NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A worker who survived the deadly explosion on the Deepwater Horizon testified Wednesday that a flurry of activity on the drilling rig hindered his ability to monitor BP’s well for ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A Transocean employee who served as chief mate on the Deepwater Horizon testified Monday that he believes the rig crew’s emergency training saved lives following the 2010 explosion ...

(Updates with confirmation of Transocean survey, comment) NEW YORK, July 22 (Reuters) - Workers on the Deepwater Horizon drilling platform in the Gulf of Mexico expressed concern about safety ...

Oil rigs, particularly the offshore type, are one of the most fascinating parts of the global energy industry. How do they work? How big can they get? Do they float on water? It's not surprising that ...

* Alarm could have alerted crew to dangerous gas buildup * Some key rig witnesses decline to appear before panel By Chris Baltimore and Alyson Zepeda HOUSTON, July 23 (Reuters) - An emergency alarm ...

Not many on-the-ground jobs that offer a salary over $55,000 for just half a year’s work. But that’s the money for those who opt for the rigor of an oil rig, a hot topic on people’s tongues this week.

A worker on a natural gas rig worker has been injured in an accident in DeSoto Parish. The man, whose name was not released, got his arm caught in a piece of machinery late Thursday afternoon, DeSoto ...