The Latest Breaking News from the North Sea

Much-trumpeted legislation on new drilling will achieve nothing, but PM is hoping to put Labour on the spot

In today’s newsletter: In his first King’s Speech, the new monarch will announce his government’s annual priorities – including a slate of climate-unfriendly policies

ONE sailor has died and four are missing after two cargo ships collided in the North Sea off the coast of Germany and one of them sank, German…

German authorities say two cargo ships have collided in the North Sea off the German coast and one vessel sank

Caroline Watt’s iPhone ended up in the North Sea accidentally during a family boat trip, her husband Steve said

THE majority of Scots voters back the UK Government’s decision to grant a licence to the Rosebank oil field in the North Sea, a new poll has…

The recently-approved Rosebank oil field in the North Sea has been touted as a way to boost the UK economy and its energy security. But even with its windfall tax on energy company profits, the project is a good example of how the UK could miss out on billions in…

Britain has given the go-ahead to the development of Rosebank in the North Sea. Located 130 kilometres northwest of the Shetland Islands, it's the largest untapped oil field in the UK and is estimated to contain up to 300 million barrels of crude. The government argues Rosebank will help bolster…

THE UK Government’s decision to give the green light to the Rosebank oil field in the North Sea has been branded the “greatest act of…