Oil is declining in the North Sea. What does the future hold for the basin and its communities? We spoke to experts.

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 ...

The world's worst offshore disaster was on the Piper Alpha rig in 1988 when 167 men died. Oil production has slowed in the past decade but new discoveries are still being made in the North Sea.

A coastguard helicopter is on the scene in the North Sea after reports of a tanker colliding with a cargo vessel. There are ...

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

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, ...

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

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