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 ...

The number of oil and gas drilling rigs in the US fell by 10 to 544, with oil rigs hitting their lowest count since September ...

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 ...

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.