THE first thing Ed Punchard knew about the explosion on the Piper Alpha oil rig was when the roof of his “bomb proof” office collapsed on his head. The diver, who’d already come close to one ...

Ten years after an oil rig explosion killed 11 workers and unleashed an environmental nightmare in the Gulf of Mexico, companies are drilling into deeper and deeper waters, where the payoffs can be ...

NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Helicopters, ships and an airplane searched waters off Louisiana's coast Wednesday for at least 11 workers missing after an explosion and fire that left an offshore drilling ...

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Multiple people are seriously hurt after an oil rig explosion in Washington County, Ohio. Washington County is located in eastern Ohio, near West Virginia. Sign up for our Newsletters According to the ...

A normal day on an oil rig in Mexico turned into a nightmare when an explosion tore through the platform. This documentary ...

Eleven workers were missing after Tuesday's explosion on a Louisiana oil rig. April 23, 2010— -- The Coast Guard called off the search for 11 workers missing since an explosion on an oil rig off ...

KENNER, Louisiana (KTRK) -- The body of a Katy oil worker who went missing after a rig explosion in Louisiana has been found, local officials confirm. Jefferson Parish Sheriff Joe Lopinto said a ...

OKLAHOMA CITY - An oil drilling rig continues to burn Tuesday morning as an oil and gas company works to extinguish the blaze that started Monday night. An oil rig fire could burn for several days ...

GILLETTE (WNE) — Two men were taken to Campbell County Memorial Hospital after an explosion at an oil rig early Wednesday morning. Undersheriff Quentin Reynolds said the explosion happened during the ...

All employees safely evacuate an oil rig explosion in Watonga, Okla. An oil rig drilling for natural gas in Watonga, Okla., exploded Monday night around 10 p.m. Firefighters responded to the incident ...