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.

Off-shore oil drilling currently accounts for over 35% of the world's total oil production, and that number has consistently risen over recent history. While a majority of oil extraction takes place ...

At-a-Glance: QA/QC in offshore rig construction prevents latent defects, assures regulatory/class compliance, and protects schedule/budget by embedding quality into design, procurement, fabrication, ...

PASIR GUDANG, Malaysia, March 29 (Reuters) - Malaysian shipper MISC Bhd aims to ramp up revenue from its oil-rig engineering business after building its first deepwater oil-production platform, its ...

Oil rigs are structures used to extract crude oil and natural gas from beneath the Earth's surface, and there are many spread all over the globe. While most people think of offshore oil platforms as ...

Later today, oil services and technology company Baker Hughes will release its U.S. rig count, which is the tally of active oil rigs in the country. Since the spring, rig count has declined, reaching ...

The total active drilling rig count for oil and gas in the US rose to 548 this week, primarily due to an increase in gas rigs, while active oil rigs remained unchanged. Weekly U.S. crude oil ...

HOUSTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The falling number of oil and gas rigs deployed across the United States is reaching a level that would indicate onshore crude output from the world's top producer could ...