A long history of underinvestment, extreme political risk, and organized crime. These are just some of the issues that U.S. oil and minerals companies might face if they were to set foot into ...

When ConocoPhillips won federal approval last year to explore for oil in the Alaskan Arctic, environmental groups warned the ...

The rig dubbed “The Beast” crashed to the ground while being moved Friday amid an ongoing winter exploration program in the ...

Discover the remarkable story of the Petronius oil rig, an engineering marvel situated in the Gulf of Mexico. This video ...

The US drilling rig count climbed 5 units during the week ended Dec. 5 to reach a total of 527 rotary rigs working, Baker Hughes Inc. reported. Land-based drilling was up 3 units from a week ago to ...

North America dropped four rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes’ latest North America rotary rig count, which was released on August 22. The U.S. cut one rig and Canada cut three rigs week on ...

A massive oil drilling rig toppled over on the tundra of Alaska’s North Slope as it was being moved Friday afternoon, ...

The weekly rig count in Canada continued its rise this week, but the year-over-year count is down 14 from the number of working rigs for the same period in 2025.