Try as so many private and government organizations might, switching everywhere on Earth over to clean, renewable energy — including some strange sources being explored — is still a long way away.

The total number of active drilling rigs for oil and gas in the United States rose this week, according to new data that Baker Hughes published on Friday, after a 2-rig increase in the week prior. The ...

Offshore oil projects are experiencing a resurgence due to higher prices, leading to a boom in the floating rig business. The World Bank predicts a historic oil glut due to factors like rising ...

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 ...

I had an interesting conversation last week with one of our readers, Sal from Louisiana, who works on an offshore oil rig in the Gulf. This is certainly a "dirty job" but I was impressed by how these ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Robert Rapier is a chemical engineer covering the energy sector. MIDLAND, TX - JULY 29: President Donald Trump speaks to city ...

Traders work in the crude oil and natural gas options pit of the New York Mercantile Exchange years ago. An oilfield operator who owns small stripper wells in Oklahoma is nervous. A long-time ...

Kailem Donovan, 37, from Middlesborough, England, works on oil rigs in the North and Baltic seas. Donovan works 12-hour shifts but gets three weeks of holiday every three weeks working on the rig. He ...