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.

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 ...

Julianne Geiger is a veteran editor, writer and researcher for Oilprice.com, and a member of the Creative Professionals Networking Group. The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in ...

HOUSTON, Aug 5 (Reuters) - The falling number of oil and gas rigs deployed across the United States is reaching a level that would indicate onshore crude output from the world's top producer could ...

Massive, offshore rigs the size of skyscrapers remain at sea around the world. Here's why these environmentalists say some should be left alone. An oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of ...