On November 5, 1983, an incident on the Byford Dolphin oil rig saw routine maintenance work end with five workers dying instantly and one escaping with life-changing injuries. A video ...

The number of oil rigs stayed the same—down by 18 compared to this time last year. The number of gas rigs fell by 1 to 101 ...

Human-made structures act as artificial reefs, luring plankton and, in turn, Earth’s largest fish. That could put whale sharks at risk of ship strikes.

How big are these platforms? They’re enormous. The BP oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico that exploded April 20 was 400 feet by 250 feet—roughly the size of two football fields—with a crew of 130.

This Minecraft build captures plenty of small details, making clever use of in-game items to bring the oil rig to life. A Minecraft player shares a before and after comparison of their Desert ...

Redditors vowed 'never' to swim outside a pool again after a video showed what happened when a man threw some food off an oil rig and into the ocean.

The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose by four to 592 in the week to February 21. Despite this week's rig increase, Baker Hughes said the total count was still down ...

A year ago, 312 rigs were active in the region. Nationally, the oil and gas rig count is up two from last week at 588 rigs. A year ago, 621 rigs were active. The count shows that 481 rigs sought ...

U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a fourth week in a row to the highest level since June, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Friday.