The tragic Deepwater Horizon explosion was depicted in the 2016 movie by the same name ...

On July 6, 1988, the Piper Alpha oil platform in the North Sea became the site of one of the deadliest offshore disasters in history. A maintenance error triggered a gas leak that quickly ignited into ...

PITTSBURG CO., OKLA. — Deputies in Pittsburg County confirm they are working an explosion near Quinton on Monday morning about 9:30 a.m. Officials tell us that about 15 workers were working on an oil ...

Here’s a look at oil spill disasters. Spill estimates vary by source. Ten Largest Oil Spills 1. January 1991 – During the Gulf War, Iraqi forces intentionally release 252-336 million gallons of oil ...

According to the Karnes County Sheriff's Office, one person has been injured in an oil rig explosion in Hobson, Texas. Officials say that the explosion happened around 4 p.m. The sheriff's office says ...

[UPDATED] Rescue efforts are underway after another oil rig explosion in the Gulf of Mexico. CNN is reporting that 13 workers involved in the explosion of Vermilion Rig 380 80 miles south of Vermilion ...

The first solid looks at the Deepwater Horizon oil rig explosion are indicative of a trend of poorly regulated offshore rigs across the United States. Suggested Reading Black Man Who Saved Baby From ...

Before rig workers aboard the doomed Deepwater Horizion drilling platform performed a procedure that BP says may have been a "fundamental mistake," there was a "skirmish" between BP and Transocean ...

Fireboats try to extinguish the blaze on the Deepwater Horizon oil rig south of Venice after an explosion on Wednesday, April 21, 2010. The explosion and fire killed 11 workers on the rig. (Michael ...