The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, bringing the total rig count in the US to 551 ...

The Zacks Oil and Gas - Drilling industry consists of companies that provide rigs (or specialized vehicles) on a contractual basis to explore and develop oil and gas. These operators offer drilling ...

The total number of active oil and gas drilling rigs in the US decreased by four to 576. US crude oil production fell to 13.477 million bpd, down from 13.481 million bpd the previous week. The Primary ...

The Permian Basin Petroleum Association says there is an encouraging amount of oil and natural gas drilling in the Basin and other experts report that the wide array of factors at play brews a great ...

Try as so many private and government organizations might, switching everywhere on Earth over to clean, renewable energy — including some strange sources being explored — is still a long way away.

Off-shore oil drilling currently accounts for over 35% of the world's total oil production, and that number has consistently risen over recent history. While a majority of oil extraction takes place ...

Aging fields and volatile markets make drilling a tough sell, even with a path cleared for permitting.

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 $5 billion project in the Gulf of Mexico is expected to help produce up to 10 billion barrels of oil by the end of this decade. Critics say it could endanger people and marine life.

Editor’s note: This story was updated to correct a reference to private oil producers. "Drill, baby, drill" has long been the ...