This as-told-to essay is based on a transcribed conversation with Kailem Donovan, an offshore rope access rigger who works on oil rigs in the North and Baltic seas. It has been edited for length ...
Working on an oil rig has always been my dream job. It sounded like an adventure. When I left school at 16, I decided to get a job in construction. I worked on building sites and in power stations ...
A TikTok video about oil rigs went viral last month showing how the underwater structures can span lengths greater than some of the world's most iconic skyscrapers. The majority of the structure's ...
The Caspian Sea, also referred to as the world's "biggest lake", is home to one of the most unusual oil rigs ever seen. Neft Daşları, which translates as “Oil Rocks,” is a maze of oil wells ...
Marine wildlife could benefit if some de-commissioned oil rigs were left on the sea bed, a survey says. This challenges the conventional wisdom that the sea bed should be restored to its pristine ...
According to data from Baker Hughes BHI, the number of rigs drilling for oil and gas has fallen by about 20% in the past year. This decline reversed a steady increase that began after the rig ...
Oct 25 (Reuters) - U.S. energy firms kept the number of oil and natural gas rigs unchanged this week, with the count falling to a 17-year low in Pennsylvania, energy services firm Baker Hughes ...