I grew up in Vermont, where annual safety inspections are just part of life. You take your rig down to your local mechanic at least once a year. The mechanic checks the safety equipment is working ...

WASHINGTON A confidential survey of workers on the Deepwater Horizon in the weeks before the oil rig exploded showed that many of them were concerned about safety practices and feared reprisals if ...

Owner of Louisiana oil well objected to system that would have shut off spill. Apr. 30, 2010 — -- BP, the company that owned the Louisiana oil rig that exploded last week, spent years ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. A federal investigator Thursday compared the safety management of ...

The Deepwater Horizon well team leader denied that a potentially risky type of well casing was chosen over more traditional equipment to save $7 million to $10 million.

Tougher offshore safety rules had been adopted in 2016 but were revised in 2019 under then-President Donald Trump. The oil industry welcomed that move, but it was followed by an ongoing lawsuit ...

The rig explosion in Quinton is certainly on the minds of experts at The University of Tulsa. A lot of the faculty there comes from the oil fields and the local energy companies here in Tulsa. On ...

Shell’s Noble Discoverer drill rig has had several high-profile mishaps in 2012. Now, the Coast Guard says it found problems with the rig's on-board systems during an emergency inspection in Seward.

Rig safety concerns are mounting after the death of a Scottish oil worker following an incident on board Phillips' Judy platform in the UK North Sea. 1 March 2001 10:46 GMT Updated 1 March 2001 10 ...

According to Virginia State Police, vehicles in Virginia that have passed safety inspections will now receive a new safety inspection sticker with the changeover in the calendar year from 2024 to 2… ...