A worker on a natural gas rig worker has been injured in an accident in DeSoto Parish. The man, whose name was not released, got his arm caught in a piece of machinery late Thursday afternoon, DeSoto ...

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A Qatari company says one of its oil drilling rigs will need several months of repairs and maintenance after an accident off the Gulf nation’s coast. Gulf ...

WATFORD CITY, N.D. - The Occupational Health and Safety Administration is investigating the death of an oil field worker who was injured while working on a rig north of Watford City. Preliminary ...

U.S. Sen. Bill Nelson called for a congressional investigation of safety practices at offshore oil rigs. Nelson, a Florida Democrat who has led opposition to offshore drilling, said he asked the U.S.

Tougher drug testing of rig workers is being adopted by at least one major drilling company in an attempt to cut down on accidents. Union Drilling Inc., the Fort Worth, Texas-based rig owner hired by ...

RANKIN - Officials say an equipment-related drilling rig accident in West Texas has left an oilfield worker dead. The Upton County Sheriff's Office on Tuesday did not immediately release the name of ...

CASPER - Two drilling rig workers died in separate accidents last month in Wyoming. The Wyoming Occupational Safety and Health Administration is investigating both accidents. A Wyoming OSHA official ...

Melissa Block talks with science correspondent Richard Harris about Shell's troubled history in the Arctic. After Accidents, U.S. To Review Shell's Drilling In Arctic Ocean MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: The ...

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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Opponents of Royal Dutch Shell's ambitious Arctic oil program have called on the Obama administration to put offshore drilling plans in the region on hold after one of the ...