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 ...

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 ...

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 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 to 537, ...

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