When an industry suffers an unusual tragedy, like the recent coal mine accident in West Virginia that killed 29 or last week's explosion aboard an offshore oil rig that killed 11, it can't be treated ...

Moffat, 41, died on 9 October 2000 in horrific circumstances during so-called manriding operations on the rig while he was attached to a winch in order to fix a leak in a hydraulic hose above a deck ...

A pelican and a Northern gannet were the first two birds plucked by wildlife rescuers from the oily waters near the disaster ...

A slump in active oil and gas rigs across the United States has undercut President Donald Trump's rallying cry to "drill, baby, drill," raising economic and political stakes for his administration.

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 ...

July 24 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for the 12th time in 13 weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes (BKR.O), opens new tab said in its ...

May 30 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for a fifth week in a row to the lowest since November 2021, energy services firm Baker Hughes ...

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 ...