The number of total oil and gas drilling rigs in the US gained 7 to 544, rising for the first time in 12 weeks and posting the biggest weekly increase this year, Baker Hughes said.

Oil drove the gain in Canada, with 120 rigs drilling for oil, 8 more than last week. In the US, 9 additional gas-directed ...

Adnoc Drilling has won two offshore jack-up rig deals worth a combined $1.15 billion for 15 years from compatriot Adnoc Offshore. The jack-up deals will bring in “accretive rates that generate ...

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

Historic swell slams California before Christmas, 2024; Huntington Beach outrigger canoe crew surfs massive waves at oil platform Esther.

Kevin O'Connor spends four weeks at a time working on an offshore oil rig. While the views are breathtaking, the loneliness can take a toll on him and his crew.

Built to withstand extreme conditions and house hundreds of people, the size, complexity, and location of oil rigs makes dismantling them a massive task.

If you've ever seen an offshore drilling rig, you know they're absolutely massive. But are these huge rigs, which are essential for oil production, built?

The offshore drilling rig market is facing a challenging 2025 as dayrates continue to soften amid sluggish demand, but a potential 2026 recovery driven by tighter rig supply and rising offshore ...

This repetitive footage from the 1980s offers a detailed and consistent view of an oil platform stationed in the water. The imagery captures the towering structure from multiple angles ...

Brazilian regulators are cracking down on some offshore drilling by oil giants like Petrobras and Equinor ASA, complicating exploration and production projects at a key moment in the nation’s ...

Among the surfers who trekked out to oil rig platform Esther on December 22nd, 2024, there was a four-person outrigger canoe surfing crew.