Modern offshore oil rigs are engineering wonders designed ... but also the depth below the ocean floor. Modern offshore drilling platforms can reach thousands of feet below the surface of the ...

The world’s largest offshore drilling platform ... The pipelines down from the top of the rig to the ocean floor can be several hundreds of meters, taller than any skyscraper on Earth.

Providing a very stable drilling environment, in comparison to other types of offshore drilling ... can is driven into the ocean floor, adding stability to the rig during operations.

Offshore oil rigs have made it possible to collect oil and natural gas from below the ocean's floor, appearing as ... before being moved to the desired drilling location in the ocean.

Transocean Ltd. RIG is one of the most well-known players in offshore drilling, focused on operating mobile rigs that help ...

Diamond Offshore Drilling Inc. said equipment on a rig under lease to BP Plc accidentally broke free during a storm and sank to the bottom off the UK coast. No one was injured and no crude leaked ...

Modern rigs are designed with safety ... access reserves without disturbing the ocean floor or disrupting fish habitats. Offshore oil and gas drilling has become a major source of energy ...

On crowded platforms, a small army labors to keep up the extraction of fossil fuels from the state’s oldest producing oil and ...

Modern rigs are designed with ... reserves without disturbing the ocean floor or disrupting fish habitats. Environmental Impact of Offshore Oil and Gas Drilling Offshore oil and gas drilling ...