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How Labour slashed Shetland Charitable Trust’s oil revenue

In this ViewPoint contribution, local author and former trustee of Shetland Charitable Trust Dr Jonathan Wills takes a deep dive into local and national history to reveal how Shetland “got a pittance from oil and gas” and asks what this means for community wealth building from the wind industry

28 August 2026

An older man with grey hair and a moustache sits at a wooden desk by a window, wearing a dark jumper over a collared shirt. Papers and a potted plant are on the desk.

Faroese hopes for Rosebank to get the go ahead

6 August 2026

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BP looking to sell North Sea assets

Among its North Sea portfolio are the Clair fields to the west of Shetland, which sees oil piped to Sullom Voe Terminal

31 July 2026

A large offshore vessel named PETROJARL ROSEBANK is anchored at sea, featuring extensive deck equipment and structures.

Rosebank preparations step up with impending arrival of FPSO

13 May 2026

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Don’t throw out da tuskar yet

15 April 2026

Unite launches campaign to preserve North Sea oil and gas jobs

23 March 2026

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A map showing submarine cable routes connecting Reykjavik, Tórshavn, Shetland, Orkney, Aberdeen, London, and Copenhagen, with landing stations and points of presence marked.

Subsea telecoms cable to expand to Rosebank oil field

23 February 2026

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Get the North Sea up and running

28 November 2025

Ariel view of gas plant

Gas plant to be acquired by Serica Energy

Meanwhile production has started from the Victory field, which will see gas come through Shetland

30 September 2025

Sullom Voe Terminal. Photo: BP

More details released of early phase of SVT decommissioning

25 August 2025

Two people wearing hard hats, safety glasses, and high-visibility jackets stand on a dock with a ship and water in the background.

Availability of power the ‘big uncertainty’ for Rosebank electrification plans

4 June 2025

The collapse in the oil price is forcing the oil industry to reassess its priorities, including the gas sweetening plant at Sullom Voe.

EnQuest planning to decommission two SVT oil jetty topsides

6 May 2025

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Several tugboats guide a large industrial vessel with yellow machinery at a busy dock. Warehouses, containers, and trucks are visible in the foreground.

Another Rosebank delivery arrives in Lerwick Harbour

1 May 2025

Two people sit at a table signing documents while three others stand behind them, all in a wood-paneled room with carpeted floors and large window.

Politicians sign oil and gas jobs pledge after open letter from isles businesses

26 April 2025

Map showing the geographic locations of rosebank and aberdeen on a coastal outline.

Rosebank ‘progressing well’ as gas pipeline work to begin

30 March 2025

The front of the Sella Ness accommodation block.

Sella Ness accommodation block given ten-year planning extension

13 February 2025

A large yellow offshore subsea structure with four cylindrical legs marked with depth measurements, situated outdoors on a concrete surface against a backdrop of hills and cloudy sky.

Equinor to continue progressing Rosebank project despite court ruling

Campaigners have also welcomed the court ruling, which calls for the government to reconsider approval for the oil and gas development

30 January 2025

Map showing the geographic locations of rosebank and aberdeen on a coastal outline.

Rosebank approval set to be reconsidered after emissions court ruling

30 January 2025

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Pilot project aims to help oil and gas workers transition to renewables

22 January 2025

Replacing Sella Ness accommodation building ‘not viable’

17 January 2025

The front of the Sella Ness accommodation block.

Community council concern at proposed 10-year extension of Sella Ness accommodation block permission

20 December 2024

View of offshore oil drilling platforms lined up near the coast, with a body of water in the foreground.

Shell and Equinor announce joint venture company in North Sea

5 December 2024

View of offshore oil drilling platforms lined up near the coast, with a body of water in the foreground.

Majority of business leaders want move away from oil and gas, survey finds

25 November 2024

A cargo ship is docked at a port, loaded with large yellow structures and featuring cranes. Buildings and equipment are seen in the foreground, with a body of water and land in the background.

Equinor will ‘defend its case’ in Rosebank legal challenge

6 September 2024

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A cargo ship is docked at a port, loaded with large yellow structures and featuring cranes. Buildings and equipment are seen in the foreground, with a body of water and land in the background.

Campaigners jubilant as government concedes legal case against Rosebank

29 August 2024

Two people in black jackets stand outdoors in front of industrial equipment with height markings.

Lerwick playing its part as installation work gets underway on Rosebank oil development

5 June 2024

Labour candidate confident over party’s energy plans despite union concern

31 May 2024

Man in blue hoodie standing on a grassy hill overlooking a beach with "SHETLAND FOSSIL FREE" written in the sand, with a child and cliffs in the background.

More protests against Rosebank

14 May 2024

Map showing the geographic locations of rosebank and aberdeen on a coastal outline.

Rosebank: ‘not desirable’ to order companies to allocate oil and gas for domestic use

5 January 2024

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LPA upbeat after securing major role in Rosebank development

3 January 2024

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Sullom Voe Terminal. Photo: BP

Work starts on new pipeline which will offer gas more direct export route

3 November 2023

Gas pipeline continues to operate safely after being damaged

2 November 2023

New oil and gas licences offered

30 October 2023

Map showing the geographic locations of rosebank and aberdeen on a coastal outline.

Rosebank oil development given go-ahead

Its developers have made a $3.8 billion final investment decision to progress with phase one of Rosebank

27 September 2023

The Multratug 30 arrived in Shetland in March. Photo: SIC

Pontoon could replace 50-year-old Sullom Voe tug jetty

12 September 2023

West of Shetland gas pipeline infrastructure damaged

9 August 2023

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More oil licences to be granted – but announcement draws concern from campaigners

31 July 2023

No decisions yet on Rosebank electrification

4 July 2023

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Now is the time to use our voice

Local Green councillor Alex Armitage offers his views on why he is taking a stand against the proposed Rosebank oil field to the west of Shetland

30 June 2023

A group of people walking outdoors, some playing drums. Others hold signs, one reads "Leave It in the Ground." Several parked cars and buildings are in the background.

Watch: Campaigners rally against Rosebank

10 June 2023

Rosebank decision expected soon

14 May 2023

No successful applications in oil and gas offshore wind leasing round for seas off Shetland

24 March 2023

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Campaign calls on Equinor to halt Rosebank development

20 January 2023

Councillor suggests West of Shetland electrification push could be ‘greenwashing’

11 December 2022

West of Shetland oil and gas companies to explore electrification options

6 December 2022

Carmichael says government needs to ‘rethink’ windfall tax after BP’s £7bn profit

2 November 2022

John Bateson's great photo of the tankers True and Value highlight the issue being thrashed out by the SIC and the oil industry.

Oil tankers line Shetland’s horizon, but islanders face bitter fuel poverty

13 September 2022

Prime minister proposes revised energy price cap – and new oil and gas licensing round

More than 100 oil and gas licences could be awarded in the North Sea

8 September 2022

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