Discover the remarkable story of the Petronius oil rig, an engineering marvel situated in the Gulf of Mexico. This video ...

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 ...

Fifteen years after Deepwater Horizon, some scientists and environmentalists worry the industry’s new technology could bring ...

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 ...

As the final round of a storm series closes in on Southern California, crews are racing to clean up an oil spill in Ventura County after about 420 gallons leaked into a remote creek, officials ...

Mammoth won't be opening this weekend, thanks to the storm. The ski resort's opening day was planned for Saturday, but it's ...

Power outage shuts down Seattle's SR 99 tunnel in both directions The SR 99 tunnel is closed in both directions, according to the Washington State Department of Transportation. 2nd suspect in double ...

JAMAICA — “If God wants me here another week, I’ll stay here another week.” That’s what local volunteer Mark Rutledge is saying, after surviving hurricane Melissa. Rutledge was on a mission trip to ...

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States decreased this week, with oil rigs declining by 65 year over year, while gas rigs increased. Despite the fall in active ...

On Monday, a US Air Force reserve crew from the 53rd Weather Reconnaissance Squadron, nicknamed the “Hurricane Hunters,” shared videos and images of their flight inside the cyclone to collect vital ...

LOUISVILLE, Ky. — A couple from Louisville remains hunkered down in a hotel as many others in Jamaica braced for the powerful storm inside their own homes. WHAS 11 spoke with Johni Ison and Courtney ...

STARKVILLE, Miss.—Mississippi State Ph.D. student Kayleigh Addington took hands-on, experiential learning to a new level last month when she joined the National Oceanic and Atmospheric ...