Oil rig jobs can seem very appealing in any job market, but there are a number of harsh realities to working on them that ...

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose by 1 this week, according to new data that ...

Off-shore oil drilling currently accounts for over 35% of the world's total oil production, and that number has consistently risen over recent history. While a majority of oil extraction takes place ...

Try as so many private and government organizations might, switching everywhere on Earth over to clean, renewable energy — including some strange sources being explored — is still a long way away.

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, after a 2-rig increase in the week prior. The ...

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 environmental ...

Later today, oil services and technology company Baker Hughes will release its U.S. rig count, which is the tally of active oil rigs in the country. Since the spring, rig count has declined, reaching ...

Traders work in the crude oil and natural gas options pit of the New York Mercantile Exchange years ago. An oilfield operator who owns small stripper wells in Oklahoma is nervous. A long-time ...

The golden era of excess is over. For oil drillers, the game is no longer about volume; it’s about surviving in a world where less gets priced like more. Years of underinvestment, geopolitical tension ...