Thousands of oil and gas rigs are becoming redundant around the world – and taking them out of service, known as decommissioning, is a multi-billion dollar business. It’s also a complex operation ...

Decommissioning the world’s ageing offshore oil and gas infrastructure can be dangerous, costly and complex, and progress so far has been far from encouraging ...

Oil rigs are critical for supplying the world with energy but working on a rig is not without its risks. In the eighties, a horror diving accident saw five men die after an unprecedented change ...

In this file photo, a rig and supply vessel ... to keep drilling for more oil. As of 2023, there are almost 3,000 wells and 500 platforms that are overdue for decommissioning in the Gulf ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.— The Biden administration today announced its intent to prepare a programmatic environmental analysis of the impacts of decommissioning oil and gas drilling platforms, pipelines ...

SANTA BARBARA, Calif.— The Biden administration today announced its intent to prepare a programmatic environmental analysis of the impacts of decommissioning oil and gas drilling platforms, pipelines ...

The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, was steady at 592 in the week to March 14. , , . Sign up here. Baker Hughes said that puts the total rig count down 37, or about 6% ...

The count for oil grew to 479 rigs from 472 last week, while gas lost one rig to 98. Miscellaneous rigs were unchanged at five. The US had 499 oil, 117 gas and three miscellaneous rigs in ...

The oil and gas rig count, an early indicator of future output, rose by four to 592 in the week to February 21. Despite this week's rig increase, Baker Hughes said the total count was still down ...