The oil industry’s worst nightmare came true on July 6, 1988. The Piper Alpha oil platform suffered a catastrophic explosion, leaving most workers trapped in an inferno at sea. This disaster led to ...

Adnoc Drilling has won two offshore jack-up rig deals worth a combined $1.15 billion for 15 years from compatriot Adnoc ...

The size of the oil rig, now at your fingertips.Bringing modern technology to an aging industry, underground. “We’re one of the first companies to bring in ...

When an oil-leaking beast blocks the wrong spot, this veteran tow truck driver steps in. With over 250,000 miles on his rig, ...

The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by six to 578 in the week to May 9. Baker Hughes said this week's decline puts the total rig count down 25, or 4% below this ...

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 ...

April 11 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week cut oil rigs by the most in a week since June 2023, lowering the total oil and natural gas rig count for a third consecutive week, energy services ...

The total U.S. rig count is made up of 489 oil rigs, 96 gas rigs, and five miscellaneous rigs, according to the count, which revealed that the U.S. total comprises 529 horizontal rigs, 48 ...

The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by two to 590 in the week to April 4. Baker Hughes said this week's decline put the total rig count down 30 rigs, or 5% below ...

April 4 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week cut the total number of rigs operating for a second week in a row, even as the number of oil rigs rose to the highest since June, energy services ...

Everywhere, from the amazing John Carpenter's The Thing to ... is set on the Kinlock Bravo, a remote oil rig in Scottish waters. Suddenly cut off from the mainland by a strange fog and affected ...

Johnny Sturgeon, a man who has spent the last two years transforming an abandoned oil rig lifeboat into a liveable ... admiration saying: "What an amazing journey for you, Orla, and us following ...