U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating, the first reduction in six weeks, energy ...

Working on an oil rig operated by BP Plc (BP.L) nearly 190 miles (305 km) offshore in the Gulf of Mexico, the company is programming Spot to read gauges, look for corrosion, map out the facility and ...

Oil-services giant Baker Hughes Co. got its start in the drill-bit manufacturing business for Texas oil rigs. Now it’s pushing further into the data-center business as another example of an old-line ...

On a North Sea oil rig several years ago, an engineer noticed a strange phenomenon. A cloud of insects would descend from the sky and land on the upper reaches of the platform. There were thousands of ...

Toby Doyle is affiliated with The University of Exeter. Eva Jimenez-Guri is affiliated with The University of Exeter. On a North Sea oil rig several years ago, an engineer noticed a strange phenomenon ...

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 ...

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission (NUPRC) has revoked the operating licence of Oritsemeyin Rig and directed it to cease all operations upon the completion of its current well ...

North American drilling activity increased the week ended Sept. 5, with a total of 718 rotary rigs working in the US and Canada, Baker Hughes officials reported Friday. An increase in rigs in Canada ...

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. The total rig count in the US rose to 537, ...

How could a state-of-the-art $350 million oil rig sink due to a simple maintenance mistake? This documentary explores the chain reaction aboard Brazil’s P-36 platform from a gas leak to an explosion ...

Guyana is one of the smallest countries in South America, but its elections on Monday might have outsized implications for oil markets and the United States. Here is what you should know. Surrounded ...