The deepest offshore oil well was over 35,000 feet by the Deepwater Horizon, and the Maersk Voyager operated in the deepest ...

Offshore oil rigs have made it possible to collect oil and natural gas from below the ocean's floor, appearing as massive megastructures in the middle of open water. Given their sheer size and ...

Not totally quiet. (SOUNDBITE OF OIL RIG DRILLING) DOMONOSKE: Unit Drilling BOSS rig No. 404 is looming over the scrubby flatlands of West Texas like a rocket launch pad minus the rocket.