The North Sea platform was the world's largest oil producer—but a routine shift change led to catastrophe.

Repurposing oil rigs as rocket launch pads could solve launch capacity issues, but the plan faces pushback over environmental risks to marine ecosystems.

When Sandra Ludwig tells people what she does for a living, she usually ends up being the hit of the party. "They're always immediately enthusiastic," says the engineer, who works on various drilling ...

One of the first examples that comes to mind when thinking of the biggest machines ever created by humans is offshore oil rigs. Before asking yourself where the biggest oil rig is, or who owns the ...

Stormy weather buffeting the North Sea has brought havoc to oilfields with Norway’s Statoil reporting one man dead when a giant wave hit a rig and hundreds of workers evacuated after a huge barge ...

Britain first discovered gas in the North sea in 1965. Oil finds soon followed and by the early 1980s the UK was exporting ...

Oil corporations and sportfishing lobbying groups have long championed a program called “Rigs-to-Reefs” as a win-win for industry and the environment. Don’t be fooled. Here’s what you need to know ...