The Latest Breaking News from North Sea

FTSE 100 Live: BP promises UK spending, Ocado shares slide, Tui optimistic for summer travel

BP’s annual profits today rocketed to $12.8 billion (£9.5 billion), fuelling calls for a North Sea windfall tax.

Evening Standard · Feb 8, 2022

Plan to dismantle Dutch bridge for new yacht sparks anger

A plan to temporarily dismantle a historic bridge in the heart of Dutch port city Rotterdam so that a huge yacht, reportedly being built for Amazon founder Jeff Bezos, can get to the North Sea is unlikely to be plain sailing

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022

Container ship towed free after running aground off Germany

Authorities say a container ship that ran aground off a German North Sea island has been towed free a day after it got stuck

The Independent UK · Feb 4, 2022

'Murder victim' pulled out of the North Sea has Bristol links, investigators believe

The man's body was first discovered in 1994

Bristol Post · Feb 3, 2022

Prosecutors to investigate Tata Steel plant in Dutch village

Dutch prosecutors say they are launching a criminal investigation into Tata Steel Ijmuiden over alleged pollution from its huge steel works near the Dutch North Sea coast

The Independent UK · Feb 2, 2022

SNP criticised over failure to back windfall tax on North Sea oil and gas profits

The Labour plan is designed to raise revenue to help people struggling with higher bills, rising prices and looming tax rises.

Daily Record · Feb 2, 2022

North Sea Abigail oilfield plan approved despite climate goals

Cop26 experts said no new fossil fuel plans would be compatible with climate targets

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2022

Two ships collide in North Sea as storms lash Europe

Rescue helicopters evacuate 18 crew members from vessel as Storm Corrie lashes northern Europe

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

2 ships collide off Dutch coast; evacuation underway

Dutch emergency services say two ships have collided off the Dutch coast in the storm-hit North Sea after and one began taking on water

The Independent UK · Jan 31, 2022

Crew rescued after ships collide off Dutch coast in storm

The Dutch coastguard rescued 18 crew members from a ship that collided with another vessel in the North Sea on Monday during a storm off the coast of the Netherlands.

Reuters · Jan 31, 2022