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KUWAIT CITY – Kuwait's state-run oil company says it has contained a fire at an onshore oil rig in the country's southwestern oilfields. The Kuwait Oil Co. said early on Monday that a fire broke ...
YENAGOA, Nigeria (Reuters) - A fire broke out on an onshore oil rig in Nigeria's Niger Delta on Saturday, three witnesses told Reuters, adding that the fire was still burning as of noon. The barge ...
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) - In a story March 21 about a rig fire in Qatar, The Associated Press erroneously described the rig. Gulf International Services said Tuesday it was an onshore rig ...
In a story March 21 about a rig fire in Qatar, The Associated Press erroneously described the rig. Gulf International Services said Tuesday it was an onshore rig, not an offshore rig.
An onshore rig operated by Qatar Petroleum subsidiary Gulf International Services caught fire, reportedly injuring six people in the process. Rig fire: land rig GDI-3 in blaze, six injured Luke ...
UPDATE — The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office released the following statement regarding the rig fire in Sabine Pass: Today, 02/24/2022 at 12:35 p. m. a motorist called 911 to report a fire on ...
Baker Hughes’s report found that compared to this week in 2024, there are 25 fewer onshore rigs and four fewer offshore rigs in the U.S. The active rig count in the U.S. stands at 587.
Onshore rigs in the week that ended on Aug 9 totaled 569, higher than the prior week's count of 566. In offshore resources, 19 rigs were operating, which decreased from the week-ago count of 20.
Fire risk and temps fall into the weekend. After nine straight days of strong offshore winds, the pattern is changing, bringing much cooler weather and higher humidity. 1 weather alerts 1 closings ...
Onshore rigs decreased by 1 unit to 21, 3 more than this time last year. The count of rigs engaged in horizontal drilling fell by 10 to 650, down 14 from the year-ago level.
Onshore rigs in the week that ended on Jul 12 totaled 561, lower than the prior week's count of 562. In offshore resources, 23 rigs were operating, in line with the week-ago count.