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 ...

A plan to expand oil and gas drilling, including seven areas in the Gulf of America off Florida, has been released by the ...

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U.S. August oil production increased by 86 kb/d to 13,794 kb/d, another new high. Texas production has rebounded since the weather-related January 2025 drop. August’s production is essentially the ...

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 this week ...

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 ...

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