Kailem Donovan, 37, from Middlesborough, England, works on oil rigs in the North and Baltic seas. Donovan works 12-hour shifts but gets three weeks of holiday every three weeks working on the rig. He ...

The number of active rigs targeting oil in the kingdom dropped to its lowest in more than two decades in July, according to Baker Hughes data. Image by champc via iStock The number of active oil rigs ...

Saudi Arabia’s active oil drilling units declined for a sixth straight month, reaching the lowest level in over two decades, as investments in natural gas projects gain momentum. Saudi Arabia’s oil ...

OSLO, Norway (AP) – Statoil on Wednesday evacuated 326 oil rig workers from a North Sea platform after the structure began to tilt, the Norwegian oil company said. Company spokesman Ole Anders Skauby ...

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 ...

When filmmaker Marc Wolfensberger first found out about Neft Daşları, he thought it was a myth. He kept hearing about this secretive city, sprawled like floating, rusting tentacles across the Caspian ...

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 ...

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, ...

The overall drilling rig count in North America is up 9 units during the week ended Jan. 17, with Canada’s double-digit oil-directed rig count increase leading the way. The overall drilling rig count ...