The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, fell by six to 578 in the week to May 9. Baker Hughes said this week's decline puts the total rig count down 25, or 4% below this ...

Total rig count falls six to 578, oil down five, gas steady Gulf of Mexico rig count drops to lowest since September 2021 Permian shale rig count hits lowest since December 2021 May 9 (Reuters ...

Offshore oil rigs have made it possible to collect oil and natural gas from below the ocean's floor, appearing as massive megastructures in the middle of open water. Given their sheer size and ...

The oil industry’s worst nightmare came true on July 6, 1988. The Piper Alpha oil platform suffered a catastrophic explosion, leaving most workers trapped in an inferno at sea.

(Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for the first time in four weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed report on Thursday.

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States fell this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, following a 2 rig dip in the prior week.

April 11 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week cut oil rigs by the most in a week since June 2023, lowering the total oil and natural gas rig count for a third consecutive week, energy services ...

The total U.S. rig count is made up of 489 oil rigs, 96 gas rigs, and five miscellaneous rigs, according to the count, which revealed that the U.S. total comprises 529 horizontal rigs, 48 ...

The total U.S. rig count is made up of 484 oil rigs, 103 gas rigs, and five miscellaneous rigs, according to the count, which revealed that the U.S. total comprises 529 horizontal rigs ...

Here, the ferries that shuttle workers to oil rigs in the nearby Gulf of Mexico periodically halt service due to nonpayment. The Hotel Llirre, which exclusively houses oil workers, sits mostly empty.

One of the biggest offshore disasters in history. In July 1988, a fire breaks out on the Piper Alpha - a vast oil rig in the North Sea. Those stationed on board are thrust into a hell on earth.