The United Kingdom (UK) has made a move to designate British shipbuilding, steel, artificial intelligence (AI), and energy infrastructure as priority sectors for government contracts, as these are perceived to be key industries required to ensure national security.
The North Sea Transition Authority (NSTA) has received bids from carbon storage developers for more than 2 million acres of North Sea seabed as part of its second carbon storage licensing round. The licensing round was opened in December 2025, offering five locations offshore Scotland and nine offsh
