The Ocean Ranger disaster remains one of the most significant tragedies in the history of the offshore oil industry. Once hailed as the world’s largest semisubmersible oil rig and considered nearly ...

When you think about offshore oil rigs, what comes to mind is what you may have seen in movies -- skeletal towers in the middle of a vast sea, some flares cutting through the darkness, and a crew that ...

Shelf Drilling Enterprise is a premium jack-up rig owned by Shelf Drilling, which is suitable for drilling anywhere in the ...

A massive oil drilling rig that was set to explore Alaska’s North Slope this winter will instead be dismantled and sent to be recycled after it crashed onto snow-covered tundra last month, a statement ...

An oil rig en route to an oil exploration effort in the Alaskan Arctic toppled onto the tundra. Credit: Doyon Drilling photo via the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation When ConocoPhillips ...

Oil corporations and sportfishing lobbying groups have long championed a program called “Rigs-to-Reefs” as a win-win for industry and the environment. Don’t be fooled. Here’s what you need to know ...

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