Somewhere in the Gulf of Mexico, more than 2,000 offshore oil and gas platforms are still standing, with several hundred more sitting on the seafloor, either deliberately or by accident. That number ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Newport Beach officials have launched a 24/7 emergency drilling operation to repair an abandoned 1920s-era oil well that caused ...

BLACK BAY — The anonymous log, found months later in an oil platform’s living quarters, documented a worker’s tasks: He pumped oil, cleaned sludge and repaired the structure. Then, abruptly: “Shutting ...

Drilling surge sees abandoned jack-ups back in high demand The past year has seen a fast inventory drawdown of abandoned and idle offshore rigs in Chinese yards, as drillers snap up units in response ...