‘A momentous day’: families of Britons killed in 1980 oil rig disaster finally win compensation

“I think we all feel like we’ve had a bit of a weight lifted off our shoulders,” said Laura Fleming after an important milestone in one of Europe’s longest-running industrial disaster sagas. “It is just 45 years too late.” Fleming’s father, Michael, was …

Will the North Sea oil and gas industry be Labour’s next U-turn?

It was inevitable that Nigel Farage would take Reform UK’s campaign tour to Aberdeen. On a visit to the capital of the UK’s oil and gas industry on Monday he welcomed a defecting Aberdeen Conservative councillor, the 13th defection to his party’s ranks in …

Baker Hughes: U.S. oil rig count down by 9 to 442

The U.S.   Oil rig Year over year, oil rigs slumped by 50. The US gas rig count was up by five to 114 during the same week, while it declined by 16 compared to last year. The total number of rigs in the country currently stands at 559, declining by four …

Gov. Jeff Landry and Louisiana's oil industry are at odds over bill heading for key vote

Gov. Jeff Landry turned heads this week when he accused the oil-and-gas industry of "hypocrisy" in a dispute over a bill making its way through the state Legislature. That bill drawing the oil industry's ire is now headed for a key vote this …

Boy disappears at Mid-Clyth, Oil spin-off firm in Caithness and Welcome for new restaurant

LOOKING BACK: News from the John O’Groat Journal of yesteryear Highland dancers at the Caithness vintage and classic vehicle rally in John O’Groats 10 years ago, in June 2015. The 2025 rally takes place this Sunday.Boy disappears at Mid-Clyth From the …

Norway to set up compensation scheme for 1980 oil rig disaster victims’ families

Forty-five years after the Alexander L Kielland oil rig capsized in the North Sea, Norway’s parliament has voted to set up a compensation scheme for relatives of the 123 men who died in the worst disaster in Norwegian waters since the second world war. “ …

Families to receive compensation from Norwegian state after oil rig tragedy

The Alexander Kielland platform capsized in the North Sea, off the coast of Norway, on March 27, 1980, killing 123 men, including five men from Cleator Moor. A compensation motion was passed by 53 votes to 51 in the Norwegian Parliament today (June 5). The …

Families welcome Norway rig deaths compensation

Duncan LeatherdaleBBC News, North East and Cumbria Reporting fromThe Storting Building, Oslo ShareSave Laura Fleming and Tara Pender lost their fathers in the Kielland disaster Families of British workers killed in an oil rig disaster 45 years ago have …

Alberta cuts red tape to speed up oil rig convoys and reduce inspection delays

‘Loyal To The Oil’: How Religion And Striking It Rich Shaped Canada’s Hockey Fandom

Edmonton is the capital of Alberta, a province known for its massive oil, gas and oil sands reserves. With five refineries producing an average of 3.8 million barrels a day, oil and gas is Alberta’s biggest industry — and a way of life. This is especially …