Modern offshore oil rigs are engineering wonders designed to accommodate massive crews and operate in some of the most hostile environments on Earth. As the demand for oil drives exploration into ...

When you think about offshore oil rigs, what comes to mind is what you may have seen in movies — skeletal towers in the middle of a vast sea, some flares cutting through the darkness, and a crew that ...

Tension Leg Platforms (TLPs) are buoyant offshore structures held in place by vertical, high-tension tendons anchored to the seabed. They provide a near-fixed vertical position in medium-to-deep water ...

Welcome back to the Fluctus Channel for a special episode on life onboard offshore oil production platforms. In this episode, we will feature how oil rig workers spend their time offshore in one of ...

Ukraine has used long-range drones to attack Russian oil platforms as it expands its strikes on the country's energy sector.

Even before I could make out the silhouette of Platform Holly on the foggy horizon, I could see and smell oil. Ripples of iridescent liquid floated on the sea’s surface, reflecting the cloudy sky. But ...

A strike at Brazilian state-run oil company Petrobras entered its second day on Tuesday, affecting 24 oil platforms and eight ...

An offshore oil platform with Santa Cruz Island in the background in California's Santa Barbara Channel. (Marli Miller/UCG/via Getty Images) More than 50 years ago, a catastrophic oil spill along ...

Platform Harmony, seen from the Gaviota Coast of Santa Barbara County, is one of three oil platforms owned by Sable Offshore Corp. The company plans to restart production, which has been shut down ...

More than 50 years ago, a catastrophic oil spill along Santa Barbara’s coastline served to galvanize the modern environmental movement and also helped to usher in one of the state’s strongest ...