Did you know that after the completion of the construction of one of the tallest buildings in the world - the Empire State Building - many people were afraid to get close to it? They believed that a ...

In the North Sea — between the United Kingdom, Norway and Denmark — thousands of flies swarmed an oil rig. Engineer Craig ...

The price of crude oil is steadily declining and in Scotland as in many other countries, this means the abandonment of oil rigs. To disassemble the machines is not just costly, it also might prove to ...

When you think about offshore oil rigs, what comes to mind is what you may have seen in movies — skeletal towers in the middle of a vast sea, some flares cutting through the darkness, and a crew that ...

Off-shore oil drilling currently accounts for over 35% of the world's total oil production, and that number has consistently risen over recent history. While a majority of oil extraction takes place ...

A Chinese-built and managed jack-up drilling rig has set off for the United Arab Emirates where it will work for Abu Dhabi National Oil Company (Adnoc). The SMS Essa, which was built by Cosco Shipping ...