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

The Guardian has learned that equipment accidentally dropped from a rig into the North Sea at Rosebank could delay production by months at the UK's biggest undeveloped oilfield. The mishap occurs as the government considers granting a production license for the site—a decision facing pressure both from the oil industry and from climate opponents within Labour's own ranks.

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