The North Sea platform was the world's largest oil producer—but a routine shift change led to catastrophe.

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, bringing the total rig count in the US to 563 ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On July 6, 1988, a record-breaking North Sea oil platform suffered a catastrophic chain reaction during a routine night shift. A ...

The number of oil and gas rigs actively drilling in the U.S. gained 1 to 563, rising for a sixth consecutive week and its highest total in more than a year, Baker Hughes said Friday in its latest ...

North American drilling activity posted an 8-rig increase for the week ended June 5, with a total 732 rigs running. There were 563 rigs working in the US and another 169 in Canada, Baker Hughes ...

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The Trump administration is ramping up its backing of Sable Offshore, dispatching two Cabinet secretaries to Santa Barbara while the Texas oil giant clashes with California regulators in court. Energy ...

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