The new explosion on a gulf oil production platform Thursday revved up support for the Obama administration's moratorium on deepwater drilling, just as oil companies were mounting an offensive against ...

Try as so many private and government organizations might, switching everywhere on Earth over to clean, renewable energy -- including some strange sources being explored-- is still a long way away.

Around the world, thousands of offshore oil and gas platforms are reaching the end of their operational life. The International Energy Agency estimates that more than 12,000 exist globally – with more ...

When an explosion on an oil rig in the Gulf of Mexico claimed the lives of 11 people, the incident was declared a tragedy. Now, with the rig at the bottom of the Gulf and thousands of gallons of oil ...

President Donald Trump’s plan to “unleash American energy” will have a dramatic effect on Alabama’s coastline, with new programs that will almost certainly increase the number of rigs off the state’s ...

Transocean was the only major offshore driller to make it through the last downturn, keeping its premium fleet intact in a consolidated market. Even using conservative estimates, the replacement cost ...

Richard Charter of Bodega Bay has spent his adult life protecting coasts and oceans, especially from the ravages of energy extraction. When crude oil starts pouring into the sea, his phone tends to go ...