They heard a loud bang echo through the platform, then another, and then the entire structure trembled. Within seconds, a cracked weld tore loose, ripping a pontoon free and sending the 10,000-ton rig ...

Oil and natural gas companies were evacuating workers and continuing shutdowns of crude and gas production platforms in the western Gulf of Mexico today as Tropical Storm Claudette snaked her way ...

ON THE GULF OF MEXICO (AP) - Crew members aboard dozens of ships in the Gulf of Mexico prepared Thursday to evacuate as a tropical rainstorm brewing in the Caribbean brought the deep-sea effort to ...

Later today, oil services and technology company Baker Hughes will release its U.S. rig count, which is the tally of active oil rigs in the country. Since the spring, rig count has declined, reaching ...

The Trump administration announced plans on Thursday to begin new oil drilling off the coasts of California and Florida, the ...

The total number of active drilling rigs in the United States increased by 7 to 544 rigs this week, according to Baker Hughes. The rise was primarily driven by a gain of 9 gas rigs, reaching a total ...

An above-ground storage tank operated by Carbon California released approximately 420 gallons of crude oil into a tributary ...

When the Usumacinta jack-up rig slammed into the Kab-101 Christmas tree, a mist of gas began pouring into the storm-whipped air, and the crew quickly realized the danger was escalating beyond control.

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday. The total rig count in the US rose this week ...