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 ...

In October 2007, a massive storm with 70-knot winds slammed into a Mexican oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The jack-up rig collided with a nearby wellhead, rupturing valves and releasing a deadly ...

Oil & Natural Gas Corporation (ONGC) has launched the sale process for a mid-water drillship, as the Indian state-controlled player looks to optimise its drilling fleet. ONGC is pushing ahead with ...

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 ...

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 ...

North America added three rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes’ latest North America rotary rig count, which was published on October 24. The total U.S. rig count increased by two week on week ...

If you have ever wanted to own an iconic Washington state ferry, now may be your last chance to buy one until the 2030s.

Offshore rigs in the Gulf of Mexico increased by 4 this week, increasing the total US offshore rig count to 21, officials at Baker Hughes reported Friday. Offshore rigs in the Gulf of Mexico increased ...

A cruise ship that departed Nov. 15 from Galveston hit a snag Wednesday in Cozumel, Mexico. While docked in the beachy ...

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