Contractors have been able to dig their way into an out-of-control oil well through the shallow marshes of southern Plaquemines, cut off a failed piece of the equipment and stop the 82-year-old ...

However, cleanup of the area surrounding the 83-year-old oil well at the heart of the spill is still ongoing. The well, operated by Spectrum Opco, was first noted as spilling an oil and gas ...

Florida legislators passed a bill banning oil drilling near the Apalachicola Bay to protect its ecosystem and shellfish industry. The bill prohibits drilling within 10 miles of the Apalachicola ...

Dibrugarh: A high-pressure gas leak at Oil India Limited's (OIL) well no-309 at Nagajan village in Lankasi-Kothalguri of Dibrugarh district triggered panic among locals on Thursday afternoon ...

An 82-year-old oil ... drilling. "For the sake of Louisiana's communities and sensitive coastal environment, government officials should stop letting oil companies skip out on their well-plugging ...

The House Natural Resources Committee is preparing to launch an overhaul of oil and gas drilling legislation in a bid to boost drilling activity on federal lands via a surge in lease sales in key ...

HB495 reduces that to 18 months or until well payout is achieved. The measure is also aimed at making Louisiana more competitive with it neighbors. The severance tax on oil is 4.6 percent in ...

Standing as one of the largest offshore oil drilling platforms globally, the Berkut platform is a remarkable feat of engineering. Located 25 kilometers from Sakhalin Island in the Sea of Okhotsk ...

Kowall said. "Well, it was there before you were." Many in the public don't seem to realize that local governments cannot restrict oil and gas drilling activity through zoning or any other kinds ...