At the heart of the U.S. shale industry in Texas, oil production is climbing. But you wouldn't know that if you talked to ...

North America added six rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes’ latest North America rotary rig count, which was released on October 17. The total U.S. rig count increased by one week on week ...

Thirty years ago, Willie Cruz was shocked when he learned the Southern California oil refinery where he worked was shutting down.Cruz, now a 61-year-old living in Arizona, had spent five years working ...

Nigeria’s crude oil rigs have risen astronomically from eight to 69 in the past four years. The 762.5 per cent leap, said Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), indicates renewed ...

Toby Doyle is affiliated with The University of Exeter. Eva Jimenez-Guri is affiliated with The University of Exeter. On a North Sea oil rig several years ago, an engineer noticed a strange phenomenon ...

Despite a year-over-year decline, the North American drilling rig count increased by 7 this week, reaching 725. Oil rigs in Canada increased by 3, while the US added 2 oil-directed rigs. The drilling ...

Chinese oil rigs in waters claimed by Taiwan have stirred controversy in recent days, drawing a sharp protest from Taipei, with some analysts saying the structures are part of a strategy to normalize ...

The disaster began on the night of April 20, 2010, when the Deepwater Horizon rig burst into flames and killed the 11 men. The rest of the crew evacuated, but two days later the rig toppled into the ...

North American drilling activity increased the week ended Sept. 5, with a total of 718 rotary rigs working in the US and Canada, Baker Hughes officials reported Friday. An increase in rigs in Canada ...

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, ...