Gulf Energy has secured an onshore oil rig in the Middle East, signaling a major boost to its plan of delivering first oil from the South Lokichar Basin in Turkana before the end of the year. In a ...

The deepest lake in Louisiana has a depth of 200 feet. However, this lake was once only 10 feet deep. Here's how it became the state's deepest lake.

A long history of underinvestment, extreme political risk, and organized crime. These are just some of the issues that U.S. oil and minerals companies might face if they were to set foot into ...

An oil rig en route to an oil exploration effort in the Alaskan Arctic toppled onto the tundra. Credit: Doyon Drilling photo via the Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation When ConocoPhillips ...

A winter oil-drilling campaign planned by ConocoPhillips will proceed without interruption despite the dramatic wreck of an oil rig over the weekend. Doyon 26, claimed to be the largest mobile oil ...

The oil rig that crashed into the frozen ground on the North Slope near Nuiqsut Friday remains too unstable for responders to access the scene, state officials said. While no serious injuries were ...

A massive oil rig that toppled over on the North Slope near Nuiqsut on Friday was considered too unstable on Monday for responders to approach. Alaska Department of Environmental Conservation noted ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Jan. 26—A massive oil rig that toppled on the tundra near the North Slope village of Nuiqsut on Friday remained too unstable for ...

A massive oil rig that tipped over and crashed to the tundra near the North Slope village of Nuiqsut on Friday was part of an ongoing and disputed exploration program in the National Petroleum Reserve ...

Idled oil rigs off the California coast could be back up and running soon if the federal government has its way. The Trump administration recently proposed a plan to open up the entire coast to new ...