An increasingly hot-button issue, oil rigs have become the physical embodiment of larger economic and environmental debates, garnering praise from conservative politicians and the ire of environmental ...

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, after a 2-rig increase in the week prior. The ...

The Norwegian owners of two state-of-the-art deepwater drilling rigs are working hard to secure new contracts for the units which are currently unemployed despite their excellent track records and ...

Explore what topside means for offshore rigs. Understand its structure, key components, and importance in oil extraction ...

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In 2019, the journalist Christian Wallace created the “Boomtown” podcast, spotlighting the volatile world of West Texas oil. It has now inspired a new Taylor Sheridan TV series. “Landman” One day at ...

Sable Offshore is restarting three platforms, even as California regulators pursue cease-and-desist orders against the developer’s related pipeline work. Three offshore oil rigs in Southern California ...

Later today, oil services and technology company Baker Hughes will release its U.S. rig count, which is the tally of active oil rigs in the country. Since the spring, rig count has declined, reaching ...