The charity agrees to pay £300,000 to the RNLI after campaigners climbed onto a floating production vessel.

The energy firms say the deal will see the creation of the North Sea's biggest oil and gas producer.

Harbour Energy said that 52 "non-essential personnel" had been taken off its Valaris 120 installation.

Juergen Maier said the state-owned energy firm would not begin making investments until next year.

Lawyers and campaigners have made their arguments before Lord Ericht in Edinburgh this week.

Equinor said it was investing £2.2bn in the project, providing employment for 4,000 people.

Climate campaigners are bringing a legal case they hope will halt drilling at two huge fossil fuel projects.

Campaigners want to stop the Rosebank oil and Jackdaw gas fields, but oil companies say they are vital.