They have been growing on subsea structures for decades but are now under threat as old platforms are decommissioned.

Production licence 057, awarded in 1979, is operated by Equinor with a stake of 31%. Other partners in this licence include ...

A recent BBC documentary series, The Piper Alpha Disaster, introduced a new generation to the precarious nature of rig life - telling the story of the July 1988 tragedy, in which 167 men died on one ...

Victor Gibson spent 20 years as a sailor including a decade as a master of North Sea supply ships, describing his fellow ...

Drilling is under way of the Teal West 21/24d well using the jack-up drilling rig Shelf Drilling Fortress, according to ...

Equinor ASA EQNR, the Norwegian energy major, has obtained a key drilling permit for an exploration well in the Norwegian North Sea, signaling continued momentum in offshore energy activity. The ...

The North Sea is filled with aging oil rigs - and dismantling them comes with a shocking price tag: $40 billion. This is the ...

A controlled explosive, used to stimulate well activity and create bores for access to the gas and oil, was prematurely ...

The acquisition will give KCA the largest platform drilling operator in the UK a leading position with a Norwegian platform drilling market share of about 30%. KCA Deutag will also get its hands on ...

A controlled explosive was prematurely activated at the Seagull Field, located around 143 miles off the coast of Aberdeen.

One of the worst oil rig disasters in the world happened on British shores, as 167 people were killed when the Piper Alpha ...

THE first thing Ed Punchard knew about the explosion on the Piper Alpha oil rig was when the roof of his “bomb proof” office collapsed on his head. The diver, who’d already come close to one ...