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 ...

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

President Donald Trump has hit a wall of Republican opposition to his plan to expand offshore oil and gas exploration into the eastern Gulf — pushing potential drilling closer to Florida. The proposal ...

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.

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 ...