All news on the topic: UK North Sea

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Royal Navy deploys helicopters and ships to monitor Russian activity near UK shores
Royal Navy warships and helicopters have been deployed in the English Channel and North Sea as part of a four-day operation - the mission aims to monitor Russian activity.
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Russian captain denies guilt in fatal tanker crash in the North Sea
The Russian captain of a ship that collided with an oil tanker in the North Sea in March has pleaded not guilty to manslaughter.
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UK government weighing whether to allow Chinese turbines for flagship North Sea wind farm
Decision on collaborating with turbine manufacturer is being managed by ministers following the rescue of British Steel
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Legal battle ensues after collision between tanker and container ship in North Sea
The proprietors of a container ship have submitted a legal claim against the proprietors of a tanker that it collided with in an accident in the North Sea.
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Heroic crew efforts prevented North Sea ship collision from becoming a major disaster
The ‘heroic’ crew of the Stena Immaculate stopped a wider disaster after it was hit in the North Sea on Monday morning, a shipping boss has said.
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Solong cargo ship that collided with an oil tanker off the UK coast ’had five Russians on board’
Days after the Russian captain of MV Solong involved in the North Sea oil tanker crash was arrested and questioned by police, it’s been revealed that five other Russian nationals were onboard.
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New footage shows moment cargo ship crashed into oil tanker in ball of flames
Footage which captured the moment two ships collided in the North Sea and burst into flames has been published for the first time.
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Missing sailor presumed dead after 220,000 jet fuel barrels sparked fireball
Transport minister Mike Kane says Marine Accident Investigation Branch has been deployed to the site and begun its investigation
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The Royal Navy recalled 200 sailors on Christmas Day to monitor Russian warships
The Royal Navy recalled nearly 200 sailors on Christmas Day to shadow Russian warships for 500 miles in the North Sea and through the English Channel.
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Secrets of UK’s lost Atlantis revealed after archaeologists discover artefacts under North Sea
The bottom of the North Sea could hold the key to understanding the UK’sStone Age ancestors.
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Oil pollution in UK waters far worse than reported, says conservation group
‘Opaque’ recording system means recorded volume of everyday oil pollution over the past decade should be increased by 43%, according to Oceana report
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Person ’falls overboard’ and disappears from boat in North Sea as 10 ships desperately search water
Crews in 10 ships are desperately searching for the person who is understood to have fallen from a vessel in the North Sea off the coast of Peterhead in Aberdeenshire
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Brussels accuses Britain of being overly environmentally conscious in Brexit eel dispute
Snakey fish fight is center stage as U.K.’s new environmental measures rub the EU the wrong way.
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Whales on UK beach 'could explode at any moment' as public warned to stay away
A trio of sperm whales washed up on the Yorkshire and Lincolnshire coasts has attracted local attention - but people risking being covered in entrails if they stray too close
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Firm part-owned by ex-Tory Treasurer awarded North Sea oil and gas licences
Ex-Tory Treasurer Lord Michael Spencer is the largest shareholder at Deltic Energy - one of 17 companies including giants Shell and BP awarded provisional licences on Wednesday
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Four in 10 North Sea oil and gas licences owned by foreign firms and investors
A study by he Common Wealth think tank has revealed that 40% of the licences for North Sea oil and gas are owned by firms based abroad, with profits going to overseas companies and investors
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Green campaigners' fury as drilling approved at Rosebank oilfield in North Sea
Greenpeace blasted the Rosebank oilfield decision by the North Sea Transition Authority, but supporters said it will create jobs and boost the UK's energy security amid the war in Ukraine
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Just Stop Oil's demands 'contemptible' fumes Keir Starmer in attack on activists
The Labour leader hit out at the environmental group's plans to stop all fossil fuel extraction to help tackle climate change - and said he would not revoke North Sea drilling licences
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PM backing new oil and gas licences 'wrong decision at wrong time', warns Tory
Furious campaigners have lashed out at Rishi Sunak's decision to support future oil and gas development in the North Sea - despite warning the UK needs to warn itself off fossil fuels
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Job will pay you £100,000 and you can work when you want - but there's a catch
Taking into account the daily pay rate advertised for the role you could earn around £95,420 for 12 months worth of work
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Backstabbing, isolation and brutal sea - the real-life drama of living offshore
Although he has never had to deal with any supernatural horrors at sea, former oil worker Andrew Morrissey says that life offshore can be even more monstrous in reality