While the experience on an oil rig will provide a lot of challenges, it also offers a wide range of ways in which to direct and advance a career. One thing that's always invaluable aboard an oil ...

Second-Worst: The BP Deepwater Horizon Spill In late April, 2010, global oil company BP was operating the oil-drilling rig Deepwater Horizon in the Gulf of Mexico when a sudden surge of natural ...

I work on an oil rig. It has lonely moments, but every rig I've been on is like a family. As told to Claire Turrell Oil and Gas Drilling Rig over Offshore Platform Getty Oct 10, 2024, 4:58 AM PT ...

Any offshore oil rig that extends past 1500 meters is considered to be an ultra-deepwater production facility. However, that's still nowhere close to the deepest man has explored in the ocean.

Two oil-related positions make our ranking of the top 10 best-paying blue-collar jobs. Oil and gas rotary drill operators pull down an average of $59,560 a year, with the top 10% earning more than ...

Pemex, a Mexican state-run oil company, said 300 workers have been evacuated after the fire broke out on their Abkatun Permanente platform. Pemex said in a statement tonight that no spill occurred.

The Zacks Oil and Gas - Drilling industry faces a mixed outlook, with domestic challenges and international opportunities shaping its future. U.S. rig counts have declined by 18% over the past ...

The oil and gas rig count declined by about 5% in 2024 and 20% in 2023 as lower U.S. oil and gas prices over the past couple of years prompted energy firms to focus more on boosting shareholder ...

The U.S. oil rig count increased by 5 this week, reaching 482. Crude oil prices fell despite OPEC+ extending production cuts. U.S. crude oil production hit a record high of 13.513 million bpd.

The total rig count rose by 1 rig, to 593, according to Baker Hughes, down 36 from this same time last year. The number of oil rigs fell by 2—down by 20 compared to this time last year.

The history of Oil Rocks dates to the Soviet era. In the late 1940s, oil workers landed on a tiny island and built a drilling rig and a small house for accommodation. The first exploratory well ...

The oil and gas rig count declined by about 5% in 2024 and 20% in 2023 as lower U.S. oil and gas prices over the past couple of years prompted energy firms to focus more on boosting shareholder ...