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If you've ever seen an offshore drilling rig, you know they're absolutely massive. But are these huge rigs, which are ...

The blaze is the latest in a series of fires and explosions that have plagued Russia's energy infrastructure over the past ...

The once-stalled West White Rose offshore oil project caught a new wind this week, with a self-congratulatory press ...

At 14,000 tons and 2.5 times the height of the Statue of Liberty, the Piper Alpha oil rig was one of the largest in the world. But on July 6, 1988, the entire structure became consumed by a ...

Newsweek showcased satellite images of a Chinese rig that has strained relations with Seoul in an exclusive report on Thursday.

Seoul says the structure, an old French oil rig with a helicopter landing pad, is effectively an artificial island designed to reinforce Beijing’s claims over the area. Other Chinese facilities ...