DNV has just released a comprehensive study comparing major accident risks and risk management practices in the U.K. between ...

A fire broke out earlier this week on a fast rescue craft aboard the Siem Diamond offshore support vessel in the Atlantic Ocean, east of St. John's Canada.According to the C-NLOPB, the offshore oil ...

Virtual reality revolutionizes training and operations in the oil and gas industry. That’s what GlobalData said in a release sent to Rigzone recently, which highlighted a recently published strategic ...

Oil and gas industries are among the most hazardous sectors in the US, with a high rate of fatal and nonfatal injuries. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the oil and gas extraction industry ...

HOUSTON — You may have seen some viral videos of dancing robots. But, robots aren't just fun and games. This week, a pair of robot dogs are stealing the show at the World Petroleum Congress being held ...

Offshore helicopter safety is being put at risk by a shortage of spare parts, particularly main gearboxes (MGBs) for the Sikorsky S-92, as operators resort to “extraordinary actions” to maintain fleet ...

Typically, a well will produce at its highest production rate at the beginning of the production cycle; and then production will wane. In an effort to increase production from both oil and natural gas ...

Oil and gas extraction (OGE) workers have the potential to be exposed to extreme heat conditions. Particularly in areas where OGE activities are extensive such as southern or western Texas (i.e., the ...

After the Deepwater Horizon disaster on April 20, 2010, the federal government created BSEE to improve safety and enforce environmental regulations in the offshore oil and gas industry. But an ...

BUENOS AIRES, Sept 23 (Reuters) - Unions representing thousands of striking Argentine oil workers called off a strike on Friday afternoon that they began the day before after a meeting with business ...