delay after gear accidentally dropped in sea

Markets Brief, UK brief (2026-07-25): Production at Britain’s biggest undeveloped oil and gasfield could be delayed for months after equipment from a rig was accidentally dropped in the North Sea,… Primary source: original at The Guardian (theguardian.com).

New North Sea oil drilling faces delay after gear accidentally dropped in sea

Production at Britain’s biggest undeveloped oil and gasfield could be delayed for months after equipment from a rig was accidentally dropped in the North Sea, the Guardian can reveal.

Andy Burnham’s new government is under pressure from the fossil fuel industry to allow oil to be retrieved from the Rosebank site despite opposition from climate campaigners and some Labour MPs.

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