Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, companies are drilling into deeper and deeper waters, where the payoffs can be ...

A normal day on an oil rig in Mexico turned into a nightmare when an explosion tore through the platform. This documentary explores how the disaster unfolded, the lives lost, and the lessons learned ...

HOUSTON — A technician who was aboard the oil rig that exploded April 20 in the Gulf of Mexico says she is too traumatized to testify before a panel investigating the blast and subsequent spill.

A recent Houston Chronicle story reveals Trump administration plans to open large swathes of the California coast to offshore ...

HOUSTON, Oct 15 (Reuters) - Rigs drilling beneath the deep waters of the Gulf of Mexico will drive U.S. oil industry growth this year and next as onshore production slows due to lower prices and ...

GRAND ISLE, La. - Another oil rig exploded and caught fire Thursday off the Louisiana coast, spreading a mile-long oil sheen in the Gulf of Mexico west of the site of BP's massive spill. All 13 crew ...

How could a single wave destroy one of the most advanced offshore rigs ever built? This documentary explores the 1982 sinking of the Ocean Ranger, the catastrophic chain of failures that followed, and ...

Top-paid oil rig operaters earn more than $89K. June 16, 2010 — -- The oil industry may be a magnet for controversy in the U.S. right now, with crude continuing to gush from BP's ruined deep ...

At-a-Glance: Gulf of Mexico offshore floorhand pay typically runs on a day-rate basis with 14/14 or 21/21 hitches. Expected day rates span roughly $330–$590, annualizing to about $60,000–$107,500 ...