On December 1, 1963, Well No. 11 in the Urta-Bulak gas field suffered a blowout due to a violation of proper drilling procedures. The 2409 meter deep hole opened up a gas reservoir underground ...

CALGARY Alberta (Reuters) - Oil from a spill or oil well blowout in the Arctic waters of Canada's Beaufort Sea could easily ... Royal Dutch Shell has not resumed its Arctic drilling program since a ...

The first stage of blowout prevention is preparedness. Most countries and corporations require certification in well control practices from all drilling employees, a policy that underscores the ...

A video shot by a witness and posted on social media networks on Monday appears to show sour gas leaking to the surface at ...

The Karaturun leak began during exploration drilling at the well on June 9, when a blowout created a 32-foot-high fire and a 50-foot-wide crater that made it difficult to seal up. It was ...

Diamond Offshore Drilling (NYSE:DO ... the rig maintained its structural integrity and the well is secure with the blowout ...

WASHINGTON— Ten environmental groups sued the Trump administration today to challenge rollbacks of the 2016 Well Control and Blowout Preventer ... Weakening performance requirements for blowout ...

ending a requirement for third-party inspections of offshore drilling safety equipment and other protections. Last year it also weakened the “Blowout Preventer Systems and Well Control Rule,” which ...