BP defies Ed Miliband to reopen North Sea oil field

“Dangerous Act of Climate Vandalism”: BP Defies UK Government to Reopen North Sea Oil Field

As the UK approaches its fourth heatwave of the summer and wildfires burn in Dorset and Edinburgh, climate campaigners have condemned BP’s decision to push ahead with reopening the North Sea’s Murlach oil field in direct defiance of Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s call to halt new fossil fuel projects.BP’s move comes as climate scientists warn the UK must urgently phase out oil and gas to meet its net-zero commitments and limit global heating to …

BP Defies Ed Miliband to Reopen North Sea Oil Field

The energy giant is reviving the Murlach field, which was declared uneconomic and taken out of use in 2004, has now become viable partly due to new technologies.

BP Defies Ed Miliband to Reopen North Sea Oil Field – The Daily Sceptic

BP is pressing ahead with reopening the Murlach North Sea oil field for at least a decade, defying Ed Miliband's attempts to stifle the industry with heavy taxes and a ban on new licences.

BP defies Ed Miliband to reopen North Sea oil field

Energy giant says the site has enough oil and gas to keep it open for another decade

BP defies UK govt to reopen North Sea Oil Field  - EnviroNews - latest environment news, climate change, renewable energy

BP is to reopen a key North Sea field and pump new oil and gas for at least a decade, despite Energy Secretary Ed Miliband’s attempts to cut back the offshore industry. The energy giant is reviving the Murlach field, which was declared uneconomic and taken out of use in 2004, has now become viable partly due to new technologies. BP’s Murlach field was taken out of use in 2004. New technologies have made it economically viable again. Photo credi…

BP Reopen “Uneconomic” North Sea Oil Field

By Paul Homewood | Not A Lot Of People Know That | August 10, 2025 From the Telegraph : BP is to reopen a key North Sea field and pump new oil and gas for at least a decade, despite Ed Miliband’s attempts to cut back the offshore industry. The energy giant is reviving the Murlach field, which was declared uneconomic and taken out of use in 2004, has now become viable partly due to new technologies. BP won agreement to reopen Murlach, 120 miles e…