In February 1982, the Ocean Ranger, the world’s largest semi-submersible oil rig, faced one of the most violent North Atlantic storms ever recorded. The crew of 84 men trusted their floating fortress ...

There was little movement in rig counts in the US and Canada the week ended Dec. 12, according to Baker Hughes. In the US, 548 rigs were working, down 1 unit from the prior week. The count is 41 units ...

The tanker was headed eastward and had recently carried Iranian oil. The seizure is an escalation in President Trump’s military pressure campaign against Venezuela’s leader, Nicolás Maduro. By Edward ...

2:47 p.m. Dec. 12, 2025: An earlier version of this article said California law defines “exhausted wells” as those that have yielded an average daily production of two barrels of oil or less. This ...

The U.S. seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela, President Donald Trump said Wednesday, the latest military incursion near Venezuela as the Trump administration pressures Venezuelan President ...

1546 ET – Oil futures extend gains post-market after the U.S. seized an oil tanker off the coast of Venezuela in what’s seen as an escalation of tensions between Washington and Caracas. A Pentagon ...

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif. (KABC) -- A gas leak from an abandoned oil well in the middle of a Newport Beach neighborhood has forced the city to declare a local emergency and has put the homes in the center ...

The geology and science behind oil drilling can be quite interesting and important for understanding which companies are the right fit for your investment. When people talk about oil drilling, many of ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- The Fresno County Coroner's Office has released the identity of the man who was killed while working on an oil rig near Riverdale as 29-year-old Alfredo Oronia from ...

FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- A 29-year-old man has died after being crushed while working on an oil rig in Fresno County, sheriffs say. Deputies were called around 10:45 a.m. on Monday about an ...

Fresno deputies report a 29-year-old worker crushed by falling steel. Incident occurred during oil rig removal on a Riverdale property Monday. Cal/OSHA and sheriff’s office opened an investigation ...

The number of oil and gas drilling rigs in the U.S. fell by 10 to 544, after rising for five out of the previous six weeks, Baker Hughes said Friday in its latest weekly report. In the shortened week ...