A decommissioned oil rig has been destroyed in a controlled explosion at a yard in the Highlands. The Northern Producer had been used in the Dons oil fields about 100 miles north-east of Shetland.

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 ...

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

More than 50 offshore workers have been evacuated from a North Sea oil rig after a supply vessel crashed into the platform. Harbour Energy confirmed on Monday that 52 "non-essential" staff were taken ...

Ministry officials have come up with three options for the platform: a destroyer, a large commercial ship or an oil rig. The options will be presented to ruling coalition lawmakers as early as ...

The rig was hauling cooking oil product, which seeped out after the crash. Firefighters requested inspectors from the county Department of Environmental Health to determine whether there was a ...

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 ...

Three North Sea oil rigs which were set to be dumped on an Indian beach will now be dismantled legally in Turkey. The Ocean Vanguard, Ocean Princess and Ocean Nomad have been detained in the ...