The number of oil and gas rigs actively drilling in the U.S. remained unchanged at 551, Baker Hughes reported Friday in its latest weekly survey. During the week ended February 13, drilling rigs ...

North America added three rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes’ latest North America rotary rig count, which was published on January 30. The total U.S. rig count rose by two week on week and ...

A winter oil-drilling campaign planned by ConocoPhillips will proceed without interruption despite the dramatic wreck of an oil rig over the weekend. Doyon 26, claimed to be the largest mobile oil ...

ANCHORAGE, Alaska (KTUU) - Construction of the massive land oil drilling rig known as “The Beast” — officially Doyon Rig 26 — was a grueling, 18-month feat of engineering designed to withstand the ...

A massive oil rig that toppled over on the North Slope near Nuiqsut on Friday was considered too unstable on Monday for responders to approach. Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation noted ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ukraine struck three Russian oil rigs operating in the Caspian Sea on Sunday following Moscow’s large-scale bombardment over the ...

Rotary rig activity in Canada increased by 96 rigs this week, according to Baker Hughes data. The count is still down 19 units from the number of active rigs in Canada during the same period last year ...

In March 1980, the Alexander Kielland oil platform capsized in the North Sea after a support brace snapped from a cracked weld that engineers had already flagged as weak. Within 30 minutes, the ...

Oil rigs, particularly the offshore type, are one of the most fascinating parts of the global energy industry. How do they work? How big can they get? Do they float on water? It's not surprising that ...