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 ...

FILE PHOTO: A gas torch is seen next to the Lukoil company sign at the Filanovskogo oil platform in the Caspian Sea, Russia October 16, 2018. REUTERS/Maxim Shemetov/File Photo KYIV, Dec 20 (Reuters) - ...

KYIV, Dec 11 (Reuters) - Ukrainian aerial drones struck a Russian oil platform in the Caspian Sea for the first time on Thursday, halting production at the facility owned by Lukoil, according to an ...

The US drilling rig count climbed 5 units during the week ended Dec. 5 to reach a total of 527 rotary rigs working, Baker Hughes Inc. reported. Land-based drilling was up 3 units from a week ago to ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A 29-year-old man has died after being crushed while working on an oil rig in Fresno County, sheriffs say. Deputies were called around 10:45 a.m. on Monday about an ...

Fresno deputies report a 29-year-old worker crushed by falling steel. Incident occurred during oil rig removal on a Riverdale property Monday. Cal/OSHA and sheriff’s office opened an investigation ...

The number of oil and gas drilling rigs in the U.S. fell by 10 to 544, after rising for five out of the previous six weeks, Baker Hughes said Friday in its latest weekly report. In the shortened week ...

NEW YORK, Nov 26 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for the first time in four weeks, with oil rigs dropping to a four-year low, energy ...

NEW YORK (Reuters) -U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for the first time in four weeks, with oil rigs dropping to a four-year low, energy services firm ...

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

The Trump administration is proposing to open a large area of Florida's Gulf coast to offshore oil drilling. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis opposes the plan, citing a 2020 Trump memorandum that protected ...