The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States decreased this week, with oil rigs declining by 65 year over year, while gas rigs increased. Despite the fall in active ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

Offshore rigs in the Gulf of Mexico increased by 4 this week, increasing the total US offshore rig count to 21, officials at Baker Hughes reported Friday. Offshore rigs in the Gulf of Mexico increased ...

THIS is a really strange idea. There’s a hotel in the middle of the ocean that used to be an oil rig that offers a range of diving experiences to guests. Seaventures Dive Rig Resort, located next to ...

How could a single wave destroy one of the most advanced offshore rigs ever built? This documentary explores the 1982 sinking of the Ocean Ranger, the catastrophic chain of failures that followed, and ...

The Chief Executive of the Nigerian Upstream Petroleum Regulatory Commission, Gbenga Komolafe, says Nigeria’s upstream oil sector has witnessed a great turn around in the last four years. This is as ...

SO MUCH for theory that the search for Malaysia Airlines flight MH370 was bringing together the countries of the region in a new era of cooperation and goodwill, reports Paul Toohey. Relations have ...