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Oil and gas operators in North Dakota have indicated they plan to drop rigs and frac crews due to weaker oil prices, a move ...

The number of total drilling rigs in the U.S. fell for the third straight week, down by 2 to 576, Baker Hughes reported in its latest weekly survey.

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States slipped again this week, according to new data ...

Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel for a special episode on life onboard offshore oil production platforms. In this episode, we will feature how oil rig workers spend their time offshore in one of ...

Louisiana lawmakers are advancing a package of bills to lower the dreaded oil severance tax and make the state more ...

The U.S. Coast Guard has set up over 15,000 feet of boom to contain the spill off of the coast of Plaquemines Parish. An 83-year-old well is gushing a mixture of crude oil and natural gas into ...

Borr Drilling Ltd has announced new contract commitments for three of its premium jack-up rigs and additional fleet updates. Salunda has announced it has launched the Latch Hawk 2 fingerboard latch ...

May 2 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week cut the number of oil and natural gas rigs operating for the first time in three weeks, energy services firm Baker Hughes (BKR.O), opens new tab said ...

Striking Nigerian workers will release hundreds of hostages - including 35 Britons - they have been holding for weeks aboard oil rigs off the west African nation's shore. The agreement securing ...