Oil producers on Monday shut offshore production and pulled workers off platforms in the U.S. Gulf of Mexico as the 27th named storm of the season strengthened into a hurricane and took aim at the U.S ...

India's ONGC plans to hire at least four cantilever-type jack-ups of MLT or BMC design, able to operate in water depths up to ...

Large and powerful Hurricane Delta dealt the greatest blow to U.S. offshore Gulf of Mexico energy production in 15 years, halting most of the region's oil and nearly two-thirds of natural gas output.

North America added eight rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes’ latest North America rotary rig count, which was released on September 26. The U.S. added seven rigs and Canada added one rig ...

A study of migratory hoverflies on a North Sea oil rig has revealed their vital role as long-distance pollen transporters. Researchers studied 121 marmalade hoverflies that landed on an oil rig in the ...

US oil and gas drilling rig activity increased this week with the addition of 7 rigs, bringing the total working rigs to 549. This week’s count, however, is down 38 rigs from the comparable period a ...

Once I reach the ocean floor, I have 40 minutes maximum to work. Diving has intense physiological effects on your body, so you never want to run out of time. There’s a technique called burning, or ...

This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here. A Texas company is trying to restart a controversial oil operation off Santa Barbara County’s coast. It now faces ...

Safety measures for offshore crane operations protect people, prevent dropped objects, and avoid structural overloads during routine deck handling and vessel offloading. Below is a practical, ...

BLACK BAY — The anonymous log, found months later in an oil platform’s living quarters, documented a worker’s tasks: He pumped oil, cleaned sludge and repaired the structure. Then, abruptly: “Shutting ...

Australia’s oil and gas major Santos on Monday announced that a floating production vessel had received first gas from the $4.5-billion Barossa project offshore northern Australia, with the floating ...