Off-shore oil drilling currently accounts for over 35% of the world's total oil production, and that number has consistently risen over recent history. While a majority of oil extraction takes place ...

If you've ever seen an offshore oil rig floating in the ocean, you've probably noticed those tall towers with flames shooting out of the top. Those towers are called the flare stack, and the flames ...

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In the North Sea — between the United Kingdom, Norway and Denmark — thousands of flies swarmed an oil rig. Engineer Craig Hannah noticed they'd stay still on the rig for hours, suddenly taking off all ...

Kevin O'Connor spends four weeks at a time working on an offshore oil rig. Meredith Wilshere is a Society and Culture writer at PEOPLE. Her work has previously appeared on PS, Stylecaster, Business ...

The U.S. produces more crude oil than any other country on the planet. That fact would’ve sounded absurd just a decade ago, and even more absurd that we’re producing all that oil with far fewer rigs.

An ailing worker was pulled off a high-seas oil rig after suffering severe chest pains, with the entire daring rescue captured on dramatic Coast Guard video. A Coast Guard MH-60 Jayhawk chopper was ...

Rig count down 7% from last year, Baker Hughes says Permian Basin rig count lowest since September 2021 EIA projects rise in crude and gas output Oct 10 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week cut the ...