Oil rig jobs can seem very appealing in any job market, but there are a number of harsh realities to working on them that ...

The number of drilling rigs working in the US and Canada fell by 13 the week ended Dec. 19, according to Baker Hughes.

US oil and gas drilling rig activity increased this week with the addition of 7 rigs, bringing the total working rigs to 549. This week’s count, however, is down 38 rigs from the comparable period a ...

US President Donald Trump promised to ‘drill, baby, drill’. After a year in office, the US oil rig count is steadily ...

Top-paid oil rig operaters earn more than $89K. June 16, 2010 — -- The oil industry may be a magnet for controversy in the U.S. right now, with crude continuing to gush from BP's ruined deep ...

Discover the remarkable story of the Petronius oil rig, an engineering marvel situated in the Gulf of Mexico. This video explores the technological innovations and challenges faced during deep-sea oil ...

North America dropped five rigs week on week, according to Baker Hughes’ latest North America rotary rig count, which was released on May 30. The U.S. dropped three rigs week on week and Canada cut ...

(Reuters) - U.S. energy firms this week added oil and natural gas rigs for a third week in a row for the first time since December 2023, energy services firm Baker Hughes said in its closely followed ...

The wildcatter may be an iconic figure in state history, but many Texans today would not go to work on an oil rig — even for double their current pay. That’s according to a new survey from TradeSafe, ...

About a decade ago, Christian Wallace was working on oil rigs in his native West Texas. Today, he’s co-creator and executive producer of “Landman,” a hit TV series inspired by the roughnecks he’s ...