The deepest offshore oil well was over 35,000 feet by the Deepwater Horizon, and the Maersk Voyager operated in the deepest ...

U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for a fifth week in a row to the lowest ...

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Oil has been powering the global economy for over a century, and its extraction is a highly complex and challenging process, ...

The Norwegian owners of two state-of-the-art deepwater drilling rigs are working hard to secure new contracts for the units which are currently unemployed despite their excellent track records and ...

Equipment manufacturer Sandvik Mining has launched its AutoMine Surface Fleet solution, aiming to shape the future of ...

Shipbroking group SSY is starting a new offshore drilling rig business, two years after breaking into brokerage for offshore ...

Gas-directed rigs also decreased by 1 to end the week at 100. A year ago, 103 units were drilling for gas. The number of rigs drilling on land decreased by a single rig to 563. The number of rigs ...

Offshore oil platforms represent some of the most complex and hazardous industrial environments in the world .

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North American drilling activity declined for the week, with 692 rotary rigs working in the US and Canada. Fewer oil-directed rigs drove the decline. North American drilling activity declined for ...