Biden Administration Finalizes Stricter Rules to Prevent Offshore Blowouts in Oil and Gas Drilling Rigs August 24, 2023 NEW ORLEANS (AP) – The Biden administration on Tuesday finalized tighter rules for complex devices meant to prevent catastrophic blowouts...
North Dakota Oil Rig Explosion Injures 3 September 8, 2022 Federal, state and local investigators in northwest North Dakota are looking into the cause of an oil rig explosion and...
Oklahoma Oilfield Worker Killed in Accident July 12, 2022 An oilfield worker was killed last Thursday in an accident at a northwestern Oklahoma oil rig, officials said. In a...
Employees Missing After Oklahoma Drilling Rig Fire January 22, 2018 By Liz Hampton Drilling contractor Patterson-UTI said some of its employees were missing on Monday after a fire at one of its drilling...
Drones Used to Improve Safety on Eni’s Oil Rigs February 15, 2017 A British drone operator has won a contract to inspect rigs operated by one of the world’s largest oil producers....
BP Executives Sought to Blame ‘Blue Collar Rig Workers’ for Gulf Oil Spill: U.S. September 7, 2012 By David Ingram BP executives wanted to concentrate blame for the Deepwater Horizon oil spill disaster on “blue collar rig workers” in order...
Oil Firms, Regulators Miss Major Accident Indicators: Gulf Spill Report July 25, 2012 Transocean and BP, trade associations, and U.S. regulators largely judged the safety of offshore facilities by focusing on routine personal...