Off-shore oil drilling currently accounts for over 35% of the world's total oil production, and that number has consistently risen over recent history. While a majority of oil extraction takes place ...
HOUSTON (Reuters) - A natural gas cloud enveloped a Gulf of Mexico offshore oil rig leased by BP Plc and exploded at the very same time that visiting BP officials were celebrating seven accident-free ...
Off the coast Peru, at the junction of the cold nutrient-rich Humboldt Current and the warm Equatorial Counter Current, a decommissioned oil drilling platform stands quiet and idle. Beneath the ...