How could a single wave destroy one of the most advanced offshore rigs ever built? This documentary explores the 1982 sinking of the Ocean Ranger, the catastrophic chain of failures that followed, and ...

Nigeria’s upstream oil sector is showing strong signs of recovery, with a 66% surge in active oil rigs reflecting renewed investor confidence and the impact of sweeping reforms aimed at revitalising ...

In October 2007, a massive storm with 70-knot winds slammed into a Mexican oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The jack-up rig collided with a nearby wellhead, rupturing valves and releasing a deadly ...

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 ...

Rig count down 7% from last year, Baker Hughes says Permian Basin rig count lowest since September 2021 EIA projects rise in crude and gas output Oct 10 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week cut the ...

Nigeria’s crude oil rigs have risen astronomically from eight to 69 in the past four years. The 762.5 per cent leap, said Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC), indicates renewed ...

North America's total rig count remained unchanged week on week, according to Baker Hughes' latest North America rotary rig count. North America’s total rig count remained unchanged week on week, ...

Total oil and gas drilling activity in North America remained unchanged for the week ending Oct. 3, with a total of 739 rigs working. Total oil and gas drilling activity in North America remained ...

Noble Globetrotter I is a ‘divestment candidate’ if intervention contract does not materialise for offshore driller ...

Today is the day. The opening game for the 2025–26 season. Energy is high in Oil Country, fresh off of extensions to key personnel like Kris Knoblauch, Vasily Podkolzin, and Jake Walman. And of course ...

An owl has been released back into the wild after it was rescued from a North Sea oil rig, after being blown off course by Storm Amy. The female owl was discovered on the Noble Patriot platform, 180 ...

China, the world’s largest importer of crude oil, has been stockpiling it at a rate of close to 1 million barrels daily since the start of the year. Vortexa: 1.2 billion barrels of crude oil are ...