North Sea oil and gas groups given go-ahead for new drilling

The UK government will allow oil and gas drillers to develop new fields next to existing ones, in a move ministers argued was ...
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Inside the Epic Construction of the Petronius Offshore Oil Rig: Engineering Triumphs, Deep Sea Challenges & Environmental Impact

Discover the incredible story behind the construction of the Petronius offshore oil rig, one of the most ambitious projects ...
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How the North Sea Oil Rig Salvage Cost $40 Billion

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

Shell fined £560,000 after deteriorated oil rig equipment led to 'potentially catastrophic' risk

The failed pipework released 200kg of gas and 1,550kg of crude oil – the largest uncontrolled hydrocarbon release on the UK ...

Scots oil worker who died on North Sea rig to be remembered with tribute at Aberdeen game

A minute's applause at the Aberdeen v Hearts match will be held as a tribute to the Scots oil worker who died last week. Lee ...

Young dad dies after ‘falling from crane’ on North Sea oil rig as probe launched

An investigation has been launched after the death of a worker on an offshore installation in the North Sea. Lee Hulse passed away one week after celebrating his birthday. The 32-year-old from ...

Shell fined after major hydrocarbon release on rig linked to pipework

(Alliance News) - Shell PLC has been fined GBP560,000 following a major hydrocarbon release on a North Sea oil rig after it failed to properly maintain pipework for seven years. The UK's Health & ...

Oil rig worker dies on North Sea drilling rig off Aberdeen coast

An investigation has been launched after an off-shore worker died following an incident on a North Sea drilling rig. Online tributes have named Lee Hulse, 32, as the worker who died while working on ...

Tragedy as 'fantastic' dad, 32, dies during incident on North Sea oil rig

A 32-year-old offshore worker has tragically died on a drilling rig in the North Sea, with police launching an investigation into the matter. Lee Hulse from Torry in Scotland died in the early hours ...
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Oil rig probe after launched after young dad dies

A young father has died while working on an oil rig in the North Sea. A probe has been launched after the offshore worker has died on a drilling rig. Lee Hulse died in the early hours of Friday, ...

After Deepwater Horizon, some worry oil industry’s new tech could threaten Florida

Early one morning in March 2010, Captain Gary Jarvis cast a heavyweight line into the Gulf of Mexico from the deck of his 57 foot charter boat, Backdown 2. The sun hadn’t yet risen. But bright white ...

Young dad dies during incident on North Sea oil rig as probe launched

A probe has been launched into the death of an offshore worker on a drilling rig in the North Sea. Lee Hulse, 32, of Torry, died in the early hours of Friday, November 14, while working on the Valaris ...