Oil rig jobs can seem very appealing in any job market, but there are a number of harsh realities to working on them that ...

David Callahan is one of a few hundred people who are deep-sea oil rig divers, and he can’t imagine doing anything else Meredith Wilshere is a Society and Culture writer at PEOPLE. Her work has ...

Top-paid oil rig operaters earn more than $89K. June 16, 2010 — -- The oil industry may be a magnet for controversy in the U.S. right now, with crude continuing to gush from BP's ruined deep ...

US oil and gas drilling rig activity increased this week with the addition of 7 rigs, bringing the total working rigs to 549. This week’s count, however, is down 38 rigs from the comparable period a ...

Discover the remarkable story of the Petronius oil rig, an engineering marvel situated in the Gulf of Mexico. This video explores the technological innovations and challenges faced during deep-sea oil ...

The wildcatter may be an iconic figure in state history, but many Texans today would not go to work on an oil rig — even for double their current pay. That’s according to a new survey from TradeSafe, ...

North American drilling activity declined for the week ended Dec. 13 with 780 rotary rigs working in the US and Canada, Baker Hughes officials reported Friday. Fewer oil-directed rigs working in ...

About a decade ago, Christian Wallace was working on oil rigs in his native West Texas. Today, he’s co-creator and executive producer of “Landman,” a hit TV series inspired by the roughnecks he’s ...