Shetlands

The tip of the Shetlands is a good two hundred miles from the Norwegian coast, so I imagine we've put our enemies far behind.

Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles George, Margaret 1987

The tip of the Shetlands is a good two hundred miles from the Norwegian coast, so I imagine we've put our enemies far behind.

Mary Queen Of Scotland And The Isles George, Margaret 1987

The Shetlands were a Norse colony during medieval times, becoming part of Scotland in 1472.

Knox 2008

Employment was highest in Ryedale in North Yorkshire and the Shetlands, both at 86%.

South Cambridgeshire tops quality of life survey 2011

Greenpeace yesterday started a new campaign of direct action using swimmers against a Chevron-chartered ship, Stena Carron, in a bid to stop it sailing to the Shetlands where it is expected to drill on the Lagavulin prospect.

Shetland deepwater wells likely to be approved in face of Greenpeace action Terry Macalister 2010

BP, Chevron and Total of France are all pushing Decc to give permission for further drilling west of the Shetlands.

Shetland deepwater wells likely to be approved in face of Greenpeace action Terry Macalister 2010

Greenpeace says both waters – off the Shetlands and Greenland – are inappropriate for oil exploration given the unspoiled natural environment and the new information from BP's Deepwater Explorer accident about how devastating a blowout can be to the local shoreline.

Shetland deepwater wells likely to be approved in face of Greenpeace action Terry Macalister 2010

BP has countered oil and gas producers' warnings of a dearth of investment in the North Sea following the government's energy windfall tax by announcing a £3bn project to redevelop fields to the west of the Shetlands.

BP to redevelop North Sea oil fields 2011

Last Friday the campaign group lost a case brought by Chevron, forcing its activists to abandon a direct action against the Stena Carron drillship that was being prepared for operations off the Shetlands.

Shetland deepwater wells likely to be approved in face of Greenpeace action Terry Macalister 2010

The move to the Shetlands and Greenland are all part of a wider push towards the Arctic as oil companies are forced into increasingly environmentally sensitive areas as reserves in more accessible and less controversial locations.

Shetland deepwater wells likely to be approved in face of Greenpeace action Terry Macalister 2010