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 ...

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

“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 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 ...

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

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

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

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 Dubai-based engineering group has re-entered talks to buy John Wood Group, sparking a 40pc surge in the North Sea oil giant’s share price. The FTSE 250 business confirmed on Monday it had ...

Foul play has not been ruled out in a crash between a US military tanker and a container ship in the North Sea. The MV Solong ...