There is a lot of buzz over Senator Frank Lautenberg’s suggestion that oil companies be required to drill a relief well at the same time as they drill any deepwater production well. That would allow ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The Biden administration on Tuesday finalized tighter rules for complex devices meant to prevent catastrophic blowouts on offshore oil and gas drilling rigs, reversing some Trump ...

Fireboats had to keep their distance from a burning drilling rig in the Gulf of Mexico Wednesday as government and industry officials worked on plans for controlling the runaway natural gas well that ...

See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. A slump in active oil and gas rigs across the United States has ...

The chief counsel for the president's oil spill commission said Monday that concerns about money didn't drive key decisions made on the Deepwater Horizon drilling rig before the April 20 blowout that ...