They have been growing on subsea structures for decades but are now under threat as old platforms are decommissioned.

A recent BBC documentary series, The Piper Alpha Disaster, introduced a new generation to the precarious nature of rig life - telling the story of the July 1988 tragedy, in which 167 men died on one ...

Victor Gibson spent 20 years as a sailor including a decade as a master of North Sea supply ships, describing his fellow ...

An increasingly hot-button issue, oil rigs have become the physical embodiment of larger economic and environmental debates, garnering praise from conservative politicians and the ire of environmental ...

Chinese oil rigs in waters claimed by Taiwan have stirred controversy in recent days, drawing a sharp protest from Taipei, ...

Offshore oil driller Transocean Ltd said on Tuesday it would buy peer Ocean Rig UDW Inc in a $2.7 billion cash-and-stock deal, its second major acquisition this year as the company bets on a recovery ...

Discover the fascinating world of offshore oil rigs, towering giants surpassing even the tallest skyscrapers. The Empire State Building once sparked fear with its height, but imagine the marvel of an ...

One of the worst oil rig disasters in the world happened on British shores, as 167 people were killed when the Piper Alpha ...

David Callahan is one of a few hundred people who are deep-sea oil rig divers, and he can’t imagine doing anything else Meredith Wilshere is a Society and Culture writer at PEOPLE. Her work has ...

BEIJING/HONG KONG (Reuters) - China has sent four more oil rigs into the South China Sea in a sign that Beijing is stepping up its exploration for oil and gas in the tense region, less than two months ...

THE first thing Ed Punchard knew about the explosion on the Piper Alpha oil rig was when the roof of his “bomb proof” office collapsed on his head. The diver, who’d already come close to one ...

ORIG released its 4Q'16 results on February 22, 2017. Revenues were $355.39 million, up 6% quarter over quarter. However, the situation is getting more serious as the company "continues to explore" ...