UK energy firms to assess oil rig security after Nord Stream pipeline leak

MI5, Royal Navy and RAF could be called upon to provide support for industry if situation escalates

British authorities are taking precautionary" steps to ensure UK oil rigs are not vulnerable to interference after drones were spotted near Norwegian rigs and the Nord Stream pipelines were damaged.

Executives in the energy industry are coordinating efforts with government agencies to assess security arrangements at offshore and onshore sites, to determine whether any best practices employed in other countries, in particular Norway, should be introduced.