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WW: I first came up during the initial oil boom a few years ago. There were numerous jobs for anyone willing to work hard. I started out as a transloader. My company owned a facility where ...

An oil field equipment maker convinced a federal court Thursday to again issue a temporary restraining order forbidding former employees from sharing alleged proprietary technology with competitors.

Together, these forces have sent the price of oil into a tailspin, forcing companies to file for bankruptcy, lay off workers, and cut spending by billions. Read more: Layoffs, furloughs ...

Equinor and partners have resumed production at the Johan Sverdrup oilfield in the Norway North Sea after a power outage, ...

Two Wyoming energy companies being sued over a pair of explosions that hurt two oil field workers say they’re not at fault.

An oilfield consulting firm has to pay $90,000 for failing to protect a worker who was badly burned on a worksite near ...

The Oilfield Divers Monument is a project of the International Petroleum Museum & Exposition ... Thanks to a matching grant ...

His work on the four-prevention system and five security checkpoints has established a robust security foundation at the Halfaya Oilfield, ensuring that all operations follow the highest safety ...

The video above first aired in September. ECTOR COUNTY, Texas (KMID/KPEJ)- The Ector County Sheriff’s Office continued its ...