North Sea

Winter Freeze Returns For Weekend

PA | Posted 23.02.2013 | UK

Snow and sleet will hit parts of north England on Saturday as freezing winds sweep across Britain. Snow flurries overnight and throughout the morni...

Why Did The CHC Helicopter Ditch In North Sea?

PA | Posted 24.10.2012 | UK

Offshore workers are disappointed and frustrated at the lack of information about what caused a helicopter to ditch in the sea near Shetland, a union ...

'Too Thin' Whale Put Down On North Sea Beach (PICTURES)

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 27.09.2012 | UK

A 26ft (8m) minke whale has been put down after it stranded on a North Sea beach on Wednesday. Experts from the British Divers Marine Life Rescue (...

The Great Ealing Film Challenge 85: Convoy (1940)

Dr Keith M. Johnston | Posted 25.09.2012 | UK Entertainment
Dr Keith M. Johnston

From the opening credits, which dedicate the film to the 'Officers and Men of the Royal and Merchant Navy' and the note that 'many scenes in our film... were taken at sea under actual wartime conditions' Convoy is, in many senses, the archetypal Ealing war film.

Helicopter Carrying 14 People Ditches In North Sea

PA/The Huffington Post UK | Posted 17.05.2012 | UK

A helicopter carrying 16 people has ditched in the North Sea, 25 miles off Aberdeen, police said. The helicopter, a Bond EC225 Super Puma, is belie...

Plans To 'Kill' North Sea Gas Leak Can go Ahead

Posted 06.04.2012 | UK

Plans to "kill" a gas leak on an offshore platform by pumping mud into it can go ahead, experts have said. A team from operators Total and Wild Wel...

Total Losing Nearly A Million A Day From Gas Leak

Posted 02.04.2012 | UK

A gas leak on an offshore platform in the North Sea is costing its operators almost a million pounds a day in lost production. Oil and gas company ...

'We Could Be Looking At Complete Destruction'

PA | Posted 28.03.2012 | UK

A flare is still alight on an offshore platform which has been evacuated following a gas leak, it has emerged. However Total, which operates the El...

Sperm Whale Washes Up On Norfolk Coastline

Posted 28.12.2011 | UK

A gigantic sperm whale has been discovered on a private beach on the Norfolk coast. The 40ft sea-beast lies sprawled motionless across the sands at...

North Sea Still Has 'Significant Unharvested Oil Reserves'

PA | Posted 18.11.2011 | UK Politics

The North Sea could still contain more than £1 trillion-worth of oil and gas, energy minister Fergus Ewing has said. Mr Ewing told MSPs that with ...

Oil And Gas 'Could Last Just 17 Years' If Production Continues At Current Rate

PA | Posted 11.12.2011 | UK

The UK could exhaust its oil and gas reserves in just 17 years if production continues at its current rate, according to new figures. Oil & Gas UK'...

Oil And Gas 'Could Last Just 17 Years' If Production Continues At Current Rate

PA | Posted 11.12.2011 | UK

The UK could exhaust its oil and gas reserves in just 17 years if production continues at its current rate, according to new figures. Oil & Gas UK'...

Leak Detected On Shell North Sea Oil Platform

PA | Posted 12.10.2011 | UK

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- A leak has been discovered on a North Sea oil platform owned by Royal Dutch Shell. The company said it was working to repair t...

Centrica Reports £1.3bn Profit As Gas Prices Set To Soar

PA | Posted 26.09.2011 | UK

PRESS ASSOCIATION -- Utility giant Centrica is facing more public outrage after reporting £1.3bn in half-year profits - including £270m for its resi...