Offshore oil rigs are some of the largest structures found on the water, but are they just floating out there? How do they stay in place? Here's what we know.

These floating oil rigs are mobile and are fit for deeper, rougher waters. They in water between 1,600 and 10,000 feet and drill up to 6.2 miles.

Norwegian labour unions have agreed to a wage deal, averting a strike at floating offshore oil and gas drilling rigs that ...

As near-shore wells become depleted, floating vessels make it easier and cheaper to drill in deeper waters. In 2024, the majority of new large-scale oil and gas extraction projects were located ...

Offshore oil rigs are some of the largest structures found on the water, but are they just floating out there? How do they stay in place? Here's what we know.

These floating oil rigs are mobile and are fit for deeper, rougher waters. They in water between 1,600 and 10,000 feet and drill up to 6.2 miles.