Deadly Explosion off Nigeria Points to Threat Posed by Aging Oil Ships Around the World October 31, 2023 By Helen Wieffering and Grace Ekpu OKITIPUPA, Nigeria (AP) — It was the dead of night when the ship caught fire, Patrick Aganyebi remembers, but the...
UK Records a Fourth Death Linked to a Storm that Battered Northern Europe October 23, 2023 LONDON (AP) — Police said Sunday that a fourth person has died in Britain during a storm that pounded the...
Norwegian Police Put Drone Detectors on Offshore Oil and Gas Platforms October 4, 2022 Norwegian police have placed drone detection systems on offshore oil and gas platforms to investigate recent safety breaches, newspaper VG...
Energy Companies Race to Complete Gulf of Mexico Evacuations August 27, 2021 By Sabrina Valle and Erwin Seba HOUSTON — U.S. oil and gas companies on Friday raced to complete evacuations from offshore Gulf of Mexico platforms as...
Norway’s Oil Workers Fear for Future as Rigs Go Remote October 20, 2020 By Nerijus Adomaitis OSLO — A shift to operating oil rigs remotely from land, which has been accelerated by lower crude prices, has...
Hurricane Delta Halting Oil Production From Platforms, Refineries October 9, 2020 By Erwin Seba HOUSTON — Hurricane Delta raked across the Gulf of Mexico, halting most of the region’s offshore oil output on Thursday...
Energy Firms Tally Hurricane Damage, Plot Restarts as Laura Races North August 27, 2020 By Erwin Seba and Laila Kearney U.S. energy companies on Thursday were organizing crews and beginning to review offshore Gulf of Mexico platforms and assess damage...