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Constraints on natural resources, legal complications and a cautious oil and gas industry have muted enthusiasm around ...

A House hearing on a bipartisan bill promoting the use of decommissioned offshore oil rigs as artificial reefs instead ...

Pertamina's indirect subsidiary Saka Energi is in the market for a jack-up rig for drilling on two of its domestic offshore ...

Discover the incredible story behind the construction of the Petronius offshore oil rig, one of the most ambitious projects in the energy industry. This video takes you through the complex process of ...

While challenges linger from the 2025 offshore rig market, there are signs it will look brighter from late 2026 onwards. One of the biggest talking points of 2024 and 2025 was Saudi Aramco’s ...

It’s back—the federal government’s push to expand offshore oil drilling. As the headline last month in the Long Island newspaper Newsday reported: “Plan for New Oil Drilling Off Fla. and Calif. Coasts ...

The U.S. House Committee on Natural Resources recently held a hearing on the Marine Fisheries Habitat Protection Act, which ...

Saudi Arabia's Arabian Drilling has signed an agreement with Dubai-headquartered Shelf Drilling, to develop an international presence for its recently grown fleet of offshore jack-up drilling rigs.

Oil rigs, particularly the offshore type, are one of the most fascinating parts of the global energy industry. How do they work? How big can they get? Do they float on water? It's not surprising that ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A newly built Qatari offshore rig will need several months of repairs and maintenance after an accident off the Gulf nation’s coast, its owner said Tuesday. The ...

On 5 January 2026, Transocean Ltd. announced that its Deepwater Mykonos rig secured a bp contract in Brazil and its ...