The total rig count rose by 4 rigs, to 592, according to Baker Hughes, down 34 from this same time last year. The number of oil rigs rose by 7—down by 15 compared to this time last year.

Aberdeen became the oil capital of Europe and an estimated half a million jobs were created by the industry over the decades. The world's worst offshore disaster was on the Piper Alpha rig in 1988 ...

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DailyMail.com spoke with oil rigger 'Pat' who obtained the pictures and information of the sighting from a fellow colleague ...