“All I know is it’s 150 [miles], I don’t even ask what rig,” he replied. Wherever it was, Nguyen’s catch highlighted the powerful allure of fishing near the untold number of offshore oil ...

Providing a very stable drilling environment, in comparison to other types of offshore drilling rigs, jackups can drill in waters up to 350 feet deep. Once drilling is required in waters that are ...

This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Kailem Donovan, an offshore rope access rigger who works on oil rigs in the North and Baltic seas. It has been edited for length ...

Based on data from offshore operator reports submitted to the Bureau of Safety and Environmental Enforcement, 17 Gulf of Mexico platforms have been evacuated, or nearly 5% of the 371 platforms in the ...

Tightening availability of rigs and vessels ... The consultancy forecasts that oil and gas project costs will increase, for both offshore and onshore projects, but the offshore segment will ...