In July 1988, a fire breaks out on a vast oil rig in the North Sea, trapping Joe Meanen.

Thousands of oil and gas rigs are becoming redundant around the world – and taking them out of service, known as decommissioning, is a multi-billion dollar business. It’s also a complex operation ...

“That’s oil.” McKewon had brought the oil from the Sea Quest drilling rig. It marked the first time a drilling rig had struck oil in the North Sea – and kickstarted one of Britain’s most lucrative ...

A port official said he was told the North Sea collision produced "a massive fireball" and the cargo ship's owner said one ...

A video, which has amassed 4.9 million views on YouTube, details how the men lost their lives while working on the oil rig in the North Sea near Norway after a sudden pressure change caused their ...

A container ship hit a stationary U.S.-flagged oil tanker on Monday, forcing the crews to abandon ship. A search for a ...

Dr Mark Hartl, associate professor of marine biology at Herriot Watt University, said sodium cyanide is very soluble in water and can be toxic because it interferes with the respiration of animals, ...

Paramedics say 36 crew are safe and accounted for after a tanker and a cargo ship collided in the North Sea off the East ...

An oil and gas engineering heavyweight has announced plans to cut jobs in Aberdeenshire as tax increases weigh on North Sea activity.

BP underlines value of North Sea resources as Government proposes exploration cuts that could increase UK import reliance amid tensions fuelled ...