Long before offshore oil rigs are put together, much less sent out into the open ocean, they're expertly designed. Schematics are drawn up, and in many cases, engineers will take these plans and ...

Any offshore oil rig that extends past 1500 meters is considered to be an ultra-deepwater production facility. However, that's still nowhere close to the deepest man has explored in the ocean.

Kailem Donovan, 37, from Middlesborough, England, works on oil rigs in the North and Baltic seas. Donovan works 12-hour shifts but gets three weeks of holiday every three weeks working on the rig.

Recent California oil spills—like the 25,000 gallons that leaked from a broken pipeline connected to a rig—have left many environmental groups wary of any oil infrastructure, regardless of ...

Kevin O'Connor spends four weeks at a time working on an offshore oil rig. While the views are breathtaking, the loneliness can take a toll on him and his crew.

In offshore resources, 20 rigs were operating, in line with the prior week’s count. U.S. Oil Rig Count Rises: Oil rig count was 556 in the week ended Jun 9, higher than the prior-week figure of 555.