It is easy to forget that not all that long ago, Britain was one of the world's biggest oil producers.

Out in the North Sea, there’s nowhere to hide. Oil rig workers and fishermen are completely exposed when storms roll in. Waves rise without warning, and once they do, survival becomes uncertain.

The death of a crew member onboard a jack-up drilling rig in the UK North Sea in November was due to the removal of a section of grating at a crane cab, the UK's health and safety regulator has found.

In 1988, Piper Alpha became the scene of the worst offshore oil disaster in history when a chain of explosions turned the giant North Sea platform into a collapsing firestorm. Helicopter footage ...

The UK North Sea is becoming a happy hunting ground for a Norwegian offshore drilling company with a fast-growing backlog for its deep-water drilling units. Oslo-listed Dolphin Drilling has a ...

Government veteran on energy policy, Ms Singh insisted the country's need for oil and gas would persist for the 'foreseeable future.' ...

From oil rigs to wind turbines, the North Sea is undergoing one of its biggest energy shifts. This year, the UK awarded ...

The Byford Dolphin diving bell accident killed five men instantly through explosive decompression in the North Sea - a catastrophic incident caused by human error on the oil rig ...