North Sea

The decision comes amid a heated political and economic debate around the impact of gas and oil exploration on UK economy and net zero targets.

One critic has denounced wind farms as ‘pointless,’ saying that electricity in the United States is far cheaper because of fracking.

Norwegian rescuers say a potential disaster was narrowly avoided Thursday as an unmanned barge drifted past a North Sea oil field where it had been at risk of colliding with offshore platforms

Climate change could cause a hurricane similar to Sandy to hit Western Europe by the end of this century, Dutch researchers say.