{"id":315167,"date":"2024-03-30T20:46:23","date_gmt":"2024-03-30T19:46:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=315167"},"modified":"2024-03-30T20:46:25","modified_gmt":"2024-03-30T19:46:25","slug":"north-sea-oil-rigs-threatened-with-shutdown-unless-they-start-running-on-green-electricity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=315167","title":{"rendered":"North Sea oil rigs threatened with shutdown unless they start running on green electricity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"723\" height=\"405\" data-attachment-id=\"315170\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?attachment_id=315170\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/climatescience.press\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/0oil-rig-at-the-sea-free-photo.jpg?fit=1749%2C980&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1749,980\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong><em>Changes could force operators to build wind farms close to each platform.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">North Sea energy companies could be forced to close oil and gas fields or be prevented from opening new rigs unless they slash emissions.\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2024\/03\/27\/north-sea-oil-rigs-threatened-shutdown-unless-run-green\/\">The Telegraph<\/a> has the story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Currently, more than 280 platforms\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2024\/01\/31\/north-sea-oil-drilling-licences-granted-overseas-firms\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">extracting oil and gas<\/a>\u00a0from UK waters produce 3pc of the country\u2019s total emissions, the equivalent of about 17 million tonnes of CO2 a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However, UK oil and gas fields also account for half of the country\u2019s energy needs.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Despite this, the North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA), which regulates the offshore sector, has told producers that they must convert platforms to run on green electricity or low-carbon fuels.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This means all new developments before 2030 must be designed to run on electricity, while all those after that must be fully electrified from the start.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Critics say the new demands will deliver a fatal blow to many of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.telegraph.co.uk\/business\/2023\/12\/28\/risk-60000-north-sea-job-losses-end-decade\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">the older platforms<\/a>&nbsp;operating around British shores.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Some date back to the 1970s or 1980s and would be hugely expensive to decarbonise.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For 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