Norwegian offshore driller Dolphin has finalised a new contract that will bring its idle semi-submersible back to work. The company signed a letter of intent last month to provide the semisub Borgland ...

Nigeria’s upstream petroleum regulator has reported sweeping gains in the oil and gas sector, announcing a 762 per cent rise in rig count alongside billions of dollars in new investments and major ...

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. The total rig count in the US rose to 549, ...

Transocean Ltd (NYSE:RIG) shares are tumbling in Wednesday’s after-hours session after the company announced a public offering. Check out RIG stock movement here. What Happened: After the market close ...

A prominent gun-control group says the federal government’s buyback of “assault-style” firearms will be a waste of money unless it includes a prohibition of the semi-automatic SKS rifle. Since May ...

North America added six rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes’ latest North America rotary rig count, which was released on September 19. The U.S. and Canada each added three rigs week on week, ...

North American drilling activity posted an increase for the week ended Sept. 19, with 542 rotary rigs working in the US and another 189 in Canada, Baker Hughes officials reported Friday. The rig count ...

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 ...

A 70-year-old Brooklyn man was fatally stabbed eight times in the chest when an ongoing feud with a much-younger neighbor boiled over Monday, cops and law-enforcement sources said. Fredrick Howard was ...

Transocean Inc. RIG, an offshore drilling contractor based in Switzerland, announced plans to offload five stacked rigs as part of its efforts to optimize its rig fleet. The rigs to be retired include ...

When you think about offshore oil rigs, what comes to mind is what you may have seen in movies — skeletal towers in the middle of a vast sea, some flares cutting through the darkness, and a crew that ...

Green Bay Packers safety Omar Brown will remain in Indianapolis overnight for observation after leaving Saturday's preseason game against the Colts with a chest injury, according to coach Matt LaFleur ...