I had an interesting conversation last week with one of our readers, Sal from Louisiana, who works on an offshore oil ...

Oil rigs around the world are habitats for marine species. When they stop producing oil, should they be removed or allowed to stay?

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Kailem Donovan, an offshore rope access rigger who works on oil rigs in the North and Baltic seas. It has been edited for length ...

According to data from Baker Hughes BHI, the number of rigs drilling for oil and gas has fallen by about 20% in the past year. This decline reversed a steady increase that began after the rig ...

U.S. oil rig count rises while crude prices fall and production reaches a record high, signaling mixed trends in the energy ...

The Caspian Sea, also referred to as the world's "biggest lake", is home to one of the most unusual oil rigs ever seen. Neft Daşları, which translates as “Oil Rocks,” is a maze of oil wells ...

U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for a third week in a row for the first time ...

U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the first time in eight weeks, energy services firm Baker ...