Working on an oil rig has always been my dream job ... Around 100 people work on an offshore rig. As a contractor, I often work at a different rig with every new contract. When you get off ...

Top U.S. oilfield services firms are facing weaker pricing and revenue this year as oil producers become increasingly ...

According to data from Baker Hughes BHI, the number of rigs drilling for oil and gas has fallen by about 20% in the past year. This decline reversed a steady increase that began after the rig ...

The Brazilian oil giant wants a unit to carry out abandonment and plugging work on offshore wells at ageing shallow-water ...

Snubbing units have evolved into one of the most capable and efficient well servicing tools in the oil & gas industry. In the 1920's, the need for a rig to work with pressures at surface drove the ...

An oil rig worker has been rescued from his North Sea base by the Coastguard following a medical emergency. A staff member was flown off the Noble Patriot rig, near the Shetland Isles, on ...

Texas and the Permian Basin were hardest hit in this week's drilling activity decline as the rig count remains at three-year ...

Is Transocean Ltd. (RIG) Firm Posts Strong Gain Amid Wall Street Bloodbath? An aerial view of an oil rig with drillers in hard hats working on the platform. Similar to Sibanye, shares of ...

The Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission says the country’s oil rig count has risen to 32. The NUPRC Chief Executive, Gbenga Komolafe, announced this during his recent appearance ...