OMV has been granted a permit by the Norwegian Offshore Directorate to drill an oil and gas exploration well in the North Sea. The overall drilling rig count in North America is up 9 units during ...
Drilling activity continues to trend upward, posting a second consecutive weekly gain. Oilfield services firm Baker Hughes said Friday its U.S. rig count rose four rigs to 586 rigs for the week.
Oil industry executives and analysts say the ... potential blowouts and worst-case-scenario discharges, and all drilling platform designs and materials must undergo certification by independent ...
Energy giant Shell is due to install a multi-billion pound gas platform ... of burning the oil and gas, rather than just from getting them out of the ground. A ban on drilling is in place until ...