Neft Daşları, meaning “Oil Rocks,” was the world’s first oil-drilling platform. In recent decades, its population has dwindled, while sections have fallen into disrepair and been claimed by the sea.

The Caspian Sea, also referred to as the world's "biggest lake", is home to one of the most unusual oil rigs ever seen. Neft Daşları, which translates as “Oil Rocks,” is a maze of oil wells ...

In the late 1940s, oil workers landed on a tiny island and built a drilling rig and a small house for accommodation. The first exploratory well was drilled in 1949, sending up a fountain of ...

“The degree of mystery was enormously high,” filmmaker Marc Wolfensberger, who first discovered ... drilling rig on a tiny island and has since grown into an extensive network of oil wells ...

This article explores the recent decline in U.S. shale gas production, analyzing the contributing factors and potential ...

Oil: Saudis Are Cutting? Well, U.S. Is Producing More and More By Barani Krishnan - Aug 19, 2023 93 U.S. crude production hits three-year highs for two weeks despite a 15% drop in drilling rigs.

Explore why Precision Drilling's stock may be turning a corner despite past losses, and why it could be a promising ...

An oil rig site exploded in El Reno Friday night, authorities confirm. El Reno Police said it happened around 9 p.m. at the site near Airport Road and 27th Street. El Reno's Assistant Police Chief ...

UP TO 146 North Sea oil rigs could be scrapped within the next 10 years, industry analysts warned yesterday. The plummeting price of oil has seen an estimated 65,000 jobs disappear from the sector ...

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U.S. oil exports... Oil: Saudis Are Cutting? Well, U.S. Is Producing More and More By Barani Krishnan - Aug 19, 2023 U.S. crude production hits three-year highs for two weeks despite a 15% drop in ...

Nigeria Union of Petroleum and Natural Gas Workers, NUPENG, has threatened a nationwide strike as Naval Special force stormed the Oritsetimeyin oil drilling rig to eject workers The rig has ...