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UK Conducts Exercise to Boost Offshore Energy Security

4/21/2026

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The United Kingdom will conduct Exercise Granite Resolve this week in the North Sea to test the offshore energy sector's response to simulated threats.
About 70 personnel from the energy industry and agencies, including Police Scotland, will participate in scenarios involving suspicious vessels, drones, and activist interventions.
The exercise follows concerns about Russian submarines near critical infrastructure, and Offshore Energy UK's Aberdeen conference will address protecting energy assets.

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The United Kingdom will conduct Exercise Granite Resolve this week in the North Sea to test the offshore energy sector's response to simulated threats.
About 70 personnel from the energy industry and agencies, including Police Scotland, will participate in scenarios involving suspicious vessels, drones, and activist interventions.
The exercise follows concerns about Russian submarines near critical infrastructure, and Offshore Energy UK's Aberdeen conference will address protecting energy assets.