Oil and gas producers evacuated platforms and rigs in the Gulf of Mexico and companies ... level trees and toss vehicles like toys. Experts say it’s unlikely that the U.S. will suffer from ...

An increasingly hot-button issue, oil rigs have become the physical embodiment of larger economic and environmental debates, garnering praise from conservative politicians and the ire of ...

When asked to represent Nordic identity, Norwegian studio Permafrost created wooden toys based on an oil rig and tanker ... forming helipads on the boat and platform. The set was commissioned ...

Ever wondered what it’s like to live and work on a massive structure floating in the middle of the ocean? Welcome to the ...

To find pockets of oil and gas under the sea floor, energy companies use loud air guns to create seismic maps. Once a large deposit is found, rigs (also called platforms) more than two miles deep ...

Min said mandating the decommissioning of oil platforms would give the state leverage in discussions with the operating companies about how to clean up the rigs and, if possible, convert them to ...

From oil rigs to tar ... until the 1960s. Platform Holly was installed in 1966, and had 30 active wells at any given time, which could extend up to 1.5 miles from the rig. In 1982, the Atlantic ...