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 ...

Ukrainian aerial drones struck a Russian oil platform in the Caspian Sea for the first time on Thursday, halting production ...

In October 2007, a massive storm with 70-knot winds slammed into a Mexican oil platform in the Gulf of Mexico. The jack-up rig collided with a nearby wellhead, rupturing valves and releasing a deadly ...

Try as so many private and government organizations might, switching everywhere on Earth over to clean, renewable energy — including some strange sources being explored — is still a long way away.

In the Arabian Gulf, some of the region s richest pockets of marine life are forming in unexpected places: around the steel ...

HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif. (CNS) -- The CEO of the company that owns the oil rig and underwater pipeline at the center of a massive leak off the coast of Huntington Beach insisted Wednesday the company ...

Based on data from offshore operator reports submitted to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement (BSEE) 11:30 a.m. CDT on Thursday, 17 Gulf of Mexico platforms have been evacuated, or ...

MEXICO CITY, June 21 (Reuters) - Mexico's state oil monopoly Pemex said it will acquire eight new offshore oil drilling platforms and other equipment worth $1.2 billion to expand production in the ...

Three fishermen cruise past the mouth of the Mississippi River. Alice in Chains blares from an overhead speaker, blending with the slap of waves against the boat's hull. Offshore oil platforms grow ...